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May 4, 1961
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Atlanta dedicates its new $18 million airport on Wednesday, honoring Mayor Hartsfield's long efforts and marking progress in the Air Age. The self-liquidating facility follows recent taxicab desegregation. (148 characters)
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New Airport Facility Dedicated
Atlanta dedicated its new $18,000,000 airport Wednesday afternoon. It is an architectural dream and a tribute to the Air Age. No Atlantan should miss the opportunity of going out to the terminus, whose old structure already had become one of the busiest air traffic centers of the nation and whose new skyscraper facility will rise to new heights of importance. Everything is "the last word."
As speaker after speaker intoned during the dedication, the terminal stands as a mighty tribute to Mayor Hartsfield's work toward that goal since 1923, his first year in city council. It was fitting that the Air Terminal, on the eve of the dedication, received a portrait of the mayor, from the Atlanta Historical Society.
The bond money which went into the construction of the municipal airport represents a wise investment, which according to officials, will prove self-liquidating almost from the start. This is the Air Age, when it is a common thing to have breakfast in Atlanta and be on the other side of the world by nightfall.
It was significant also that prior to the dedication of the airport Atlanta desegregated her taxicabs, a sore spot of many years. An Atlanta ordinance, which prohibited hauling passengers of a race other than designated in the license, was repealed by the Board of Aldermen, since it would not stand up in federal courts. Atlanta marches on.
Atlanta dedicated its new $18,000,000 airport Wednesday afternoon. It is an architectural dream and a tribute to the Air Age. No Atlantan should miss the opportunity of going out to the terminus, whose old structure already had become one of the busiest air traffic centers of the nation and whose new skyscraper facility will rise to new heights of importance. Everything is "the last word."
As speaker after speaker intoned during the dedication, the terminal stands as a mighty tribute to Mayor Hartsfield's work toward that goal since 1923, his first year in city council. It was fitting that the Air Terminal, on the eve of the dedication, received a portrait of the mayor, from the Atlanta Historical Society.
The bond money which went into the construction of the municipal airport represents a wise investment, which according to officials, will prove self-liquidating almost from the start. This is the Air Age, when it is a common thing to have breakfast in Atlanta and be on the other side of the world by nightfall.
It was significant also that prior to the dedication of the airport Atlanta desegregated her taxicabs, a sore spot of many years. An Atlanta ordinance, which prohibited hauling passengers of a race other than designated in the license, was repealed by the Board of Aldermen, since it would not stand up in federal courts. Atlanta marches on.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Airport Dedication
Atlanta Airport
Mayor Hartsfield
Air Age
Taxicab Desegregation
What entities or persons were involved?
Mayor Hartsfield
Where did it happen?
Atlanta
Story Details
Key Persons
Mayor Hartsfield
Location
Atlanta
Event Date
Wednesday Afternoon
Story Details
Atlanta dedicates its new $18,000,000 airport, praised as an architectural dream and tribute to the Air Age. Speakers credit Mayor Hartsfield's work since 1923. The facility receives a portrait of the mayor. The bond-funded airport is expected to be self-liquidating. Prior to dedication, Atlanta repeals a segregation ordinance for taxicabs.