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4b Iht JUURINAl-NtWb, WtUNbMJAY, AKKIL 21, 1976 A DYNAMIC NEW COLLECTION AT J.H. AlFWEY ELECTION 76 Clarkstown Conservatives opt for new leadership fi a by endorsing Republican candidates who do not have what the regulars believe are proper conservative credentials. After he lost his race to retain his council seat last fall, John Lodico, an influential member of the regular faction, defended his refusal to unite with the town Republican Party by saying," Elections are really secondary to the main purpose of the party; our main issue is the role of the government and we must be consistent whether we win or lose." By ROBKRT BARKIN Stalf Writer The Clarkstown Conserva-tive Party surprised no one Tuesday night 'when it ousted its incumbent chairman and executive board, replacing the leaders with members of the party's insurgent faction. Although the three-hour meeting at the Holiday Inn in Nanuet was contentious and bitter from the outset, there was little doubt that the "regular" faction, headed by Mary Barry, the ousted chairman, would be left powerless. Her followers had been defeated in court and in the voting booth earlier this month by the "grass roots" faction which chose its leader, Fred as the new party head, and a new executive board comprised of Adrienne Erickson, James Coyle, Nicholas Lon-go, Mary Lofler.

Mary Ellen Bocalo, David Wagner, William Kbner, Joseph Nar-ciso and Rita Kelly. Hecklers interrupted the speeches of committeemen from both sides of the party and, at one point, the attacks included comments that "Mrs. Barry should go back to the dump where she belongs" a reference to her position as an administrator of the town sanitary landfill. the significance ol Tuesday night's actions goes beyond the question of who will lead the party for the next two years. The new leadership is expected to be more receptive to coalition with the Republican Party a central issue in the debate over the role of the minor party.

Only 1,918 of the town's more than 25,000 voters are registered Conservatives. Their number, however, is almost equal to the difference between Democratic and Republican registration figures. Moreover, the Conservatives usually draw a number of votes equal to their registered voters on Election Day. Considered the strongest third party in the county's five towns, their support often means the difference of victory and defeat for Clarkstown Republican candidates. The question of coalition was the primary factor in the dispute which led to the creation of the grass roots J.

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Both men attended Tuesday night's meeting and addressed the committeemen after Roland was elected. Stewart was chairman of the party when Clarkstown Conservatives and the county party split over whether to endorse Rep. Ben Gil-man, a liberal. Republican from Middletown, for reelection or Thomas Moore, a registered conservative. The party supported Gil-man, while the town party broke ranks and supported Moore.

The two parties have been feuding since. Vines and Lodico were members of the same town board from 1972-74 and their disagreements stem from that period. Roland was Vines' town attorney during Vines' tenure as supervisor. To wrest control of the party from Mrs. Barry and Lodico, Roland devised a two-pronged attack on the regulars.

The group filed petitions to challenge "regular" committeecandidatesin the primary held April 6 in more than 50 of the town's 72 districts. In addition, the group filed a challenge against more than 100 of the reg-lars' 121 committee petitions charging technical errors and omissions. The State Supreme Court upheld the validity of the regular petitions, but the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court, the State 'Court of Appeals and the Federal District Court all ruled that the regular petitions were, illegal. On Election Day, only four seats were contested, the remainder uncontested or left vacant. When the vote for party chairman was taken Tuesday night, Roland won a lopsided 83-17 tally.

Lodico, after the defeat of his regulars, said he was not bitter, but added that he and his supporters would remain a "viable force" and would choose candidates of their own if the new leadership does not make choices they can agree with a hint of primary battles in the future. Roland said that his party would have won the primary "overwhelmingly" if his legal attack had not been successful because his supporters had gone into each district to campaign among 'rank and file conservatives. "That's why we called ourselves the Grass Roots," he said. lated body of a man found March 3 in Ramapo matched a cord tied to the headless body of a woman discovered last Friday in Greenwood Lake. The Orange County coroner's office said that the woman, between 18 and 28 years of age, was killed by decapitation.

Ramapo and state police are attempting to determine whether a cord found tied to the woman's left ankle could have come from the same length of cord used to bind the Ramapo victim's body. The hands of both bodies were severed and have not been found. Ramapo police have not been able to identify the man's body which was spotted in woods by a motorist driving along Route 17 two miles south of Sloatsbure. (E) French 85" loose Seamed pillow back, tuxedo sofa, Fred Roland over movement and its eventual takeover of the party. At one point, Mrs.

