Howser Brings Yankee Style to New York Skipper Role
Howser replaces Billy Martin with poise and blunt honesty. The Yankees win two of three as Reggie Jackson and Rick Cerone lead, while Bobby Murcer regains form and Luis Torrealba’s presence is felt. Howser stresses open communication, discipline, and player accountability to drive a sharp, winning machine.
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New York
UPI
Billy Martin
Kate Smith
America
Billy
Dick Howser
New York Yankees
Reggie Jackson
Billy the Kid
Rick Cerone
Thurman Munson
Howser
Bobby Murcer
Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Luis Trant
Florida State
Saints aim to topple Rams as ex-LA staff join Saints
Five former Rams staffers led by Steve Rosenbloom move to New Orleans as a front office exile. Rosenbloom vows to pursue rivalry games with the Rams while praising continuity, honesty, and the chance to avenge his firing. Teammates Dick Steinberg Harold Guiver Don Johnson and Joe Mendez follow, citing better pay and contracts, with the Saints eager to dethrone the eight-year NFC West champions.
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Peter Finney Jr
UPI
Vero Beach
Fla
Los Angeles Saints
Los Angeles Rams
Steve Rosenbloom
New Orleans Saints
Rosenbloom
NFL
Georgia Rosenbloom
Rams
The
Saints
Ram
Dick Steinberg
New Orleans
Steinberg
Rosenbroom
Los Angeles
Steve
Dick Nolan
Guiver
Southern California
Deaths in sports reveal magnetic lure and unseen risks
A Knight-Ridder overview profiles Joyce Leavengood, Robert Stevenson, and Henry Clark among sky diving, hang gliding, scuba and other risky sports. It notes parachute entanglements, equipment failures, alcohol and drug involvement, and the persistent mystery behind why some fatal accidents occur despite skill and caution. Florida leads scuba deaths. cave diving and home built aircraft carry high risks.
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Patrick Malone
Knight-Ridder
Joyce Leavengood
Robert Stevenson
Henry Clark
Miss Leavengood
Stevenson
Clark
South
Florida
California
United States
Federal Aviation Administration
Curtis Pitts
Homestead
Fla
Pitts
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Yanks
Reggie
George
Kentucky
Richard Dalton Howser
Tallahassee
Jackson
Harold Guiver
Don Johnson
Joe Mendez
Steve Journey
Alliance
Hot Stove
Butler-Rodman Park
Melissa Yount
Milwaukee Brewers
Robin Yount
Vt Gyr
Ray McCawley
U.S. Parachute Association
Key Largo
Joseph Davis
Dade County
Patrick Ebanks
Ebanks
Vortex Springs
Hilbert Schenck
University of Rhode Island
Schenck
FAA
San Diego
Airit
Plantation
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
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