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That goes for airline executives as well as travelers. Passengers, who have been crammed into planes as if they were suitcases, like the extra leg room, wider seats and the 50% increase in overhead storage space. The carriers, which now include TWA, American and Delta, like the new plane's low operating costs. Narrower than the mammoth 747, the 767 carries 210 passengers and is versatile enough to be used for 1,000-mile flights, as well as transcontinental routes. Thanks to new engines and wings, and the use of lighter composite materials, United says that...
...well be soda jerks." Even among the surviving major pianists of his own generation, however, he was unsurpassed. Vladimir Horowitz, 78, may have a flashier, more dazzling technique; Rudolf Serkin, 79, may have a more intense emotional identification with the German classics; Claudio Arrau, 79, may have an even wider repertoire. But Rubinstein had everything: in his playing, consummate virtuosity and a pellucid tone were at the service of a natural musical storyteller...
...Arms control is part of it," he says, "but more important are political agreements that will reduce the danger of nuclear arms ever being used and serve as incentives for civilized conduct. I'm thinking about economic cooperation, wider contacts, confidence-building measures and personal meetings between the top leaders. That may seem like froth, but it's crucial in determining the overall texture of the relationship. The fact that we can't settle everything doesn't mean we shouldn't try to settle some things...
Here is what Red Stovall needs: to make one last run at elusive immortality, or, anyway, wider recognition than he can get singing in roadhouses and passing the hat. He could also use a driver who can keep both him and his car on the straight and narrow until he can keep his appointment with a modest destiny. Seems as though his nephew Whit, a skinny boy of 14, but watchfully wise for his age and an ace wheelman, might fill the bill...
Without the services of tri-captain Paul Wider man and with a modified lineup, the Harvard wrestling team dropped its first match of the year to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 19-17, in a quadrangular meet at the University of New Hampshire Saturday night. The matmen fell behind from the start and were not able to make up the deficit in the final matches. The team came back to drub UNH, 37-12, and handle the University of Maine, 32-17, to bring its season record...