New York City's International Airport at Idlewild, on the southeastern edge of Queens, has sprouted like a teen-ager since its opening a decade ago. But the barracks-like terminal buildings originally built as temporary edifices remained to cramp it like an outgrown and tattered suit. Last week Idlewild got a sparkling array of new buildings eminently befitting its position as the aerial gateway to the U.S. While 2,000 guests looked on, New York's Governor Harriman, New Jersey's Governor Meyner and Mayor Wagner of New York City formally dedicated a $30 million, half-mile-long group of buildingsĀthe first section of the new...
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