Word: rosee
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...questioning began, the dapper, silver-haired man rose and faced the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. For the next 2½ hours, although invited to be seated, Justice Cooper stood and defended his record as chief justice of New York City's court of special sessions from 1951 to 1960, when he resigned because of the mental strain of the job. Cooper described a judicial nightmare of overcrowded dockets, inadequate facilities and inept assistants that forced him to adopt a rigorous code of courtroom conduct...
...Russians this week took a giant new stride in the race toward the moon. From the Soviet rocketdrome in Central Asia, two manned space capsules rose into orbit around the earth and established visual and radio contact with each other. It was the first test of teamwork in space. Russian scientists said that the purpose of the mission was to check the physical effects of weightless flight on two cosmonauts orbiting under identical conditions and-more importantly-to gain experience in contact between vehicles in space...
...battles for control of the company. Last week they were joined by Thomas G. Lanphier Jr., 46, who resigned as president of the company's largest division, Fairbanks, Morse. Lanphier−the World War II ace who gunned down Japan's Pacific Commander, Admiral Yamamoto, and later rose to become vice president of General Dynamics' VConvair Division before joining Fairbanks in 1960−was diplomatically silent about his reasons for leaving. But by week's end two Fairbanks, Morse vice presidents and a score of other executives had also departed...
...17th place to eleventh in the standings, largely on the strength of rising demand in Japan for its telecommunications equipment; YAWATA IRON & STEEL advanced from 26th to 20th on increased use of its steel by Japan's expanding construction industry, and MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL (TIME cover, Feb. 23) rose from 74th to 56th with its fast-moving radios and TV sets. In addition, there were four Japanese newcomers to the 100, including highly automated KOBE STEEL WORKS, which leaped into 69th place...
...Profits of the 16 biggest foreign automotive companies fell 10.2% despite an 8% sales increase. A notable exception: Germany's ninth-ranked DAIMLER-BENZ−whose earnings soared from $31 million to $50 million on sales of $1.1 billion. Sales of the nine chemical companies rose 13.1%. but their net incomes declined 9.3%. Hardest hit: Britain's fifth-ranked IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, whose profits skidded 28% to $90.6 million...