The-Helm_1974-05-29; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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Vtl. 13 No. 52 Entered as Second—Class Matter
Post Office, Lynbrook, N.Y. L Y S-ISM THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Wednetday, May 29, 1974
MALVERNE CHAMPIONSHIP BANQUET: Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Francis T.
Purceil [2nd from right] does the honors as he presents "Players Award" to Al Wailcer, a member of
the Maiverne High School Basketball Team who were winners of the Nassau County Basketball
Championship. The Lakeview Mothers Club were the hosts of a banquet dinner honoring the team at the
Maiverne High School Gymnasium. Joining in the presentation are Hank Williams [left], coach and Sal
Zaccaro, emcee of the evening.
Lilco Initiates Suit Against Oil Companies
Long Island Lighting Company
announced today the initiation of
two lawsuits against several of
the Country's largest oil com-panies
to recover $186,000,000 in
damages to the Company and its
customers.
In the first suit, filed in United
States District Court for the
Southern District of New York,
LILCO alleges several violations
of the anti-trust laws by the
defendants Standard Oil Com-pany
of California (SOCAL),
Texaco, Inc., Mobil Oil Cor-poration,
Chevron Oil Trading
Co., and Texas Overseas
Petroleum Corp. In its second
law suit, filed against its major
oil supplier, New England
Petroleum Company (NEPCO),
in the New York State Supreme
Court, Nassau County, LILCO
Lynbrook Mayor Francis Becker buys first Buddy Poppy sold in
village from poppy chairlady Ann Barbato as Howard-Lathrop Post
2307 Veterans of Foreign Wars kicks off their annual Buddy Poppy
Driv6. In the picture with the Mayor and Mrs. Barbato is Post
Commander Charles Strickland, Post Jr. Vice Commander Joe
Devine will chair the drive. Volunteers will be at various spots in the
village during the month of May. Proceeds from the drive go to
disabled veterans, so be a buddy and buy a poppy and help our
disabled veterans.
Cancer Crusade
Needs Volunteers
The Lynbrook East Rockaway
Branch of the South Nassau Unit,
Long Island Division, American
Cancer Society will hold an open
meeting ~ public invited - on
Wednesday evening, May 29th at
8:30 in the Elks Club, Hempstead
Avenue.
The object of this special
meeting is to enlist volunteers in
the Fight on Cancer.
Figures show that in the
Lynbrook-East Rockaway area,
population 35,000 an estimated
245 people had some type of
cancer and were cured in the past
year. In order to service more
people who could be cured of the
dreaded disease, it is necessary
to have volunteers in the com-munity
to continue the Crusade
for the Conquest of Cancer.
If you can give just one hour a
month as a volunteer, it will help
the cause. You can work at home,
if you cannot attend the
meetings.
School nurse teachers, nurses,
housewives, business men and
women, secretaries ~ all can help
Fight Cancer. There is a job in
the American Cancer Society for
everyone.
The ACS in Lynbrook-East
Rockaway needs you. Please join
us on May 29th, or call RO 6-2510,
BA 3-1096.
charges that NEPCO has
breached its oil supply contract
with LILCO.
According to the Company
spokesman, LILCO, along with
Virtually all other oil dependent
utilities, has seen its fuel cost
escalate dramatically in recent
months and, like other utilities,
LILCO's first concern has been
the maintenance of an adequate
and reliable source of electricity
to its customers. Despite the fact
that LILCO is not alone in ex-periencing
these heavy fuel
expenses, t|ie spokesman said,
"We cannot overlook the enor-mous
impact the high price of oil
has had on the Company and its
customers. Therefore, LILCO
has commenced these actions
with the full understanding that
the litigation may well be long
and time consuming."
Should favorable judgements
by the Courts result in the money
damages requested, the
spokesman continued, the
Company plans to refund to its
customers any amounts
recovered that represent actua)
overpayments for fuel that have
been paid by customers. The
allocation of any other money
awarded will depend upon the
type of damages allowed by the
Courts as well as any applicable
directions of the Courts and
appropriate regulatory agencies.
The monetary claims made by
LILCO in the court action against
the major oil companies include
$186,000,000 for the anti-trust
violations or $124,000,000 for the
interference with contract claim.
NATIONAI. HOSPITAL WEEK activities at Mercy Hospital. Kock-ville
Centre highlighted recognition of 2K0 men and women senior
volunteers and candystrlpers for their services to patients at the 3!M-bed
voluntary community hospital.
In photo: Receiving awards for .'iOO hours volunteer service are L. to K.
Miss Mary K, Kelpacki of Hempstead, Mrs. Adam Franz of Valley
Stream, Mrs. Charles M. Berkel of Lynbrook and Mrs. Ethel L.
Koenback of Lynbrook. Awards pins is Sister Mary Thomas, CiJ,
volunteer director.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY DAY: Congressman Jack Wydler
[left] of the Fifth Congressional District recently conducted a
"community day" at the Valley Stream post office, allowing district
residents to discuss federally-related matters. Mr. and Mrs. John
Reuter of 128 Maiverne Ave., Maiverne, stopped by to personally
thank the congressman for his assistance in a social security matter.
The community day program is an annual event for the congressman.