Burning issue; The tobacco-sports connection; The face-off: Free ads vs. fair promotion
March 28, 1990
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The marriage of tobacco and sports - worth more than $100 million last year - is fraying around the edges.
Today, the Houston City Council considers a resolution condemning sponsorship of sports events by tobacco companies - even as the Virginia Slims of Houston tennis tournament is played this week.
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Yuppies discovering stock car racing; 'The ultimate gladiatorial challenge'
June 22, 1990
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LONG POND, Pa. - Donald Haygood is worlds away from the air-conditioned hum of his Yonkers, N.Y., travel agency.
Thirty-seven stock cars shriek past his $150 box seats here at Pocono International Raceway. The air, once thick with the scent of pine, is heavy with a pungent blend of burnt oil, rubber and fuel.