Airport won't change name but will honor Cook

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July 18, 2008

Airport keeps name, but will honor Cook

By Tom Spalding and Zach Dunkin
tom.spalding@xxxxxxxxxxxx

World War I flying ace Weir Cook's name won't be added to the title of Indianapolis International Airport.

But he will be honored when the new airport terminal opens Oct. 28. The board voted to name the terminal Col. H. Weir Cook Building and a key roadway on airport property the the Col. H Weir Cook Memorial Drive.

The Indianapolis airport authority had created a special committee last month to study the issue. The committee was headed by Airport Authority chief Randall Tobias.

Tobias finds himself between two competing interests -- advocates who want to restore the war hero's name as a way to honor all military personnel and a business community that wants Indianapolis and the airport to be synonymous.

It's been 32 years since Cook's name was taken off the title.

Weir Cook's advocates have mounted other attempts to restore his name to the airport but say this is their best chance yet.




      

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