COLORADO?
2006-08-13 03:21:52
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Colorado stunned the world in 1972.
With a brash young lawyer-lawmaker named Dick Lamm leading the way, residents said they didn't want the 1976 Winter Olympics.
And they said it in a big way. The landmark vote on Nov. 7, 1972, wasn't even close -- 514,228 to 350,964. A 59.4 percent majority said they weren't willing to spend tax dollars to have the Games in their state.
It was an amazing turnaround from just 21/2 years earlier, when a small Denver group returned as conquering heroes from Amsterdam after meeting with the International Olympic Committee.
They were greeted with a brass band and a motorcade through downtown Denver after the city was awarded the Olympics.
Many thought they deserved it. Efforts to get a Winter Olympics for Colorado had begun in 1954 when Colorado Springs and Aspen made a joint effort to get the 1960 Games.
But now, having won the Games, concerns about their potential cost quickly began to alarm some Coloradans.
2006-08-13 03:23:37
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answered by His 5
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Colorado
2006-08-13 03:22:49
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answered by coolbreezes1 1
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Georgia
2006-08-13 03:22:05
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answered by celine8388 6
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It was Colorado, Denver to be more specific.
2006-08-13 03:23:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Texas?
2006-08-13 03:22:21
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answered by mi. 2
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this is an easy one too, its Colorado
2006-08-13 03:31:01
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answered by ? 3
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I don't understand your question.
2006-08-13 03:21:38
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answered by Anonymous
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iowa
2006-08-13 03:22:42
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answered by Anonymous
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