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Vol. XXXII, No.6 An ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER Institution February 5, 1980 Hartsfield Expanding BY KATRINA O. JONES Panther Staff Writer The construction sight of Hartsfield International Airport Midfield. Photo by Jerome Gwinn WCLK Expects Power Boost Atlanta’s $400 million dollar airport expansion program is on schedule and still within the budget for its September, 1980 opening. Hartsfield International Airport Midfield terminal pro ject will make the airport the largest in the world. “An advantage of the new terminal is that it will eliminate the long taxi dis tance of the aircrafts,” said the project coordinator of the new terminal. Melvin McCray also the ad ministrative assistant to the Director of Airport Planning and development said the new terminal may provide jobs for 32,()()() people with an average income of $22,000 each. The official title of the pro ject is the Central Passenger Terminal complex and it in volves the construction of a complete new passenger facility between the airport’s two longest parallel runways. The new terminal is designed to accommodate an additional 5.2 million passengers a year, the Hartsfield runways were originally built to handle only 16.5 million passengers a year. Last year 36.5 million passengers were handled at Harstfield and there were a total of 496,000 thousand scheduled airline flights. The original airport con sisted of three parallel east- west runways capable of simultaneous operations and all terminal facilities are located on the north side of these runways. The new terminal is located at the west end of the field and includes two landside buildings and a separate build- ing for international operations. The new terminal buildings are connected by underground people-movers to four parallel airside concourse. “The entire success of the project depends on the success of moving the people to where they need to go,” McRay said. “We are using fifth generation equipment from Westinghouse so we have every confidence that everyth ing will go as planned,” said McCray. The Westinghouse people- movers will operate in an underground system that will join with the landscape terminal building. An average daily volume if 200,000 people will be transported in six-two- car trains toperating on a 1.1 mile long track. The four concourses which are used for loading and unloading will have a total of 104 gates - 26 gates each - and there will also be six additional gates in the separate international concourse being built between the landside terminals and the first internal concourse. The concourse is a two-story structure with 215,000 square feet on each level and will serve 26 - LlOll’s or 34 Boeing 747’s and D-C9’s or a com bination of both. The building has a total of 21,000 cubic yards of concrete and about 160 miles of wire. The building is enormous and cont. on page 12 With the Atlanta City Coun cil presidential election less than one week away, can didates seeking this pres tigious office convened at Clark College recently to dis cuss key issues vital to their campaign. All six candidates concurred that Atlanta’s rising crime rate and the city’s lack of effec tive leadership calls for immediate attention, as they vowed to meet the challenge once elected. Although each of the can didates presented legitimate campaign issues, political WCLK, Clark College’s FM radio station, is anticipating a power increase this year. The Federal Com munications Commission (FCC) has awarded permis sion to start construction of the new facilities needed for the power boost. It is a matter of time before the station will produce 25,000 watts instead observers feel Atlanta City Councilman Marvin Arrington, former Atlanta City Solicitor Mary Welcome and Fulton County Com missioner Michael Lomax are the front-runners in this race. Other candidates include: businessman John Thompson, real estate broker Harold Williams, and former correc tions officer Johnny Williams. The forum began with each candidate presenting a five minute synopsis of their plat form, followed by questions from students and concerned citizens. BY BRENDA J. GATES Panther Staff Writer of the usual 54 watts presently being used. This means WCLK can be picked up in a 14-mile radius. Any one within Interstate 285 will be able to pick it up. The station was designed as another component to the Mass Communications department training unit. Ac cording to Terry Cobb, station Lomax, the smooth-talking 32-year-old county com missioner who apologized for his brief appearance due to “two other engagements,” said he feels he is the most qualified man for the job. “I believe I can get the job done,” he said, “You’re not electing someone to win a popularity contest, you’re elec ting a council president.” Lomax’ w ^° the r °l e °* council president is the “second most important job in cont. on page 4 crease is expected to cost more than $200,000 for new facilities and new equipment. Ms. Cobb said she has sub mitted a proposal to the National Telecommunications Information Assistance (NTIA) to request funds for the equipment needed. Also, funds will be needed for the renovation of room 331, McPheeters Dennis. This room is located beside the radio station and is the most logical space to be used. The renovation will bring a production studio that resem bles the one WCLK already has. It will have two rooms separated by a sound proof window and two other offices to the side. Ms. Cobb said the offices they have now are overcrowded and new facilities have long been needed. She said one member on the staff does not have an office at all. WCLK went on the air April 1973 and this year there will be a week-long series of events celebrating its seventh an niversary. Culminating the ac tivities will be an awards ban quet and installation of Iota Beta Sigma officers on April 11 of this year. Iota Beta Sigma is cont. on page 12 manager of WCLK, the in- Candidates Discuss Issues BY MICHAEL H. COTTMAN Panther News Editor