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Soviet Pianists Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels know just how Milstein feels. They too refuse to fly, unless it is absolutely necessary. Even then, says Gilels, "my extreme nervous sensibility is affected; I sense any sound or nuance during the flight." As for Richter, he requires at least five days' rest after a flight to calm down and restore his sense of hearing. Nor are musicians the only ones affected. Former Boston Red Sox Star Jackie Jensen says: "I quit baseball for several reasons, but the main one was fear of flying. It just wasn't worth...
...EMIL GILELS: BEETHOVEN'S FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS (Angel, 5 LPs). Recorded last April in Cleveland with Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra, this set often finds the Soviet pianist more in a mood to polish his tone than to push Beethoven's cause. The concertos are all neatly and expertly done, but they rarely express the excitement, abandon and sheer joy of the music. Gilels does better in the three sets of solo variations that constitute the sidefillers; the 32 Variations in C Minor is especially notable for its logic and rhythmic verve. But as a whole, this ambitious...
Among the many other experts who concur with Cross are Dr. Emil Wits-chi, senior investigator in reproduction and embryology for the Population Council, and Dr. Alan Guttmacher, president of Planned Parenthood. The stale-egg theory has been confirmed in animal experiments, but as Guttmacher concedes, it is more difficult to establish scientific proof...
...EMIL NEUMAN...
...remarkable strengths of General Motors Corp. is its ability to hang on to key men through a system based on tradition, hefty salaries, and stratospheric but delayed bonuses subject to costly forfeit if a man quits. Automen were understandably astonished two weeks ago when Semon Emil ("Bunkie") Knudsen, G.M.'s fourth-ranking officer, abruptly resigned as executive vice president and a company director. Even more stunning was last week's announcement that Knudsen had become the new president of Ford Motor Co., G.M.'s archrival in one of the toughest competitions private enterprise has yet produced...