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...last completed work, the Third Piano Concerto, in which soloist Debbie Sobol provided the most satisfying music-making of the evening. Miss Sobol's lyrical, carefully-shaded conception of the concerto was brought forth with remarkable technical assurance and relaxed poise. Generally, the orchestra did not approach the buoyant subtlety and control of her playing in the first and last movements, again because of rhythmic and textural insensitivity. Moshell's monochromatic manner of conducting is at least partially responsible for such problems: a beat which does little to emphasize legato and staccato, piano and forte, and the relative importance...
...Washington, McGovern was free to plunge eagerly into the formal debut of his presidential campaign. He deliberately chose New Hampshire, where five amazing months ago he won his first primary victory. In his two-day swing through three New England states, the crowd response was warm, and McGovern grew buoyant again in his quiet...
...Buoyant Profits. There is good reason for optimism. The economy, though not booming, is forging steadily ahead. Unemployment, at 5.7%, is much too high, and retail sales remain flaccid; the personal-savings rate for January touched a phenomenal 9.2%, up .5% from the month before. On the other hand, home building continues robust, running at a record annual rate of 2,500,000 starts in January...
...this is happening at a time when many agencies are still trying to shake off the effects of the recession. In 1970 the bottom fell out, profits plunged, and an estimated 10% of the agency-business work force lost their jobs. Even now, few agency chiefs expect a buoyant year in 1972. Says Foote Cone Belding President John O'Toole: "I see a gradual return to former levels-maybe not 1969 levels, maybe never those of 1969, but certainly in excess...
...economy will clearly benefit. The stock market's swings have an unmeasured but perceptible effect on consumer and business confidence. A buoyant market would be of more direct help to the growing number of companies of all sizes that are trying to raise money by selling new stock. The volume of new stock issues has more than tripled in the past five years, to more than $10.5 billion in 1971 (see chart...