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Aii veterans, whether or not
members of an organtxation, are
being iirged to loin in Freeport's
Memoriat Day Parade, May 29,
Grand Marshall Frank Mans has
announced.
The parade will begin at 10 am
with the line of march being east
on Little Pine Street to South
Main Streetr south to Merrick
Road; west on Merrick Eoad to
South Long Beach; north on Long
Beach to Brooklyn Avenue, east
on Brooklyn Avenue to North
Ocean Avenue.
E. Willard Helland, William
Clinton Story Post, American
Legion, serves as Vice Chairman.
Adjutant is Harold Stringham
and Chief of Staff is Lt. Col.
Bernard Clotti, NY Army
National Guard. Honorary Chiefs
of Staff are Capt. Herbert R.
Johnston. US Navy Ret.; Brg
General Dominic A. Pelllclo.
42nd div., US National Guard;
and, SamueV Gerb^ri^ who serves
as Hohorasy Grand Marshall.
Commanders of the local units
of the American Legion,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Catholic War Veterans have been
appointed assistants as have
Commander Benedict Ciaravlno
(rf the US National Reserve and
Col Ray Strauss of the US Army
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Memorial observances will bo
held at the Gold Star Memorial
and Vietnam Memorial
Monument at Freeport Memorial
Library; at Fire Deprtment
Memorial on Brooklyn Avenue;
and on Village Green.
Freeport'8 Police and Fire
Departments will participate in
the parade as will civic, patriotic,
fraternal, scouting, religious and
business organizations. Bands
from the Village's elementary,
junior and senior high schools
will play.
The reviewing stand will be In
front of yiHage Hall,
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OUR FLAG; OUR HONORED DEAD: llltemli^o^Fr«»port'^v0tBr^ organlatkm mtrtwd Isrt yaarU
al paiide tHii»y#:^a VlMad6 i t ! « i i t i . ^
.theiiiand all Fieeport resldenti in marking the day inrhich » sat astife m tribute to tha members of oar
armld forces; past and present.
School Board Candidates
The Freeport School District
Budget Vote and Board Elec­tions,
June 13, will see Joan
Munoz Young, unsuccessful
candidate last year, running for
the seat now held by Board
President Harold Levine: In­cumbent
John Mendes will face a
new challenger, Charles Randall-
Falling to gain necessary
support from expected areas,
bc^ Jomer Band and Gwen­dolyn
Moody, previously an­nounced
candidates, dropped
from the race.
filtration for the election
will be held June 6 from I to 9 pm
al all Freeport elementary
schools for all not previously
Joan Munoz Ydang who will be
winning apirat incumbent Har­old.
Levine for President of
Fieeporfi School Board, June i a
registeied. A public meeting on
tfaebjidget mil be held May 31 at
Freeport High School be^nning
at 8:1S pm. All candidates fcnr
Board seats are espected to
appear at the GUdyn Siiod, June
8 at 8:30 {nn for a "Candidates
Nl^t," ^wnsored by the Atlantic
South avic Association.
In onlra' to inform the readeas
qf THE LEADER as to the
qualifications and beliefs of the
just«ann(Minced camiidates, we
are pubUshing the badcgroonds
and statements dt Ymmg and
Bandall. as gleaned tfarmsti
telephone intervtews. Mor-matlon
on Levtne and Mendes
appeared In previous issues.
j o l l MUNOZ YOUNG. Mts.
Young of 230 Archer Street bas
becnaresidentofFreQwrtforlS
years. The mother of five
chil(h«n* the oldest is preseMly
enrolled at Our 41oly Redeoner
School and is emected to enter
the Fre^iiort School system in
two years. AiMther wiU eater
Kindeigarten this fan.
A language teacher at Oiap-paqua
and Wapidch High Sdiods
for five years, Mrs. Young
received a BJL firom Mount SL
Vincent Collie and ha- M.A.
from Middlebury CoUege.
On a conamunil^ level, Mrs.
Young has been active in Girl
Scouts, the Catholic Daught^s of
America, Fteeporters for Ef­fective
Education, and has
served on two ad hoe committees
set up by the Freeport School
District to evaluate building
needs. She was recoitly elected
to the Parish Council of Our Hfdy
Redeemer for a three year term.
Ask^ to commoit m her
decision to run again, Mrs. Young
stated, "Because of my
background I feel tliat I am H
bf^ter iiuallfted than the In-.,
cumbent tp evahiate and improve
educational programs, par­ticularly
in the areas of special
education and reading. Also, as
an educator I am acutely aware
of the needs of the average
shident and these needs must be
met."
CHARLES RANDALL. Mr.
Randall of 71 Harris Avenue has
been a resident of Freeport for
the past nhie years. For five
years he was employed ta the
Freeport School District as a
physical education teacher at
Bayview Avenue School. He is
{sesraitly serving in the same
capacity bi the Westburv school
system. Mr. Randall Is a
graduate rf State University at
Brockport Teachers College,
Married, he is the father of two
children, the oldest of which is in
the firat grade in the Freeport
sdiool district.
On a community level, Mr.
Randall is on the Board of
Directors of the EOC; was a
member of the Men's Action
Group; and served as both
assistant treasurer and social
chairman of the Freeport
Teachers Association.
His statement: "Being a parent
and a citizen of Freeport as well
as having worked in the school
district, I feel that I offer to the
Board of Education and the
community new ideas, new
progressive thinking, rather than
ms maintenance of a status quo
education system. I am sincere In
my interest and concern for the
children."
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WILL THE WITCHES MOVE TOO? The tlO-yaar-oid hoin» of
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Luyckx is shown on route between old sita
at 170 South Main Street to Its new location at 77 Bedell Street
A unique feature of the structure, a chimney built at an 18-Inch tilt
to prevent the entrance of witches, fell during the move but the
owners hope to bawe It rebuilt with the original bricks.The original
home of the son of Freeport's founder, Daniel Raynor, the move
was necessitated by the plans of Security National Bank to build
branch on Main Street lite.
Sharon Day for Jr Hi
The bomb that dropped at the
May 17 Freeport School Board
meeting was the news that Dodd
Junior High School will end its
regular school day at 12:45 pm,
not the present 2;00. next
semester. The change in hours is
due to the demolitalion of a
school wing. The school day will
begin al 7:50 a.m.a8 usual.
School Board President Harold
Levine. in making the an­nouncement.
Minted out that
teachers and administrators
would remain in the building
after the 12:45 closing and many
extracurrilca activities would be
scheduled for students wishing to
remain Including band practice,
choral, newspaper and remedial
help.
The shorten day will allow for a
full program of studies, the
Board explained, with the ex­ception
of physical education and
(he lunch period. An area will be
set aside for "bag lunches," for
I he use of students who wish to
remain for afternoon activities
When it was pointed out that
some 200 children now receive
free lunches at the school. Levine
said the board was aware of the
problem and the matter was
under study.
The official announcement
follow.s:
"The John W Dodd School,
.soon lo he the scene of major
construction, is planning a six-period
day for students during
the 1972-73 school year. Teachers
schedules will be unaltered.
"A new wing, approved by tJie
voters on April 27. will replace
the auditorium- gymnasium
building now used by students.
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