Word: cate
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reported by Frederick Ungeheuer/ New York and Benjamin W. Cate/ Los Angeles
...After 40 years of his benign companionship, his widow Nell doubts her ability to go it alone: "He protected me from so much ... from my harshest judgments of myself as well as of others." Strickland's death also catches his two daughters at awkward points in their lives. Cate, headstrong and twice divorced, is approaching her 40th birthday and teaching English at a small college in Iowa; like her previous school in New Hampshire, this one too seems on the verge of closing for lack of funds. And Lydia, the prim younger daughter and mother of two teen...
...make the three women who face them singularly interesting. They are all intelligent enough to wish, sometimes, that they were less so. Nell would like to blend comfortably into the extending circle of Southern widows in her town, but her acerbic side keeps her at a slight, disquieting remove. Cate periodically feels the urge to "lapse wearily" into a man's care and then bristles angrily at her own weakness. Lydia tries to organize herself into happiness, knowing that each new accomplishment will set the stage for another bout of worry and planning. Stubbornly, she pursues the dream...
...Secretary of Transportation Drew Lewis. Says Barrett: "We had known that the Administration would take a hard line. But it was only when we watched Reagan making his statement in the Rose Garden that we understood how hard a line it would be." In Los Angeles, Bureau Chief Benjamin Cate charted industry reaction as he ate an economy-class lunch at the desk of Continental Air lines President George A. Warde. Meanwhile, Photographer Jim Collison got his film from Los Angeles to New York City, while it was still fresh, by packing it on a plane full of flowers...
...California was made possible by a rare combination of teamwork and planning. Those were also essential components in TIME'S coverage of the historic mission. Last week, as the shuttle glided to a pinpoint touchdown on the dusty runway at Rogers Dry Lake, Los Angeles Bureau Chief Benjamin Cate and Correspondent Joseph Kane were on hand to record the breathtaking moment. With accommodations in short supply, the self-described "odd couple" rented a 29-ft. recreational vehicle that they parked just 100 yards from NASA's press center. Cate, who has covered ten Gemini and two Apollo space...