T G Upport a FOUR ALARM FIRE W3S Fought by Firemen at the Star I Grosse Pointers Will Go to Furniture Co
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All the News of All the Pointes Every Thursday Morning rosse ews Complete Netvs Coverage of All the Pointes Home of the News VOL. 25-NO. 35 Entered as SecondClass Matter at $5,00 Per Year the Post Office at Detroit, Mich. GROSSE POINTE. MICHIGAN, AUGUST 27, 1964 10cPerCopy 36 Pages-Two Sections-Section ! • Downpour Fails to Put Damper on Young Appetites IConstitution, IIEADLINES City's Three Bond INew Districts of the "~EEK Alter Races As Compiled by the Issues Cont'inue Something for Everybody Grosse Pointe News · S in Tuesday's Primary As Grosse Pointers Face O a' ln Wide Range of Choices Wednesday. August 19 T G upport A FOUR ALARM FIRE W3S fought by firemen at the Star I Grosse Pointers will go to Furniture Co. warehouse early Proposals Seen As Solid Investment in City's Future; I the polls Tuesday, Septem- this evening on the west side Would Help Property Values be~ 1, to face one of the of Detroit, Flames could be seen for miles during the 45 Although taxes in the City will go up markedly if most Lewildering assort- mInutes tl1at it took firemen to three pending bond issues are all passed on the Sep- ment of cho~ces in years. 'I d.t 1 The new State Constitution, get the blaze under control. The tember 1 ballot, the counel an Cl y manager are p ug- which ruled out the spring pri- building was reduced to rubble. ging the three measures as a solid investment in the mary; the new apportionmf'nt causing damage in excess of City's future. formula, which changed the $50.000, Value of the contents T>----~--~--~--- Each of the three measures, I sewers that should have been boundaries of legislative and has not been determined. they insist. will mean greater It improved years ago, Cantwell congressional districts; a sena- * • * convenience-and higher prop- said. torial race; selections of judges THF, HOUSE OF REPRE- erty values - in the years to The need for better sewers fer the new Court of Appeals; SE!\'TATIVES passed a bill to- come, was testified to by officials of a Wayne County tax increase day that would strip the Fed- The three bond issues, which the Michigan State Board of proposal of one mill (a dollar eral Judiciary of its right to will appear on paper ballots in (Continued on Page 4) per thousand dollars of state rule over state apportionment. the City's voting booths next ~_~_"___ equalized assessed valuation) The bill will go to the Senate where it is expected t(' be talked Tuesday. are: C TE7 -d and local proposals all add up • A request for ~unds total~, ount"'''-,..,. f, e to keeping voteI'S and election to death or die quietly. ing about 1.32 millIon for eX-I .J officials busy. UAW PRESIDENT'" '" '" WALTER pansion of the City's storm and T I In the Republican primary, REUTHER said during a speech sanitary seWE'rsystem, This will ax ncrease which has more races and more today that union officials will mean an increase in taxes of candidates, Grosse Pointers will ;elect h primary target soon about $3,25 a yea,r per $1,000 IOn the Ballot find three ~eople running for from among the Big Three of assessed valuatiOn over the the nominatiOn for the Senate audio-visual materials. oppor. next 20 years, seat now held by Philip Hart, automakers, He said that he an. • A $200.000 package to pro~ B d C II Approval: four, me,n campai~ning for the ticipates round.the-clock bar- vide funds for additions to the 0 man a S nomInatIon to Congress from gaining once the tdrget has City's recreation area by the Essential to Avoid Break- the new and vastly changed been picked, Chrysler president purchase of six acres of land down in Services 14th District. and t\\lO cam- adjacent to the Neighborhood paigning for the gubernatorial Lynn Townsend announced to- -~- . I'" day plans for Chrysler to spend Rain or no, the 3,000 Pointe youngsters who Metropolitan Club Photo Club. This amounts to 49 cents Alonp' with everythin'l I nommauon. in extra taxes a "ear per $1.000.... b I Head to Head more than 11 billion on expan- attended the Grosse Pointe Metropolitan Annual Field given a favor as he entered the field, a balloon, a skip J else to be voted on on Tues- - -, , sion of plants and factories dur- Day at the Neighborhood Club field on Saturday, rope, or what have you. After four hours of fun, assessment. d~ .11b 't 1 be1e 1 In the DemocratIc primary, ing the next thrpe years. • A $100,000 request fOI a.y WI e one ~ ~m a 4 ( chief interest will center on • • August 22, were hungry. The above picture is a games, rides and watching funny clowns, the young funds to pay for a new ~epart- County ~r~p~sIhon. ~o,.1. the head-to-head contest for the • sample, The kids consumed Irore than 6,500 hot dogs, guests cleaned up the field, leaving it cleaner than ment of Public Works garage Though mdIvIdual CItIes, m. 14th D i s t r i c t congressional Thursday. August 20 drank gallons of soft drinks, and made ice cream and when they first arrived. Joseph Van Coppenolle, 19655 which is now near completion eluding Grosse Pointe City, nomination bet.ween incumbent STATE :\IEDITATION CHAIR- . 