Observer_1985-01-09; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 33 NO. 7 Wednesday, January 9,1985
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CHRISTMAS PARTY. On Tuesday, Dec. 18, 1984, the
Homemakers' Council, Lynbrook Unit, held their annual
Christmas party for the participants in their Holiday Work-shop
class. The workshop met for 5 weeks and the youngs-ters^
were tai^thow to make holiday gifts such as macrame
trees, key holders, and magnet note holders. Instruction was
given by the members of the Homemakers' Council. At the
party the Council members served juice and homemade
cookies to the group, while the children wrapped all of their
handmade gifts. An extra surprise was a visit from Santa
Claus.
Host Families Sought
Host Families are being
sought for 25 high school
students from Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, Fin-land,
Holland, Belgium,
S w i t z e r l a n d , Germany,
Spain, France, Italy, Brazil,
Equador and Australia for
the school year 1985-86, in a
program sponsored by the
American I n t e r c u l t u r al
Student Exchange (AISE).
The students, age 15
through 17, will arrive in the
United States in August
1985, attend the local high
school, and return to their
home country in June 1986.
The students, all fluent in
English, have been screened
by their school representa-tives
in their home countries
and have spending money
and medical insurance.
Families interested in
hosting a Spanish student,
age 15 through 18, during
five summer weeks 1985
(end of June through July)
are also being sought. The
students in this program will
not attend school.
Host Families with small
children are welcome to par-ticipate
in both programs.
Host Families may deduct
$50 per month for Income
Tax purposes.
AISE is also seeking
American high school stu-dents
age 15 through 17,
who would like to spend a
high school year in Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, Fin-land,
Germany, Switzer-land,
France, Spain or Aus-tralia
or participate in a
three week HostJFamily stay
combined with a 10 day bus
travel throughout Western
Euroj^e or England.
Families interested in this
program should contact the
person named above imme-diately.
Letters should con-tain
the prospective Host
Family's telephone number.
American Intercultural
Student Exchange (AISE) is
designated as an exchange
visitor program for foreign
visitors in the U.S. by the
United States Information
Agency, Washington, D.C.
AISE is a non-profit, tax
exempt educational organi-zation
dedicated to Foster-ing
international under-standing.
AISE has over 600
area representatives in forty
eight states, and regional
offices in New York, New
Hampshire, Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Tennes-see,
Texas, Colorado,
Washington and California.
Remember
Buckle Up
Assemblyman Gregory R.
Becker (R-C, Lynbrook)
t o d a y r e m i n d e d 21st
Assembly District residents
that the mandatory seat belt
law becomes "effective" on
January 1, 1985.
"The rationale behind this
measure is clear. It has been
proven, for example, that
individuals who wear seat
belts and are involved in an
acident have a chance of
survival 16 times greater
than persons who are not
buckled up," Becker said.
"According to the Gover-nor's
Traffic Safety Com-mittee,"
he continued, "eight
deaths and 360 serious injur-ies
would be prevented
annually for every one per-cent
increase in seat belt
usage."
The legislation mandates
a maximum $50 civil penalty
for violations with the driver
being responsible for him or
herself and all passengers
under 16.
According to Becker,
those who must wear seat
belts under the new law are
the driver and all passengers
in the front seatv Children
under four must be in a
safety seat in either the front
or back seat (already in
effect) and children over
four and under ten must
wear seat belts in either the
front or back seats.
This law affects all pas-sengers
cars, vans, and pick-ups
under 18,000 pounds if
the vehicles were manufac-tured
with belts after Janu-ary
I, 1968.
"I hope 21st Assembly
District residents will join
me in buckling-up for their
own safety and the safety of
their loved ones," Becker
concluded.
You're AH Invited
To A Cocktail Party
Following its annual tra-dition,
the East Rockaway
Action Party will host a
Cocktail Party to introduce
the Party's candidates for
election this March on Sun-day,
January 13 from 3 pm
to 6 pm at the Grant Avenue
Firehouse.
There will be refresh-ments
and door prizes avail-able
to all. Every resident of
East Rockaway is invited to
Infant Life Saved
On December 28, 1984, at
approximately 3:20 PM, the
Lynbrook Police Depart-ment
received a call for an
aided case, 'Baby Stopped
Breathing' at 72 Union
Place. Two motor patrols
were assigned and dis-patched
to the scene, while
the Lynbrook FD Rescue
Squad was also notified.
