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Various plans for additions were considered, and when the Allston Burr Lecture Hall became obsolete with the building of the Science Center in 1972, "We felt that we would move heaven and earth to get that site," Slive said...
Originally, the plan was simply to renovate Burr Hall, but because of a number of generous donors, most notably Arthur M. Sackler, the museum staff decided in 1977 that they would aim for a new building, Slive said...
...hectic series of negotiations between People and Frontier began when People Founder Donald Burr called Joseph O'Gorman, Frontier's president, about a deal. While on vacation in Monterey, Calif., Burr met with O'Gorman for two days. The talks then shifted to Denver's United Bank Tower and finally to New York's Chase Plaza. After receiving labor's blessing, Frontier's management opted for Burr's $24-a-share offer...
...People-Texas Air battle brought back together two old rivals. Burr was a protege of Lorenzo's at Texas Air in the 1970s but left on bad terms. Though they still dislike each other, Burr and Lorenzo share certain traits, including an antipathy for organized labor. Wall Street analysts were dumbfounded that Frontier's unions found Burr any more palatable than Lorenzo. People, after all, is a non-union shop. Says one airline consultant: "Don Burr is as surprised as anyone else that Frontier struck a deal with People...
Originally, the plan was simply to renovate Burr Hall, but because of a number of generous donors, most notably Arthur M. Sackler, the museum staff decided in 1977 that they would aim for a new building, Slive said...