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Brunswick Dedicates New
Rehabilitation Hospital
Long Island's first privately
owned Hospital for Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation was dedicated
last Sunday afternoon in
Amityville, as part of Brunswick
Hospital Center.
Regional, state and County
health officials, as well as local
dignitaries, participated in a
ceremonial opening of the
$ 1,500,000, 64- bed facility that
will be operated by the multi-divisioned
Brunswick H o s p i t al
Center.
Increasing Brunswick's patient
capacity to 575, the new hospital
will provide long- term care for
the chronically- ill, cardiac and
stroke patients, as well as the
physically- disabled.
Licensed by the State of New
York as a Chronic Care Hospital,
the * » L" shaped structure
covers 20,000 square foot site
on the forty acres of ground occupied
by the Brunswick Hospital
complex.
According to Benjamin M. Stein
M. D., President and Administrator
of the Brunswick H o s p i t al
Center, the new hospital will
place emphasis on one of the
newest medical specialities, Rehabilitation
Medicine.
" To provide a planned program
of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, we have equipped
the entire lower level of tills
new hospital with a huge therapy-swimming
pool, a s p e c i a l l y -
designed gymnasium, functional
occupational therapy rooms,
physio- therapy treatment facilities
and audio- visual t h e r a py
equipment," said Dr. Stein.
Lockhart School PTA members Mrs. Betty Filete ( left) and
Joanne Storti ( right) were busy last Saturday eye screening a
pre- kindergarten youngster for for amblyopia, a lazy eye affliction.
The PTA, assisted by a group of Camp Fire Girls, tested
92 youngsters. Pokress photo
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Burr Exchanges Blows With Kanter
In School Board Race
Plainedge School Board Trustee
- Hugh Burr, who is running
for reelection this week, charged
that ' basically negative men like
Candidate Don Kanter can serve
no useful purpose in this troubled
community and that the School
District needs healers not destroyers
on the Board.'
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Hugh Burr
Burr had criticized the Citizens
Advisory Committee on
Transportation at last Thursday's
Board meeting for its tardiness
in submitting a report.
" The Board cannot permit itself
to be deflected from its
purpose of providing first class
education by blackmail from
transportation pressure groups
which threaten the budget."
Burr also said that his own
children do not mind walking long
distances while caddying.
Burr continued this week to
disparage the committee.
' The only useful information
Kanter's subcommittee provided
was average daily attendance figures.
This data could not conceivably
have occupied three or
four people more than one evening,
since the reports are compiled
daily by MiloSchmacher's
transportation office. Kanter's
other statistics were far too
limited in scope to have any
significance."
" Kanter prepared a chart about
ten feet long which seems to have
been a really massive exercise
in futility since he did not have
the wit to translate it into a
reproductible form for introduc -
tion into the report," Burr said.
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in psychology, from Amherst
College and supervises
a multi- million dollar purchasing
team. I have been an industrial
teacher I have served
my neighbors and their children
as a PTA president, a chief
umpire in Little League, a Cub
Scout official, a civil rights
leader, a church publicity director.
We have six children
in the Plainedge Schools."
Burr who is opposed to any
change in the present transportation
policy also supports the
Blaine Amendment and said he
believes in the separation of
church and state; he contends
that Plainedge teachers are very
well paid and he expects improved
performance from them;
he applauds the greatly increased
emphasis on music in
the district, deplores the ' dismal
record in mathematics and
will insist on prompt, measurable
improvement;' he favors
more candid reporting of school
matters to the public, but does
not believe that it is possible
or desirable to hold all Board
meetings in open session.
Burr stated, "' Above^ jall I
deplore the antagonism between
many Jews and Catholics in this
district which so drains energies
that should be devoted to the
welfare of all our children. The
parochial school situation is
stabilized. The vast majority
of Catholic youngsters will be
in the Plainedge schools from
now on. We must all join hands
to make Plainedge a top educational
area on Long Island."
Donald M. Kanter, a candidate
for the Plainedge School Board
Trustee, continued his attack on
statements by his opponent, Hugh
Burr. Kanter stated this week
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that he felt the present transportation
policy was too hard on
the children, and in retort to the
statement, Burr's children walk
five to six miles on a golf course
or walk across town Kanter
stated, " I am sure that this
is not done on days when it's
raining, or on days when it's
snowing or below freezing."
Burr stated that the subcommittee
chaired by Kanter reported
that school attendance was
not affected by the long walking
distance; but Burr neglected
to include the further information
that was reported — such
as the period from September
15th to Janua ry 15th was too short
a time for any definite conclusions
— or that the period between
December and January 15th
of this year showed the highest
rate of absentees for any period
checked in the three years.
Burr has pointed to his attendance
record since becoming a
member of the Board; but Kanter
said, " Burr showed no
interest or attendance prior to
his becoming a Board member."
Kanter stated, " I was happy to
see that Burr has sent memos,
since becoming a Board member
concerning the States offer for a
swimming pool -- since it was
through my efforts and recommendations
that the Board took
action of this matter." Kanter
continued, " This is just one
example of what an interested
party can do by attending Board
meetings." Kanter also pointed
to the fact that this year the
summer school program at the
High School will include a course
for next years seniors on preparing
for College Entrance
Exams." Kanter stated " This too
is a course that I have pushed
for in the past years at Board
meetings."
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