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...TIME cover story requires probing into the psyche and background of the newsmakers it features. This was especially true in the case of this week's cover subject, Governor Mario Cuomo of New York, who is preoccupied by philosophy and ethics as well as politics. Covering him prompted reporters and writers to brush up on theology and study his ethnic heritage in addition to scrutinizing his record and analyzing his speeches...
...observed Governor Cuomo half-a-dozen times over the course of a few months," says Staff Writer Richard Stengel, who wrote the main story. "He's funny and engaging, a person of tremendous charm, great personal presence and far-ranging knowledge. He sometimes communicates the feeling that others don't meet his standards." Stengel delved into the work of controversial Roman Catholic Paleontologist-The ologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, whose stress on the importance of mankind gave Cuomo a rationale in his quest for social justice. When Cuomo traveled to Stengel's alma mater, Princeton University, to make an address...
Boston Bureau Chief Robert Ajemian, who reported and wrote the accompanying story on the development of Cuomo's intellectual and moral codes, has covered U.S. politics and politicians for the past 30 years. Still, he found Cuomo a compelling and challenging subject. "He shows you many different sides of himself," notes Ajemian, "but the fact is he has superb information control. It is the trial lawyer in him, no doubt. He instantly reads one's questions and the motives of one's questions...
...suit, filed in the New York Southern Division of the U.S. District Court, is expected to continue for six to eight weeks. Other witnesses could include sportscaster Howard Cosell, N.Y. Gov. Mario M. Cuomo and many football stars. Attorneys have not determined whether Porter will be asked to appear personally in addition to submitting a deposition...
...jets equipped with long-range fuel tanks now bypass Florida's notorious narcs and land instead in South Carolina, Tennessee or even New York's Long Island, which puts the product only a few miles from Manhattan's penthouses and discos. The influx has prompted New York Governor Mario Cuomo to assign 200 more officers to drug-enforcement squads...