GETTING ITS GAME ON: DC/BALTIMORE OLYMPIC BID HAS RAISED $6M

          Organizers for the Washington-Baltimore bid for the
     2012 Summer Games have raised $6M, over half the amount it
     needs for the first phase of the process, "from some of the
     region's largest corporations," according to Scott Wilson of
     the WASHINGTON POST.  The fund-raising has "accelerated"
     recently with contributions from Marriott Int'l, Discovery
     Communications and several other major companies.  The bid
     group, called the Washington Baltimore Regional 2012
     Coalition, raised $1M in July alone toward its $10M goal. 
     Meanwhile, coalition officials have been "stepping up
     community outreach efforts to generate support for the
     Olympic movement and bidding for other sporting contests to
     show that the region has what it takes to host world-class
     events." Bids are due December 2000 (WASH. POST, 10/21).