Word: peakes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...orchestra's peak came during the late '50s, when it played as many as 340 recording sessions a year, earned international acclaim for its matchless recordings of Beethoven's symphonies under Conductor Herbert von Karajan. Ironically, the Philharmonia's subsequent financial troubles resulted in large measure from a musical heritage of which Londoners are justifiably proud. In all, the city boasts five first-rank orchestras, of which only one-the BBC Symphony-is financially secure. The once great Royal Philharmonic, which has skidded deeply into debt since Sir Thomas Beecham's death...
...first glance, Martin Luther King appears to be at the peak of his career. Recently he attracted world acclaim by winning the Nobel Peace Prize. At home his prestige is equally great. He holds conferences with the President and other national leaders. In the North, he speaks--as he did on Sunday in Cambridge--to overflow audiences. In the South, he is able to turn thousands of Negroes into the street with a few words...
...said that they expect to do at least as well in 1965. The steelmakers have already surpassed 1955's production record of 117 million tons and are well on their way to a 125 million-ton year; the automakers last week set an alltime weekly production peak of 223,500 cars. Personal income is rising by an average of almost $2 billion a month, and retail sales, running 4% ahead of last year, are headed for an alltime high at Christmas...
Last week the Investment Company Institute predicted that fund sales, after setting records for five months in a row, will climb 32% this year to an all-time record of $3.25 billion-10% above the old peak set in the 1961 bull stock market. The dollar volume of shares cashed in by investors has dropped from 61% of sales last year to 52% since June, indicating that the public is once again beginning to view the funds with favor...
...Smuggler's Notch) near Stowe has replaced two pomas with a new 5700-foot Hall double chair to augment last year's 6600 foot chair. A new giant slalom trail has been cut which drops 2168 feet in 2.5 miles. The new developments provide easy access to the Spruce-Peak area at Stowe...