Word: harold
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Secretary in the 1960s, but whose silver-tongued persuasiveness as a parliamentarian and popularity with ordinary people were tarnished by drink and an intolerance of social and diplomatic niceties; after surgery for severe internal bleeding; in Truro, England. A contender for the party leadership in 1963, he lost to Harold Wilson, and was named a life peer in 1970 (down-to-earthily choosing Lord George-Brown as his title...
...DIED. Harold Hecht, 77, independent film producer who followed a string of Technicolor swashbucklers in the mid-1950s with the low-budget, Oscar-winning Marty; of cancer; in Beverly Hills. Hecht was a struggling agent when he teamed up with Actor Burt Lancaster; during the next 15 years, the pair made such notable films as Separate Tables and Birdman of Alcatraz...
...untapped, making the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil. The oilmen even wangled a meeting with the President, who was reported to be fully conversant with oil tax shelters, having considered them for his own investments before he took office. "This is no light courtin' here," declares Oil Lobbyist Harold ("Bud") Scoggins. "We mean business...
...merger unites two companies with similar histories. Both Allied and Signal have been fueling growth through a string of acquisitions. Allied's sales have more than doubled since Hennessy became chief executive in 1979. He had previously worked for two celebrated conglomerate builders, Harry Gray at United Technologies and Harold Geneen at ITT. Geneen sent his former deputy a congratulatory telegram last week saying "Great work." During his tenure at Allied, Hennessy acquired nearly 35 companies. His most dramatic coup came after a long and nasty takeover battle: the 1982 purchase of Bendix, an aerospace and automotive-parts manufacturer...
Murdoch, however, does not practice an egalitarian management style. Despite pledges made to Parliament that he would respect the editorial independence of the Times, Murdoch forced out Editor Harold Evans after a year of editorial and budgetary wrangling. He indulges a love for details, whether it is writing a headline for the Post or keeping in constant touch with his worldwide holdings by telephone. As a boss, he can be emotional, impulsive and demanding. "Murdoch runs a Byzantine court," says a former Sun-Times executive. "There is only one decision maker...