Word: commanders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they agreed to merge. Agee got a promise that he would be president of Allied, but his future duties were not settled. Shortly after the merger was officially approved by stockholders a fortnight ago, Hennessy forced the resignation of Alonzo McDonald, who had been Agee's second in command at Bendix. Then Hennessy told Agee that Allied was looking for someone else to be chief operating officer, the second-ranking post, after chief executive...
While Exxon, Du Pont and Kodak have offered resignation incentives to all age groups, other companies have focused on workers nearing retirement. Because these employees command the biggest salaries, their departure can generate the greatest savings. Ordinarily, workers are reluctant to retire early because they are not eligible for Social Security until age 62, and most early-retirement plans offer sharply reduced pension benefits. Now many companies are encouraging employees to leave by guaranteeing them monthly pension payments that come close to what they would have received, including Social Security, had they waited until standard retirement...
...began to contribute. Brandeis actually threatened to make a game of it. When Stephen Wood layed it in with 12 28 to go in the first half, the Judges held a 20 17 edge. The Crimson then reeled off 10 straight points in the next three minutes to take command A 17 4 Harvard rally at the close of the half scaled the victory...
...continue the gradual "politicization" of the KGB. He took over a security service still demoralized after several reorganizations. Andropov set about winning friends among the power groups hostile to the secret police. The military, for example, has been a traditional KGB rival. Security police ruthlessly purged the military high command on Stalin's orders in 1937, and uniformed KGB agents still riddle the armed services at all levels, a power unto themselves. It was a measure of Andropov's political skill that he managed to form an alliance with Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov, a crucial maneuver in his rise...
...orbit since Jan. 25, the satellite became operational last week when, on command from the British tracking station, the telescope's cover was successfully exploded away. Two quick test scans produced such a flood of data that cheering broke out in the Chilton control room. Said Caltech's Gerry Neugebauer, IRAS' co-chief scientist: "Everything is going even better than we thought it would...