Word: rival
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Ministry, from which she had removed Gulzarilal Nanda for his failure to block the violent Hindu demonstrations against cow slaughter that recently erupted near Parliament. Now she passed the powerful post to Y. B. Chavan, 53, the former Defense Minister. In so doing, she also created a powerful potential rival for the future...
...shown that she could defy the bosses, and her shuffle put stronger men in more important posts. The big fear was that her tactics had turned the most important party bosses against her. Powerful Railways Minister S. K. Patil was upset over the elevation of Chavan, a rival in Bombay politics. Patil is one of the three kingmakers who comprise the "Syndicate" that has often controlled Congress Party appointments. The other two-West Bengal Politico Atulya Ghosh and Transportation Minister Sanjiva Reddy-were also upset by Indira's sudden show of independence. If they are still angry about...
...part, Boeing's surge stems from the late 1950s, when the company stepped up its sales effort to secure the 707's lead over its newer rival, Douglas' DC-8. Now, Boeing services include free computer studies made by a 100-man staff of airline industry analysts. If requested, says Boeing Marketing Director George R. Sanborn, the studies will show "how an airline should go about getting a maximum share of the market away from a competitor"-using Boeings, of course...
Pared Margins. Ronald Reagan will still be faced with Democratic majorities in Sacramento, but their margins were pared to a bare-and possibly friendlier-predominance in both houses. Even powerful Jesse Unruh, Democratic speaker of the lower house and longtime rival of defeated Pat Brown, appeared close to defeat for a time in his once-safe suburban Los Angeles district. Unruh's margin: 9,000 votes...
...said one bass player afterward. It was an expression of respect, for Rich has always been ranked by musicians as a drummer's drummer. They marvel at the fact that he never practices, has none of the calluses and bumps on his hands that other drummers have. Among rival stickmen, the admiration extends from old guardists such as Gene Krupa ("Buddy is the Maury Wills of the drums") to such new guardists as Elvin Jones ("His artistry is almost beyond belief"). But perhaps his most avid fans are symphony percussionists. "He's the world's greatest living...