The Weather UJ. WmHmr Bureau Portent Showers Tonight VOL. 124 THE PONTIAC NO. 188 ★ ★ ★ ★. PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1966^-66 PAGES Distinctively Different '67 Pontiac GTO Overflow Crowd Hears Taubman Tell of Plan Wort Grand Prix Convertible, 3 Station Wagons New By L. GARY THORNE A. Alfred Taubman and his proposal for a $40 million downtown Pontiac development were presented yesterday to an enthusiastic standing - room -only luncheon crowd of citizens and civic leaders. ★ ★. ★ Nearly 500 persons attended the noon luncheon at the Pontiac Elks Temple. Mayor William H. Taylor Jr. and Oak Park developer Tanb-man detailed the hitter’s plans for an enclosed mall - type shopping center for the southern end of the central business district. The center would ex* • tend from Lawrtmofejsouth to 4he pointwhere East and West Wide Track meet. The 1 u n c h e o n presentation brought out that: • Two major department stores, and possibly a third, } . Showers Are Showers and thundershowers will arrive in the Pontiac area late today or tonight, the weatherman said w ★ ★ Skies will be partly cloudy tomorrow with temperatures cooler, the low near 48 to 54 tonight, the high climbing into the 60s tomorrow. are projected for the center, although ho definite commit-. moits were, revealed. • Up to 2,500 new jobs would be provided by the proposed shopping cento. ~~e The city and the developer are sharing co&t of a top-ranked traffic control firm to study the problem of traffic flow. ★ ★ ★ Impressed by. the overflow crowd, Taubman, formerly of Pontiac, said his center would be shaped by the needs of his “major tenants. ; coi/Ld grow He said the center could grow above ground as downtown growth dictated. Taubman grew up and was educated here, attending Pontiac High School. Tentatively planned for about 850,000 square feet, the shopping Forecast Fair and cool is the outlook for Friday. Morning south to southwesterly winds increasing to 10 to 22 miles per hour will sliift to north to northeast at 12 to 25 miles tonight. A low of 60 was the temperature at 6 a m. today. By 2 p.m. the^ mercury had reached 75. center could go to one million square feet. Taubman said that it was his deep concern ami interest that the project be a sound venture both for the benefit of the community and the commercial de-velopment itself. ; STILL TENTATIVE The developer, who emphasized that specific dimensions of his center are still tentative, said Pontiac rejpe- , s en ts an opportunity for urban development because of Vie farsighted thinking that had gone on before he came here a year ago. ________ He said the object would be to renew from the core up. 1 He added that the city’s loop road gives the base for major development. ' * ★ ★ ■ Taubman said that with the agreement now pending before the City Commission there could be a development here that would “sell.” NO BARRIERS “There are ho barriers so far as the city is concerned,” he concluded. Louis Schimmel, bond counsel, commended the commission in other brief remarks at the luncheon. Schimmel said there “whs no assurance that alternatives to the Taubman plan would cost less or ,do any more for downtown Pontiac. Using several slides, Taylor outlined th^ obligations of the city and Taubman under terms of the proposed contract. FORMAL HEARING ' Yesterday's i n f or ih a tional luncheon is to be followed by a formal .public hearing on the Additional Pictures, Page C-70 contract Sept. 27, which is also the date of expected commission action. ‘ Taylor said the contract would g i v e Taubman six months (with an option for six more months upon request) in which to deliver letters of intent from two major tenants. These tenants, slated to be full-line department, stores, are To be of the quality of Sears, Montgomery Ward and J. C. Penney._____ Once Taubman signs the tenants, he must tender a $250,000 “good faith” deposit, design a regional shopping center complex, buy the appropriate urban renewal land and build the buildings. « TOTAL VALUE Taylor, who pointed out the land purchase must be made within 18 months from the signing of the contract, estimated the total value of the buildings and fixtures at $40 million. ' The mayor said this would (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. UD~ Shouting “We're on top of the world,” the Gemini 11 astronauts today soared higher and faster than man has ever flown, and ttifen, amazingly, both, catnapped as Richard F. Gordon Jr. hung halfway out of the space ship on a star photography assignment. Gordonr ^was standing in his-seat, his head poked through an open hatch waiting for a nighttime pass so he could see the stars, when command pilot Charles Conrad Jr. reported: “We both took a catnap — dozed off for a few minutes.” Mission control center in Houston, Tex,, commented: ' “That’s a space first—sleeping, in a vacuum.” The astronauts had started the day by using the power of an Agena rocket to dash Jo a record altitude of 850 miles. CANT BELIEVE “I tell you, you can’t believe it J Conrad exclaimed as they first reached the high outpost above eastern Australia. “Utterly fantastic ... the world is round.” * After zipping twice to the high point, die pilots again firjtd the Agena, to which Gemini 11 is attached, to return to their original path, ranging from 180 to 190 miles high. At 7:49 a.m. (EST), as Gemini (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) By HARRY J. REED Managing Editor, The Pontiac Press Crisp new sculptured styling is the keynote for the 1967 Pontiac line previewed today by the nation’s auto writers at General Motors Technical Center eedBtoom-field Hills Country Club. Offered for the first time is a Grand Prix convertible and three new station wagons, all with simulated 'wood exterior paneling. “The ’67 models represent a bold new approach in auto styling, combined with many