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Campbell, who has gained $ 574 yards since joining the Houston Oilers in 1978, was traded to the New Orleans Saints for a first-round draft choice in 1985. The transaction reunites Campbell with Coach Bum Phillips, who coached the Oilers when Campbell led the NFL in rushing his first three seasons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 10/10/1984 | See Source »

...Pelt, who had held out rather than accept a trade from the New York Giants to the Minnesots Vikings, got his wish yesterday when the Vikings sent him to the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Raiders for a first-round draft choice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 10/10/1984 | See Source »

...Cincinnati Bengals traded the rights to unsigned first-round draft pick Ricky Hunley to the Denver Broncos for a first-round draft choice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 10/10/1984 | See Source »

ABILENE, Texas -- Rookie Brett Upper took advantage of what he called "perfect conditions for scoring" to compile a 6-under-par 66 and move into a tie for the first-round lead Thursday in the $350,000 LaJet Golf Classic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 9/28/1984 | See Source »

...vote getters in a multicandidate field are pitted against each other in a second election. Jackson claims that such runoffs are inherently discriminatory, since blacks rarely constitute a majority and thus have difficulty beating a white head to head. One possible compromise: holding runoffs only when the first-round winner receives less than 40% of the vote. The issue will apparently be thrashed out in the convention's platform committee, which Mondale delegates will control. Jackson feels certain that he can get enough support on the committee to take a minority report backing his position to the convention floor, where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Over the Top, Barely | 6/18/1984 | See Source »

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