Word: steering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this lack of accessibility doesn't frustrate the future MBA's--they expect it. Many say they have found other B-School officials to whom they can more effectively voice concerns. Even leaders of student groups seeking reform in such areas as minority faculty hiring say they often steer clear of McArthur...
That's treacherous turf, rocking and acting. From Elvis to Sting, one medium seems to undercut the other. But if they can be reconciled, then Roland Gift has the cool to bring it off. One wants to retain a little mystery as a . performer and steer clear of typecasting, especially along color lines. In fact, his father was black and his mother white, but further details of the family history are dear. The middle child in a family of five, Gift, 28, grew up in Hull, a small port city in the industrial north. "My father died when...
...enough lapse in itself. To change sea-lanes, he had set the ship on a course that pointed it toward treacherous Bligh Reef, the Times reported, then allegedly left it on autopilot without telling anyone. Thus, when the third mate realized he was headed for disaster and tried to steer the ship, he could...
...Long Island, N.Y. There, in 1985, Captain Joseph Hazelwood was convicted of drunken driving. Last September in New Hampshire, he was again found guilty of driving while intoxicated. In a five-year span, his automobile driver's license was revoked three times. Hazelwood is still not permitted to steer a car, but he retained his license to command a ship -- why, no one can satisfactorily explain. In 1985, after Hazelwood informed the company about his drinking problem, Exxon sent him to an alcohol rehabilitation program. The company says it was not aware that the problem persisted after his treatment...
...Hazlewood, had been plying the area for a dozen years. Frank Iarossi, president of Exxon Shipping Co., said the tanker was a mile off course even though its navigational systems were working. Dan Lawn, spokesman for the Alaska department of environmental conservation, said the captain's effort to steer the Exxon Valdez back into the narrow shipping lane was like "trying to park a Cadillac in a Volkswagen spot...