Word: prosperi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Part of the allure of these new networks is, simply, prestige. "I call it the Hyatt Regency mentality," says David Prosperi, assistant professor of planning at the University of Cincinnati. "Many cities think they have to have a rail system to be a first-class city." Underneath the arriviste attitude, however, lies a persistent conviction, not always well placed, that mass transit can reduce congestion in traffic-choked downtowns, spark commercial growth and control pollution. Says A.P.T.A.'S Gilstrap: "When businesses decide where to locate, they look for a city that works well. Good mass transit is both evidence...
...White House staff first learned of the shooting when David Prosperi, one of Brady's assistants, ran to a Hilton telephone. He reached the White House and demanded to talk to Assistant Press Secretary Larry Speakes, shouting: "This is an emergency!" To Speakes, Prosperi cried: "The President has been shot at! And Brady's been shot!" Speakes quickly told Staff Director David Gergen. James Baker, the White House Chief of Staff, was sitting in his office when Gergen rushed in at 2:30 p.m. to shout: "Brady's been...
...Correspondent Jed Duvall reported the story on the air, with Rather noting that it was not from official sources. Then, after being handed a note, the anchorman said that Brady had died and asked for a moment of silence. A.P. Reporter Maureen Santini asked White House Press Aide David Prosperi if he would find out whether the rumors were true - at just about the same time that ABC's Bill Greenwood was asking if Brady was dead. "Yes, I will," Prosperi said to Santini, nodding his head, and Greenwood apparently mistook the sig nal as confirmation of his question...