Word: bleachers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Warren Earl Burger was understandably miffed when the mail brought his invitation to Jimmy Carter's Inauguration this week as the 39th President of the U.S. It asked a fee of $25 for a hard, wooden bleacher seat to watch the 2-hr. Inaugural parade. "If I have to pay $25," joked the Chief Justice of the U.S., "I'll charge Carter $50 to swear...
...more valuable invitations went to 32,000 people and allowed each to buy two tickets at $25 apiece to attend one of the six inaugural parties. A more elite group of 19,500 could also reserve bleacher parade seats at $25, and 11,400 could attend one of two receptions for Vice President Walter Mondale. Yet no one made sure that the more exclusive list included the Carter delegates and alternates whose votes gave him the nomination at the Democratic National Convention, nor was there a specific mailing to the electors who formally put him in office. The Democratic National...
...that the price of bleacher tickets rose...
...with two outs in the top half of the fifth the Reds slapped and ran to a 3-1 lead, with the first of Johnny Bench's two bleacher meteors putting them ahead to stay...
...turf immediately dazzles the eye. Not only does it provide a beautiful natural stage for the players, but it also has a rich smell that can make fans feel as if they are on the field. With the limited number of seats packed tightly around the field, even a bleacher fan can sense an intimacy with the game...