("Larry Dighera" wrote)
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Legislators Protest Beer Logos on Museum Exhibit

In a letter sent this week to Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small,
the congressmen said the Loudenslager Stephens Akro Laser 200, which
won several U.S. aerobatics titles as well as the 1980 World Aerobatic
Championship, deserved to be in the museum. However, they said the Bud
Light emblems were an advertisement and an inducement to drink -- the
wrong signals to send to young visitors.


In a follow-up letter, these same [idiots] suggested changing the name
of The Spirit Of St. Louis to Shiny Plane.

Spirit of St. Louis makes it sound as if the museum is supporting the
idea that other cities might have *less* spirit. This sends the wrong
signal to young museum visitors - that the Smithsonian endorses the idea
of one city having more spirit than another.

More historic cleansing is expected soon - The Columbus exhibit will
feature references to The Nina, The Pinta, and that 3rd big, slow,
ship. The museum does not want to send the wrong message to the youth of
America, that it supports, or condones, religious names in their
exhibits.

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Montblack