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...Manhattan. He often jogs four miles in Central Park before he leaves for the office at 5 a.m., and recently he has taken on the added job of writing and delivering the news on Today, a chore that used to be handled by Floyd Kalber. Brokaw's drawback rather is something he cannot do much about: his frosty demeanor. It is a failing that he readily admits -and dismisses. Says he: "When you're on for two hours five days a week, if you try to be something that you are not, it will show through...
Good news here. Workhouse Wade Lau, whose mediocre record last year (4.63 gpg) obscures some sterling performances, now has a capable understudy in tiny but quick Mark Whiston. The 5-ft., 7-in. freshman from Ipswich acknowledges that his size can be a drawback, but "compensates with playing the angles. I'm really quick, because I have to be," he adds. "A lot of shots hit Wade that wouldn...
Cheryl Hollmann Keen, a graduate student at the School of Education and co-director of the staff, said yesterday the committee staff is willing to work at CfIA. "The main potential drawback of eliminating the Faculty committee is that we would have to change our name and might lose our page in the course catalog," she added...
...manpower. But Soviet conscripts typically serve in their units for no longer than a year and thus might not perform effectively in the chaotic conditions of battle. Since command from above is absolute, individual soldiers and even officers are discouraged from taking action on their own-a potentially serious drawback, since personal initiative can sometimes turn the tide of battle...
...electric cars? They should, according to U.S. Department of Transportation statistics. Ninety percent of all car trips in America are for 20 miles or less, and 99% are for 100 miles or less. Thus, at least in theory, the electric car's short range should not be a drawback. But Americans do not see their cars in such practical, unromantic terms. They tend to buy autos for peak use, for that annual trip to visit a distant relative. They want fast acceleration and a lot of miles between stops. To change all that, as Analyst Keller says with considerable...