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The three other teens, juniors could not be determined Saturday to High, died early Saturday morning Westland. A Florida Highway Patrol spokes­ Dean Vendal and Tad Dennis and "They were two fine boys, and which medical facility Shea was tak­ while on their Easter break In Flori­ woman said the car was speeding senior John Moldovan, were sched­ en. da after being struck by a hit-and- both were excellent athletes," said and was being driven recklessly. uled to fly back to Livonia Saturday. Joanne Goode, Franklin assistant Funeral arrangements for both' run driver who apparently had been Florida police said the car drove All three are members of the Frank­ boys are being handled by the Grif­ Irinklng. principal. "Everybody is shocked away after the two students were lin football team. and saddened." fin Funeral Home. Shea's funeral run over. Using information supplied "They told me they were crossing will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St Ber- Members of the basketball and A 31-YEAR-OLD Altamonte by witnesses, Florida police arrested the road to get to the entrance of an nardine of Siena Church in Westland. football teams as well as the Frank­ Springs, Fla., man has been charged Francisco Canales at 5:80 a.m. Sat­ amusement park," said Franklin Aiiard's funeral will be 10 a.ra, lin student body were shocked Satur­ with two counts of manslaughter urday. football coach Armand Vigna. "They Thursday at St. Robert Bellarmine day to learri of the deaths of John while driving under the influence of thought they had plenty of time. One in Redford Township. Shea, tri-captain of the basketball alcohol in the deaths of Shea and Al­ . IN ADDITION to manslaughter of the boys said he had just gotten team, and Craig Allard, co-captain lard while drinking and driving, Canales out of the way when they saw the car Please turn to Page 2 concerns By C. L. Rusenstein we get together — alternative hous­ staff writer ing for prisoners, "said David Par­ ker, Redford's police chief. Crowded conditions in the Wayne Parker's problem ]a that the Red- County Jail are a continuing concern ford jail Is just a lock-up. for area police chiefs. Lock-ups are temporary "holding The ways suburban police depart­ facilities for suspects until they can ments handle the problem were out­ be arraigned. A prisoner who has to lined in interviews with top police be held until the trial date has to be officials. transferred to a jail with exercise Executive Lt Michael Frayer of and medical facilities, like Wayne Westland said prisoners who've been County's. ; tried and sentenced are. sent to northern county jails when. Wayne WAYNECOUNTY jall.Parker said, County can't accept them. won't even take suspects in mis- Female prisoners are a special - -jtemeanor crimes.- • -v:;. problem for all local jails, Frayer. "It's getting so that sometimes said, because there are no provisions they won't take felonies. We have - ART EMANUELE/iUrtf photogrtphw for them in local lock-ups. people in our. jail here who are fel­ Frayer said sending these prison­ ons, and we can't keep them more ers to other counties is a matter of than 72 hours." economics as well A lot of judges are doing that be­ "We're charged for every day the cause of "cramped" conditions in the Seeing red county holds these people," Frayer jail, Parker said. said. This is intimidating to crime vic­ John Glenn High School principal James sistant principal Larry Wood said the dona­ tims, Parker said. Myers ((eft) and student Rusty Hanorta tions were higher than last year's 183 pints. WHEN SUBURBAN police offi­ Though Livonia has no problems helped the-school donate 192 pints of blood The school activity was a community service cials convene, the problem'of crowd­ with that, they do have a problem mm Wednesday during a Red Cross-sponsored project, he said. ed jail or lockup space is a major with sending prisoners to the Wayne LUCKY? blood drive. Rusty recruited 24 donors. As- topic of discussion. » "It's all the chiefs talk about when i Please turn to Page.2.. Study on Eloise site use under way By Tedd Schneider He said consultants are scheduled to meet THE STUDY was to cost 176,000, paid for Westland has been trying for years to at­ staff writer with Westland officials Wednesday, April 5, to with a combination of private and public funds tract major developers to the site, one of the brief them on the project and a $25,000 state grant. It has been scaled last large pieces of.available land In the area. The long-awaited feasibility study for future The study, which will take into account back to $85,000, Schroeder said. development of Eloise, the former county hos­ property In several communities surrounding An Eloise Task Force was formed in 1986 by pital site at Michigan Avenue and Merriman, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, was commis­ "We lost one of our private contributors and members of the city's Economic Development is under way. ' sioned last spring by city officials In Westland, (Wayne) county had to kick in some money," Advisory Council. In 1987, the task force de­ The Arthur D. Little Co.', a Cambridge, Wayne, Inkster, Romulus and Taylor. Schroeder said. cided to link development efforts to the ongo­ Mass., consulting firm, has been collecting Canton Township, Huron Township and Van Schroeder said he expected the study to be ing expansion of the airport. preliminary data for the last week, said Tim Buren Township are "non-paying" supporters complete by July. It will give Westland offi­ Schroeder, the dtyV economic development of the project, according to Schroeder. cials a better idea of how to market the 200- The Eloise site is also under consideration director. "They've been talking to people at The contract with the consultants was acre Eloise site to attract commercial or In­ by county officials as a possible location for a other airports around the country to get a feel signed last month, Schroeder said. He said dustrial development, he said. "'".'•'"• medium-security prison. A millage to pay for for what kind of development surrounds those money problems contributed to the delay in "The idea is to capitalize on the site's prox­ constructron of the jail was approved last year facilities/'Schroeder said. getting the project off the ground. imity to the airport," Schroeder said. by county voters. Her goal: more local T|/ shows By Leonard Poser hits tangle for editor • Westland's cable TV viewers may see more programs on local personalities and talk shows on community top­ ics. _ .•' Those are two goals of Nancy Meledosian, recently romoted to ConUntental Cablevisloo's program dlrec- By Leonard Poser R>r for Westland and Dearborn Heights. staff writer Meledosian, St, replaces Tom Pry, who resigned sev­ eral mopths ago. Westland and Garden City hockey players were The new director will be In charge of local program­ scheduled to leave for exhibition games in Finland and ming, which are shows originated by the Continental the Soviet Union this afternoon despite questions over staff, and public access, which has local residents and how the trip was presented to community leaders in groups trained In now to use cable TV equipment and January. ; • producing their own programs. The Stingers, coach Bob Valerl, players' paresis and "I plan to focus heavily on local community program­ several Westlaijd public officials were to fly to New ming," said Meledosian, who was previously Conttnen- York City and then to Helsinki, Finland, for the first of tal's access coordinator. a series of games, most of which will be In the Soviet Union. ..•'..' • • v- "VIEWERS WILL see more diverse programming — The trip climaxes two months of efforts to raise most programming you don't see on the networks." . of the $28,000 needed for the trip. The new program director said that new focus will mean more shows on local personalities, more local But a last-minute dispute surfaced Thursday after* sports, both live and prerecorded, and the start of a new noon OQ how toe trip was presented to Westland city talk show, "City Windows," which will concentrate on of flcials and community leaders. local topics and Issues. Center of the controversy was the coach, Valerl, "Maybe we'll jan up and change the look oa Channel whom the Observer was unable to contact A St Clair H, the local origination channel," she said. V. Shores resident, he has an unlisted telephone number, / The new director will have a staff of eight, with two Westland Mayor Charles Griffin decided Friday after vacancies to be filled sooo.