Lynbrook volunteer fire-fighter
John Cornicello, a
resident of the block, hear-ing
the caH on his home
radio ran down the street to
the scene. Upon his arrival
he found a 2 month old baby
boy, Frank Manzo, not
breathing and already blue
by Steve Grogan
in color. Cornicello imme-diately
began mouth to
mouth resuscitation on the
infant and Police Officer
Anthony Cunha of the Lyn-brook
Police arrived at the
scene.
At this time it was the
judgement of Cornicello and
Cunha that the fastest
transportation to the hospi-tal
would be by police car.
Cornicello, with the baby in
his arms, jumped into the
back seat of the patrol car
and continued mouth to
mouth while Cunha drove
with lights on and siring
blaring to South Nassau
Communities Hospital. The
hospital was notified that
they were enroute.
During the ride to the
hospital Cornicello informed
Cunha that the baby had
responded to the resuscita-tion
and was now breathing.
Upon arrival at the hospital
emergency personnel took
over. The doctors have cre-dited
Cornicello with saving
the life of the infant.
John Cornicello is a
member of the NYC Transit
Police and head of the Lyn-brook
FD Fire Prevention
Bureau. Police Office
Cunha is also a Lynbrook
volunteer firefighter.
Nassau Boasts High Conviction Rate
Nassau County District
Attorney Denis Dillon has
released statistics for 1984
that again show that Nassau
County has one of the high-est
felony conviction rates in
the state. According to fig-ures
from January 1,1984 to
September 30,1984, Nassau
County had a felony convic-tion
rate of 95.1 percent.
Dillon said one reason for
the high conviction rate is
that since his election in
1974, the office has been
made more professional.
The DA said Assistant DA's
are hired on merit, as
opposed to the earlier prac-tice
of political hiring. This
has allowed the County to
hire individuals from the top
law schools in the country
and reach out for talented
ADA'S who will make a
career out of prosecuring
criminals.
The DA said the number
of cases awaiting trial in
Nassau County Court con-
Change of Address
attend this gala event.
The East Rockaway
Action Party has nominated
George Perry and Arnold
White for the position of
Trustee and James Rooney
as Village Justice. All will be
on hand to discuss the issues
and the problems facing our
Village.
Come on down for an
afternoon of fun.
Rep. Norman F. Lent (R-E,
Rockaway) announces
the new location of his
Washington, D.C., Con-gressional
Office. The new
address is 2408 Rayburn
House Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20515.
The telephone number
remains: (202) 225-7896.
Congressman Lent repres-ents
New York's Fourth
Congressional District in
Nassau County, Long
Island.
Lent's district offices are
located at the following
addresses: Baldwin Plaza
B u i l d i n g , 2280 Grand
Avenue, Baldwin, NY
11510 (516) 223-1616. Mas-sapequa
Park Village Hall,
151 Front Street, Massape-qua
Park, NY 11762,
(516) 795-4454.
"I look forward to hearing
from my Fourth District
constituents through their
letters and telephone calls.
Their views and opinions on
the important issues facing
oii r Nation are invaluable to
me as their Representative
in Congress," said Rep.
Lent.
"To ensure prompt mail
delivery, I encourage my
constituents to address all
correspondence to me at
2408 Rayburn Building,
Washington, D.C. 20515,"
Lent concluded.
Please note the change on
all mailing lists.
tinues to go down. The back-log
remains under 500 des-pite
tough plea bargaining
policies on felony cases. In
addition, the statistics show
that approximately one out
of two convicted felons in
Nassau are receiving jail
sentences from County
Court Judges.
Dillon said that Nassau
County Criminal Justice
C o o r d i n a t i n g Council
recently concluded a study
of the processing of criminal
cases in Nassau. The Report
read, "Where felony pro-cessing
is decided upon,
there is a greater liklihood of
conviction at a charge closer
to the original indictment
charge, coupled with an
increase in the severity of
punishment imposed by the
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RECORD-BREAKING BLOOD DRIVE. Hempstead
Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta (left) receives a
"Blood is Life" pin from Town Blood Drive Chairman Ken
Bagatelle following the conclusion of the Town's 1984 Blood
Drive. During the 1984 drive, a record-breaking total of 919
pints of blood were donated by Town employees for the
well-being of Town residents, employees and their families.