__I I Ill ~~~~~~~~~~-- I WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9 I 1977 Statesman i Sl,,v lBrook. N e Yrk -istributkd free of charge every .tlnday, Wednesday and Friday I Volume 21 Number 21 %W IMM%, ,a- - Republicans Win Back Legislature O'Brien and Steinberg Lose; Democrats Take Town By DAVID M. RAZLER undergraduate student government. He has Suffolk County Republicans regained served as both Assistant District Attorney and control of the County Legislature last night, Special Prosecutor in Suffolk County, as well winning a total of 11 of 18 seats. In addition, as working as a senior partner of the Riverhead Republican District Attorney candidate Patrick law firm, Behringer, Hurley, and Hurley. Henry, has defeated incumbent Democrat Hurley was one of only a handful of Henry O'Brien by approximately 10,000 votes legislature candidates given no chance of with 730 of 807 election districts reporting. winning his seat by his own party leadership in Two-term Democratic County Legislator a Newsday survey of leaders taken only a few Millie Steinberg lost her Third District seat to weeks .before the election. 'He stated in his her three-time opponent Ferdinand Giese. platform that he will refuse the county Steinberg, a former Kelly C Program legislature's salary increase from $16,870 to Coordinator was well known for her $22,500. In addition he favors a return to the controversial stand on the University's old Board of Town Supervisors and an sewerage disposal system. Giese is leader of elimination of the legislature to which he has several Brookhaven civic associations and made just been elected. as one of his primary platform points, a Steinberg, the only other candidate with demand that the University construct an University ties, lost her attempt at a third term treatment plant. in office to a candidate she had beat on two on-campus sewage DENI5sJ RLEY In a completely unexpected victory, Polity other occasions. In 1973, Steinberg, then Lawyer Denis Hurley, running as a In New York City cane Democratic Kelly C Program Coordinator was named New Republican in the First County Legislature Congressman Ed Koch took about 50 percent Democratic Coalition candidate to challenge District, beat incumbent Democrat Joyce of the total votes cast, defeating Liberal Mario Giese, who had been named as the official Buriand. Last month, Republican party leaders Cuomo, Republican Roy Goodman and candidate of the Democratic Party. With the named Hurley as one of the candidates they Conservative Barry Farber. State Senator Carol help of large numbers of students, Steinberg were sure would not win. Bellamy took 82 percent of the New York City won the primary and later the general election. However, in Brookhaven Town the political vote in the race for City Council President. In 1975, Giese ran against Steinberg as an trend ran counter to the rest of Suffolk County The Democrats gained control of the County independent, placing third in a three-way race. as Democratic Supervisor John Randolph won Legislature for the first time in 1975 when In Nassau County, Republican Francis a second term and expanded the Democratic they took 11 of the board's seats. All County Purcell easily beat Democrat Irwin Landes and majority on the Town Board from four to six Legislature seats are up for election every two former Republican incumbent Ralph Caso who votes. Out of the three Republican candidates years. ran on an independent line. However, the for the three open council seats, only Joel The most unexpected victory of the evening District Attorney's race went to the Democrats Lefkowitz, the only incumbent seeking was Hurley's. The 39-year-old attorney, has for as incumbent Dennis Dillon won by an reelection won. He will be the sole Republican the past three years run the Polity Legal Clinic, overwhelming vote over Republican Gregory on the Brookhaven Town Council. in addition to handling several lawsuits for the Peterson. AC:_ m. w)-.PIi EL^WRu colrm Jackson To Resign Stor on Page 9 \ Jackson To Resign iii * I '- SSuffolk C ounty News Briefs Republicans Reverse V- _IL By ERIK L. KELLER especially the campaign workers However, another camnaig TMre was much to celebrate present, seemed to be very worker pointed to ues sueh a Carey's Bond Issue Dies at Suffolk County Republican happy in the results. Two the "lued" with former County Headquarter last night as the campain workers for Henry, Sheriff EuMne and that he New York - Governor Hugh Carey's propoa for a major bond Republica took 10 out of 18 LindaDamba and Diane fers, "pends too much tWe on the msue went down to defeat Tuesday, dashing his hopes for an County L ature seats, five said the victory made