Word: sterne
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...David J. Stern, the National Basketball Association's Number Two man for the past three years, was unanimously chosen yesterday by the league's owners to succeed the retiring Larry O'Brien as NBA commissioner...
...choice of Stern came less than a week after O'Brien announced he was stepping down when his term expired February 1. It also came with the enthusiastic backing of O'Brien, who said, "I couldn't be more pleased...
...love the people, I love the players," Stern said. "We have a very exciting non-stop game. We believe we have great players and solid owners. Our television ratings are up and our attendance is up. Our health is good...
...Although Stern, who is known for his experience in marketing and television, had been considered a front-runner for the post, the haste with which he was chosen was something of a surprise...
Some observers see this split in the context of a growing conservatism among Jews; after all. 34 percent of the Jewish vote went to Ronald Reagan in 1980. Sol Stern, writing in the Village Voice, shows the inaccuracy of this kind of thinking; not only are Jews still voting heavily for Democratic candidates and liberal positions, but polls reveal they also vote for Black candidates more often than do any other white groups. Tom Bradley in California got 42 percent of the white vote, but 75 percent of the Jewish vote. In the Democratic mayoral primary in Philadelphia. Wilson Goods...