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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
WE LEAMR FREEPORT'S
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NEWSPAPER
44th YEAR No^ FREEPORT. NEW YORK, JUNE 28. 1979 PRICE.20' PER COPY
Freeport Suffers From Gas Pains
'^''olf Malr'^ Local Businesses Effected
frliay. iwB 29 ^Y i-Ock Of Fuel
FREEPORT • Stores on and
around the Freeport Mall will be
oj>cn this Friday, June 29. until
midilght for the annual "Mid­night
Sale." The event begins a
week of holiday sales, running
through July Fourth week and
ending Saturday, July 7
FREEPORT • Long lines where stations were pumping gas and loads
of "No Gas" or "Station Ooscd" signs at others were in evidence in
Freeport this past week as Governor Hugh Carey's odd-evcn-ratloning
plan went into effect in Nassau County. Villagers behaved well—under
the circumstances—with no problems on lines recorded by the village
piAlicc department. Local units
were called to the scene of service cupant claimed to the police that
stations several limes, however, twogascans^—one fillco with gas.
A spotlight in the sky willjead—to—keep—street—traffk—under—thc-other-with-oiW-were tak
A SECOND ANNIVERSARY waa celebrated by the T«nantt Council of
the Reverend Mitchell Mallette Senior Citizens Apartmenta on North
Main Street recently. Present were officials from the Freeport Housing
Authority wiiich runs the senior citizen housing oh both North and
South Main Streets. Pictured (I- to r.) are Authority vice chairman John
Paris, Agnes Paris,' Authority chairman Prank Smith. Eleanor^mlth,
Authority Executive Director Grace McDermott, Authority Commis­sioner
Edward Yamin, Renee Yamin, Council President Maxine Miller
and Vice President Carmen Leo.
Freeport Students' Accomplishments
Cited At School Board Meeting
' " """" ~ by Meredith ManiUas-
FREEPORT -'Traditionally, at their last meeting of the year, the
Freeport School Board commends those students, of all grades, who
have distinguished themselves and their schools and honors the re­tiring
members of the faculty and staff. At the June 20 meeting, thcrc-
- fore parents and friends wercprcsent to applaud as each individual's
name was called and his/her accomplishments described bv Superin­tendent
of Schools Donald
Costlovv. Nassau County All-Star team of
Mt?rntJifrST5f "ih(rOa5STTf^l979—tlw Nassau CtuiniiJtucrichoListiii.
cited were.- Joshua SigaJ. class mathematics LcaRUc were: Louis
valedictorian. and William Lobalsamo and Mark Manllzos
Dunkley. class salutatorian (THE Itied in first place). Michael
LEADER reported their achieve­ments
last week): Edmuod Austin
- winner of a 52.000 scholarship
from the National Achievement
Program for Outstanding Negro
Students and a ROTC Scholarship
finalist: Doaglas Cobcn. selected
as an Alternate for a 4tyear ROTC.
-.^schtrfarship and selected a
/member of ' All-State " Band:
Gngoty Groorer. awarded the
—"Nassau Codnty Executive's OfTice^
Award and the 1979 D.A.R. Ruth
'Floryd Woodhull Chapter Good
.. Ottzeib Award and named a
'.Commended Student in i t h e
National 'Acfaievenient Pircttiain
for Outstaadiag Negro Stodnrts:
: • -Sicvar LenaciB^'selected Iree:
m
Plotnick, William DunkJev, Eric
Naglcr, Michael.Goldcr and Tom
Mejcr. These seven plus Lenny
Horowtti placed among the top
ISO scorers in the United States
and Canada in the competitioir
sponsored by the Mathematics
Association of America. Several
were also qualified to compete in
the U.S.A. Mathematical Olym­piad.
Dodd Junior High School
students who won distinction
were JanMB* Beacd. who took
second place in Nassau County
'among seventh grade Mathletes;
WBKam Ob. second place in
Nassaa County unoog eighth
grade Mathlcta
to-the-MalrFriday night, ^ pm
until midnight, so they can
be present not only to shop but to
be entertained by the Barbershop
Chorus of the Midislanders. The
group will pcrfoi-m twice during
the evening, at 8 pin and 9 pm.
; Another feature of the special _
evening will be the drawing ot a
free rafRe. sponsored by the
Retail Division of the Freeport
Chamber of Commerce. Coupons
for the raOle arc' reproduced on
page three of this week's issue of
THE LEADER. No purchase is
-Jicccssarv' and j^hcy tujy be
dropped off at any Retail Division
store. The drawing uilj take place
II pni Friday night. First prize is
a trip for two to Paradise Island in
the Bahamas. Second pri/c win­ners
will receive Health Spa
memberships, while third prizes
feature S.'W worth of fi'tU", from
_M,i|} stores.