al the anticorruption foce and nol election-year package of money to spend on projects he said would town supervisor seats, the work they had done for Henry enough time in the family. I stimulate the state's economy. County Clerk seat and the hotly worthwhile. want a D.A. who will stay in But in a statewide referendum, New York voters approved a contested District Attorney seat. Both work for the law firm of office and not fight his own constitutional amendment to streamline the procedures for Cheers of "great," "fantastic" Rebore and Thorpe where they battles," he said. disciplining judges. Another amendment, to centralize and 'The beginning of a new met Henry who works out of the Although these workers and administration of the framented court system, appeared headed for em," filled the room as District same office. They were everybody else at . the approvel. Attorney-elect Patrick Henry introduced to him and Headquarters were apparently The voters rejected the idea of calling a convention to revamp the entered the reception hall, immediately said that they excited and quite loud during state consitution, but an amendment to take away their power to greeting the County's political wanted to work in his campaign. the tallying of the various races, elect the judges of the Court of Appeals appeared to have a chance leaders and campaign workers. "He really cares about his their reactions came to a peak of passing. Re-elected lIsp Town workers," said Dambra, adding when Henry entered the A proposal to permit the legislature to increase pensions for Supervisor Peter Cohalan said in that this was one of the reasons reception hall. By this time the widows and widowers of former public employees was approved, but his victory speech, that the she decided to work for him. hall was overflowing into the bar amendments to expand the powers of the state Job Development results tonight hopefully, "will Elfers, a non-Suffolk resident in the back and all were on their Authority to make loans to businesses appeared headed for defeat. be the beginning of a 40 year said she wanted to work for feet to greet Henry. The $750 million "economic development" bond plan headed the tradition." When he spoke about Henry because, "It's great to be As he walked towards the list of 10 statewide issues on the ballot with a host of local election Henry, he said that "Henry got around when they are making front of the hall he was dearly contests. half his margin in Islip." and said the commercials and stuff." affectionate as he kissed and Carey had pinned some of his hopes for economic recovery on the to Henry, "Remember when you Both Dambra and Elfers could warmly greeted campaign projects to be built by the bond issue. And its critics had said he was have to indict someone, point to no specific issue which workers and supporters. He said, also pinning some of his hopes for re-election next year on the remember who put you in made them decide to work for "I won't rest easy until all the construction jobs and popular public works it would provide. office." Henry but said that they felt he votes aim counted," although he But as the projects for passage of the bond issue had dimmed in As the results came in during had "a pleasant personality." had a 16,000 vote plurality with the face of adverse court rulings in recent weeks, Carey had said he the night, the excitement and An Alterna support member 75 percent of the vote in.. Henry would "find the means" to build the most "critical" projects with the number of people grew in from Brookhaven, who was a thanked all of his campaign other funds, if the bond issue were to be defeated. the Headquarters culminating in Henry worker said the only workers and fellow Republican a seemingly generally reason he supported Henry over office runners for the support Carter's Energy Program Fails acknowledged Republican incumbant Henry O'Brien was they gave hime during the victory. All the people, because, "I'm a party man.' campaign. Washington - President Carter's bid to arouse support for his national energy program failed to budge his opponents in "111%, Congress and the business community. But presidential allies as well as detractors praised Carter for drawing the nation's attention to the grave energy problems it must O'Brien Plays on Election Day solve. By JACK MILLROD "The president is not an infallible wizard with all the answers to a As he left the locker room difficult problem," said John Swearingen, the chairman of Standard and stepped onto the gym floor, Oil of Indiana. Henry O'Brien, the loser of The House Republican leader, John Rhodes of Arizona, said yesterday's Suffolk County Carter "didn't have a program to begin with.