The-Leader_1989-06-01

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Baldwin
ADER 55ih Year. No. 22 Ftecport, N.Y. 11520 Officiil newspapet of the Village of FreepotfFreepon and Baldwin School Districu Thursday. June 1.1989 25c
Freeporters love a Memorial Day parade!
ASTRONAUT COWMANOER WOOuxi ShapfMrd, Gnnd Mw*
•haa of Monday's par»cto, faia Mgw hands wtth Anwrican flags
along tha rout*.
by Maurice Forge
The parade stretched from its
tuning point at the Freeport
High School on the western end
of the Village to the center at the
Mcmoiral Library and the Uni­ted
States Post Office where rows
of spectators greeted the
marchen with broad smiles,
applause and undisguised pride.
Children u-ere e\rr>-where - Ut­ile
ones cHnging to adults' legs.
perched on parents' shoulders.
waving flags. And a bright May
sun shined on fluttering banners
and all who gathered there once
more to show their pride in
America and to honor all those
who gav^ their lives for it.
The highlight of the proceed­ings
was the address by Astro­naut
William Shepherd, who
stood there in his perfectly
human formand >'et sccincd to be
of a special breed who temporar­ily
leave thu ^obe and cruise in
endless space.
Commander Shepherd
pointed to the names on the
facade of the ^Library and said
"tody «% commemorate those
who ha\-e given their Kves for this
country and for freedom for peo­ple
everywhere."
He stressed that no space
launch is ever routine and will
alwa)-s remain risky and paid
special tribute to the astronauts
who perished and to whom the
1989 Freeport Memorial Day
Obser>-ance %'as dedicated. A list
of the 18 deceased space people
«-as contained in the official pro­gram
distributed by the Freeport
Library arrangements com­mittee.
After tracing the gradual
de*rlopment of space flight from
the primitive rockets to
unmanned projocttles and no^-
reusable spacecraft with human
crews. Commander Shepherd
gave away a "secrct'he learned in
his career of space travel
In the various schools he
attended where he studies aero­dynamics
and other sciences he
learned the laws of ph>sics that
we ha\'e to follow in order to
make airplanes and spacecraft
fly. "But why do thej- realty fly?"
he asked. "Because people Ukc
you have unflagging interest.
because they work on making
components, such as here on
Long Island, assemble them, use
their skills and furnish the labor
and means that really create these
flying machines and space
shuttles."
Echoing Commander She­pherd's
scmimenis in silent trib­ute
u^i Bob Canavan of Smith
Street, a Viet Nam war survivor
who was crouching near the
reviewing platform wiih his five-year-
old daughter Kelly, clutch­ing
the^stars and gripes, ai his
side. A T-siurt he wore told the
story of his time there in 1969 and
1970. Showing a map of Vici-lcontinu
«cl on p.*ga 2)
FFD awarded trophies
A contingent of 232 volun­teer
Freepon firefighten lined
the parade route on a gloriously
bright nmny Memorial Day this
past Monday as (be fire depan-ment
paitidpaied in the annual
Freeport Village Memorial Day
activities. The turnout, one of the
largest in fire departmetu history.
was followed by the department's
annual Inspection by Mayor
Dorothy Storm, and the Village
Board, at Fur Headquarters.
Commenting on the turnout.
Chief Julius Ellison said: "I wish
to express, on behalf of all the
Chiefs, my sincere thanks arul
appreciation to all the members
for the tremendous turnout. It ts a
tribute to the Village and the
department, and is truly
appreciated."
The results of the department
Memorial Day competition was
as follows.
Parade-Most in Line-Hose I.
43. Most in Line by percent -
Hose 1.95 percent.
Inspection - Most in Line, a tic
between Truck Co. and Hose 4
-39. Most in Line by percent -
Hose 5, 87 percent.
Healsoexpressed his thanks to
the Color Guard, and the Free-port
Ftre Department Band for
their outstanding efforu.
Finally, not to be overlooked
was the outstanding job turned in
by the members of Emergency
Company 9. who spent the entire
holiday weekend, or sou seemed,
resporvding to one aided case
after another .^ irulv fine efTon
by all!
FABULOUS FREEPORT CROWD ch*«r«d nurch*n at th«
Pun^ fT>ov«d down Mamck Road. FREEPORT RRE DEPARTMENT tum«j out by th« hundrvdt to march