OAKLAND AUTHORITY OFFERS A'S EXTENSION ON LEASE DEADLINE

          In an attempt to resolve a $48M claim filed by the A's,
     Oakland Coliseum officials agreed yesterday to give the team
     until July 31 to file intent to break its lease, according
     to a report in the S.F. CHRONICLE.  Coliseum Authority
     attorney Deena McClain said, "We'd like to work out a
     settlement."  The deadline for filing the notice had been
     July 1, but members of the authority decided to extend the
     team "some good faith in ongoing arbitration with the public
     agency."  The A's claim is over renovations to the stadium
     to accommodate the return of the Raiders in '95, which they
     say led to a loss in ticket sales (S.F. CHRONICLE, 6/26).