Word: athanson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Atlantic seaboard, dumped up to 16 in. on Hartford's rooftops. What is more, the flat, "space frame" roof, which was supported at its corners by four concrete pylons, was, supposedly designed to be strong enough to withstand far greater pressure. Said Hartford's embittered mayor, George Athanson: "I don't think it was a natural disaster. I think there was something wrong with how it was constructed...
...Athanson and his fellow Hartfordites were thankful that no one was hurt in the accident. But they were shaken, since the civic center was the symbol of the city's downtown renewal, and the 12,500-seat coliseum was the cynosure of the complex. Home of the World Hockey Association's New England Whalers, the arena was also the site of other sporting events, concerts and conventions. As a result of the roofs collapse, more than 300 scheduled events will have to be canceled; in the 1½ to two years that may be needed to rebuild...
...park. The arrangement is the creation of Minimalist Sculptor Carl Andre, who was commissioned at a cost of $87,000 by a local foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. But Hartford citizens could not be more angry if they had paid for it themselves. Snapped Mayor George Athanson: "You call that a sculpture? I could have done that." Residents condemned the boulders as "a public nuisance"; businessmen protested that they could become hiding places for muggers and targets for graffiti addicts. One citizen suggested the city return the rocks and consider his $99.95 offer for the junk...
...poor. Still, New Englanders do not have a sense that their problems cannot be solved, only that the answers have not yet been found. Said Mary Newman, regional director for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare: "People are not scared, just confused." Added Hartford, Conn., Mayor George Athanson: "People want the buck to stop with them. They want to have something to say for a change. All you gotta do is show them how to do it." New Englanders want Carter to supply this missing ingredient-which may be asking quite...
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