It Was 20 Years Ago Today
The National Basketball Assn. fines Kareem Abdul-Jabbar $5,000 for punching Milwaukee Bucks rookie Kent Benson during the Lakers’ first game of the season, which they lose 117-112.
* Quote of the day: “What was it? I’ll tell you what it was: Reggie Jackson, Reggie Jackson, Reggie Jackson.”--Dodgers utility player Lee Lacy on L.A.’s 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees in the sixth game of the 1977 World Series, in which Jackson hit three consecutive home runs
* The Broadway advertises Halston-designed carpet--”rich, suede-like, solid plush”--for $26 a square yard.
* “Looking for Mr. Goodbar” opens at Mann’s Village in Westwood.
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