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...What former pitcher was described as "looking like a cab driving down the street with its doors open...
...that the more conventional CBS and NBC coverage is all that free of theater. Why should correspondents have to place themselves outside the White House or the Capitol in the sun or the wind to speak their piece when it would be easier and cheaper to get into a cab and broadcast right from the studio? At least all three network news shows are no longer lookalikes. One of them overworks the eye in the interest of excitement. The other two spend vast sums photographing events but don't let pictures distract from the serious business of dispensing information...
Construction officials set up temporary taxi stands in several different locations, but when the drivers objected, they finally settled on a 15-cab stand outside Lehman Hall on Mass...
...many flights are sold out in advance, or just canceled (even in good weather), travelers routinely reserve seats on several flights. One result: overbooking, at least on the large Fairchilds, averages 25%. In fact, Air New England's booking problems have risen to the point where the CAB is now investigating its reservation procedures...
...England President Charles F. Butler, a former CAB official, ruefully concedes that his customers have had a rough time this year. Says he: "We did a hell of a job on the traveling public this summer. We made a shambles of things." The usual problems were aggravated by squabbles with the unions. In June the pilots staged a slowdown to express their ire over the pace of negotiations for a new contract; more than 500 flights were delayed that month; and 15% were canceled. In July more than 800 out of 6,300 flights were either late or scrubbed because...