1 d' l"ke r;;agic Each boy and girl was Woodmont, Harper Woods, won the 1964 Mustang. MANMaloomb~~lls~d~day .popmc~ Isappear 1 ~ ._~~~ __ ~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~ __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on a site behind the Cit.y offices will have their own proposi- Rep, Harold Ryan :md incum- that direct meditation efforts in Maumee road near St, Clair tions, this is the only '\bent Rep. Lucien Nedzi. plus I - avenue. City taxes will go up county-wide proposal. .Jose1.'~A, ~ewandowski, former 25 cents per $1,000 assessment "I mumcIPal Judge of Hamtramck, ;;:~a;e~~7:ee~a~~e ~Ub~iS~~~~ Motorcyclist Murder Charge Is Dismissed; Full Slates if this measure is passed. It calls for the collechon of as a third man in the field, The total lncrease in taxes, an additional dollar of tax for There are no congressional ~~~o~ei~W~e~:~~~ni~e~~:t~~~ Eludes Police rreacher Discusses High Cost Of Legislative, according to best estimates, is each $1,'100 of state asse,>sed I primary races in the 12th Pis- will be held in a downtown $3.99 per $1,000 assessment, valuation in the county, For a: trict. which includes only that over a period of 20 years, house assessed at 10,000, that i small portion of the Shores in ~~:;~ ~~~~~~~h R~~~:y ~~~ i In Wild Chase Of Citizen's 'Respollsihility' County Fights This estimate could possibly means a tax incr~a~e o~ $101 Macomb County. Incumbent urged sides to meet again. The __~~~~ _ go higher if the forthcoming yearly. The propOSItIOn, If ap- I James G, O'H:Ire of Utica is un- last bargaining talks broke off William Jones, Cleared in Higgins lake Incident, Says bids for the sewer projects run proved, will remain in effect i opposed on the Democratic Pointes Divided Among on August ~ with no apparent Ignores Stop Signs, Red He did '-Nhat Had to Be Done, as a Christian and higher than expected. for five years. I slate, and the Republican is progress. ••• Lights and Road Blocks as a Teacher Three State Senate and City Manager John M. Cant~ According to the terms of the IRobert G, Powell of East De- Legislature Districts, well assured residents at the proposal. all proceeds will be /'troit. THE UNITED AUTO WORK- in Successful Escape August 17 "open hearing" on used "to help meet the rising Rep. Ryan and Nedzi are ERS today gave the Big Three By Robert Wells Each With a Full House the bond issues that the total cost of county s~rvices, main~ i runnin~ against each o.ther be- -Ford. Chrysler and General An unknown motorcyclist I'The law is a wonderful thing. It protects the of Candidates in-crease will be kept below $5 tain hospitalizatIon for the i caus~" In 1the ,reapp~rtI?nment. Motors-a second chance to eluded police of five 'com- innocent as well as punishes the guilty." and "just as close to our lowest' medically indigent, help fur-, Nedz~s o.d FIrst DIstrIct and come up willh an acceptable of. munities in a 90-mile chase The man who spoke these words last week, Wil.liam The Pointes' new crazy.quilt ' t .bl " . nish medical care of the aged I Ryan s old 14th were largely of districts for both houses l)f estIma es as pOSSl e, , '. f£Orbefore it selects a "target" H. Jones of Nottingham road, spoke after a pamful The need for new sewer poor, help care for and tram I combmeo. " , , company and sets a strike date. through Poi_nte and Harper month that included three days in J.ail, many hours of the State Legislature, created as . t b t juveniles under cc:mty carE',I The new distrIct taKes In l"AW P 'd nt Walter Rnuth W()ods s t r e e t s Thursday a result of the new Constitution eqUlpm:n th ecorones aPdPar~n help provide treatment for the I northeast Detroit. Hamtramck, , reSI e '- 1- thought, two days in court, and, finally, complete dis- every tIme ere IS a goo raIn- "'IT ad d th G er announced that the unIOn's morning, August 20.