Word: scandal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Arnold Schoenberg, public notoriety began back in the 1890's when a performance of some of his songs was halted by boos and whistles from a shocked Viennese audience. From then until his death almost twenty-five years ago, as Schoenberg once put it, "The scandal has never ceased." But though the general animosity continues, Schoenberg is recognized by his fellow musicians as the rightful heir to the Beethovan-Brahms tradition and the most influential composer of this century...
Died. Charles ("Swede") Risberg, 81, one of eight Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in the celebrated "Black Sox" scandal; in Red Bluff, Calif. After the best-of-nine series, which the underdog Reds won 5-3, several White Sox players told a Chicago grand jury that they had intentionally played poorly after gamblers plied them with bribes (up to $10,000) and threatened their families. A trial jury later acquitted eight players, including Shortstop Risberg and Outfielder Joe ("Say it ain't so, Joe") Jackson, of conspiracy charges...
...scandal is not only the lists but also the gossipy notes that appear next to the names. Examples: "The mother of the bride says the groom is not Jewish." "The Marcus family are German Christians." Since the list does not specify which of Israel's hundreds of Marcus families is banned, many anxious young Marcuses have been trying to find out whether they are unmarriageable...
...halakhic law." That will not satisfy the growing number of Israelis who want laws permitting civil marriage. Until now change has been impossible because, although only one-fifth of the populace consider themselves to be religious, the N.R.P. provides essential votes for the coalition government. But the blacklist scandal could shift the political realities during the Knesset session that opens next week...
...have pleaded guilty to theft or related charges. Bunge still faces possible civil suits from the Government, its customers and transportation companies. Meantime, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Agriculture, several congressional committees and the General Accounting Office continue to probe into the scandal. Their investigations are expected to lead to more corporate indictments...