Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 3

F-T scrip hfl 1 Til STATE OL'IIX AL Lansing Eatt Lansing, Michigan 1 May 30, 1971 A-3 1 tVJ I i Hi' ill 7 a Mb C5 1 mm 1 1' ML It ham County provides that all new public-owned fields will come under the jurisdiction of the authority. Other mid-Michigan projects include: Gratiot Community Airport (Alma) extend runway from 4,000 to 5,000 feet to handle business jets; improve lighting and expand taxiways. Livingston County Airport (Howell) Extend runway from 3,000 to 3,900 and eventually 5,000 feet for jets; improve lighting, taxiways. Ionia County Airport (Ionia) Improve lighting and taxi-w a extend main runway from 3,700 to 3,900 and eventually 5,000 feet for jets. Mt.

Pleasant Municipal Airport Extend main runway from 3,000 to 5,000 feet for jet use, strengthen runway, build administration building, lighting, extend taxiways. Owosso City Airport Extend main runway from 3,000 to 3,800 feet, taxiway construction, runway widening and -g-rtiaS? ment 1 1 I v. Chess Star To DisnUm His Skill Internationally known chess master Miguel Najdorf of Argentina will give two exhibitions Wednesday night in the Gold Room of the Student Union at Michigan State University. Najdorf one of the few men in the world to beat Russian W'orld Champion Mikhail Bot-vinnik first will play three or four opponents simultaneously while blindfolded, beginning about 7 p.m. His second exhibition will be to play 30 Lansing area players simultaneously.

His appearance will be sponsored jointly by the Lansing and Michigan State University chess clubs. There will be no admission charge. Najdorf was born in Poland, but migrated to Argentina shortly before World War II and since then has been one of that country's foremost players. At one time he was considered to be among the five top players in the world. Last September during the World Chess Olympics in Sie-gen.

West Germany, one of Najdorf's few losses was to U.S. Champion Bobby Fischer. Memories Bring Tributes Memorial Day in the Lansing area was, for the most part, traditional. In one instance there was something new added. Hundreds of persons attended memorial services at Little Arlington in Lansing's Evergreen Cemetery (above) and hundreds more viewed the Memorial Day Parade.

Marching in the parade were various veterans groups, including Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3727 (upper right) and the Veterans for Peace (lower right) which brought the most positive response from the crowd. (State Journal Photos by Bruce Cornelius and Ginger Sharp) mijml 1 ifV 1 rri 11 rwA Petitions and letters of intention are available at the following addresses: area one, 1400 Ballard; area two, 928 Porter; area three, 511 E. Saginaw; area four, 1009-1011 E. Michigan; area five, 117 W. South area six, 1801 E.

W. Main; area seven, 610 W. Hillsdale; area eight, 712' W. Ottawa; area nine, 1009 W. Lenawee; and area ten, 1308 W.

Kalamazoo. Valuable Coin Collection Found in Part State Police have recovered about two-thirds of a valuable coin collection stolen from the auto trunk of Robert Blom of Okemos. Ward Andrews, 20, Mason, was arrested Saturday and charged in connection with last Thursday's theft of' the collection, valued at between $10,000 and $15,000. Police said they had a warrant for another man. tired to ask him what the -ill i toj! 1 S-Ytfar Airnnrt llftvf'ilorimpiit Plan Model Neishliorhood Candidate Deadline Set lyes Area Aviation Improve 4 show the need for improvements at most of the existing publicly-owned airports and the need for new facilities from turf airports to major air carrier airports," he continued.

NEW AND MODERNIZED The short-term plan envisions construction of 73 new airports, including 57 with minimum turf runways, and 16 others with paved runways, including the proposed Holt -Mason facility. It also calls for modernization of 137 existing fields. Cost to implement the entire plan has been estimated at $153.8 million for airline-served airports, $48.7 million for existing general aviation (non-airline) fields, $7 million for new unpaved airports, and $19.6 million for new paved general aviation fields. The commission will later issue plans for aviation development through 1985 and eventually 2000. Proposed improvements at Capital City Airport, which commission Chief Engineer Lester C.

