Newsday (Nassau Edition) from Hempstead, New York • 120

LElWtS TO THE EDITOR Buttons and Boos No Way to Beat LIRR Blues LI Flavor Enriches TV Viewing This point was strikingly brought out when the city stations began removing their microphones after the main speakers had finished and while the the commuters were still speaking The testimony ran into the early hours of the morning and it may be that few viewers stayed up to watch the entire session But to paraphrase a TV commercial it was nice to know that it was all there on Channel 21 for those who wanted to see it WLIW has made a good start' Norman Hosier Jr Garden City Viewers on Long Island had an opportunity to experience something new on Jan 23 The new Lang Island television station WLIW Channel 21 broadcast in its entirety the Long Island Rail Road hearing which had taken place the night before Until then we Long Islanders had to be satisfied with whatever local news the New York City stations could offer as part of their general metropolitan coverage One cannot -imagine any of the New York TV stations devoting 5V4 hours of prime time to this important but load event Merrick Having been employed by news ttwKh and recently returned from military service in Vietnam I thought that I had experienced almost all types of human behavior I was wrong The recent "public hearing concerning operation of the Long Mand Rail Road held at the Garden City Hotel proved to be not a hearing at all but an excellent example of hate and mob anger Dr William Honan defended the Metropolitan Transportation actions in the manner of a thoughtful educated man State Sen Edward Speno (R-East Meadow) put forth specific ami con- 8 tractive proposals to attempt a solution to the ills that plague the railroad The commuters were poorly represented by a mob of adults (by age only not maturity) intent cm the disruption of the hearing through the use of any means available Having visited the campus of San Francisco State University recently I can attest to the fact the tactics of the commuters represented at the hearing were not' unlike those unruly anarchists of the California campus It was evident that the adults at the hearing had no intention of allowing the meeting to progress according to democratic tradition Therefore it is apparent to me that many people are unable to exercise their full rights as citizens competently Per- haps these people are misinformed as to the rights and obligations of a democracy Buttons and signs calling for public hatred catcalls and ridicule are not suggested in file writings and documents that founded this country as a republic "J- The problems of the LIRR are real and require die' serious attention and cooperation of alL That -attention and cooperation are not likely to come from the Long Islanders who believe in loud shouts of hatred end criminal action Peter Restive Pennies for Trainmen Long Beach For those harassed Long Island Rail Road commuters who wish to revolt legally and not was a need for 200 senior housing units There appears to be no need for such housing as there is more than an ample number of apartments at moderate rentals in this community Whether or not a need actually exists is a moot question as this gram will not alleviate this so-called need for housing for senior citizens since the plan as drawn shows that only nine apartments of 87 will be set aside for the elderly The local school facilities are working at their maximum capacity While the sponsor claimed that 75 to 100 children would live at the site the group failed to take note of a federal survey that shows that the average family has 32 children Simple multiplication shows that the 78 apartments would result in a minimum of 250 children Should this project be approved there will be an immediate need either to enlarge the present school facilities or to construct an additional school This will be a tremendous financial burden to an already overtaxed community A Peshkin Responsibilities of Patriotism Glen As a liberal I am outraged at the destruction inflicted upon our society by radicals such as the Students for a Democratic Society and black militants Many people agree that young people should and must have a voice within the framework of educational institutions Nevertheless no voice can be heard or be of any value if radical leftist organizations are allowed to prevail in their present degrees of strength These young people are neither liberal democratic freedomloving or the To love country in the true sense of the word does not mean destroy it It means to assume all our moral and ethical responsibilities in an effort to reform our country property and lead it to a more ethical and moral way of life Doris Anne Brooks The letters to the Editor eohimn will print letters only frem these willing to have their names appear la print Street addressee and pheae a umbers must alee be famished far verification bat will net be printed Newsday reserves the right to shorten letters for space trainmen This has annoyed the trainmen almost as much as the riders have been annoyed by the miserable service Good! I hope every URR commuter will begin to buy tickets on the train with pennies Maybe the unions will get the point Berlan SDS on LI Maasapequa It surprises me that Newsday continues to give space and dose attention to Students for a Democratic Society particularly as the movement relates to Long Island high schools The latest article Plans High School Drive on (Jan 4) written by Jim Klurfeld is an example of overemphasis and credence to two college students who seek and receive publicity I fail to understand why such an article merits a doaeup report Newsday reporters seem content to play up SDS and reach high school principals by phone to confirm or deny student SDS movement I believe' Newaday owes it to Its readers to realty learn what is going on in our high schools Long Island highSchools are moving ahead in file correct manner High school principals have been very much aware and concerned about student unrest Readers may be delighted to know that file high school students of today are great young people possessing many fine ideas who do not need the help of a handful of college students SDS students should spend their time getting a proper college education or working for a living Leonard Adler Principal Flainedge High School Housing Not Needed Fort Washington The cooperative housing unit reported in the recent article Units Planned for Port is to say the least inadequately thought out badly conceived ill-advised mid a detriment to the community the Town of North Hempstead and the prospective residents The Community Action Council alleged that there be subject to arrest I have a system Since the delays and breakdowns in service are due to harassment tactics by the union and the Dunton Repair Shop I decided to hit back at the trainmen -I now purchase one-way tickets for every ride with pennies which I count out one at a time to the' -TEEN LETTERS Themselves 6000000 Jews as well as many Christians were murdered in concentration camps and now it seems reedy to stand by again and watch the mass murder -of more Jews 'Die world has not changed but the -people of Israel have They will no longer go to their deaths without protest waiting for fiw help of other nations The death of 6000000 Jews is a heavy price to pay to leant that if Jews help themselves no one else wilL Sheryl Applebaum 15 Library That's Needed A library for Glen Heed has been voted down because of stubborn people who refused to pay a few dollars to develop one I feel that if we had a library it could do a lot of good in our community A library could be used for movies and special lectures and by students who need reference books which may not be in their school library Thousands of books could be made available to us Instead of hanging around a comer with nothing to do teenagers could go to the library and do something interesting I think it is too bad that certain people can- prevent all these good things from happening by being selfish and voting no Goldman 12 Brotherhood 365 Days It is time for all ot us to look into our hearts and say year I shall do something for my There are many volunteer programs which need workers If a plans for the summer include too many loafing days he can contact Head Start and perhaps volunteer one day a week to help preschool youngsters 1 Brotherhood does not come easily to many Yean el false prejudice take longer than a few weeks to destroy Each of us must try to make brotherhood an everyday thing Brotherhood is a year-round project Lenore Tunkel 16 A SIS prim will be awarded for the beet letter ef the week ia the epfadee ef the editors The Teea Letter eelnma prints letter ealj frem them willing te have their aemee aad ages appear la print Letters should net not exeeed S50 ward Addresses aad phone numbers- must be-farabhed but will net be printed Latyninas guerrillas recently shot up an Israeli plana in neutral territory killing one civilian passenger! The world shook its head sadly at the two Arabs as they were taken off to jafl When Israel re- foliated by blowing up 13 Lebanese planes the UN Security Council was immediately called into session Before long nwadm of the Security Council condemned actions What right does Russia who invaded Czechoslovakia without reason have to condemn Israel? What -right does the UiL who has been killing off both civilians and soldiers in Vietnam for years without declaring war law to condemn Israel? When the US' was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor did we ask for the permission of other nations before we fought bads? Why then should Israel have to? The Lebanese government asked to -be compensated for their damaged airplanes but who will pay for the life of the Israeli civilian killed by the eensekes shooting of a loaded civilian plane? The world has already stood by once while- Thnsdsy January 30 1V6V.