IS IT ALLENTOWN? WA VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS ON STADIUM

          WA voters vote today on whether to replace the Kingdome
     and build a new football stadium for the Seahawks.  The
     SEATTLE TIMES reported that more than half of the voters
     expected to cast their ballots have already voted, as 27 of
     WA's 39 counties are voting on Referendum 48 entirely by
     mail (SEATTLE TIMES, 6/16).  In Boston, the vote garners
     front-page coverage, as Tina Cassidy writes it "will be the
     latest test of taxpayers' willingness to foot the bill for
     pro sports stadiums" (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/17).  In Toronto, Gary
     Picknell writes that the outcome "could have a significant
     impact on Toronto's bid to obtain an expansion franchise. 
     If the no side wins and the Seahawks do pick up and move to
     either L.A. or Cleveland, it would move Toronto up the
     ladder in future NFL expansion plans" (TORONTO SUN, 6/17).