Word: houstons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Angeles 6, Houston...
...owners, in their quest for free-agent talent, pushed salaries to dizzying heights; former California Angels Pitcher Nolan Ryan, for instance, was signed last winter by the Houston Astros for $1 million-plus a year. So now the proprietors are seeking to cool the competition for stars: they have proposed that a club that signs a highly sought-after free agent must allow his former team to take one of its players in return...
...Boston 119, Houston...
...Houston Heart Surgeon Michael DeBakey and the team of American specialists who joined Kean in Cairo brought with them a set of ultramodern machines to "nourish" the Shah's enfeebled blood. After hurried consultations with Egyptian doctors, the American team decided to operate on Friday night when the Shah's fever fell and his blood count improved. At a Saturday press conference following the one-hour operation, doctors pronounced the Shah's condition "very satisfactory." But further tests were planned to determine how far his cancer had spread beyond the spleen...
...city of Seattle is one of the biggest draws that Boeing has to offer. Though its seasons seem perpetually drizzly and Puget Sound's reputation for rain, fog and cradle-to-grave mildew is widespread, Seattle actually has less annual precipitation than New York City, Atlanta and even Houston, a fact that civic boosters take endless delight in pointing out to new arrivals. The region also offers the quiet self-confidence of a major metropolis, complete with civic center, a nationally recognized opera, ballet and theater, and the National Basketball Association champion SuperSonics...