Word: rankness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...number of immigrants, 38,327. Today, Mexico provides the most, 62,205. Second and third come the Philippines (31,751) and Korea (28,362), whereas in 1965 the 4,057 immigrants from Taiwan were the only Asian group among the largest 15. The U.K. and Germany, which used to rank three and four, now rank eleven and 16. (Among the smallest contingents, Monaco, Chad and Pitcairn Island, one each...
...some of the greatest Soviet artists, America is providing an almost miraculous sense of renewal. "Only here can I speak from the heart," says Mstislav Rostropovich, the master cellist who has blossomed into a first-rank conductor since moving to the U.S. in 1974. "Only here can I fulfill my life as an artist. Now I can work. That is why I am very, very happy here." But though Rostropovich has been appointed director of Washington's National Symphony Orchestra, and though he vows he will not return to Russia until artists there get more freedom, he still...
...Maxey Jarman built in Nashville, Tenn. In 1969 Jarman, then 65, turned over the chairmanship to his brash, M.I.T.-educated son Franklin, but retained a firm grip on the corporate purse strings by remaining head of the finance committee. To many, Frank Jarman's ascendancy amounted to rank nepotism-a suspicion that seemed justified when, in 1972, Genesco sales began a steady decline. In 1973 Genesco reported a $52.9 million loss, the first in its history; two years later there was another deficit of $14.3 million. The company suspended dividends in 1973. Wall Street analysts predicted that when...
...hurricane of energy, built like a barrel of spruce beer, Putnam quickly won the rank of general during the disorganized fighting before Washington took command. His aggressive spirit spurred American forces to the occupation of Charlestown and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Washington values Putnam as a leader of small forces in hot combat, but the semiliterate general knows and cares little about problems like planning and supply. Putnam is presently second in command in New York. To help him with administration Washington has assigned him an aide from his own staff, Major Aaron Burr, 20, a sparrow-sized scholar...
...past years Chemistry S-20, "Organic Chemistry," will rank as one of the most popular courses given, with 166 students enrolled, preliminary registration figures show...