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NEW ANAHEIM GROUP GETS OK BY CITY TO RUN TO NFL DAYLIGHT

          The Anaheim City Council on Tuesday "unanimously" voted
     to approve a bid to bring an NFL team back to Orange County,
     according to Marla Jo Fisher of the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. 
     The proposal was presented by a group headed by Newport
     Beach developer Hadi Makarechian, sports consultant Wayne
     Wedin and former NFL player Rod Sherman.  The group said it
     would pay all expenses, such as a new stadium and expansion
     fees, to represent the city with the NFL for 13 months
     (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 9/23).  Makarechian has held
     "months of secret negotiations" with Anaheim city officials,
     and would like to present his proposal to NFL owners next
     month.  The plan includes a new stadium between Arrowhead
     Pond and Edison Field.  Wedin, "who has been working with
     the NFL for years," said that the group already has
     financing in place.  But Fisher & Kingsley reported that
     there is "no certainty" that NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue
     will allow the Anaheim group to make its presentation at the
     league's October owners meeting in K.C.  The league will
     hear from two L.A. groups and one Houston group.  Wedin:
     "The NFL is aware that we're here.  We're going to put our
     credentials on the table and it's their choice whether to
     proceed" (Fisher & Kingsley, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 9/23).

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