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...boyish-looking Reed, who was nicknamed "the Brat" early in his 19-year Citicorp career, seemed like a long shot to be chairman because the consumer division he had directed since 1974 was a big money loser. Prodded by Wriston, Reed had moved aggressively to open consumer-loan offices from coast to coast. He had acquired the Carte Blanche and Diners Club credit-card companies and signed up 2 million new customers across the U.S. for Visa cards...
Even so, the breakup is almost like a divorce in the family for Brown. A native of Richmond, he is a Bell brat. His mother had been a Bell operator before getting married, and his father spent 37 years with the company, eventually rising to district traffic manager in Richmond. While earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Virginia, Brown worked two summers as an AT&T ditchdigger and cable layer, making $13 a week. After joining the Navy during World War II and serving as a radioman in the Pacific Fleet, he became...
After growing up as an Air Force brat, Wheat graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa. He settled in Kansas City in 1972 to take a job as an economist for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 1976 Wheat was elected to the Missouri general assembly. During his six-year tenure, he was elected chairman of the 19-member black caucus and pushed legislation benefiting his inner-city constituents, including a tax-abatement plan to spur rehabilitation of substandard housing. Says he: "I had a lot of frustrations and disappointments, but my idealism survived...
...wonder Diana refused to pose for pictures on her recent skiing holiday with Prince Charles. She is constantly hounded by reporters who will print anything and who call her a "spoilt brat" and a "monster." These terms more accurately describe those who refuse to give the Princess a moment's peace...
Though Borg is a dulls enough fellow, in this company "dull" is appealing. Lendl is a chilly, self centered, condescending, meanspirited, arrogant man with a nice forehand. McEnroe is tennis' current, and quintessential, spoiled brat. Connors is a time-honored boor. With Borg now gone, there may be no one left to root for but the umpires...