Word: detroit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Irritated by the hoopla surrounding Saturn, Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca decided last week to challenge GM to a race. At a dinner in Detroit attended by Wall Street investment analysts, he vowed that Chrysler will beat the Saturn to the showrooms with a similar small car called the Liberty. While Iacocca's statement created a stir in Detroit, it did not generate much excitement in state capitals. Reason: Chrysler may build the Liberty abroad, possibly in South Korea...
...other Grapefruit League action Monday night. Mike Laga hit a two run homer and Chris Pittaro had four hits in five at-bats as the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies...
...Detroit 8, Philadelphia...
When the old Detroit Pistons star George Yardley, 56, acknowledged recently that he never would have been able to play professional basketball as it is practiced today, the two-hand set shooter Bob Davies, 65, wisely consoled him: "You can only be a little bit better than your competition." Gretzky and Bird could use each other for competition. Some day they will be explained by the numbers, but the statistics will be as unreliable as Babe Ruth's. "It wasn't just that Ruth hit more home runs than anybody else," observed Red Smith, who rode trains with Ruth...
This year the Final Four will be held in the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit...