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- Apr. 16, 1990: Died:Edward Carlson
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Apr. 16, 1990 Colossal Colliders:Smash!
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- <source>Time Magazine</source>
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- MILESTONES, Page 76
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- <p> DIED. Edward Carlson, 78, former bellhop who became CEO of
- the hotel and airline chain UAL, Inc. and chairman of the
- successful 1962 Seattle World's Fair; in Seattle. As head of
- Western International Hotels when it merged with United
- Airlines in 1970, he reorganized the failing airline and
- temporarily restored its profitability. He is credited with the
- inspiration for building Seattle's landmark Space Needle as the
- centerpiece for the World's Fair.
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