The Saginaw News frequently reported that the carpeted floor gave the home team a 10 point advantage and lots of carpet burns.
Mr. Dole's handlers were delighted with the headline the next morning in The Saginaw News: "Dole Clarifies 15 Percent Solution."
The Saginaw News is a newspaper publication based in Saginaw, Michigan, owned by Booth Newspapers, a division of Advance Publications.
The Saginaw News is the sister publication of the neighboring Bay City Times and Flint Journal, all owned by Booth Newspapers.
He started as a paperboy at The Saginaw News and worked his way through college reporting for The Associated Press and The Free Press of Detroit.
The bags were mostly reported with the Flint Journal, but there were also similar reports from customers of the Saginaw News and the Bay City Times.
In the capitol at Lansing", one Saginaw News account read, "Sen. Burt was more conspicuous for his political naiveté than for any distinguished act of statesmanship.
Editions of the Bay City Times, Midland Daily News and Saginaw News are available in the greater Tri-Cities area.
The Times and the Saginaw News published three times a week, while the Midland Daily News publishes daily.
Then, as picture editor of The Saginaw News, he did layouts as well.