Most stiircs pl;in to rcniain
open until niiilninhi. Fioc parking
is available in villaue p.ifkinji lots
on Church Street .and Henry
Street, with «alkw;iy.«j directl> to
the Mall: and in the Ids with
entrances from South Main
Street, the west side of Cliurci
Street and South Grove Street, all
easily accessible for Mall shop-
. pers.
AAothletes Win
Top Spots
FREEPORT :L Althoogh the
national ranking.have oo« yet
been released. Freeport's Math-
•letes appear to have finished
* among the top three teams in the
Un'tted States and Canada.. The
, four, varsity teains have com­pleted
a reoord-brealdsg year that
. bditdes a first and third place ia
Nassau County: a first place '
control. Two of the longest lines
appeared to be Sunday (June 24),
when oi\c went up North Long
Beach Avenue .from Sunrise
Highway to Seaman or Craig, and
one at the Chevron Station near
Meadowbrook Parkway, which
_often had ITties crossing into Mer^
ricii or curling around way upTnto
-1 heparkway access roa d.
Tne\inly police action reporicd
involved . two gas siphoning
incidents and a gasoline (trc. One
gas siphoning was reported
Friday morning. June 22. when
the occupant of a Bedell Street
house complained that someone
had siphoned IS gallons of,,jws
from his car. On Saturday, just
l)eforc noon, a Cary Place oc-from
his boat dock
The fire oceurted Sunday, June
24, also early ii\ the morning.
The police report states that
someone allegedly poured gas
onto the street at New Street and
Stokes Avenue and ignited it. A
j^ty containei was also innlte
nearby. There was no explosion
and no property damage'. >Free-port
Fire Department Engine 4
units responded to the scene.
Some WOI
Try Anything
While sonic residents com­plained
and others even resorted
to. ruses and_wnyrOU(-_cxplana- _
lions, most Freeporters just stood
c or_scnt someone to do it
TconKon Pago 20)
_^ Batikfc Ckaiy
port Exchange aabVoitfbHO^-tb&r Ind Todd HoBy, Who tied for third
Yefr. lengis.vniiEditar^n^ief. placed .In the county ainoog
of Flashings, the' high scbool,- seveodi grade Mathletes: «nd
jjewspaper. -which received iir^Hagii Catcw,-winner, of a silver , _. .
CbbnnbiT^Sdiolastic Press Fanr- , xv_: V /^''^fi^Beipoh^II^afcwrr'-*---*''-*-
Assbcago^h S«i^.Mirytfta«.a=^' "Hie C A ofBa« for the. class Jersey and N ^ ^ _
HatiowlMeril SchblaislnpJ5naJ.ior4580:We^lS^^ 'HSS^
_J^laiHf winn' d- opTf: iki'-ffooww.r yyeea«r-rtheg eCaioorThay^re l » J e » - ; \ ^ " M I
^boiaTshfpTKaiia&'SdUBaan."
Nassau County ~t^v^fiim in
Adtaaee Slajitllaad, and CalberV
lae Wolestl. redpient'of a Scbool
f>C.Visoal Arts fidl-tntloo scholar-
Accumplisbments of "Freeport
High-ScfaooTs Mathletes were
- also noted. Those win. on the
iMsb.qf thetr io<pyidaa] sc^>rcs.
WOT places *!on -the, .l5-rocinbcr
-B«re«« |)residcnt::Cln4e ir«%^
vice-pre»defl<;: - BafaiB.\^Satlw,
tacrttaiyi gftaiuu Ahiia. tf^-
snrer. ' ' -:
Ten fTTport High SOxxA
athletes were named to.^ AU-County
teams this year .to tbdr
respective ports, and others were
cboten for AH-Conference and
An-pivisio9, teams., (Fpc . most
-. ; iCont.'on Paige 18) '"'^' r
the IS mcnbm of the Hasias
"Counfy'An Surs are Fieepoctera
Jataati' Louis LoBalssino iad.>
Marfc' Manitzas tied for first
place; Miehad Flotnick. a junior
took seventh plac^ YnsOsm
Dunkley. a .senior,^ and . Eric_
Naglar. a junior, were tied in
teotb place; and Midiael Colder. i_
a freshman, .ai^^ Tpn^>Meyer. ^ •
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FAC£0 WITH THE PROBLEM of OM*<MS day* orlong lines at loeai
stations. Fraiportefs liava takan to tlioir bicyclas. Mayor William H.
WhlU (r., in top photo) rtdas hls.nawj Raiaigh to Tlia Mail, wttara tui
is onietad 'ti tfM bika rack by refail4f Ir* Brydrwrwlt coming to work -
oo his favorita mod* of transportation. Local sarviea stallony alllMr had
longl)nt»or..—,fT^t^wf*ft(-!:>IOMJt>»l«»id','MoOa».':..„•.-.• • ,i .'
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