Andrews said would cost an estimated $9.8 million is state, federal and local funds, include expansion of the terminal building and extension of the main runway from 6,500 to 8,100 feet. The plan clso envisions strengthening and widening the existing runways and taxi-ways, improvements in runway lighting, obtaining more land for expansion and clear zones, construction of a fire and crash equipment building, and additional parking. At the Grand Ledge Airport, proposed improvements i -elude extending the existing 2,800 foot runway to 3,800 feet and paving it, installation of runway lights, and construction of an administration build- ing. Recommended for a r-lotte's Beach Airport is exten-' sion of the main 3,000 foot paved runway to 3,900 feet, obtaining of additional land for expansion and clear zones, and taxiway, and apron and lighting improvements. OTHER AREA PROJECTS The proposed new airport ih the Holt-Mason area would include a 3,800 foot lighted and paved runway and an administration building.

The field would be capable of handling all planes currently in the general aviation fleet except certain jets and larger transport type aircraft. If the Holt-Mason field or the proposed minimum landing strip at Leslie are built, they will be paid for and oixrated by the new Capital Region Airport Authority. The law under which the authority was createdwhich applies only to Ing By NORMS INGELLS State Journal Staff Writer The five-year $229 million airport development plan made public by Gov. William G. Milliken and the Michigan Aeronautics Commission last week calls for major improvements at Capital City Airport and expansion of Abrams Airport in Grand Ledge and Beach Airport in Charlotte.

The plan, which is directed at meeting Michigan's aviation needs through 1975, also calls for establishment of a new general use field with paved runway in the Holt-Mason area, and new minimum turf runway fields at Durand, Lake Odessa, Leslie, Olivet, Ovid, Portland and Perry. It also calls for public acquisition of Dickinson Airport near St. Johns and extension of The deadline for indicating that a person will be a candidate in the Model Neighborhood general election is June 10. The general election will be held on June 28. To be elected are chairmen or representatives to the Model Cities policy board from each of the 10 Model Cities areas.

In addition, two chairmen will be elected to the policy board at large. There also will be 90 persons elected to Model Cities task forces, or committees. To be eligible for election as a chairman from an area, a person must live there and circulate petitions to obtain 25 signatures. The petitions can be obtained at the area offices and must be filed by June 10. A chairman at-large candidate must also either bve in the Model Neighborhood or own property there.

He too must circulate petitions to be put on the ballot. To be eligible for election to a task force, a person must live in the Model Neighborhood and file a letter of intention indicating he will be a candidate. The letters are available at the area offices and must be returned by June 10. ten Plasman. So, I was too stands for.

jy Library tSOOKS Tough Sign Control Regulations Prepared I the existing runway there to a turf landing strip. FUTURE PRIORITIES Milliken said the plan is the most comprehensive airport needs study ever made in Michigan, and is a further development of the transnorta-tion program he presented to the Legislature March 11. He said it "was developed to enable the state and local communities to establish priorities for airport development during the next five years." He stressed that the plan is a needs study and it is not anticipated all of the recommendations will be accomplished during the five-year period. SAVE AIRFIELDS The aeronautics commission anticipates that an estimated $43 million in federal funds and the proposed regulations are being reviewed by attorneys and put into ordinance form for submission to the city council. A public hearing on the sign code amendments has been tentatively scheduled for June 21 Other members of 'the committee were Planning Director Raymond C.

Guernsey; Redevelopment Director Richard L. Zimmercan; Robert Arthur, Downtown Business Division representative; Max Loren-cen, president of Central Advertising, Richard Kosit-chek, downtown businessman; and Fred Shoemaker, urban renewal planner. The committee was formed originally to work out sign regulations for Urban Renewal Project No. 1, but expanded the scope of the sipn controls to the entire Washington Square area at the request of the Downtown Business Division of the Chamber of Commerce. RULES OUTLINED On Washington Square the seven-block section of Washington Avenue between Shiawassee and Lenawee Streets projecting i ns cannot exceed seven feet, while off Washington Square, businesses may have signs projecting 14 feet over the sidewalk or within two feet of the curb line.

