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- From: esm@june.che.utexas.edu (Edward Scott Meadows)
- Newsgroups: austin.talk
- Subject: Re: City Council & CO Ammendment 2
- Message-ID: <85915@ut-emx.uucp>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 18:48:53 GMT
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- Organization: UT Department of Chemical Engineering
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- In article <jrh.2b392bdf-e@mustang.dell.com> jrh@mustang.dell.com (Randy Howard) writes:
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- >I'm doubtful that the State of Colorado will have much of a financial hit
- >because of the Austin council actions. I heard a talk radio show today that
- >had the Colorada State Senate President on, and he indicated that they have
- >yet to feel any economic effect, in fact, the resorts are all booked full.
- >I think the media thinks it is important, but the vacationers seem to be
- >ignoring it.
- >
- >--
- >Randy Howard _o @'s: jrh@dell.com
- >Dell Computer Corp. \<, !'s: ...!uunet!dellunix!jrh
- >______________________()/ ()______________________________________________
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- The Colorado offical is trying to minimize the boycott's effects by
- lying to you. Denver has lost conventions worth over $10 million so
- far. Colorado Springs has lost two small conventions and likely will
- lose the Mayors' Conference as well.
-
- Lotus Development and several other high-tech companies have announced
- that they will not move into or expand existing facilities in Colorado
- because of Amendment 2.
-
- You're writing without command of the facts in this case.
-
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- Edward S. Meadows
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Texas
- Austin TX 78721-1062
-