en act ment ▁of ▁Antoine ▁de ▁la ▁Mot he ▁Cad illa c ' s ▁landing ▁at ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Detroit ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 1 . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 4 ▁- ▁A ▁political ▁battle ▁over ▁loc ating ▁a ▁$ 1 7 - mill ion ▁jet ▁inter ceptor ▁base ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Donald ▁Qu ar les ▁awarded ▁the ▁base ▁to ▁K alk aska , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁S ites ▁in ▁Ben zie ▁County ▁and ▁Cad illa c ▁were ▁also ▁considered . ▁The ▁battle ▁p itted ▁Ruth ▁Thompson , ▁whose ▁N inth ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁included ▁Cad illa c ▁and ▁Ben zie ▁County , ▁and ▁Victor ▁A . ▁Kno x , ▁whose ▁Ele vent h ▁District ▁included ▁K alk aska . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 5 ▁- ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Brig gs ▁Com mer cial ▁and ▁Development ▁Company , ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁held ▁the ▁resid ue ▁from ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Walter ▁Brig gs ▁Sr ., ▁made ▁necessary ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁estate ▁tax es , ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁baseball ▁club ▁and ▁Brig gs ▁Stadium ▁were ▁announced ▁as ▁being ▁for ▁sale . ▁An ▁offer ▁of ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁by ▁Walter ▁Brig gs ▁Jr . ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁stad ium ▁was ▁rejected ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 ▁by ▁his ▁four ▁sister s . ▁( The ▁club ▁was ▁ultimately ▁sold ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁an ▁ownership ▁group ▁that ▁included ▁Fred ▁Kn orr ▁and ▁John ▁F et zer