In all cases, however, a business must have at least 50 feet of frontage to qualify for a projecting sign and can approximately $20 million in state funds will be available during the next five years. Local communities would be required to provide an estimated $40 million to accomplish an airport improvement program totaling about $100 million during the five-year period. The report urges that major privately-owned, public-use airports, especially in southeastern Michigan, be purchased before they are sold for non-airport uses and lost to the state airport system. "During the preparation of this plan, the aeronautical needs of every community of over 1,000 population were analyzed," noted James D. Ramsey, aeronautics commission director.

"The results of our studies have only one sign either projecting or flatfaced on the front of the building. Corner properties with at least 50 feet of frontage on more than one street may have a wall sign on each street, and a corner projecting sign. Rooftop signs are permitted on Washington Square provided the building roof is at least 60 feet above street level. There is no height requirement for rooftop signs off Washington Square. The rooftop signs, however, must identify the building or the major product sold in the building.

BILLBOARD LIMITS Off-premise billboard advertising is prohibited on build- ings fronting Washington Square, but allowed elsewhere. The number of billboards, however, is limited to one per location and must be at least 150 feet apart. Painted signs are prohibited and signs with exposed neon tubing are not allowed at street level, but are permitted 50 feet above the street. Sign illumination is limited by the code to 40-watt bulbs. Rooftop sign supports must appear to be an integral part of the building.

No time limit was established in the regulations for elimination of non-conforming signs, but any new sign erected must conform. When adopted, the sign code will be enforced by the building division of the Public Service Department. I Everything Happens To'Tom' Plasman By JIM HOUGH F. Bointen Plasman, executive vice-president of Sparrow Hospital Association, is one of those interesting guys to whom everything happens. Plasman recently bought a new car which has a special tailgate system in which the rear door or tailgate retracts to conceal itself inside the car.

Plasman hauls a lot of stuff about town and his car gets many second looks from other motorists. Recently, a woman drove ner car alongside Flasman's car at a traffic light and she yelled at him: "Hey, mister, you lost your rear door." By CURT IIANES State Journal Staff Writer Tough, new sign control regulations aimed at preserving the esthetic quality of Washington Square Lansing's central business district are ready for adoption by the City CounciL The regulations were hammered out during nine months of give-and-take negotiations between sign industry, retail and city representatives on a sign control study committee appointed by Mayor Gerald W. Graves last August. COMPROMISE They represent a compromise between rigid controls favored by the Urban Redevelopment and 1 a ing Boards and more liberal rules governing the type, size and placement of outdoor advertising signs favored by the outdoor advertising and retail business interests. Despite objections from the two city boards to rules allowing rooftop signs, off-premise advertising signs and flashing or blinking illuminated signs, the committee voted unanimously to leave the proposed rules unchanged.

The regulations, when adopted as part of the city's sign code, will apply to the Washington Square area the central business district bounded roughly by the Grand River, St. Joseph Street, Walnut Street, Seymour Street and Saginaw Street. Councilman Roger T. May, sign committee chairman, said Dear Mr. Hough Taxes money worries schools library.

Books cost money. Children need books. Voters do not want to provide money. What to do. As an elementary school librarian, I have one suggestion.

Librarians the world over know that a shocking number of books which the taxpayer pays for are never returned to libraries. School libraries lose some books every year. Some are checked out properly and just lost. Some are never checked out. If all those books were returned what a treasure trove! Money would be saved.

How about a BIG effort of EVERYONE in this community searching out in our own homes every single book and magazine that obviously does not belong there? Mrs. Eleanor Harwood Elementary School Librarian 555 Lincoln Lansing Plasman, tired of. explaining, said: "Thank you, lady, I'll go back and look for it." Because he has a friend in a Secretary Of State license branch office in Port Huron, Plasman obtained license plates for his two cars with the letters "FBP" to match his name. F. Bointen Plasman.

Not only that, his car license number is 001 and his wife's car is 002. "I'm number one in our family," he says. I told Plasman I was confused by the fact that his name is F. Bointen Plasman and yet everyone calls him "Tom." "That's all because of what some dumb kid did in our neighborhood when I was a little boy," he said. "For some reason I have never been able to explain, that kid always called me Tommy Tucker.

That name, Tom, just stuck with me. Even my friends today don't know my proper name." There is a lot going on when you talk with F. Boin- A.