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Quake protection looms large in LA stadium bid for Olympics

FILE - This Feb. 13, 2008, file photo shows the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The aging Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is slated for a major overhaul, but it’s not known how much work will be needed to harden the structure against earthquakes in time to make a credible bid for the 2024 Olympics. The 1994 Northridge earthquake heavily damaged the stadium, even though it was 20 miles from the epicenter and the strongest shaking traveled away from the Coliseum (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has seen almost a century of American history, hosting the first Super Bowl, the 1960 Democratic convention where John F. Kennedy was nominated and two Olympic Games, as well as concerts by Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones.




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