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Attorney for 28-y ear-old Paul Reuter- shan , Vietnam War veteran who died of stomach cancer in December and who maintained it was caused by his contact with Agent Orange , Yannacone has picked up his standard and swept into the fray like a knight on a white charger. Most men are merely ridiculous when they attempt to assume such a role. Yan- nacone , who fully intends to champ ion the cause of what he expects could be more than 40 , 000 veterans , was either born to the part or has conditioned himself so fVtrt*»/\nrtV»1 *F if io nn lrti*»rtoT\ o m orttla Via tltUlVUglUJ Ik XtJ *»VJ 11/llgVl «-» 11IU11UV AA^ assumes : it is part and parcei oi his philosophy . Tongue-in-cheek he describes the ad- \mvcrt ir\ T lorf o 1 ctrctorrt oe? V»o»rir» rJ o t*ic*iM VCl CUi J ivgul LjYoi'Viil utj liu riiig ulxij cil through trial by combat...where the stronger adversary won. Then , during the time of chivalry it was thought the winner was the one whose hand was guided by God. \It discouraged litigation , \ he laughed , \it also used up too many valuable men. Then they looked around the realm of expendable people and settled for lawyers...thus dev eloped the form of liii gcmUil unu i vruay. Talking with Yannacone reveals a man whose intellectual capacity is certainly exceptional but more because of the agility and creativity of his mind than from his hitting the jackpot in the gene pool . He has been called irascible , egotistical, bellicose and abrasive. It is easy to believe all of this yet he is also a man who can be wounded easily, but won 't let you know a barb found its mark; a man who is warm , friendly and possessed of a disarming sense of humor that includes himself ; a man who can be pragmatic and sentimental in the same sentence. This is not a paradox it is panache. He unquestionably has an enormous ego and , while he is willing to amuse you with admission of a vagary or two , he does not reall y embrace the possibility of his own fallibility. ...in public. It is conceivable that his wife Carol (Jinx) is the repositor y for whatever self- doubts he may entertain but the secret is safe since she is totally supportive and defers to him in all things...in public. \I' m all those things attributed to me , \ he said easily. \You can 't try cases in a legal arena without egotism. It' s like brain surgery...it takes nerve to open someone ' s head. You show me a humble brain surgeon and I guarantee he 'd never touch my head. \ What are the credentials of this man who acnicVcu wnat Rachfci ^arson ' s \Silent Spring \ coul d not; who claims he is the only attorney to have successfully litigated against the Atomic Energy Commission and who , because of his opposition to the V»irtV iiirov r\*v-krtrtc>A/4 /Irvtsrri fVtrfc * Y » I #1*J1 Q **€ TT^***-* lii gAiVv uJ' ' ^iv/^uuvu ui/ Wu CliC- llliviuje; \JL 1 11C Island , says he is Robert Moses ' only 'dead end?' (continued on page 14) VIC YANNACONE , 43 , is an aiiiiost-iifetime resident of Patchogue. His father has practiced law for over 40 years and his mother is national president and one of the founders of the Columbiettes. He has a son , Victor III , 19 , and daughter , Claire , 6. --- m Sm. ^_ ® _ i _ * „ I#1# 4§| 4E? ¥ H lfO Blilo lAI i sfl O il a 110 W/ w/ ^F^ S S~^ W ^^ 6 B ^» ^3» WW 1 y *m ^s*» n a wi - ~ a W ^^ _ B| w ^ _ _ ^ssas, __ ^ ^^ s?rxr. S Mor e tuan a year aftei the aGGpiion oi a maste r plan , in6 TTS i- .o Tclov^rJ Matirwiol CzsocVi rkv»*i io now in the pre-acquisition stage for taking property along the Patchogue River for its mainland visitors terminal. According to Superintendent Richard Marks , the Seashore received an authorization of $5 , 000 , 000 for acquisition of acreage surrounding the present head n uarters on the Patchognp River . Mr. Marks said actual money for the acquisition of property is expected in October. Approximately six acres will be acquired , Marks said , with the 40 Lanes Bowling Alley , included in the original acquisition p lans , now exempted . Plans for the terminal area site call for a visitor center , outdoor exhibit area , ferry dock , food concession and outdoor p icnic areas. n/ r 1_~ _„ :*] iU 2 W. ^.M.^1. »»?V»irtV» io nnmind lVldlivS actiu Luc iiivmcj — wmv.ii i^> v-v.i»i»»« t3 from the Department of Interior which funds similar projects on a nationwide basis—will not come in a lump sum. Moirnniiilo nlanc are rimrpp riinP ac- cording to Suffol k County Legislator John Foley for the widening of West Avenue , a key access route to the Seashore terminal. Mr. Foley said he met last week with a county engineer and architect as well as T-»_ ± _ I —.*..A Affn..A». Timnp D orkCA ann I~ cilv:UUgUC Itia^ui „ - ciinv-o i- . - ^ ^u. - ^ ..i.^- Trustee Jorm Augustine to uiisuu&s preliminary p lans for the road widening. That project , in the works for more than a year , came close to being a budget fatality when County Executive John V.N. Klein eliminated the $1.3-million project frnm fho pnnntv ' c crmnHincr nian It W3S reinstated bv the lesislature due to thp urgings of Mr. Foley and recently Mr. rvieill bdlU II WUUIU iciuaui in uic UUVI ^ V - L . Foley said , however , that it could take \ a minimum of a year \ before the money fur LII 6 widening, approximately one rniiG of road , is appropriated . And , the $1.3- million approved for the project a year ago once re-evaiuaied , might need io be in- creased. All of these developments are important to efforts to revitalize the West End of P atohnaup Viilapp a nroie^ t ureed in the nmulv-pnm nlptprl viilapp mastpr nlan that .. v ...^ p. . 0 - — — t also calls for the location of governmental offices in that area . The development of the Seashore visitors terminal is seen as a catalyst to reach that end. The Seashore , said Marks , has made offers to property owners within the six acre development site . If all goe s ac- cording to plan , the acquisition could be well on its wa v to completion within the year. In the meantime , Marks said , p lans are in the making to construct a dock at the present Seashore site off Laurel Street for a ferr v . Ferries to the Watch Hill and Sunken Forest—two Seashore parks—now leave from the mouth of the river . Hopefully, Mr. Marks said , the dock will be ready b y next summer. In another related development the vZ OUiilj iegiBIdlUi C VULCU i,0 i Clit r. isiv. lv.u& v ot the District Court now iocaied on Medford Avenue for another year while a search is made for a new facility . It is the op inion of village officials that the facility should be relocated on West Main Street to aid in the revitalization of the area. 55 .a SB . — Ha n— fin MB ^afc ^ 55 H fin — BM PMBBB PB OB m SS *— * MT 5 B BP ^g^. 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