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          Allegheny (PA) County Commissioner Bob Cranmer is
     sending letters to 80 local companies in an effort to raise
     "at least" $31M in private investment for the Steelers and
     Pirates new stadiums.  The companies are being asked to
     invest in the "depreciable" physical assets of the stadiums,
     which include scoreboards, seats and electronic advertising
     marquees (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 7/23). Stephen Leeper, a
     "top aide" to Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy, has been named
     Exec Dir of the city's Public Auditorium Authority.  In his
     new role, Leeper will "be the point man" overseeing the new
     facilities for the Steelers and Pirates (PITTSBURGH POST-
     GAZETTE, 7/22)....Organizers of a grass-roots petition drive
     yesterday in N.Y. filed "more than" 40,000 voter signatures
     at City Hall in a bid "to hold a Yankee Stadium referendum
     in November."  The petition effort is separate from a
     "similar referendum sought by" the NYC Council (N.Y. DAILY
     NEWS, 7/23)....Devils Owner John McMullen said that his
     plans for a new Hoboken arena "would not change" even if
     Giants co-Owner Robert Tisch moves ahead with his proposed
     Meadowlands development plans, which includes a new arena
     and other sports-themed attractions.  McMullen, on the Tisch
     plan: "I wish him luck, but it doesn't affect me one way or
     the other" (RECORD, 7/21)....A $1.7M project to expand the
     Packers' locker room and training facility has been
     finalized, with construction slated to begin after the
     season.  The project will add 16,000 square feet to the
     team's administration building (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/23). 

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