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...Marvin Miller, former players' union head, has said all players could be ruled free agents...
...reason, one has to return to 1975, when an arbitrator (supported by later court rulings) struck down baseball's reserve clause, which tied players to one team for as long as the club wished. Despite the apparent victory, players' union chief Marvin Miller knew well the laws of supply and demand. If all players are on the market, he reasoned, most will be relatively cheap. If 20 left-handed hitting outfielders are available, teams that need one won't have to pay much. If only two are up for auction, the bidding will be fierce...
Coed bands are creating some of the most interesting music around. Frente!'s debut, Marvin the Album, offers up incongruously ear-caressing melodies on harsh subjects ranging from El Salvador to manic depression. Hole's Live Through This features primal guitar riffs and high-IQ lyrics by Courtney Love (rocker Kurt Cobain's widow). Arrested Development's brand-new CD, Zingalamaduni, is smart, political hip-hop (one song deals with abortion). Says lead rapper Speech: "It's important to get men and women expressing themselves about issues together." Steve Yegelwel of Atlantic/Seed Records, a label with several coed bands, says...
...Friday, postal workers in the nation's capital were ordered to work overtime on the weekend to clear the backlog of mail. Just two years ago, Postmaster General Marvin Runyon promised to turn the district's postal service into a "showpiece" of modern technology and efficiency. Yet, in a recent survey by the accounting firm Price Waterhouse, Washington ranked dead last among urban areas for on-time mail delivery. Several members of Congress -- angry because some of the delayed letters in Washington could be from constituents trying to contact them -- charge that the mail holdups could be illegal and plan...
...worth $6.4 billion, or $400 a share -- nearly $100 more than last week's closing price. CBS must look mighty fetching to companies (like Disney and other studios) with an itch for a takeover and the stamina to endure the inevitable court battles and regulatory disputes. Billionaire oilman Marvin Davis, said to be interested in acquiring NBC, could find a CBS deal seductive, though Tisch last week reportedly said he would never sell his stock to Davis...