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MILSTEIN-SNYDER DEAL JUMPS HURDLES, BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN

          The Howard Milstein-Daniel Snyder group has been told
     by NFL officials that its financing plan for purchasing the
     Redskins and Jack Kent Cooke Stadium for $800M "complies
     with league rules," according to sources of Maske, Heath &
     Shapiro of the WASHINGTON POST.  However, NFL Commissioner
     Paul Tagliabue said yesterday that he and other top league
     execs "had not decided whether to endorse the sale of the
     Redskins" to the Milstein-Snyder group.  Tagliabue: "It's a
     question of what kind of partner would Howard Milstein, or
     any other owner coming into the league, make."  Members of
     the group met with the NFL's Finance Committee for an hour
     last night, and league officials said that they "expect the
     sport's team owners to vote on Tuesday or Wednesday on
     whether to approve the deal."  Maske, Heath & Shapiro add
     that after yesterday's meetings, "it appeared that five or
     six owners on the eight-member finance committee were
     prepared to vote to recommend ratification of the sale to
     the full ownership" (WASHINGTON POST, 3/16).  Tagliabue,
     when asked if Milstein's ownership of the Islanders would
     affect his bid for the Redskins: "You'd better ask that
     question to (NHL Commissioner) Gary Bettman."  One NFL owner
     said "the person who will be applauding most" if Milstein is
     approved is Bettman because Milstein will have to sell his
     stake in the Islanders (Bob Glauber, NEWSDAY, 3/16).
          PREJUDICE? In DC, Tony Kornheiser: "It would not appear
     there is anti-semitism in the NFL [but] maybe some owners
     are nervous about taking an eighth Jewish majority owner for
     fear they'll form a cabal.  Isn't that a common prejudice,
     that they all think the same?" (WASHINGTON POST, 3/16).

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