Word: oaklands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Magda K. Jensen Oakland, Calif...
...than Joe Namath's eyelids after their 1969 Super Bowl win, seemed to be on the way to their first winning season since 1970. Even expansion teams Seattle and Tampa Bay had managed to damage the play-off chances of the league's powers, scoring upsets over Oakland and Minnesota. It appears that competitive parity, long the aim of Pete Rozelle and other arms negotiators, has at long last been achieved...
Many citizens, both white and black, share the police suspicion of Newton and blame him for more than he has been charged with. The Oakland Tribune has published a number of stories suggesting that Panthers are dealing in drugs and extorting money from nightclubs, and one reporter covering these incidents had her car fire bombed...
...them as "very much alive because our survival programs are alive." He has been studying at the University of California for a doctorate in the history of social consciousness, and he looks forward to teaching at the Panther school and participating in local politics. "I plan to work in Oakland," he says. "I love Oakland...
...reaction in the Berkeley area has generally been chilly. Says Dave Casper of the Oakland Raiders (should it be Pillagers? Rapists?): "People outside of sports are always making things up on little evidence." Adds University of California Football Coach Roger Theder: "It's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard." Some campus athletes agree. Says Freshman Football Player Ron Goldy: "I was so angry, I just wanted to get my hands on the guy-I mean on his neck...