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and hotel reservations had all
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About 200 people were to have
attended the convention in the
Holiday Inn Corporate Center.
More than 50 of the publishers
had already arrived in Phoenix
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million to $6 million into the
economy of the area where it is
held.
Another group, which Marks
said had asked not to be identified,
also has "expressed concern"
but has not canceled its i
convention, scheduled to be held
in Phoenix during the early
v 1990s, he said.
Tourism is Arizona's secondlargest
industry, accounting for
an estimated 200,000 jobs, Marks
said. He said 14 million people
who visit Arizona each year contribute
about $4 billion to the 1
state's economy.
Convention business contributed
about $300 million to the
economy of the Phoenix
metropolitan area last year,
Marks said.
Victor- Teye, professor of
leisure studies at Arizona State
University, said the King Day
rescission creates a potential for
long-term damage to the state's
tourism industry.
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"It depends on how long this ;
goes on," he said. "If it goes on
for a long time, it could have a i
snowballing effect." i
Tourism "really depends on ,
image," Teye said. "People only |
know what-they read and hear
and are not likely to visit an area j
that has a negative image in their
minds."
Teye and Marks said that
Mecham's proposal to let the
state's voters instead of the
Legislature decide whether
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could be even more damaging
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"Should it go to a vote of the
people and not pass, it would
send out a very negative
message," Marks said. "And
that could be much more damaging
to the image^tjf the state. -'
During a separate interview,
Teye agreed, adding, "Then not
only would we be talking about a
government policy, but you are
putting it in the context of the
people of the state, who are
known for warmness,
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announced the meeting's
cancellation at a hastily called
press conference.
Dr. Warren H. Stewart Sr.,
general chairman of Arizonians
For A Martin Luther King Jr.
State Holiday, praised the
NNPA's stance.
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friendliness and hospitality,
showing thai they are not in the
mainstream with most other
states that have done this
(adopted a King holiday)."
Mecham has said that He
rescinded the holiday because it
was declared illegally, a view supported
by a state attorney
general's opinion. Mecham also
has questioned whether King
deserved a holiday. He refused to
comment on the boycott effort.
1 "I have no comment on
anything relating to a King holiday,
period ... I just don't want
to. 1 choose not to," Mecham
said. "I think it has been beat to
death. I've ordered everybody on
my staff that there is no comment."
Victor Heller, Mecham's newly
appointed state tourism director,
said that his boss considers
tourism and the King holiday
issue as "two separate items on
the table."
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was based on his belief that it
was illegal," Heller said. "At the
same time, he has made a commitment
to substantially
strengthen our office."
Heller said his job probably
will not be made more difficult
by the cancellation.
"Our markets are really more
in the leisure traffic market,"
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"We applaud the NNPA and
hope that other agencies and
organizations will join the band
wagon...." Stewart said last
week.
Meanwhile, Michelle Eckart,
general manager of the Holiday
Inn Corporate Center, said
Mecham's actions have hurt
Arizona's image.
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Heller said. "We aren't tied into
groups that are trying to bring big
conventions to Arizona. We are
dealing primarily with individuals."
There is "only one Grand Canyon,"
Heller said, "and people
are still going to want to see it."
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similar to attempts by women's
organizations to boycott states
that failed to pass the Equal
Rights Amendment.
44I'm not really sure how effective
those sorts of actions actually
are," he said. 441 don't know of a
single state that said, 4Boy, that
(ERA) boycott really hurt us.' u
He added that it was too soon
to tell whether or how much the
state's image would suffer as a
result of the controversy. But, he
said, 4 4We certainly don't want todevelop
a negative image on
anything so far as people's
perception of Arizona is concerned."
Teye, the university professor,
said that any damage to
Arizona's image can be repaired,
if something is done soon.
"There has been a lot of milk
spilled, and it is time to start
mopping up," he said. "The
Legislature should ItcTFh this"
very quickly because 1 don't hink
Mecham is going to change his
mind."
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"It affects tourism and it affects
us and I think that's how we
will be seen nationally as opposed
to sunshine," she said.-"I think
it's an ugly mark on (the Phoenix
area)."
Eckart said the cancellation
cost her hotel between $25,000
and $30,000.
Eight of North Carolina' black
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Iredell County News in
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Journal anchthc Chronicle.
' The organization held its summer
convention last June in
Winston-Salem at the Hyatt
Hotel.
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