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...choice reportedly came down to Armstrong and vice chairman John Zeglis, 50, a veteran AT&T attorney who helped devise the breakup of the old Ma Bell. In a Solomonic decision, the directors named Zeglis president and chief operating officer, with a clear shot at running the company when Armstrong steps down. By then this American institution will be either ringing up better numbers or calling for an undertaker...
Sledge explained that Woodham's actions were not the result of a "boyfriend-girlfriend thing" or the breakup of his parents' marriage five years ago. "He did it because society as a whole put down the thinkers and the true geniuses of the world." Sledge was among the six arrested last week...
...Power of Soul" and "Message To The Universe" are both studio versions of songs which were featured on Band of Gypsys in live form. Both exhibit the funky tendencies of the rhythm section Hendrix assembled after the breakup of the original Experience band. With its overdubs and delay effects, this "Power of Soul" is distinct from the rawer Band of Gypsys version, but "Message to the Universe" has little to offer over its brilliant live counterpart...
...half-comic, half-pathetic weaknesses and his deliberate avoidance of a cinematically neat closure. Unfortunately, his script falls short of making the characters sufficiently three-dimensional to earn our empathy. We really learn only one or two things about each of them: that Warren's never gotten over his breakup with Daphne; that Jake's still struggling to say "I love you" to Margaret; and that Leigh hasn't outgrown being the baby of the family, though she's found time for an unaccountable but placid crush on Elliot...
Having practiced family law (divorce law) for 38 years, I offer a simple solution to the high rate of marital breakup examined in your story on the debate over whether it should be harder to get a divorce [SOCIETY, Aug. 18]. To wit: females should not marry before age 30; males should not marry before age 40. CONNOLLY OYLER Santa Monica, Calif...