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...Cliffe captain Dupuis also praised the Bruin defense especially the aggressive Brown goalies, who gambled and wandered far afield to rush offensive players and bat away the ball...
...return of Dean Rosovsky to the chairmanship of CHUL undoubtedly accounted for the difference. Unlike Francis M. Pipkin, associate dean of the faculty, who allowed discussion at meetings to wander far afield of the specific issues confronting the committee, Rosovsky conducted a business-like meeting, exercising firm control over the direction of debate...
...discouraging the kind of compulsive overachievers who were attracted to its rival Citibank. Under the leadership of the aggressive Walter Wriston, Citibank overtook the Chase in 1968 and is now challenging the Bank of America for the No. 1 spot. While Wriston has vigorously recruited executives from far afield to put new zip into banking, Rockefeller has fostered a clubby-his critics say complacent-atmosphere in the Chase's upper echelons...
...akin to Felker's "The Underground Gourmet" (budget-minded restaurant reviews) and "The Passionate Shopper" are staple fare, and New York's penchant for parlor-game lists ("The Ten Worst Judges," "The 100 Greatest Freebies in Town") has been widely copied. Unlike New York, which often ranges afield to cover events of national interest (last week's cover story was a profile of Jimmy Carter), other city magazines-all of them monthlies-generally confine their efforts to local stories. Among the best...
Talk about durability. And versatility. And ubiquity. The DC-3 made its maiden flight on Dec. 17, 1935. All told, Douglas Aircraft built more than 10,000 of the planes. Forty years later no fewer than 3,000 of them are still flying as far afield as Burma, Canada and some parts of the U.S. A twin-engine work horse that flew coast to coast in an unheard-of 15 hours in the late 1930s, the DC-3 was the first American aircraft to turn a profit from passengers only. It was also the first to offer heated cabins, soundproofing...