Word: octogenarian
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...works in Madrid's Tiépolo Gallery and the official designation of a square, dominated by a huge Miró ceramic mural, as Plaza Joan Miró. "This signifies recognition of a lifetime's hard, sincere, steady work," exulted the spry octogenarian. "Yes," sighed his wife, Doña Pilar Juncosa, "if only now he would slow down...
...mountain has already left 22 dead and 55 missing, including Harry Truman, the feisty octogenarian who remained behind at his lodge near Spirit Lake, in the volcano's shadow. It was also taking a psychological toll. The renewed ashfall, along with the danger of fresh flooding and mudslides, forced an exodus of residents from the nearby towns of Cougar, Ariel and Amboy to makeshift refugee camps. It was their second evacuation, and the volcano's continuing assaults were beginning to fray tempers. Said Otis Bouchard, a gas station operator in Castlerock: "I'll tell you one thing...
...role as the servant of society. In 1973 he retired, but only to become more active in other fields. His earnest, upbeat magazine PHP-Peace and Happiness through Prosperity-is Japan's largest-selling monthly. He is the most sought-after lecturer in Japan. This month the octogenarian opened the Matsushita School of Government and Management in the seaside city of Chigasaki, 30 miles southwest of Tokyo. Its unabashed purpose: to train the leaders Japan needs for the 21st century...
...middle-class homes before the dawn of stereo, had an upright piano, and Adams practiced on it assiduously. By 14, endowed with a nearly perfect memory, he could take a score to bed with him, study it, and play it in the morning. His teacher was a very Prussian octogenarian named Frederick Zech, formerly professor of music at the conservatory in Potsdam. "He was a great disciplinarian," recalls the pupil. "He turned me from a Sloppy Joe into a good technician. If it hadn't been for that, I don't know what would have taken its place...
Almost certainly, McDonnell Douglas will survive the travail of the DC-10. At worst, James ("Old Mac") McDonnell, the company's octogenarian chairman, would close the Douglas division and face a few tough years. Alternatively, the Pentagon could step in with a Lockheed-type federal bailout to protect its No. 1 supplier, though that will probably not be necessary. Military officers who have long been dealing with the company agree on one thing: "Old Mac is probably madder than hell that he ever picked up Douglas...