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Word: liveliest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...widow of battling Railroadman Robert Young resigned in a huff from the board of the multimillion-dollar Alleghany Corp. last week-and thus set the stage for what promises to be 1960's liveliest proxy scrap. Anita O'Keeffe Young,* still ambitious and aggressive at 60-plus, quit to express her opposition to cold, stolid Chairman Allan P. Kirby, 67. It was a bitter end to a 25-year association. Kirby's inherited Woolworth millions had bankrolled Bob Young from the 19305 onward, had put him in command of Alleghany, which controls the New York Central Railroad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: The Allegheny Battle | 1/11/1960 | See Source »

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