It's a Harrowing Drive On the Learning Curve

By N. R. KLEINFIELD
Published: July 22, 1992

"O.K., start the engine, put your foot on the brake and put it in D for dumb," Bob Kousoulos said.

Ely Quezada, terror etched on her face, did as instructed.

"Now, remember, I don't know anything," Ms. Quezada said.

"O.K.," Mr. Kousoulos said, "the first thing is, don't pull out when cars are coming. The results are usually disastrous."

"I am so scared," Ms. Quezada squeaked.

As she eased away from the curb, a pickup truck nearly sliced off the front end. "Oh my God," Ms. Quezada said. "Did you see that?"

It was just another rewarding afternoon of work for Bob Kousoulos, Manhattan driving instructor. [more ...]

Photo: "I feel you can teach them all," said Bob Kousoulos, an instructor with the Model Driving School who has worked full time since 1972 teaching people to navigate the streets of Manhattan. He held the wheel in a lesson with Mica Koslov. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)(pg. B1); "In this city, you should never relax too much," said Bob Kousoulos, left, a driving instructor at Model Driving School in Manhattan. Mr. Kousoulos, who teaches cars, trucks, buses, tractor-trailers and motorcycles, taught Garrett N. Harris how to drive a bus on West 14th Street. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)(pg. B2)

Actors Vying To Be Bruce Stay Within the Lines

By BRUCE WEBER
Published: July 24, 1992

The stream of consciousness was oddly familiar. So was the wicked irreverence. And even the performer, restlessly stalking the stage, a compact dark young man with a shadowy beard, stirred the memory.

"What could you do to build a girl singer?" he asked. "The chick that comes out that makes them all go, 'Look at that! Gown they've done, hairstyle they've done, voice they've done. What could you do?"

The words were those of the Titan philosopher-comic Lenny Bruce, [more ...]

Photo: "I used to do all of Lenny's routines when I was a kid," said Dave Mazzeo, one of 15 men auditioning on Wednesday at the Top of the Gate for the chance to be Lenny Bruce. (Arlene Gottfried for The New York Times); A poster for Lenny Bruce's midnight show at Carnegie Hall in 1961, a highlight of his career.

In the print version Dave Mazzeo is in the lower right photo; an unidentified actor is in the lower left photo. Above those two photos is a photo of Lenny Bruce. The photos' complete caption is: 'On a wintry night in 1961, the legendary comedian Lenny Bruce gave a performance at Carnegie Hall many considered to be his greatest. An effort to recreate part of that night is bringing would-be comics to audition at the Top of the Gate in Greenwich Village. One participant, Dave Mazzeo, lower right, said, "I used to do all of Lenny's routines when I was a kid." There were a total of 15 aspiring Lennys.'

Computers Taking Wish as Their Command

By ANDREW POLLACK,
Published: February 9, 1993

ATSUGI, Japan — People now control computers with a keyboard, a mouse or in some cases with spoken commands. But at Japan's largest computer company, Fujitsu Ltd., and at several other laboratories around the world, researchers are developing ways to control a computer by merely thinking a command. ...


A version of this article appeared in print on February 9, 1993, on page A1 of the New York edition. The online version corrects an omission of the print version.

The Day's Weapon of Choice, the Cruise Missile, Is Valued for Its Accuracy

By ERIC SCHMITT,
Published: January 18, 1993

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17— The military relied on unmanned Tomahawk cruise missiles in today's attack on Iraq because of the missile's accuracy and to avoid sending piloted aircraft near heavily defended Baghdad.

About 40 cruise missiles, carrying 984-pound explosive warheads, ...


A version of this article appeared in print on January 18, 1993, on page A8 of the New York edition. The online article omitted a drawing from Jane's Weapons Systems, which included information about the weapon's dimensions, power and capabilities.