Word: pittsburgh
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Retail sales were up a strong 2% in November on top of October's 1.3% rise, and the consumer is attacking his holiday shopping with gusto. Christmas sales are flat in many Midwest areas, but in Boston, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Beverly Hills, retailers report sales well ahead of last year. Some are even looking forward to double-digit Increases...
Actually, Rose could have been even richer. Atlanta, Kansas City, St. Louis and Pittsburgh offered fatter deals than Philadelphia. But Rose was friendly with some Phillies stars and wanted to stay in the National League so that he could chase down Stan Musial's record of 3,630 career hits (Rose now has 3,164), and he fancied the Phils' billiard-slick artificial turf, which will help his ground balls whiz past infielders. Perhaps most of all, he delighted in the challenge of making the talented also-rans of a town of renowned losers into a winner. Proclaimed...
...Pittsburgh 35, Baltimore...
...Pittsburgh 6, Toronto...
...Pittsburgh 13, Houston...