Rumors of a forthcoming merger between the two leagues combined with an improved contract offer from the 49ers moved Brodie to stay put in San Francisco, however, and a multi-year deal paying Brodie $ 900, 000 over several seasons was instead inked.

Rumors that he had died have been denied by Tom Wham, Trampier's brother-in-law.

Rumors flew from lip to lip that Fidel Castro was on his way to Havana, coming from the mountains where he had fought Batista for five years.

Rumors that he had bribed the board and concern that he would be likened to Jack Dempsey, who had received negative publicity for failure to serve in World War I, led Greenberg to be reexamined, and he was found fit to serve.

Rumors also circulated that Bismarck had made overtures toward Arnim's wife, which further inflamed tensions.

Rumors of poisoning were fueled, in part, by a book called The Strange Death of President Harding, in which the author ( convicted criminal, former Ohio Gang member, and detective Gaston Means, hired by Mrs. Harding to investigate Warren Harding and his mistress ) suggested that Mrs. Harding had poisoned her husband.

Rumors that Larry Wachowski was transitioning gender spread in the early 2000s, though neither sibling had spoken directly on the subject.

Rumors of the death of Hutu politician Dominique Mbonyumutwa at the hands of Tutsis, who had beaten him, set off a violent retaliation, called the wind of destruction.

Rumors immediately arose that Olaf had been poisoned which gave rise to many years later to the story of " false Olaf " ( see below ).

Rumors of his proof began to circulate in March 1984, but many mathematicians were sceptical, because de Branges had earlier announced some false results, including a claimed proof of the invariant subspace conjecture in 1964 ( incidentally, in December 2008 he published a new claimed proof for this conjecture on his website ).

American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors had a track named " Ship of Fools " on their 1990 self-titled album.

Rumors had long circulated about Sommerlath's life and career during World War II, especially so when his daughter's relationship with the future King of Sweden became known, but until his death in 1990, the businessman denied any connection to the Nazi Party.

Rumors of a railroad to be built through southwestern Minnesota had circulated in the 1850s, and even though no survey had been taken for the railroad, the town of Gretchtown had been created-at least on paper-to serve as a stopping point.

Rumors had been circulating in the press for several weeks that Presley, who had begun his career at Sun Records, was ready to move to RCA Victor to help launch him nationally.

Rumors had been circulating in Washington that Black would resign in the event that Truman chose Jackson as Chief Justice Stone ’ s successor.

Rumors that Moog had to go to court over the patent seem to be nothing more ; ' differences ' with ARP at one point were settled amicably.

Rumors floated that she had either tried to commit suicide or had been murdered.

A chamberlain recalled: " Rumors of his eccentricity had made me doubt his capability, but my worry turned out to be utterly groundless when I met this well-mannered and polite man.

Rumors circulated for years that the two had a romantic relationship.

Rumors circulated that Frazier had died.

Rumors say that an English translation was made in the 15th century by an unknown scribe, but the consensus is that they exist only in manuscript form.

Rumors swirled in the anarchist community that Salsedo had made important disclosures concerning the bomb plot of June 2.

Rumors have persisted that Chaplin's 1915-1923 leading lady Edna Purviance made an

Rumors later surfaced that Euronymous made a stew with pieces of Dead's brain, and made necklaces with fragments of Dead's skull which he gave to musicians he deemed worthy.

Rumors were rampant that the Wings were trying to pay off Czechoslovakian authorities to get Klíma out of his native country, but despite all the hype that surrounded him, Czech hockey authorities made no real effort to clamp down and prevent Klíma from traveling in Europe.

Rumors and more at the time indicated the Deering was a victim of piracy, possibly connected with the illegal rum-running trade during Prohibition, and possibly involving another ship,, which disappeared at roughly the same time.

Rumors circulated at the time claiming that the reason for the name change back to ‘ Sav-on ’ was due to " Osco " having the same pronunciation as the Spanish word " asco " ( oss-ko ) which means " nausea " or " disgust ", a considerable factor within southern California ’ s heavily Hispanic market.

Rumors abounded about refrigerated trucks being brought to store unidentified remains and countless bodies at the bottom of area bodies of water.

Rumors existed that the fight's organizers were stalling, afraid of the negative publicity that would be generated over a perceived Nazi getting a shot at the world's title.

Rumors of a possible Taurus revival were confirmed in early 2007, when the revamped Five Hundred and Freestyles were unveiled as " Taurus " and " Taurus X " at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show, a decision influenced strongly by Mulally.

Rumors premiered at the Old Globe Theatre ( San Diego, California ) on September 22, 1988.

Rumors opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on November 17, 1988 and transferred to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre where it closed after 535 performances and eight previews.

Rumors suggest that development work on the next generation rotary engine have been given a lower priority and will proceed at a slower pace, due to limited engineering resources and tightening emission regulations, making development of a high performance rotary engine a lower priority compared to the next generation MX-5.

* Three other DJs at the station are mentioned, but ( with one exception ) never seen: Moss Steiger has the graveyard shift after Venus and is mentioned as having attempted suicide at least twice ; Rex Erhardt ( who was finally seen in the fourth season episode " Rumors ", and played by Sam Anderson ) hosts a program after Dr. Johnny Fever's morning show ; and " Dean the Dream " has the afternoon drive slot.

Rumors spread at an American Society of Equity meeting in Bismarck that a state legislator named Treadwell Twichell had told a group of farmers to " go home and slop the hogs.

Rumors circulated amongst fans that the title relaunches at this time ( including Deadpool to Agent X ) were due in part to a royalty dispute with Rob Liefeld ; the rumors were dispelled by Liefeld himself.

Rumors spread to Kamarpukur that Ramakrishna had become unstable as a result of his spiritual exercises at Dakshineswar.

Rumors that it would be their final album proved true when they amicably disbanded later that year, ending their farewell US tour with a two-night stand at hometown club Cat's Cradle.

Rumors were passed that he had hidden in a cave at the base of the falls, and was enjoying all the excitement he had created.

It had one major hit, " Rumors ", which peaked at # 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rumors reached the U. S. that French women had been sexually active with black American soldiers, which University of Florida historian David Colburn argues struck at the heart of Southern fears.

Rumors began to surface at the end of season 3 that Judge would leave the show, but they were quickly and firmly denied.

Rumors cited in this film suggest that Chevy Chase used to hold parties at which the goal was to tell the joke for half an hour, without repeating any of the acts contained in its performance.

Rumors of Crazy Horse's desire to slip away and return to the old ways of life started to spread at the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies.