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Page 2 PHOENIX March 28,1974RECEIVES MEMORIAL MEDAL - Dr. George S. Avery .Jr. of Brooklyn Heights, director emeritus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, has been awardedthe Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society of London, for outstandingcontributions in botany and horticulture. Dr. Averywas in Central America on an assignment for theBotanic Garden at the time of the award%u2019spresentation in early march, and it was acceptedfor him by Harold Hillier, noted English nurseryman, landscaper and seedsman.ADMITTED TO INTERNATIONAL GROUP -Joan B. Nusbaum of Brooklyn Heights has beenadmitted to membership in the International RealEstate Federation through its American Chapter,an affiliate of the International Association ofRealtors, it was announced this month.RIGHT IN THE HEART OF PARK SLOPE. These tenements on Garfield Place near SeventhAvenue may look unkempt on the outside, but the real horror is inside the apartments that are stilloccupied. Tenants at these and four other houses across the street have organized a collectiveeffort to break out of the circle of fear and desperation that plagues them. Some tenants have beenwithout heat and hot wat for up to four months, others lack electricity, door locks, sanitationservices. Several children living there have suffered rat bites, and many ave been kept from schooi by an outbreak of chest ailments. In addition there has been a history of mysterious fires,bomb threats, and other virulent forms of harassment allegedly perpetrated by their landlords.The tenants have turned to their neighbors, local community groups and a number of city agenciesfor help. A meeting was held Wednesday morning at P.S. 321 to consolidate the efforts of thoseinvolved and plan future action.UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR U.S. ATTORNEYPOST %u2014 David Trager, a professor of constitutionallaw at Brooklyn Law School and a Cobble Hillresident, is one of two men under serious consideration for appointment as U.S. Attorney for theEastern District, the PHOENIX has learned. Thedistrict covers Brooklyn, Staten island and the restof Long Island, and the post was previously held bythe late Robert Morse. Trager was formerly chief ofthe appeals section of the Eastern District officefrom 1970-72.CUE COVER ARTIST %u2014 Margaret Cusack of HoytStreet in Boerum Hill was cover artist for thespecial Feb. 24 issue of Cue Magazine whichfeatured %u201c The Arts in Brooklyn and Queens%u201d . Afreelance illustrator, the work is her second Cuecover in a year. Ms. Cusack is a native of Chicagoat.d a graduate of Pratt Institute. In 1971, she wonan Esmiy award for set design for WETA-TV inWashington. Her work has been shown at a numberof New York galleries, as well as Gallery 26 in ParkSlope.* jfc 5$CBECOMES FIRST STUDENT ASSISTANT -Robert Camoia of Brooklyn Heights, a student atPolytechnic Institute of New York, has been namedspecial assistant to the Institute's president,George Bugliarello %u2014 the first student presidentialassistant in the school%u2019s history. A senior majoringin psychology, Camoia was one of ten Brooklynstudents honored last year and named to theBetter Brooklyn's Committee's Hall of FameW alk Out at MethodistOver Attem pt to UnionizeThere was a one-day walkout of about 170 food service, maintenance and nursing aid employees at Methodist Hospital last Tuesday, March 19th. The walkout was called in protest of the hospital%u2019s %u201clack of good faith%u201d in the efforts of these employees to unionize.In January 1973 the service employees at the hospital voted to join Local 1199, Drug and Hospital Employees Union. The hospital refused to recognize the results of the election and appealed the decision to the State Labor Relations Board, claiming election irregularities. The State Board later decided the election was fairand valid. Employee and management positions have been presented to the American Arbitration Association for a rbitration. A spokesman for the employees claimed that Methodist has not fully cooperated with the AAA, refusing to hand over a list of wage scales, the details of the pension plan and other critical information. The spokesman added further that management has indicated that it would not recognize the results of the arbitration if the decision goes against the hospital%u2019s position.Ms. Zita Fitzgibbon, Chairwoman of the hospital%u2019s Ambulatory Care Service AdvisoryCommittee, and member of the Slope Community Health Care Coalition reported Monday that 40 to 50 employees participating in the walkout were subsequently given a one-day punitive suspension. She also indicated that Vincent Dugo, the union delegate for the employees, was fired the day after the walkout.%u201cThere is a direct relationship between high-quality health care and the wages and working conditions of hospital employees,%u201d commented Ms. Fitzgibbons, %u201cAnyone who%u2019s interested in improving health care in this community must also be interested inCONTINUED ON PAGE UYW Fund Raising Underwayto Brownstone the Graystone'The Y.W.C.A.Capital Im %u00adprovements Drive for $250,000, under the general chairmanship of Mr. John A. Brunetti, Vice President of Caristo Construction Corp., got under way with a Cocktail Party Kickoff recently at the Y.W.%u2019s 30 Third Avenue Building.The purpose of the drive, accoring to Brunetti is to %u201cBrownstone the Graystone at Third and A tlantic,%u201d thus keeping the valuable services of the Brooklyn Y.W.C.A. available to the people of Brooklyn. Many improvements in the building must be made in order to keep the charming eleven story edifice in good condition he said. Speaking to those assembled were Mr. Brunetti; Ms. Connie Latson of Brooklyn Heights, President of the Brooklyn Y.W.; Donald Moore of Park Slope, President of Downtown Brooklyn Development Assn.; and John T. DePalma, President of Kings Lafayette Bank.Eighteen Drominent Brooklyn men have agreed to head up the various comittees set to approach Brooklyn businesses and professional people. Headed by Brunetti, Chairman, they are: John V. Cleary, Jr., Vice-President Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y.; John DePalma, President of Kings Lafayette B ank. Robert Z. Preidman Preside!,: RichmondGreenwald, President, Consolidated Mutual Insurance Co.; John J. Halleron 3rd, Esq., of Wrenn and Schmid; George N. Kalfaian, Secretary & Treas., D. Kalfaian & Son, Inc.; Wilbur A. Levin, President, South Brooklyn Savings Bank; Dr. BYeeman D. Love; Hamilton Love, VicePresident, Chemical Bank; James A. O%u2019Neill, President, Atlantic Liberty Savings & Loan Assn.; Joseph Priete. President,Ameropa Travel, Inc.; Dr. Howard B. Rasi; Dr. John C. Saladino; Anthony Scotto, President, Inte rn a tio n a l L ongshorem en%u2019s Union, Local 1814; Fred Small, Business Mgr., International Longshoremen%u2019s Union, Local 1814; Frank C. Spinner, Jr., President, Spinner Industries, Inc.; and Cyril Sylman, Communications Manager, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.At the kickoff are: John DePalma: John Brunetti: andC f i n n i e L 3 t S O H .