Word: lasker
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Boston's classical-music station WBMS this week decided to abandon Brahms for bop. After three years' experience, disillusioned Vice President George Lasker concluded that "all of the classical-music enthusiasts in Boston would just about fill the Boston Garden [capacity...
...request of ex-Law Partner Louis S. Levy, Hahn arranged a $250,000 loan for Levy from Adman Albert D. Lasker, president of Lord & Thomas, which had American's account. When it came out, in 1939, that the loan had found its way to Federal Judge Martin T. Manton, who had decided a stockholder's suit in Hill's favor, Manton was convicted of bribery and Levy was disbarred. The court exonerated Hahn, saying he had been guilty only of "poor judgment" (TIME...