Barry said that "real conservatives should vote for a conservative for chairman and not Mr. Republican" a reference to Roland's close ties to Clarkstown Republican leaders. The regulars have contended that the county Conservative Party, headed by John Stewart, have compromised the ideals of the party in order to win elections were Carol Rowen, co-chairperson who was unopposed; Abe Watton, incumbent vice-chairman; Mary Cap-pi ello, recording secretary who was unopposed Kathe-rine Giles, corresponding secretary, also unopposed; Milt Coval, unopposed for treasurer; and Hyman Cohen area chairman. Former co-chairman George Darden, recording secretary Herbert Aaron and treasurer Arlene Schlif-kin did not seek re-election to their posts. Watton defeated challenger Eugene Reitsky, and Cohen, recently appointed village administrator by Kurtz, defeated Jack Rosenberg, assistant to the director of the village Urban Renwal Agency.

Mayor Kurtz said after the voting that he did not want to comment on the future unity of the village Democrats because it is not his responsibility. He did, however, deny charges that had offered jobs to committee members to sway their votes, saying several of the members opposed to him are already employed by the village. Kurtz added that he did not attend past conventions because he was not welcome. Although the issue of filling the seats in the 63rd and 65th districts remains unsettled. Mrs.

Giles, who is also president of the Black Political Caucus in Rockland County, said she will continue her fight to have William Darden fill the vacant seat in the 63rd district, which covers Ewing and Slinn Avenues in the northeast section of the village. "My people are getting the political shaft," said Mrs. Giles. The blacks in that district have never had a representative on the village committee and it is essential that they do." 3 BEAT hand after he severed an artery while pulling the suspect from behind a freezer at the 55 Union Road farm, they said. Jerry Johnson, 19, of 23 Rose Ave, Spring Valley, the suspect, was charged with burglary and sent to the Rockland County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail after arraignment before Village Justice Andrew R.

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"I expected a lot of hot-heads and hot emotions, "Acker said, "but I think we can be unified in time. We should become more professional and work for the village instead of this infighting and going for each other's throats." Hershkowitz was not as optimistic as Acker, and predicted an even bigger split in the party's ranks. He vowed to keep active, however, and not let his "two years go down the drain." pedin the manner of your choice Bv JIDY GRANDE Staif Writer Sam Hershkowitz, Democratic Party chairman in Spring Valley for the past two years, was ousted Tuesday night by Stanley Acker, who had the backing of Mayor Louis Kurtz. The Acker slate took all seven executive board positions at the party's Demo- cratic convention. Tuesday 1 also marked the first time in several years that the convention was attended by the mayor.

Democrats in Spring Valley have been bitterly divided during the past four years, generally along pro or anti-Kurtz lines. Although Acker said the mayor's support helped contribute tg his victory, he said the committee votes reflected dissa-tis faction with the leadership of Hershkowitz. Acker received 37 votes to 20 for Hershkowitz, with two abstentions. "But we don't have to think alike In differences are born the art of persuasion and compro- mise," Acker said after taking over as chariman. "If we go through all these processes we can come out united." The art of compromise, however, did not dominate the remainder of the meet- ing.

More than 40 minutes of heated discussion followed over filling two va-." cant committee posts. Ack- er's appointment of a committee to make recommendations for filling posts in the 63rd and 65th districts met strong opposition from those who wanted the seats to go to the next highest vote-getters in the April pri- mary election. The vacated seats belonged to Andrew Stoller, who resigned from the 3rd district because he was Girl The 17-year-old Bronx girl who was shot and dumped in Nanuet Monday did not know her attacker, according to Clarkstown police Lt. Robert Schnakenberg. The Clarkstown detective chief said that the wounded girl has been definitely identified as Wanda Robles, 17.

of the Bronx. In critical condition at Nyack Hospital, since a motorist found her early Monday, Miss Robles could not be questioned at length about the shooting, he said. She was shot in the chest three times by a man firing a small caliber gun. It has not been determined if Miss Robles was shot in New York City or in Rockland. She was found at the entrance to Route 304 from Route 59, Schnakenberg said.

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