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DIED. CHET ATKINS, 77, country-music guitarist whose unique finger-picking style influenced younger musicians from George Harrison to George Benson; in Nashville, Tenn. Atkins played on hit records with Elvis Presley (Heartbreak Hotel) and Hank Williams (Jambalaya), and sold 75 million copies of his own albums. Along with Vince Gill, he led all country artists in Grammy awards, with...
Sheesh. What's next for those longest-of-suffering football fans otherwise known as the backers of the New Orleans Saints - plagues of locusts? The legendarily bad team experienced a renaissance last year, making the NFL playoffs, and now team owner Tom Benson wants to move the squad to - Mississippi...
...reason is of course money, and how much of it the Saints can get out of a new stadium deal. After negotiations with city officials about a new stadium in New Orleans broke off, Benson announced Tuesday that he would now negotiate with Mississippi officials about moving his team to Hancock County, Mississippi, located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast next to Louisiana. The proposed site is 45 miles from downtown New Orleans, where the Saints have played in the Superdome since...
...several years, Benson has asked Louisiana to refurbish the aging Superdome, which was constructed for a variety of uses, and build a new home for the Saints that would be dedicated solely to football. Louisiana officials say they have offered Benson several desirable deals in recent months - the latest, made during a two-hour meeting Tuesday, would have paid for the immediate refurbishing of the Superdome and promised a new stadium by 2009. (The Saints' contract binds the team to the Superdome until...
...people live in the 50-mile stretch of coastal Mississippi sandwiched between Louisiana and Alabama. The area has grown as a tourist destination since 1992, when gambling was legalized. An aggressive proponent of economic development, Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove has conducted a stealth campaign in recent months to convince Benson to move the Saints to his state. Sources said Mugrove and others - including former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, who is from the Mississippi Gulf Coast - have huddled with Benson to hammer out plans...