Word: successors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Both Smith and Adcock were given two-year contracts. Detroit's announcement ended the speculation over a successor to the late Charlie Dressen, who died of a heart attack in August...
...Fudge Factory." The importance of finding a successor to Ball was heightened by the possibility that Secretary of State Rusk, suffering from fatigue and financial strain, may in time decide to step down. Johnson's first choice for Ball's job, and a possible successor to Rusk, was Washington Lawyer Clark Clifford, a former aide of Harry Truman. The bait was rejected by Clifford and other prospects. So L.B.J. decided to worry about Rusk's successor later, settled on the Attorney General...
...year ago, Nasser discreetly removed republican President Abdullah Sallal, who had turned out to be so much of a Nasserite that his fiercely xenophobic republican colleagues were growing restive. If Sallal had become too fawningly dependent on Cairo, his successor, General Hassan Amri, proved to be too fiercely independent. So Nasser reinstalled Sallal as his proconsul. He was no more welcome than before. To demand that Nasser bounce Sallal once again, Amri flew to Cairo three weeks ago, taking with him, as Amri boasted, "the entire state of Yemen": nine Cabinet officers, three members of the Republican Council...
...Funston's zeal helped raise the number of American shareowners from 6.5 million to 21.5 million. Last week, declaring that "I think I deserve a rest," Keith Funston, 55, announced that he would step down when his term expires next September-or earlier if the exchange finds a successor before then...
Woolman's successor, except for devotion to Delta, is an opposite. Charles Dolson is brusque where C.E. was affable, reserved where Woolman was outgoing. St. Louis-born, Dolson earned a civil-engineering degree at Washington University ('28), then became a Navy carrier pilot. Switching to commercial aviation, he eventually became Delta's chief pilot, was promoted and simultaneously grounded to be operations manager. With earnings and revenues increasing steadily and Delta's growth consistently exceeding industry averages, Dolson is not apt to change many of C.E.'s policies. Nor will he have to worry about...