new engineering features designed to increase the safety, Comfort and convenience of driving,” according to Pontiac general manager John Z. DeLorean. CARS GO ON SALE SEPT. 29 Sweeping new roof lines on all two and fonr-door models, major design advancements in both front and rear entb. a P6u-tiac exclusive of recessed windshield wipers and exhaustive detail to. safety mark the new line. “By extensively following Pontiac’s continuous policy — A 5-year-old boy died Tuesday when he ran into the path of a moving car near his Birch Run Township home. He was Brian Hill. Driver of the car was not held, police said. Crisp New Sculptured Styling Is Shown In '67 Four-Door Bonneville Hardtop pending voter approval. Russia Orders the Expulsion of U.S. Diplomat BIRMINGHAM - The dj Commission has gone on as opposing a proposed shopping center at Adams and Big Beaver roads in Bloomfield Township. Objections to the development were expressed in a letter prepared by the commission at its Monday meeting and sent to the BIoomfteld Township Plan-ning Commission. The Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 3 on the rezoning ~of die "parcel from multiple fomily to business. The property is separated e city cial district to avoid undue inrecord terfereAce with public usev of the parking area or dedicated rights of way. The commission is also being asked to approve rezoning of land next to the city -hall from office to commercial. The request was recommended tor approval yesterday by the planning commission. Grand Trunk Railroad track. Immediately west of the site is Birmingham’s Manor Park Nature Preserve, whose supporters say would be destroyed if the site is allowed to be developed for a shopping center. RESIST ANNEXATION In addition to opposing the] In other action at last night’s meeting the- commission approved a request from Bloom- existing eight-inch sanitary sew-er on Parkmam Drive to serve pin' the' cfly boundary "bythe five -job-in Bloomfield Hills— Estates. > The township is to pay the entire cost of the extension. Students Walk Out at Bloomfield Hills rezonTng, IRe^comffilsslon has] . ■ noted, that it would resist any[ About 60 Bloomfield Hills attempt by the developer to an- The Three-Seat Executive Station Wagon With Simulated Wood Trim MOSCOW (UPI) - The Soviet Union today ordered the expulsion of Donald R. Lesh, 34, second—secretary of-the~-U-.gr Embassy in Moscow, presumably in retaliation for the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from the United> States on spy charges. The announcement by the of-| ficial Tass news agency saidj Lesh had been declared persona non grata for activities incompatible with his diplomatic status. it~said the-charge came from the Soviet Foreign Ministry which demanded Lesh’s expul-sion. Tass^gave no details but on Sept. 2 the United States charged Russian Embassy Third Secretary Valentin A. Revin, the embassy’s science officer, with espionage and ordered him out of the United 1 States. -Usually each country retaliates. Mayor. Is Cited by Commission In a rare move, the City Commission last night passed a resolution. commending one of its members for his election to a three-year term as trustee of the Michigan Municipal League. Mayor William H. Taylor Jr. was cited in the resolution for his dedication and untiring efforts.-------------- . (Continued From Page One) 11 raced above the Indian Ocean, Gordon opened his hatch and mounted two cameras for the star photography experiment. The Weather Full U.S. Weather Bureau Report PONTIAC AND VICINITY, - Mostly cloudy today with shoWers and thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler. Highs today 78 to 82. Lows tonight 48 to 54. Highs Thursday in the 60s.1 Winds south to southwest increasing to 10 to 20 miles today shifting to north to northeast 12 to 25 miles tonight. Friday’s outlook: Fair and cool. Precipitation probabilities, today 60 per cent, tonight 70 per cent, Thursday 10 per cent. hex tile property to the city should the rezoning fail to go through. Two years ago the City of Birmingham won a court fight to keep property immediately east of the proposed development from being changed from a multiple to business classifi-cation. . ._________■ 1 High School students walked out of . class this morning'in protest over a ruling against long hair and tight-fitting clothes. They presented a petition bearing 100 signatures to Schools Supt. Eugene L. Johnson questioning the administration’s right to dictate the manner of dress. BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The City Commission will hold a public, hearing Oct. 11 on an amendment to the zoning ordi-j nance and otr a request to re-J zone property next tQ the city hall. The amendment, if approved, | would require offstreet loading and .unloading in the commer-; Jonnson said the admimstra-tion feels the rules are reasonable and that they have the backing of the majority of parents. ' He said that out of a student body of 1,600, 60 students were .not a strong representation. He | suggested they present their grievances to the board of edu-I cation. The Big Seller is The Catalina Series, Shown Here In A Hardtop Coupe With Ventura Option Gemini Crew Is Flying High Overflow Crowd Hears of Plan (Continued From Page One) give the city about $200,000 more tax revenue annually for the 10-mill general fund. Taylor further pointed out that the shopping complex would have to meet with feder- clear, fill and grade the land and relocate utilities. Taubman, under the contract, proposes to lease the parking for $450,000 per year. The monies are to go toward retiring the bonds. As he whirled around the world for more than two hours, through two night-time and one daylight pass, he was relaxed and in good humor, exchanging quips withground stations, REPORTED LATER The r e.p o r t of the catnaps came alter he had beefi