Word: successor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Paley is now disenchanted with his new president, Arthur Taylor, 40, as well, and he is looking for another successor...
...reported that there appeared to be significant differences in the markings of two of the bullets fired that day. The academy urged that the case be reopened. In fact, District Attorney Joseph P. Busch had been considering ways to reopen the investigation, but Busch died on June 27. His successor, Acting District Attorney John Howard, had prosecuted Sirhan and had no doubt that he had acted alone. Nonetheless, the supervisors ignored Howard's opposition and urged that the evidence be restudied. Explained Chairman James Hayes: "This whole subject has been kicked around for several years now. If it could...
...miles, but must rest on an eventual accommodation with their Arab neighbors -and the backing of their friends. Of course, Egypt's Sadat could renounce the agreement. But since it benefits him as much as Israel, if not more, it is unlikely that he, or a possible successor, would do so. Kissinger's argument seems to have won over Premier Rabin at least. "I do not view an agreement as dangerous," Rabin told a group of settlers at a kibbutz in the Negev Desert. "Anyone trying to define a proposed withdrawal as a disaster for the state...
...sounds, whether musical or verbal. Perhaps because Shostakovich had to bend his inspiration to the will of the state, the quality of his work varies widely. There are, however, his passages of genuine beauty, crisp wit and sheer energy of genius. For those, it is impossible to name a successor...
...contrast, Fitzsimmons, who was Hoffa's hand-picked successor but then became a rival, is said to show no such resistance. Indeed, he has left the 15 regional vice presidents pretty much alone, making them again the semiautonomous barons that they were before Hoffa began centralizing most of the power around himself. To veteran Teamster observers, that means an open season for the underworld and increasing Mafia penetration...