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San Diego: Lindbergh Field, 1962-1971

 File — Box: 314, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7

Scope and Contents

Corresp., newsclippings & telegrams indicating concern for the safety & the capacity of Lindbergh Field to serve jumbo jets. Examples are: Letter of Eugene M. Wilmarth to F.A.A. (1/17/71) re/ “the noise over my chosen retirement home is now unbearable” & Wilmarth to Sec. of Navy (11/4/69) re/ “discourage and refuse Marine Corps land for” Lindbergh Field; constituent corresp. & Congressman Wilson’s replies (12/69) re/ San Diego is now “an airport with a surrounding city....plagued by filth, fuel oil and debris from the sky;” letter of Mrs. Helene C. Schneider to Edward J. Sheridan (The Pentagon), Nov.19, 1969 re/ “I urge relocation of Lindbergh Field....The present site is obsolete;” corresp. of Mr. P. Richards & Congressman Wilson’s reply (with Mr. Richard’s critical notations) & copy of newsclipping San Diego Union (July-Aug. 1969) re/ public safety, airport & bigger jets; corresp. of Fred R. Hesser to Asst. Sec. of Navy (11/7/69) re/ air pollution, safety & other reasons for refusing Port Authority acquisition of MCRD land; corresp. of Mayo & Lewis (Attorneys at Law) (11/5/69) re/ airport Relocation Committee & concerns for adequacy of Lindbergh Field; collection of constituent corresp. & Congressman Wilson’s responses (Oct.-Nov. 1969) re/ complaints about noise, safety & jets at Lindbergh Field & need for airport location; corresp. of James R. Davis (Dir. Public Wks, S.D. Port Authority) to Congress-man Wilson (9/29/69) re/ “We are still reeling from the shock of being turned down by the local Marine Command on our proposed extension of the main runway of Lindbergh Field;” stapled packet of Wilson Office memorandums, corresp. of Don L. Nay (S.D. Port Director), Maj. General Lowell E. English (MCRD) & copy of S.D. Union newsclipping (Sept.-Oct. 1969) re/ Port Authority’s proposed extension of main runway & MCRD’s opposition; several letters from constituents & Congressman Wilson’s responses (10/69) re/ Lindbergh Field expansion, the 18 acres of Marine Corps property & please get rid of those “ear splitting, air polluting, thundering jets” & (9/69) remarks on the unsuitability of Lindbergh Field for both small & large jets; stapled packet of corresp. of Port Authority Dir. Don Nay & Congressman Wilson’s response (9/69) re/ a copy of the Port District’s fifteen page letter to General English (9/5/69) concerning the proposed runway; copy of telegram to Wilson -- a “take over of North Island for municipal airport will alienate me and rest of Coronado;” corresp. Mr. C.H. Schick and Congressman Wilson’ response (July-Aug. 1969) re/ Lindbergh Field, MCRD, noisy jets, sound & air pollution; corresp. of Mr. & Mrs. Garrett G. Bradt & Wilson’s response (8/69) re/ noise pollution, danger from jets & opposition to acquiring land from MCRD; corresp. of Mrs. Anita W. Landers, newsclipping & Wilson’s response (8/69) re/ opposition to expansion of Lindbergh Field & suggestion that Palomar Airport become the regional airport; copy of letter to S.D. Unified Port Director, Don Nay from the Law Offices of Jenkins & Perry (8/15/69) re/ “Airport Relocation Committee Objection to Further Expansion of Lindbergh Field;” corresp. of Mr. M. Griggs, newsclipping & Congressman Wilson’s response (July-Aug. 1969) re/ “increase in noise pollution and air pollution in the Loma Portal residential area” & air traffic has doubled in the last 8 years; constituent corresp. (3 letters) & Congressman Wilson’s responses (July-Aug. 1969) re/ opposition to acquiring MCRD land for airport expansion; small packet of corresp. from Port Dir. Don L. Nay, photo of “USMC Land Required For Runway Extension and photocopy of p. 509 of “1115 Request for use of Government-Owned lands....” & copy of “Airport Layout Plan #724 sheet 1 of 3” (11/5/68); corresp. of Mr. Thomas F. Bomar & Wilson Office reply (July-Aug. 1969) re/ opposition to continuing Lindbergh Field as San Diego’s regional airport--Why not Miramar?; corresp. of Mr. W.A. Umlauf & Wilson’s response (July-Aug. 1969) re/ noise & smog from jets; corresp. of Mr. David C. Clark & Wilson’s response (July-Aug. 1969) re/ “night and day we are bombarded with high level sound and pollution....;” corresp. of Mr. & Mrs. R.E. Matheny, Eric Larson (Chief, Lindbergh Tower) & Congressman Wilson (6/69) re/ excessive noise to residents of departing aircraft (especially on assigned headings of 270 to 295 degrees magnetic); copy of Congressman Wilson’s letter to Mr. R.E. Matheny (4/23/68) re/ Wilson’s “vote on H.R. 11308, to extend the authorization for National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities and to authorize funds for the next two years;” corresp. of Mr. James W. Federhart, Eric Larson (Chief, Lindbergh Tower) & Congressman Wilson (Sept.