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TWINS TALKS SPIRALLING TOWARDS CLIMAX: SPECIAL SESSION IN MN
Published October 23, 1997
The Twins pursuit for a new ballpark is "creeping
toward a political climax," as a special session convenes
today in St. Paul to "determine the fate" of MLB in MN (Jay
Weiner, Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 10/23). A STAR TRIBUNE
editorial this morning states that if the Twins leave MN,
the Minnesota "economy and culture will be poorer and more
isolated" (Minneapolis STAR-TRIBUNE, 10/23). In St. Paul,
Patrick Sweeney reports that Twins Owner Carl Pohlad bought
full-page ads in both Twin Cities newspapers "to deliver a
message to the public and to lawmakers." In the ads, Pohlad
said he "is willing to discuss" a ballpark contribution, and
also "pledged, as a show of good faith," that if he sells
the team to NC investor Don Beaver, he "will donate the
difference between his investment in the team and Beaver's
purchase price to local charities" (PIONEER PRESS, 10/23).




