Word: tampa
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...years. He has had more than his share of near misses: two flights from which he had deplaned, one in Hong Kong and another on Cape Cod, crashed at the next stop, with fatal results. On a third occasion he was the sixth standby for a flight from Tampa to Atlanta, but only four people ahead of him were taken. Shortly after, the plane crashed at Jacksonville, killing all aboard. Says Griggs: "I missed getting to a late-breaking story, but I'm still around to tell about...
MOST TROUBLING Infielder Ray Knight, symbol of New York Mets comebacks, will not come back next year. Cash was his problem. Pitcher Dwight Gooden's problem is undetermined after a brawl with Tampa police...
Call it Lawstyles of the Rich and Famous. Former Auto Magnate John De Lorean, Singer Wayne Newton and New York Mets Pitcher Dwight Gooden all had ; dates with justice last week. Gooden's brush with the law took place in Tampa, where three cars carrying "Doctor K" and six friends were stopped by local police, who said two of the autos were "weaving." The police said a scuffle took place after Gooden grabbed an officer. The pitcher's response was that police hit him with a flashlight, and he fought back. Afterward, a routine test showed that Gooden's blood...
...What we did today," Newberger told the Daily News, "was to get all sides together and try to get this back on an objective keel. Too many emotions have been involved. This has not been good for Dwight Gooden, the city of Tampa or the Tampa Police Department...
Newberger confirmed Wednesday that Gooden's blood-alcohol level exceeded the legal limit when he was tested at Tampa General Hospital, where he was taken after the scuffle, which began after he was stopped for a possible traffic violation...