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During the offseason, the netwomen are scheduled for indoor court time late at night, early in the morning, and two weekday afternoons each week. Women's team Coach PeterFelske, who will also be assisting the men's team, will work with the women's team members on specific weaknesses...
Little Impact. Despite the eagerness of Grenada's Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy, to prolong the meeting for the sake of prestige and to keep his hotels filled in the offseason, most of the foreign ministers had packed up by week's end and headed home. Deputies were left in charge of their delegations. While some resolutions will undoubtedly be adopted, they will, as usual, have little impact. Complained one delegate: "Many countries seem to downgrade the OAS once these meetings are over. We spend a lot of time spinning wheels." U.S. delegates had little hope that...
...talk about no frills! There will be no reservations: seats will be sold at the airport on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning six hours before the departure of each flight (one flight per day offseason, eleven weekly during the summer). A passenger who arrives after a flight is sold out will have to wait up to 24 hours for the next one. No free food will be served; passengers will have to bring their own snacks or buy meals on board (about $3 for a steak dinner). At the New York end, Laker's planes will...
...during time-outs. On the bench, he also plunked himself down as far away from Brown as possible. Ford, during one nationally televised game, angrily flung his arm toward Brown when the coach sent in a replacement. Simpson, an All Star at Denver before he was traded during the offseason, could not adjust to his "sixth-man" role and told reporters he wanted out. Mean while, Brown was not exactly winning friends and influencing backcourt men. Porter felt belittled by him in practice and somehow Brown contrived to irritate most everyone else on the roster...
...image has not made much of a dent on his character. At home in Duncanville, Texas, in the offseason, Greene lives in a sprawling ranch house. He enjoys just sitting around watching his three children, Charles, 7, Edward, 6, and Joquel, 2. "I've missed a lot of their growing up," he says. Other times, Greene is happy weeding the cucumbers and squash in his garden, sipping a glass of white wine while he listens to the Temptations, or helping his wife Agnes clean house. A compulsive tidier, Joe says, "It gives me peace of mind to know things...