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    William Berry Hartsfield Sr. (March 1, 1890 – February 22, 1971), was an American politician who served as the 49th and 51st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia...
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    Downtown Atlanta district. It is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson. The airport covers 4,700 acres (7.3 sq mi;...
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  • Hartsfield (1925–2011), American baseball player William B. Hartsfield (1890–1971), American politician Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, airport...
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    participation in the city. After his death, the William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport was renamed Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport...
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  • in 1942. Roy LeCraw had fought a tough campaign against incumbent William Hartsfield and won on a slim margin but just a few months after taking office...
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  • 1934, but was soundly defeated by James L. Key. The next mayor, William B. Hartsfield, saw many of Atlanta's best business and professional people begin...
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    Mayor William B. Hartsfield (1937–1941; 1942–62). He was the longest serving Atlanta Mayor, running the city politics for ca. 30 years....
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  • 1973. By the time he was campaigning for his fifth term, against William B. Hartsfield in 1936, the nearly 70-year-old Key was accused of spending only...
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    destinations at various times during its existence: Georgia Atlanta (William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport) – primary hub Colorado Gunnison (Gunnison-Crested...
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    It was the climax of three days of festivities hosted by Mayor William B. Hartsfield, which included a parade of limousines featuring stars from the...
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    scheduled commuter flight in Georgia in the southeastern United States, from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glynco Jetport (since renamed...
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    including U.S. Senator Richard B. Russell, Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin, and Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield. Lake Lanier reached its intended...
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    Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A330-302 N806NW Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation...
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    He took office in early 1962, replacing outgoing Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield, who was retiring after 23 years in office. In June 1962, during...
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    he lost to incumbent William B. Hartsfield, for whom the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is named. Hartsfield had pursued a more moderate...
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    original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013. Langewiesche, William (March 1, 1998). "The Lessons of Valujet 592". The Atlantic. ISSN 2151-9463...
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    displaced over 400 families. During the mid-1940s, Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield sought to annex Buckhead, and a number of other predominantly White...
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    world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was named after two former mayors: William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson. Public...
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    annexed by Atlanta in 1952, following an earlier attempt by Mayor William B. Hartsfield in 1946 that was voted down by residents. In 1956, an estate known...
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  • an Epps Air Service Beechcraft King Air upon landing at Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, Georgia. The plane received substantial damage...
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    ceremony was held, which included dignitaries such as Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield. The United States Army Corps of Engineers oversaw the construction...
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  • working with pro-New Deal politicians, most notably Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield. In the 1936 election, Talmadge unsuccessfully attempted to run...
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  • Notable figures present at the ceremony were Dr. Amos Ettinger, William B. Hartsfield, Dr. M. D. Collins, Ivan Allen, Jr., politician E. D. Rivers, postmaster...
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    airport's huge terminal to modern standards, and this airport was renamed the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in his honor shortly after his death...
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    John C. Portman, Jr., American architect and real estate developer William B. Hartsfield, mayor of Atlanta Alfred W. Jones, developer of Sea Island, Georgia...
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  • Bluffton, Indiana Roman Gribbs, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan William B. Hartsfield, former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia James C. Hunt, former mayor of...
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    or widows of veterans of the Civil War. In 1960, Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield accepted the donation of a recorded narration written by Junius...
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    terminal began operations, three days after the dedication of the William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport with 50 acres of square footage and...
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    MD-88. The first officer was 37-year-old former Air Force pilot David William Hawk, who had been with Delta since 1990, having logged 6,500 flight hours...
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  • power of the black vote behind him, Dobbs convinced Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield to integrate Atlanta's police force in 1948; the first eight black...
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