outside nearly two h ours. During the daylight period, his only as-signment was to c h a n g e the camera lenses. al and city regulations. He added that a meeting with urban renewal officials to have them scrutinize the proposed contract with Taubman was set for Friday. CITY’S OBLIGATION The city’s obligations under the proposed contract would begin with obtaining federal approval for the whole plan, which is expected to require an urban renewal plan change, said Taylor. The space stand activity was in deep contrast with yesterday’s space walk in which Gordon had to scramble hurriedly back to the cabin when the work load became too much for him, causing him to breathe and sweat heavily. Gordon completed his photography task and closed Ms hateh at 9:57 a.m., after a 2 hour and 8 minute stint outside. Under the Taubman proposal, the city’s annual debt payment would total an estimated $525,- ability to deliver,” Taylor said 000. Taubman has offered $696,000 for the land he needs for his actual buildings. The city would then finally accept the contract, organize a parking authority to acquire, construct and operate the required parking space, sell an estimated $8.9 million in revenue bonds for financing the city’s share of the cost, and sell the urban renewal land to Taubman for the shop-ping center. According to Taylor, the contract would provide that the city enter into' a° 40-year lease agreement with Taubman for the parking area, now set at 3,500 cars. In addition, the city At Mississippi Schools 300 Officers Protect Negroes WEATHER Rain and showers will stretch Northwest to the middle Gulf states tonight niddk Atlantic states. It win "e upper and central GRENADA, Miss. W — More barricades by 30 officers who 4hafr M0 state officers ~in-fttH escorted them the final two riot gear and with orders to crack down hard on troublemakers, sealed off newly desegregated schools here today and 83 Negro pupils inarched to class without challenge. A two-block area around the two formerly all-white, public schools was ringed with helmet-ed highway patrolmen and game and fish wardens. Only pupils, their parents and teachers were permitted through police lines. The 83 Negro pnpils, 37 of whom were elementary school age, marched one mile across town from the Bell Flower Church to the school complex. Highway patrol can accompanied them. They were met at the police blocks. The scene was In sharp contrast to the first two days of classes, when jeering white adults armed with ax handles and pieces of pipe attacked Negro boys and girls entering and leaving the schools. U.S. District Judge Claude F. Clayton, a former Army general, hurried from his home in Tupelo to his courtroom in Oxford last night to sign an order directing officials here to protect the Negroes. Aiid at the state capitol in Jackson, Gov. jPaul Johnson said the state intended to maintain law and order in this north Mississippi town of 8,000 persons — about half of them Negro. his projects in Grand Rapids, California, Ann Arbor and Roseville. The parking is to be free to the user. He said the proposed shopping center would create new land values so necessary to accomplish the goal of getting new businesses to locate downtovyi. PROVEN ABILITY’ Citing Taubman’s “prove: Since the parking area would extend from a point on the south where the east and west legs of Wide Track meet northward to Lawrence, the parking authority will have to acquire additional nonurban renewal property. ESTIMATED COST The estimated cost of tMs purchase is $4.6 million. Retirement of existing parking bonds is figured at $50,000, building demolition is estimated at $200,-000, parking lot construction at $1.2 million and grading and site preparation at $500,000. Utility relocation costs are figured at $900,000, while debt capitalization costs (payments made on bonds before the lease payments begin) are set at 8800,000, giving the estimated grand total of $8.98- that the developer, has the funds to back up bis intentions. Stating he was “very impressed,” Pontiac realtor Bruce J. Annett said the Taubman proposal right now represented the only real eolation offered for downtown. “The commission should be highly commended for taking the abuse that it has,” added’ Annett. “They deserve credit for waiting for . a good, sound proposal.” In reply to a question, Taubman said he could see no relation between Ms plan another plan unveiled earlier this week by the University of Detroit’s School of Architecture. COMMERCIAL PLAN The former Pontiac man said the specific task here commercial development, while high-rise apartments fell under general development* taubman added that the U. of D. plan appeared concerned Michigan Bishop Will Succeed Pike Relating the recent history that had brought the city to its I with the whole city, present point of considering a contract with Taubman, Taylor said many redevelopment proposals have been considered. He said that when the present City Commission took office 2 Vi years ago, general confusion reigned on Che redevelopment question. ’QUITE CLEAR’ “It was quite clear that getting some brick- and mortar going up was not particularly difficult, but it was also dear that the quality of that brick and mortar and the planning that werit behind it that was really significant,” explained Taylor. He added that Taubman represented the “broad gauge, nationally known developer (necessary) to bring together all of the important elements for a major rejove- Tbe mayor pointed out to the luncheon audience that Taubman was well-known through Simms, 98 N. Saginaw St. Hard-to-Get ’SWINGER’ CAMERAS-now at SIMMS No Waiting—Take It Home Note! POLAROID SWINGER Camera and Flash This is the amazing camera that talks to you—says 'Yes' when the exposure is perfect. And you get black V white pictures irf 10 seconds. 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