Word: richter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...each country, plus a ban* on underground testing of large atomic weapons. The ban would be a follow-up to the 1963 treaty between the two countries that prohibited all explosions in the atmosphere, in space and under the seas. Since underground tests below 4.5 or 5 on the Richter Scale cannot be detected by the other side, the agreement bans only tests of relatively big devices, making it almost meaningless as a restraining force in the arms race, in the view of most experts...
...Jerusalem, a shock wave of seemingly global proportions has been rattling the foundations of governments, toppling or threatening world leaders with astonishing regularity. The resignation of West Germany's Willy Brandt and the downfall of Canada's Trudeau government signaled a new high mark on the political Richter scale. This has been a remarkable period for World Senior Editor John T. Elson, whose job offers a rare overview of the international scene. Presiding over a staff of 14 writers and reporter-researchers, Elson is also in daily contact with TIME'S 21 bureaus outside...
...Hurok Presents," an emblem that invariably appeared atop the newspaper ad, billboard poster or concert program. Beneath it ran names like Artur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Margot Fonteyn, the Royal Ballet, the Old Vic and, of course, the Russians he so ably promoted and profited by in the U.S.: Pavlova, Richter, Oistrakh, the Bolshoi Ballet and Opera...
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 (Murray Perahia, pianist; Columbia; $5.98). Schumann's piano music-a blend of heroic stride, demonic fantasy and impish humor-requires the age-spanning wisdom and maturity of a Richter or Rubinstein; rarely are the upstart young up to it. In this brilliant recording debut, Bronx-born Murray Perahia, 26, who last year became the first American to win Britain's Leeds International Competition, proves himself to be the rare exception to that rule. Indeed, Perahia may well take a place as the most eloquent lyric...
...Pressly, the third Harvard quarterback, drove the Crimson to its third touchdown late in the game. Halfback Jay Richter capped the scoring drive with a nifty eight yard...