Hartsfield Expanding BY KATRINA O. JONES Panther Staff Writer Atlanta’s $400 million dollar “We are using fifth airport expansion program is generation equipment from on schedule and still within Westinghouse so we have the budget for its September, every confidence that everyth­ 1980 opening. ing will go as planned,” said Hartsfield International McCray. Airport Midfield terminal pro­ The Westinghouse people­ ject will make the airport the movers will operate in an largest in the world. underground system that will “An advantage of the new join with the landscape terminal is that it will terminal building. An average eliminate the long taxi dis­ daily volume if 200,000 people tance of the aircrafts,” said the will be transported in six-two- project coordinator of the new car trains loperating on a 1.1 terminal. mile long track. Melvin McCray also the ad­ The four concourses which, The construction sight of Hartsfield International Airport Midfield. ministrative assistant to the are used for loading and Photo by Jerome Gwinn Director of Airport Planning unloading will have a total of and development said the new 104 gates - 26 gates each - and terminal may provide jobs for there will also be six additional 32,000 people with an average gates in the separate WCLK Expects Power Boost income of $22,000 each. international concourse being The official title of the pro­ built between the landside BY BRENDA J. GATES ject is the Central Passenger terminals and the first Panther Staff Writer Terminal complex and it in­ internal concourse. of the usual 54 watts presently crease is expected to cost more volves the construction of a The concourse is a two-story WCLK, Clark College’s EM radio station, is anticipating a being used. than $200,000 for new facilities complete new passenger structure with 215,000 square This means WCLK can be and new equipment. facility between the airport’s feet on each level and will power increase this year. The Federal Com­ picked up in a 14-mile radius. Ms. Cobb said she has sub­ two longest parallel runways. serve 26 - LlOll’s or 34 Boeing Any one within Interstate 285 mitted a proposal to the The new terminal is 747’s and D-C9’s or a com­ munications Commission (FCC) has awarded permis­ will be able to pick it up. National Telecommunications designed to accommodate an bination of both. sion to start construction of the The station was designed as Information Assistance additional 5.2 million The building has a total of new facilities needed for the another component to the (NTIA) to request funds for the passengers a year, the 21,000 cubic yards of concrete power boost. It is a matter of Mass Communications equipment needed. Also, funds Hartsfield runways were and about 160 miles of wire. time before the station will department training unit. Ac­ will be needed for the originally built to handle only The building is enormous and produce 25,000 watts instead cording to Terry Cobb, station renovation of room 331, 16.5 million passengers a year. McPheeters Dennis. cont. on page 12 manager of WCLK, the in­ Last year 36.5 million This room is located beside passengers were handled at the radio station and is the Harstfield and there were a most logical space to be used. total of 496,000 thousand Candidates Discuss Issues The renovation will bring a scheduled airline flights. production studio that resem­ The original airport con­ BY MICHAEL H. COTTMAN bles the one WCLK already sisted of three parallel east­ Panther News Editor has. west runways capable of It will have two rooms simultaneous operations and With the Atlanta City Coun­ observers feel Atlanta City Lomax, the smooth-talking separated by a sound proof all terminal facilities are cil presidential election less Councilman Marvin 32-year-old county com­ window and two other offices located on the north side of than one week away, can­ Arrington, former Atlanta missioner who apologized for to the side. Ms. Cobb said the these runways. didates seeking this pres­ City Solicitor Mary Welcome his brief appearance due to offices they have now are The new terminal is located tigious office convened at and Fulton County Com­ “two other engagements,” said overcrowded and new facilities at the west end of the field and Clark College recently to dis­ missioner Michael Lomax are he feels he is the most qualified have long been needed. She includes two landside cuss key issues vital to their the front-runners in this race. man for the job. said one member on the staff buildings and a separate build- campaign. Other candidates include: “I believe I can get the job does not have an office at all. ing