La Fortune Renovation to Begin Next Summer by Peggy Mcguire Money” for the Remodeling
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La Fortune renovation to begin next summer by Peggy McGuire money” for the remodeling. At completed” by the proposed dead restaurant would “ expand the nazz Staff Reporter the physically disable are included this point, the exact dollar figure of line next summer. idea,” Paczesny statd. in the plans. the contribution is uncertain, but Included on the first floor would extensive renovation of LaFortune The idea is “to make LaFortune Joe Gill, executive co-ordinator Murphy stated it will “probably be be a deli/grocery and kitchen for Student Government, ex Student Center, including the addi more than $100,000. more of a natural place for students facilities. A banquet room, avail to come to,” Paczesny stated. pressed his satisfaction with the tion of a pub/coffeehouse serving The present plans stem from a able to groups on a reservation tentative plans. “ From what I’ve alcoholic beverages to legal-aged By converting some of the large basis, would be located just off the' proposal which former Student open areas into smaller spaces seen, the plans look terrific,” he customers, a banquet room avail Body President Mike Gassman kitchen. said. “I think it represents a able to student groups, and several which would be more conducive to The second floor would home presented to Paczesny and Thomas student gatherings, LaFortune recognition of the social space small shops, should begin some J. Mason, vice president for Busi several small shops. A plant store, problem by the university.” time next summer, according to could attract a larger percentage of a tobacco and news shop, and ness Affairs last spring. The the student body, he added. “ The administration is showing Bro. Just Paczesny, vice-president Student Government committee check-cashing facilities are some of that they plan to take action to The plans call for renovation on for Student Affairs. submitted their ideas to the Trus the tentative ideas, Paczesny re correct this problem, and that’s each floor. Outlined for the ground The announcement came after tees’ committee last April. Archi vealed. great,” he added. the positive response to tentative tect Richard Ballene, a Notre Dame floor is an open space set off by a Interspersing desks and chairs architectural plans by the Univers fireplace as well as a pub/restaur throughout the building should LaFortune, a former science graduate, drew up the present building, became a student center ity Board of Trustees’ Student plans over the summer. ant. “create a clean, well-lighted place Affairs Committee at their Oct. 21 Two separate entrances to the where students could go,” he in 1953. The late Joseph A. meeting. Engineers must now finalize pub would permit the differentia added. LaFortune, then member of the James E. Murphy, assistant plans and tabulate construction tion between legal and non-legal- Paczesny emphasized that a Associate Board of Lay Trustees vice-president for Public Relations estimates which meet the approval aged customers. Alcoholic bever major concern is to “ make the and vice president of the Warren and Development, said the James of the Board of Trustees and the ages could then be served to center easily accessible by the Petroleum Company, funded the A. LaFortune family has agreed to LaFortune family. Paczesny is students over 21. A stage handicapped students.” Installa conversion of the structure from a provide a "substantial amount of “ hopeful that all plans will be common to both sides of the tion of ramps and hand rails to aid classroom to a social facility. #The Observer an independent student newspaper serving not re dame and st. mary's L Vol. XII, No. 44 Tuesday, November 8, 1977 Famous UFO sightin I t <r ■ by Marian Ulicny two objects clocked at 7,000 mph on them by creatures with grayish- Senior Staff Reporter above the capital were seen by blue skin and yellowish, cat-like “ I thoroughly believe that in thousands,” McClelland comment eyes. They had nostril slits and God’s great universe we’re not the ed. “ If there would have been a holes in the ear positions. McClel I only intellingent beings that ex warlike attitude on the part of these land displayed a reconstructed ist,” Clark C. McClelland, former craft, Pearl Harbor could have been model of such a creature’s head, director of the National Investiga a fairy tale in comparison.” created from the Hill’s descrip tions Committee on Aerial Phe “I think we were being given a tions. nomena, told an audience that little hint: that they were around, After her examination, Mrs. Hill packed the library auditorium last they were observing us, and there was taken into the UFO captain’s night. was nothing we could do about it,” room and show a three