-Oct. 1968) re/ abandonment of “right turn to 315 [degrees] for departing aircraft;” corresp. of Miss Valerie Jennings & Congressman Wilson’s response (7/68) re/ need for locating “ a suitable and safe site for a new airport” possibly Palomar; corresp. of George Reis & Wilson’s response (July-Aug. 1968) re/ change from piston engine aircraft to jet air service & increase in noise & frequency of flights “... don’t let our our neighborhood become a disaster area....;” copy of Arvin O. Basnight, Dir. Western Region F.A.A. to Congressman Wilson (7/11/68) re/ “allocation of $70,792 in Federal funds for Lindbergh Field will be increased by $31,361 for a total of $102,153;” corresp. of Frank J. Wisenberg, newsclippings & Congressman Wilson’s response (Nov.-Dec. 1967) re/ noise, Federal expenditures & Brown Field as an alternative site; corresp. of Mrs. Eve Sanford, Arvin O. Basnight (F.A.A.), Edward W. Stimpson (Assist Adm. for Congressional Liaison, F.A.A.) & Congressman Wilson (11/67) re/ problem of aircraft noise & pollution in “flight path of aircraft landing on Runway 27, the principal landing runway;” letters of Mr. & Mrs. N.G. McCaffrey to Congressmen Van Deerlin & Wilson & Wilson’s reply (10/67) re/ the “changed flight pattern,” impact’s upon the south end of Mission Beach, also McCaffrey comments on preserving California Redwoods, controlling water pollution, getting rid of over-the-line games, protecting American Indians & other topics; small packet of corresp. of Joseph Tippets (Dir., Western Region, F.A.A.), Joseph A. Orr (Asst. Area Manager, LAX-1), Congressman Wilson, Capt. Herbert N. Royden, USNR (Ret.), Lee E. Warren (Acct. Dir. Western Region, F.A.A.), copy of map of S.D. Naval Hospital, & L.A. Times newsclipping (May 1966-Mar. 1967) re/ “low flying and subsequent noise complaints in the vicinity of the U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, California;” small, stapled packet of corresp. of Congressman Wilson, Don Nay (Port Dir.) & Mrs. Herbert W. Smith (June-July 1967) re/ the necessity of instrument landings from west to east over Point Loma to Lindbergh Field; copy of letter Arvin Basnight (F.A.A.) to Congressman Wilson (9/21/67) re/ Lindbergh Field “the current allocation of $51,545 will be increased by $46,801 to a new total of $98,346;” copy of “F.A.A. Information For Release, December 18, 1966 ... FAA Announces Federal-Aid Airport Program for Fiscal Year 1967 of $72.5 million Federal matching funds to help local communities construct and improve civil airports....;” small packet of corresp. of Mr. J.R. Gaintvalley, Congressman Wilson, Mr. Robert J. Krass (Western Region, General Aviation District), Mr. Lee Warren (Western Region, F.A.A.) & Col. Donald W. Paffel (Dept. of the Air Force) (Mar. 1962-Aug. 1965) re/ Miltary Air Transport Service (MATS) & C-124 & C-133 aircraft “objectionable from a safety standpoint” for use at Lindbergh Field; copies of F.A.A. & Congressman Wilson news releases & telegram (9/23/65 & 2/25/66) re/ const. of $400,000 airport control tower at San Diego & delays in const. caused by Vietnam War needs; copy of letter from W.C. Miller to Mr. Joseph Tippets (F.A.A.) (10/26/64) re/ confusion over “Lindbergh Field as a completely safe airport for all purposes;” small, stapled packet of corresp. from Edward E. Loud, Congressman Wilson & Lee E. Warren (F.A.A.) (July-Aug. 1962) re/ jet noise over Balboa Bowl & Park area--F.A.A. advises pilots to avoid area when concerts are playing; small, stapled packet of newsclippings & corresp. of Congressman Wilson, Mr. Norman L. Shepard & D.D. Thomas (F.A.A.) (May-Aug. 1962) re/ noise & danger from low flying planes landing on runway 27 at Lindbergh Field; small, stapled packet of corresp. from U.S. Bureau of Customs, John Bates (S.D. Port Director) & Congressman Wilson (Aug.-Nov. 1961) re/ possibility of reclassifying Lindbergh Field from a “Class I International Airport” to a “Class II International Airport” & opposition to this from John Bates & Congressman Wilson.

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  • created: 1962-1971

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