for international All six candidates concurred businessman John Thompson, done,” he said, “You’re not WCLK went on the air April operations. that Atlanta’s rising crime real estate broker Harold electing someone to win a 1973 and this year there will be The new terminal buildings rate and the city’s lack of effec­ Williams, and former correc­ popularity contest, you’re elec­ a week-long series of events are connected by underground tive leadership calls for tions officer Johnny Williams. ting a council president.” celebrating its seventh an­ people-movers to four parallel immediate attention, as they The forum began with each Lomax > w^° sa’d t^ie ro^e 01 niversary. Culminating the ac­ airside concourse. vowed to meet the challenge candidate presenting a five council president is the tivities will be an awards ban­ “second most important job in “The entire success of the once elected. minute synopsis of their plat­ quet and installation of Iota project depends on the success Although each of the can­ form, followed by questions Beta Sigma officers on April 11 of moving the people to where didates presented legitimate from students and concerned cont. on page 4 of this year. Iota Beta Sigma is they need to go,” McRay said. campaign issues, political citizens. cont. on page 12 Page 2 The Panther February 5, 1980 EDITORIAL COMMENT... Life In Spain The First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people... Every year for 5 weeks of the Once or twice a week a group summer, a program is offered was scheduled to visit such his­ Where to students in the U.S. and torical places as Valle de los Canada to travel and study in Caidos, El Escorial, Segovia, ERA Denounced Spain. Last summer, 100 Avila, Toledo, Museo del Do We students from 25 states, Prado, Palacio Real etc. Students found that they In Georgia Canada and Puerto Rico departed from Kennedy had also more than enough Go From Here? Airport in New York and flew time to do, see and learn what­ to Madrid. ever they chose. BY LILLIE M. LEWIS The group was then bussed As part of the program, a trip Panther Editor years depending on the issue. was taken to Southern Spain, In 1975, the ERA to the campus of the Ciudad Uni versitaria of Madrid where visiting famous cities as Amendment failed in the Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada, Despite the prolonged ' Senate by a 33-22 vote, and they lived and attended BY MARCIA E. JONES Malaga, and two days were heated debate over the Equal classes. The living quarters was killed in 1974 by a House Panther Editor spent in the beautiful Rights Amendment (ERA), it vote of 104 - 70. consisted of one room per student. Each class met five Torremolinos Beach. was still defeated in the Five years later, the ERA is Plans are already in Georgia Senate last week. finally axed by the Georgia Attention! At Ease! These days a week and courses ranged from Elementary progress for the 16th Summer Most of the ERA supporters, Legislature. Georgia women familiar words characterize School Program in Spain 1980. such as, the National face it, it may be another 10 drill exercises in the army or Spanish to Literature and Culture. Students toured La Students may earn 9 quarter Organization for Women years before the ERA even other branches of the service. college credits. blamed President Carter for reaches the floor again, if then. Many times, we tend to laugh Mancha for two days, visiting all the interesting places All persons interested failing to influence the Think about it women, at military comedies shown on should write to Dr. Georgia State Legislature to although the ERA was television such as “Gomer related to Cervantes and Don Quixote. Sixty students made Doreste, Augustana approve the ERA during his defeated in the state of Pyle,” “Hogan Heroes” or College, Rock Island, Ill. a four day tour to Santiago de tenure in the White House. Georgia, if the draft is actually “MASH.” Well fellow 61201 as soon as possible. Compostela and Leon. It was not President Carter’s reinstituted in the U.S. you will classmates our laughing days SDace is verv limited. fault because the Georgia vote have to enlist, and go through may be over because reality is came a few hours before the basic training. beginning to create a gloomy first presidential preference Although many women were picture for us all. contest of ratifying the ERA. for the ratification of the ERA Korean War and the Vietnam about the women? Regis­ Rep. Cathy Steinberg (D- Amendment, think of it this According to President War. Now it appears DeKalb) complained to the way, you haven’t really lost Carter in his Jan.