New York Is a Winner's Town Debate
Public figures and readers clash over George Steinbrenner's view of New York as a winner's town. Jim Meaghan’s South Dakota Homecoming plans unfold alongside Cedar Rapids and Iowa events. Cincinnati Reds executive Dick Wagner is remembered for high standards and a fired-usher anecdote.
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George Steinbrenner
Versey
New York Times
New York
Cleveland
Tampa
Steinbrenner
Steinbreifner
Cedar Rapids
Teeterville
Jim Meaghan
Meaghan
Huron
S.D
Sarasota
Fla
Esteline
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Dick Wagner
Cincinnati Reds
Wagner
Louisville
Kinnick Stadium’s North End Zone Adds Seats and Noise
The Iowa Hawkeyes will see about 5 000 extra seats at Kinnick Stadium, raising capacity from 60 000 to roughly 65 000. Construction leader Merit Construction Co reports Phase II cost just under 2 million dollars with completion expected by September 8, enhancing acoustics and crowd flow for games including the September 24 matchup with Ohio State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Denney
Iowa City
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Ohio State
University of Iowa
Gary Kurdelmeier
Kinnick
Fair-Play of
Des Moines
Carver-Hawkeye
University
Kurdelmeier
Merit Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Merit
Lonn Wiegel
the Gazette
Burger Construction Co
Celtics keep McHale for $1 million per year
Kevin McHale signs a four year contract reportedly worth 1 million dollars annually with the Boston Celtics, ending a lengthy negotiating battle. The deal makes him the highest paid Celtic and guarantees his stay despite no trade penalty, with the Knicks having matched other offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celtics
McHale
Boston
Kevin McHale
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Celtic
Red Auerbach
Kevin
John Sandquist
Sandquist
Moses Malone
Julius Erving
Jack Sikma
Boston Herald
Sikma
New York
Knicks
Harry Mangurian
NCAA Wins TV Rights Stay For College Football Season
Supreme Court Justice Byron White granted a stay allowing the NCAA to continue national control of football television for 1983 while the case proceeds. The College Football Association halted plans for its own package as the stay delays a full Supreme Court ruling until October at the earliest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NCAA
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
ABC
CBS
Turner Broadcasting System
National Collegiate Athletic Association
White
College Football Association
Big Ten
Pac-10
CFA
Chuck Nevias
Justice White
Wayne Duke
John Toner
Toner
University of Connecticut
Mission
Kaw
New York
Jay Rosenstein
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oklahoma City
Do they row in Iowa
A Minnesota Aquatennial Regatta feature recalls a Cedar Rapids oarsman asking if Iowans row. The piece notes rowing history in Iowa, Waterloo’s club, and the University of Iowa team while detailing a Minneapolis event with six scullers racing toward a one mile finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip Magid Lazette
Minneapolis
Lake Nokomis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Waterloo
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
Aquatennial Association
Minneapolis Rowing Club
Minnesota
Thunder Bay
Ontario
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Linn County
Roosevelt Hotel
Katy Blackstock
Roosevelt
Iowa State
St. Wenceslaus
Red Hawk
St. Vence
Father Kissling
George van Deusen
Red Hawks
Ponderosa
Walford
Marvin Webster
Sly Williams
Rory Sparrow
Webster
Sparrow
Williams
Atlanta
Rudy Macklin
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