Word: quickness
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...programs resemble each other only superficially. Each is fronted by a young team of male and female co-anchors. Each provides a quick recap of headlines along with a few lengthier reports. But Channel One is slicker, faster-paced and more customized for its young audience. Last week's stories, for example, included a look at what military-budget cuts could mean for teenagers who want to enlist, a report on the outcry against satanic rock lyrics, and interviews with young West Berliners. The show's approach seems geared mainly for younger teens; the ads, however, hawk Gillette razors along...
Dooley is quick to add though that Whyte is willing to patiently help out her teammates, although this may have been a factor in her not repeating as a First Team All-Ivy player this year...
...down, calm down," he ordered. Those who opposed his plan, he said, were "trying to sow mistrust." This was no time for "cheap demagoguery." He had contemplated not running in the next presidential election, he said, but decided that to withdraw now would be cowardly. The national interest demanded "quick action on this matter." The chastened legislators listened well: they voted 347-24 to pass the bill and send it on to the Congress of People's Deputies for final approval...
...completely choreographed was the "typical" schedule that NBC nearly missed the one spontaneous event of the day. Daughter-in-law Margaret Bush unexpectedly dropped by the Oval Office to show off her newly adopted son Charles. A quick-witted aide hurried an NBC crew in to capture what turned out to be the special's most affecting scene...
...memo at CBS headquarters blaming a dip in 60 Minutes' ratings on Rooney's absence. A much more important factor: last week ABC scheduled the hit show America's Funniest Home Videos opposite it. Though Burke did not elaborate on the reasons for his change of heart, Rooney was quick to attribute it to "the preponderance of public opinion." Says he: "It took a lot of courage to do what ((Burke's)) done...