Word: arduousness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...change in command at the Times does not mean that the'Chandler family has lost any interest in the company. Norman Chandler, 68, who had grown weary of the top job's demanding pace, moves to a less arduous post as chairman of the executive committee. His son Otis, who becomes vice chairman of the board, will continue to publish the Times-which has vastly improved under his regime. And at 40, Otis still has plenty of years left to become chairman himself...
...spite of his youth, he has very much arrived. I consider him the finest of the young conductors." That Mehta has done this at so young an age illustrates the striking departure that has occurred from the pattern of a generation ago. Conductors traditionally rose through an arduous apprenticeship with provincial opera houses and orchestras, rarely surfacing internationally until they were in their 40s and 50s. "Mehta," says his friend Israeli Violinist Ivry Gitlis, "is one of the torches, a symbol of a new kind of musician." New York Concert Manager Jay Hoffman, 34, says, "Mehta speaks to my generation...
...Robert McNamara, newsmen and Washington officials alike were doubly leary of trying to read the President's mind. Even so, more than a few observers were warily-and hopefully-raising the name of Cyrus Roberts Vance, the former Deputy Defense Secretary whom Johnson had drafted for an arduous diplomatic assignment in Cyprus (see THE WORLD) well after Mc-Namara's departure was decided...
Most successful of these is five-year-old Chesham Amalgamations & Investments Ltd. Finding a proper fit for its 400 clients is arduous work, normally involving research into 4,000 prospects annually and resulting in a meager three mergers a month. Explains Chesham Director Nicholas Stacey: "Our job is to explore the field in which our client is interested and find the most suitable company for his needs. Then we negotiate and put a valuation on it for him. Finally, we stamp on our 'Good Housekeeping seal...
...superior race-a theory that gains strength from the Negro's extraordinary ability in athletics. The strongest African blacks were selected as the best slave material; only the hardiest of these survived ocean transport in slave ships; only the sturdiest of back and spirit endured slavery's arduous, degrading yoke...