Word: detroits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whereas some other cities, notably Detroit, have plunked sports stadiums in the suburbs, Louisiana decided early on that the dome's maximum economic benefit could be realized by placing it in a seedy, archaic industrial area (which is no more). Most of all, its accessibility benefits the cus tomer; indeed, it was designed as a "people place." As the plans evolved, it was agreed that it would not be just a foot ball palace, but a multipurpose sporting-business-conven tion-cultural center that could revitalize the sensual, sickly Blanche DuBois of cities...
...looking toward next week, the Bruins will be playing the Washington Capitals Thursday at 7:35 and the Detroit Red Wings next Saturday...
...went on the basketball team's trips to Arizona and Detroit over Christmas Vacation to help learn the new system sooner and immediately began contributing to the team. In Detroit, he scored 16 points against Long Island, and last weekend he exploded for 19 points against Penn...
...scratch. He was doing just that for Union when he quit, and he did it twice before-first at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and then for Cornell. After his Cornell team won all 29 of its games, including the national college championships in 1970, Harkness moved on to coach the Detroit Red Wings. The pros, however, took a jaundiced view of his gung-ho pep talks. Said one player: "The man's mad." Said New England Whalers Center Gordie Howe: "If Ned has a fault, it's that he thinks hockey too much...
...daytime audiences, the numbers were startling. From November 1976 to November 1977, Nielsen put the dropoff at 6.4%-roughly equivalent to the combined populations of Detroit and San Francisco. The Arbitron figures were even more dramatic. From 9 a.m. to noon, they said, viewing was down 11%-or goodbye Chicago. The arithmetic for the prime-time evening hours was less dramatic, but significant nonetheless. Nielsen said the nighttime decline was 3.1%; Arbitron said...