Word: successors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Discreet Complaints. Schriever's difficulties with McNamara were hardly unique and will likely be experienced by his successor, General James Ferguson, 53, whose last job was deputy chief of staff for research and development. While many other prominent service leaders clashed loudly with their civilian superiors in the Defense Department, Schriever was discreet about his complaints. Apparently he intends to continue being that way as he begins a new career as a Washington-based industrial consultant. Unlike the bevy of generals who got the last word in their arguments with civilian superiors by writing mem oirs, Technocrat Schriever plans...
...China: Ho Luting, president of the Shanghai Musical College and composer of The East Is Red; Philosopher Feng Ting of Peking University; Opera Singer Chou Hsin-fang (rumored to have committed suicide). Even President Liu Shao-chi, 68, who had long been listed as Mao's most likely successor, was dropped from his No. 2 spot to a distant eighth in the succession ratings. Events reached a climax at last month's secret Central Committee meeting, from which Lin emerged even more clearly as Mao's chief lieutenant...
...could make some pointed suggestions. A correspondent whose copy lacked enough punctuation once received a full typed page of commas. And in his book, City Editor, Walker wrote, "Pick adjectives as you would pick a diamond or a mistress." Some argue that Walker was outdone by his successor, the Trib's other celebrated Texan, Lessing Engelking, whose yen for accuracy was such that he once ordered a reporter to spend all night in Brooklyn searching for someone's middle initial. Another Trib veteran recalls: "I wrote a story about a woman having 'a breast' amputated...
...fish don't often pass," explained Britain's Viscount Bearsted, "and you grab them when you can." Last week Lord Bearsted hooked a notably big one-to become his own successor as chairman of Hill, Samuel & Co., Ltd., the largest of London's merchant banks in terms of capital, securities underwriting and profits. His prize catch was Baron Sherfield, 62, the former Sir Roger Makins, ex-barrister, able economist, gentleman-farmer, career diplomat and onetime (1953-56) Ambassador...
...hard-driving Keith might lose command. With Sherfield's appointment, Keith keeps his chief-executive title but loses some range. "He'll look after the outside of the ark," said Keith, "and I'll look after the inside." Bearsted, having found a neutral and popular successor, keeps a seat on the board...