20- -MANCHESTER HERALD, Wednesday, April 3, 1991 Indianap6}is gets positive feedback from Final Four R\/ IP Tnfll C QC Q TTSnnI T2rxi«w tlmA 1 1<«>« n<yv«* T a YI THURSDAY By KIR COONS top Indianapolis as a Final Four site from the Division I basketball com­ weeks, all eyes were focused on us. Union Station following Saturday Frick said. “The NCAA did inves­ A The Associated Press Bob Ryan, basketball writer for mittee that the Final Four return to You can’t buy that kind of public night’s semifinal games in search of tigate the last few days.” the Boston Globe, said the NCAA Indianapwlis in 1997. relations.” dinner at 1:30 a.m. Frick said the committee set four shouldn’t consider holding the tour­ INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA The recommendation will be The 80,000 fans bought Just about “I asked (a waiter), ‘When do you goals for itself: to extend a warm nament anywhere else. doesn t plan to have a permanent acted upon by the NCAA Executive everything else related to the Final close,’ and he said, ‘Midnight,’” Hoosier welcome to 80,000 ex­ LOCAL NEWS INSIDE site for the Final Four anytime soon. “Several people from the NCAA Committee in May, said TTicker I«ur, however. DiEdwardo related. “But it was 1:30 pected visitors; to admirlister the But if it did, some say Indianapolis said, ’Wouldn’t it be nice if it were DiEdward, another co-chairman. Debbie, Blackwell, who chaired and they were still serving.” games in the best possible manner; and the Hoosier Dome could top the (the permanent site)?”’ said “We’re very optimistic it will go the media assistance committee, said to have fun activities for fans not ■ M CC students rally at Capitol. list. Maribeth Smith, executive director through with no problem,” he said. the organizing committee and the If there was a concern on the fortunate enough to have tickets to A The day after Duke’s Blue Devils of the local organizing committee. “I think we’ll get an A-plus repxnt.” Indiampwlis Convention & Visitors NCAA’s part, it wduld be the lack the games, and to leverage the event claimed college basketball’s biggest ^sociation estimated the economic ■ Housing complex is in the red. “But there was no commitment on Co-chairman David R. Frick said of an anti-ticket scalping ordinance into positive national exposure. prize with their 72-65 win over Kan­ their part.’’ impact of the tournament at $32 mil­ in Indianapiolis. Although 47,185 “T^e preliminary conclusion is it was impxntant for Indianapolis to lion. sas, tournament organizers were I don’t think they’ll ever have a fans attend^ Monday night’s cham­ we did achieve our obJectives,” ■ Taies from an Air Force pilot. saying ^at IndiMapolis did nothing put on high-profile events such as permanent site,’’ said James W. the Final Four. “The Indianaprolis City Center pionship game, some 288,000 Frick said. “One NCAA official told What's to him its standing as a sports town (across the street from the Hoosier Shaffer, one of three local organiz­ “We’re a branch town,” Frick p)eople applied for the 24,000 tickets me Indianapolis will be the measur­ while playing host to the NCAA’s Dome) did more business in two ing committee co-chairmen. “But said, noting the absentee ownership offered for public sale last summer. ing stick for future Final Fours.” ■ Directors grant housing fee waiver. annual basketball bash this past it’s nice to know that if we had a days tlm it did all last year. (Mon­ As a result, ticket scalping was News weekend. of many of Indianapiolis’ major busi­ DiEdwa.-do said that representa­ permanent site, this would be it.” day) night, the staff slept on the open, and it apparently bothered tives of future Final Four sites told NCAA officials and media mem­ nesses. “You don’t often have a The only commitment from the floor to be here early,” Blackwell some NCAA officials, Frick said. him, “We don’t know whether to April 4, 1991 bers agreed that it would be hard to chance to showcase your com­ said. Local/Regional Section, Page 7; NCAA so far is a recommendation munity nationally this way. For four “It’s been hard for them to track congratulate you or punch you be­ DiEdwardo said he ventured into how the brokers got their tickets,” cause of the standards you set.” Bishops neutral Manchester’s Award-Winning Newspaper on gay rights bill HARTFORD — After help­ ing block passage of gay