IS DALLAS LOOKING TO INTERCEPT ARLINGTON OLYMPIC TORCH?

          Dallas could replace Arlington as North Texas'
     candidate to host the 2012 Olympics as early as next week if
     it receives approval from the Dallas City Council, according
     to Mede Nix of the FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM.  The City
     Council "will be briefed tomorrow on the logistics of
     launching the Olympic bid and, if there is no major
     opposition," will vote September 9 to "become the lead city
     in the Olympic bid and begin the process to change the host
     name in the bid from Arlington to Dallas" (FT. WORTH STAR-
     TELEGRAM, 9/1).  In Dallas, Robert Ingrassia reports that
     the Dallas Citizens Council, a group of business execs, is
     supporting the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympics (DALLAS
     MORNING NEWS, 9/1).  Council President Donna Halstead said
     "the group will try to raise" $3M to $5M to pay for Dallas'
     Olympic bid (Mede Nix, FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 9/1).