Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stores, a 250-unit Eastern chain, have teamed up with lawyers in Ohio and Florida to open offices at three of its outlets and plans to develop others. Starting in January, 70 of H & R Block's 9,000 tax-preparing offices will offer lawyers, provided by the Cleveland-based Hyatt Legal Services. Meantime, a variation on department-store law offices is getting a trial in the Philadelphia area...
...health-care services, which in recent years has become more and more dependent on air transport. The Greater New York Blood Program, the largest such nonprofit blood bank in the world, now receives nearly one-third of its daily blood needs on overnight flights from suppliers in Europe. The Cleveland-based Organ Recovery Inc., a regional clearinghouse for transplant operations, relies essentially on air carriers to get kidneys, livers and other organs quickly to those in need...
...players and telling them to report for workouts right away. By Saturday afternoon, ballparks across the country were alive with the blessed whack of hardwood hitting horsehide. The first ball of the second summer of 1981 will be thrown out this Sunday at the All-Star Game in Cleveland. The next day, regular play resumes. The owners will decide this week whether to split the season in two and hold an extra round of playoffs before the World Series; a deft, some might say cynical, play to get a bit of their money back. Under this plan, the division leaders...
...winners, only losers. The cities lost-New York City alone an estimated $8.4 million -and so did the teams, players, fans and the game itself. Baseball will probably regain the almost mystical hold on its fans. "They may have a negative reaction during the first few days," says Cleveland Infielder Alan Bannister. "But once baseball gets going again, things will get back to normal." Some fans, however, will not be won over so easily. Says St. Louis Police Officer Jerry Brindell: "The spring fever is gone." Others have sworn off the game forever. "I learned I could live without...
...excited to be here. I miss baseball and wake up some nights in a cold sweat," Peter Ford, who made the trip from Cleveland to watch his first minor league game, said. He sat in the best seats--$3.50--in the park...