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Los Angeles urged to host 1980 Olympics Spartan style
Los Angeles county supervisor Kenneth Hahn urged President Carter and the IOC to move the 1980 Summer Games to Los Angeles or host a Spartan Games if Moscow is chosen. He proposed broad participation, no frills facilities, and housing in dorms, with possible involvement of Soviet allies if Moscow is not used.
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