Baseball talks stall as strike drags into third week
New York negotiators held a brief Thursday session with no concrete proposals. Federal mediator Moffett said talks would resume Saturday. Sources say owners face pressure to settle quickly to save the All-Star Game and avoid NLRB hearings, while sponsors warned they may pull ads if unresolved.
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New York Times
New York
Kenneth E. Moffett
National Labor Relations Board
Grebey
Barry Rona
Marvin Miller
Players Association
Donald Fehr
Association
Bob Boone
Philadelphia
Doug DeCinces
Baltimore
DeCinces
Miller
Mark Belanger
Baltimore Players
Belanger
Doral
NLRB
Lloyd wins Wimbledon title in straight sets
Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlikova 6 2, 6 2 on center court to claim her first Wimbledon women’s title in five years and a $39 000 prize. The 26 year old American won her seventh final, denying Mandlikova's Grand Slam bid after recent Australian and French Open titles.
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Wimbledon
England
Chris Evert Lloyd
Hana Mandlikova
Czechoslovakia
Center Court
Lloyd
Evonne Goolagong
Australia
Mandlikova
Deuce
Evert
Royal Box
McEnroe
Stan Smith
Bob Lutz
U.S
Peter Fleming
Borg
Vijay Amritraj
Connors
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
McEnroe-Frawley
Flushing Meadow
Mark Edmondson
Borg Edges Connors In Five at Wimbledon Final
Bjorn Borg fought back from two sets down to defeat Jimmy Connors in a five set marathon, 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4, securing a place in the men's final. John McEnroe beat Rod Frawley in four sets, amid warnings and post match clashes with reporters and officials.
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New York Times
Wimbledon
England
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
Borg
Jimmy Connors
Stacy Margolin
McEnroe
Douglaston
N.Y
All England
Centre Court
Diana Spencer
Prince Charles
Victor Amaya
Amritraj
Roscoe Tanner
Connors
Deuce
Grime
Lady Diana
Royal Box
Frawley
Fred Hoyles
Hoyles
Alongi and friends push fans as owners of MLB club
Je Rome Mimi Alongi, a 55 year old Du Quoin area entrepreneur and baseball scout, launches Major League Baseball Fans a non profit Illinois organization. He aims to sell one million certificates at ten dollars each to fund a fan owned team, with fans voting on the club and receiving perks like free tickets and parking. The plan, still needing legal clearances, hinges on approval from owners and the commissioner.
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Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
Jerome
Mimi
Alongi
John
du Quoin
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Steve White
Sims
Wayne City
David Beehn
Securities and Exchange Commission
White
Beehn
Neal Laws Jr
Fairfield
Illinois
Alongie
Bowie Kuhn
Houston Astros
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
Phillies
Cubs
Billy Martin
Whitey Herzog
Algoni
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Aris
Hana
Paris
John Lloyd
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Oree
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