rights SCOREBOARD legislation for two decades, the Cleveland 21 20 29 12— 82 state’s Roman Catholic bishops Vteshington 26 28 18 29— 101 Expos 8, Yankees 0 have decided to stay neutral on Basketball 3-Point goals— Cleveland 3-8 (James 2-3 Bush, Kaifu to confer over trade Ferry 1-2, Brown 0-1, EhIo 0-2), Washington 0-4 Montreal 300 010 310— 8 15 1 the issue this year, a church (Eackles 0-1, Foster 0-1, J.A.Williams 0-2). New\brk(A) 000 000 000-0 6 2 spokesman said. Foulod out— None. Rebounds— Cleveland 47 By BENJAMIN SHORE NBA standings Farmer, Long (3), Rojas (7), Frey (8), Burke reiterate the United States’ argument that Japan continues to Lawmakers on both sides of (Ehio 9). Washington 60 (Grant 16). As­ .rrifi (9) and Reyes; Cary, Howe (7). Habyan (8), Copley News Service ■fiiesday that there are “more trade barriers in Japan than in EASTERN CONFERENCE sists— Cleveland 18 (Ehio 5), Washington 27 Guetterman (9) and Ramos. W— Farmer, 2-0. be closed to many American agriculture and manufactured the debate said the bishops’ Atlantic Division any other foreign nation and urged Bush to keep pressing (J.A.Williams 6). Total fouls-Claveland 18 L— Cary. 2-2. HFl— Montreal. Galarraga (4). products. neutrality would be widely inter­ W L Pet G B Washington 24. A— 7,813. Kaifu for further openness. y-Boslon 53 20 .726 — Dodgers 2, Astros 0 WASHINGTON — President Bush and Japanese Prime The President, Hills told reporters Wednesday, “will point preted as a tacit endorsement x-Philadelphia 40 33 .548 13 Blazers 104, Wolves 93 Minister Toshiki Kaifu are scheduled to meet today in Califor­ “In the coming years, our national security will have as Los Angeles 000 010 001—2 6 0 out that there still is not reciprocity... and it’s important to and could mean that the General NewVferk 35 37 .486 ITI/j PORTLAND (104) much to do with the number of products we can export as the Washington 27 45 .375 25'/2 Houston 000 000 000— 0 8 1 nia, with Bush continuing to press Kaifu on further opening create parity in trade matters. But Hills declined to say what Assembly will pass a gay rights Kersey 10-17 5-6 25, Williams 2-7 0-0 4 number of bombs we can drop,” Baucus wrote, referring to the New Jersey 23 50 .315 30 Portugal, August (8) and Scioscia, Hernandez Japan s trade market to the U.S and Kaifu seeking Bush’s sup­ leverage Bush is prepared to use on Kaifu. bill this month. Miami 22 51 .301 31 Duckworth 9-15 6-9 24. Drexler 6-13 9-10 22! (7), Lyons (9): Morgan, Candelaria (7), Gott (8), gulf war. ‘To that end, we must insist that the second largest Ftorter 5-9 5-6 15, Flobinson 1-8 2-2 4, Ainge port for Japan’s regaining territory lost to the Soviet Union in “The neutral position of the Central Division Howell (9) and Nichols. W — Morgan. 1-1. Members of Congress and American businessmen continue economy in the world — Japan — opens its market and trade xChicago 54 18 .750 — 4-7 0-0 8, Vbung 1-1 0-0 2, Cooper 0-2 0-0 0 L— Portugal, 2-2. Sv— Howell (t). World War fi. church is tantamount to ap­ Totals 38-79 27-33 104. to complain that Japan remains closed to many products, while x-Detroit 46 27 .630 fairly.” 8'/2 MINNESOTA (93) In addition. Bush will ask Japan, one of the wealthiest proval. There is no question x Milwaukee 44 29 .587 lO'/J Orioles 10, Braves 5 the United States permits comparable goods to be imported Corbin 5-10 3-3 13. Mitchell 5-15 3-4 13. countries in the world, to increase its financial assistance to Kaifu, who is expected to seek rc-cicction to a second two- xAtlanIa 33 34 .528 16 Baltimore 011 020 501— 10 14 1 from Japan. about that,” said Rep. William Breuer 2-8 0-0 4. Campbell 7-12 8-11 22 year term as prime minister in November, will be seeking Ihdiana 36 36 .500 18 Atlanta 022 010 COO— 5 12 1 developing countries, according to administration officials. L. Wollenberg, R-Farmington. Richardson 7-19 1-2 15. Brooks 1-4 4-4 7. Mur­ Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont„ chairman of the Senate Sub­ Cleveland 25 47 .347 29 Milacki, Flanagan (4), Williamson (7), Bautis­ U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills said Bush will Charlotte 22 51 .301 32'/J phy 2-6 2-2 6, Spencer 0-2 3-4 3. ^ s t 5-7 0-0 committee on International Trade, reminded Bush in a letter “People here have said, ‘If the lO.Totals 34-83 24-30 93. ta (9) and Melvin; Avery, Stanton (6), Mercker Please see BUSH, page 6.