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...Garrick Grobler, an articulate Easton High School junior who wants to go into politics. "How is it possible," he asks, "for people to differentiate between what is objective reality and what is subjective reality?" Replies Adler gently...
Then he asks a question back. "Have you ever told a lie?" "Yeah, sure," admits Garrick, looking a bit sheepish. "It would be better," continues Adler, "to give an example of a lie you told-and I assure you everyone in this room has told a lie." Garrick is on the spot, and the other students know it. They shriek with glee. Garrick hesitates, then blurts out, "Yesterday, we took this poll in school. I said no to a question when I should have said...
...that a lie?" Adler pursues, index finger resting on chin. Then he continues: "Because a lie consists in saying the opposite of what is true. Now let me ask you another question. Have you ever made an erroneous statement?" Jokes Garrick: "I just did when I said 'subjective reality.' " Adler takes the idea a step further. "Let me give you an example of an erroneous statement: There are three mountains on the Eastern Shore of Maryland more than 5,000 feet high." The students laugh at such an absurd notion. Poking the same index finger on the table...
...assignment will not be so easy. On Sept. 26, he and a hand-picked crew of correspondents-Garrick Utley, Douglas Kiker, Betsy Aaron and Jack Perkins-will go up against CBS's runaway hit Dallas. The vehicle: NBC's Magazine with David Brinkley. Replacing NBC's failed Prime Time, the show will have a new format and a hefty weekly budget of $300,000. Brinkley plans on something different from the tick-tock style of CBS's 60 Minutes and the razzmatazz of ABC's 20/20, but he is rather vague when he talks about...
...their flag-red folding chairs and chat, sleep, or read The Times. But the network crews, self-contained TV stations complete with backpack transmitters, constantly criss-cross the floor in search of some small scandal. When one stops, the others gather. Like blood beginning to clot, the aisle where Garrick Utley halts suddenly attracts Lesly Stahl, Sam Donaldson, and their assorted assistants. Tuesday afternoon, while most of the delegates stared unseeingly at the podium or talked with someone in an adjacent delegation, Sander Vanocur decided that the Massachusetts delegation needed visiting. Pretty soon, the Bay State section was full...