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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
I think it's a rather dumb idea. The airport has been plain Hartfield for
over twenty years. Jackson is getting his name put on the new terminal, isn't that enough? --- Atlanta Adds Name of First Black Mayor to Airport Mon Oct 20, 6:39 PM ET By Paul Simao ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta's political leaders voted on Monday to add the name of the city's first black mayor to the main airport, capping a racially tinged debate over the issue in the once-segregated Southern city. In a 12-2 vote, Atlanta's City Council agreed to rename the airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in honor of former Mayor Maynard Jackson. A new $982 million international terminal will also be named for Jackson, who died unexpectedly last summer. Adoption of the hyphenated name was a compromise between some blacks on City Council who wanted to strip the Hartsfield name entirely and several white council members who felt naming the international terminal for Jackson was enough. Blacks form a majority on the Georgia capital's City Council. A petition in favor of putting Jackson's name on the airport received more than 50,000 signatures. "The resolution that was passed, I believe, is an honorable and fitting tribute to both Maynard and Mayor Hartsfield," said Valerie Jackson, who initially favored renaming the airport entirely for her husband. Jackson, a Democrat who in 1973 became the first black elected to run Atlanta, is credited with helping to expand the airport and make it one of the busiest in the world. He also is remembered for helping black and other minority businesses get a healthy share of contracts at the airport and within the city, which is considered the home of the civil rights movement. Some whites grumbled that Atlanta's black community was degrading the memory of William Hartsfield in a rush to honor Jackson. Hartsfield, who was white, was Atlanta's longest-serving mayor and is often cited as the father of commercial aviation in the city. He served from 1937 to 1940 and again from 1942 through 1961. At the end of his last term, Hartsfield opened what was then the nation's largest single air terminal. The airport was renamed for him in 1980. His relatives adamantly opposed the most recent change on Monday. "The airport already has a name and we feel it should remain Hartsfield," Dale Hartsfield, a family spokesman, said in a public hearing shortly before the vote. -- http://anatidae.homestead.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:James_Anatidae http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/s...am_167065.html |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
James Anatidae wrote: I think it's a rather dumb idea. The airport has been plain Hartfield for over twenty years. Jackson is getting his name put on the new terminal, isn't that enough? Agreed.... At about $1 Billion, I would think that would be enough. Afterall Hartsfield was the longest serving mayor and the father of Atlanta commerical aviation. |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"James Anatidae" wrote in message ... I think it's a rather dumb idea. The airport has been plain Hartfield for over twenty years. Jackson is getting his name put on the new terminal, isn't that enough? --- Atlanta Adds Name of First Black Mayor to Airport Mon Oct 20, 6:39 PM ET By Paul Simao ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta's political leaders voted on Monday to add the name of the city's first black mayor to the main airport, capping a racially tinged debate over the issue in the once-segregated Southern city. In a 12-2 vote, Atlanta's City Council agreed to rename the airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in honor of former Mayor Maynard Jackson. A new $982 million international terminal will also be named for Jackson, who died unexpectedly last summer. Adoption of the hyphenated name was a compromise between some blacks on City Council who wanted to strip the Hartsfield name entirely and several white council members who felt naming the international terminal for Jackson was enough. Blacks form a majority on the Georgia capital's City Council. A petition in favor of putting Jackson's name on the airport received more than 50,000 signatures. "The resolution that was passed, I believe, is an honorable and fitting tribute to both Maynard and Mayor Hartsfield," said Valerie Jackson, who initially favored renaming the airport entirely for her husband. Jackson, a Democrat Guess that settles it there, doesn't it. Cry-baby Dems throw a temper tantrum and everybody gives in. I say just change their diaper. who in 1973 became the first black elected to run Atlanta, is credited with helping to expand the airport and make it one of the busiest in the world. He also is remembered for helping black and other minority businesses get a healthy share of contracts at the airport and within the city, which is considered the home of the civil rights movement. Some whites grumbled that Atlanta's black community was degrading the memory of William Hartsfield in a rush to honor Jackson. Hartsfield, who was white, was Atlanta's longest-serving mayor and is often cited as the father of commercial aviation in the city. He served from 1937 to 1940 and again from 1942 through 1961. At the end of his last term, Hartsfield opened what was then the nation's largest single air terminal. The airport was renamed for him in 1980. His relatives adamantly opposed the most recent change on Monday. "The airport already has a name and we feel it should remain Hartsfield," Dale Hartsfield, a family spokesman, said in a public hearing shortly before the vote. -- http://anatidae.homestead.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:James_Anatidae http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/s...am_167065.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.535 / Virus Database: 330 - Release Date: 11/1/2003 |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
Mike Dobony wrote:
Guess that settles it there, doesn't it. Cry-baby Dems throw a temper tantrum and everybody gives in. I say just change their diaper. We'll talk terms once the Republicans have unnamed at least a handful of the things they've named after Reagan in Washington, DC, a town where the man and his memory are largely reviled, and where the name comes off as a slap in the face of local residents by Congress. miguel -- See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"James Anatidae" wrote in message ... I think it's a rather dumb idea. The airport has been plain Hartfield for over twenty years. Jackson is getting his name put on the new terminal, isn't that enough? This seems to be quite a common thing in America, to name airports after people rather than places? What exactly would be wrong with calling it "Atlanta International Airport" ? |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"Mark Hewitt" wrote in message
... This seems to be quite a common thing in America, to name airports after people rather than places? What exactly would be wrong with calling it "Atlanta International Airport" ? To pretty much everyone outside the US it _is_ "Atlanta International Airport" because neither Hartsfield nor Jackson has any meaning for them. Indeed, I've travelled through ATL maybe fifty times (including twice last weekend) and I always assumed until the original post that Hartsfield was the area around the airport. So, thanks for the education! This is perhaps a moot point, because as a Londoner I have no idea where the areas of Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted are, other than near their respective airports. These airports are undoutedly much larger now than the places that they take their names from. Kind Regards, Howard |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message ... Mike Dobony wrote: Guess that settles it there, doesn't it. Cry-baby Dems throw a temper tantrum and everybody gives in. I say just change their diaper. We'll talk terms once the Republicans have unnamed at least a handful of the things they've named after Reagan in Washington, DC, a town where the man and his memory are largely reviled, and where the name comes off as a slap in the face of local residents by Congress. miguel You know a good WHORE HOUSE in DC we can name after Clintoon? |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"ThrashATL" wrote in message ink.net... You know a good WHORE HOUSE in DC we can name after Clintoon? Well Baltimore-Washington is still named after the local area! Can't have that. Change the name, quick! |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"ThrashATL" wrote in message ink.net... You know a good WHORE HOUSE in DC we can name after Clintoon? You rode the "special bus" to school, didn't you. |
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They changed the name of Atlanta International Airport.
"ThrashATL" wrote in message link.net...
"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message ... Mike Dobony wrote: Guess that settles it there, doesn't it. Cry-baby Dems throw a temper tantrum and everybody gives in. I say just change their diaper. We'll talk terms once the Republicans have unnamed at least a handful of the things they've named after Reagan in Washington, DC, a town where the man and his memory are largely reviled, and where the name comes off as a slap in the face of local residents by Congress. miguel You know a good WHORE HOUSE in DC we can name after Clintoon? 310 First Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 |
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