t while demanding to see him in person. The incident marred what was to be a pleasant golfing weekend for the President and his cabinet members. The gunmen ran his pickup truck through an unguarded golf club gate and threatened people with a pistol. It was noted that the gunmen's father had recently died and that the gunman had been recently fired from his job. The gunman had also been drinking near the time of the golf club incident (Fritz, 1983, I-1+).
Numerous incidents of violence also show up in the sports pages. For example, in a National Basketball Association game between the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz featured a fight between two of the players on the basketball floor during the game. During the second quarter of the game, Jim Petersen of the Houston Rockets punched Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, who scored 29 points during the game. As a result, Jim Petersen was ejected from the game by officials. Later in the game, during the third quarter, Akeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets also punched the
Utah Jazz's Karl Malone. However, Akeem Olajawon
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