dimensional ■ -A,:-" Showing slides of UFO sightings he added. map of a star field. The captain told through time, McClelland dis Contact with unexplained air her that her galaxy and the sun cussed the implications of unidenti craft has been reported by world were located on the map. He also fied objects included among animal wide sources, according to McClel gave her a book made of a plastic paintings fashioned by Cro-Mag land. Two Finnish skiers suffered substance to use as evidence of her non men 40,000 years ago. Discs, deteriorating physical stamina af stay on the craft. She recalled that circles, and cigar-shaped forms, ter encountering a hovering disc’s he took it back after his crew , V some with dotted lines indicating light rays in a forest. A motorist in members expressed displeasure at - - % S ; ’ movement and extensions similar Avignon, France experienced semi the action. to boarding ladders “just don’t paralysis when his car was tempor According to McClelland, New fit,” according to McClelland. arily immobilized by a hovering Hampshire Air Force officials later He continued by reading a disc-shaped object carrying two admitted that their radar had deciphered section of hieroglyphics occupants in white coveralls and picked up the craft and followed it dating from the time of Thutmos dome-shaped helmets. until it disappeared below the III, 1,500 B.C., in which scribes The “most astounding case in horizon. Two hours later, the craft Clark C. McClelland lectured to an overflow Library Auditorium described “a circle of fire coming UFO history” happened in New was sighted in the same area as it crowd last night about some of the more infamous UFOP in the sky.” Creatures with foul Hampshire on Sept, 19,1961, when left the earth’s atmosphere. “This sightings of recent years. [Photo by Julie Palafox.] breath and no voices were recorded Betty and Barney Hill were driving coincided with the exact time frame as speaking with the king, disap along State Road 3 through the that the Hils described,” McClel pearing “ with the sound of thunder White Mountains area, McClelland land emphasized. SMC Student Assembly and lightning.” There is no other stated. The couple reported notic Mrs. Hill drew a replica of the explanation than that of an alien- ing a bright light in the sky, and star map under hypnosis, showing Hill got out of the car to investi a series of stars on “exploration considers parietal changes landed craft,” according to MClel- the Student Affairs Commission for gate. He became frightened when routes” and a double star system, by Maria Frigyesl land. discussion and approval, the final the object flew over the car, and he supposedly the craft’s “home During WWII, many pilots re approval will be made by the base.” After computer analysis, ported large discs or globes flying could see creatures inside the St. Mary’s Student Assembly Student Affairs Council, chaired by the double star system was later alongside their planes, McClelland aircraft. He jumped back into the discussed the major points of the Dr. John Duggan, College Presi car and continued driving along the identified as the Zeta 1 and Zeta 2 stated. Most were explained by the parietals proposed at last night’s dent, who has the final vote. A Reticular located 37 light years of government as a development oi intended route home, until he “felt meeting in Regina Hall basement. target date for the proposal of compelled to take a right turn onto 220 trillion miles from earth. German aviation. “However, con The proposal, as submitted to second semester is expected. “ The strange thing is that, until sider the fact that there was a war a side road,” McClelland ex the assembly was read by Mary The Assembly also deliberated 1971, we didn’t know that the Zeta in progress with worldwide propor plained. Further along on the road, Rukavina, Student Body President. on the allocation of funds to student the couple’s car was forced to a halt Reticular was a double star sys tions. If the earth was in the It calls for an extension of weekend clubs. The International Student by creatures blocking the road. tem,” McClelland remarked. “In situation of potential destruction,m parietals from 12 to 2 a.m. Safety Association was refused a request By thought transference, the addition, three stars Betty Hill wouldn’t this draw attention from and convenience factors resulting for $300 due to a lack of a complete creatures told the Hills to get out included in her map weren’t dis all parts of the galaxy?” he asked. from the parietals extension were outline of their objectives and of the car and accompany them to a covered by astronomers until 1973. McClelland described numerous discussed. goals. They were allocated $50 to landed spacecraft. They assured Remember, she had this experi UFO sightings of the 1940’s and The 2 a.m.