Word: wagnerism
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...gave new meaning to the phrase "no-frills flying." Jaromir Wagner, a 41-year-old West German car dealer, risked his life on a twelve-day, seven-stop journey from his homeland to the U.S.-without heat, seat, coffee, tea or milk. For the sake of what he called "the thrill" and at a cost of $325,000, Wagner made the trip strapped between the wings of a small, twin-engine plane, where he endured temperatures as low as 22° below zero. "I felt as though I was wearing a bathing suit," he said afterward. He was, in fact...
...instant Kennedy was through, the noisy demonstration of support from the floor filled the trailer. A call came in from Carl Wagner, a top Kennedy aide, and Tim Kraft cupped his hand to his ear and listened to an offer from the Senator. From the couch, Strauss watched intently. As Kraft repeated the terms out loud-Kennedy would abandon the agreed-upon roll call votes if Carter would concede three economic planks calling for wage and price controls, a jobs program and giving priority to fighting unemployment-Strauss got to his feet and let loose. "The hell with that...
...honey-colored furniture for at most 250 guests. The first cabaret show, Viva! Viva!, ran for 13 months. Kicks, produced, directed, choreographed and emceed by an exuberant Frenchman named Peter Jackson, consists of ten numbers, which are periodically changed, performed to taped music that ranges from the Beatles to Wagner. The show runs for 56 minutes. Says Jackson: "An American audience starts to scratch after an hour...
...survive. From the depths of your soul, your dark soul, you must strive to be great, to survive, to stand over other men...and too, a nation must strive to do the same, it is the way of nature, the fittest survive, you see, like Nietzsche knew, and Wagner...
DIED. John Culshaw, 55, English record producer, who pioneered recordings as a distinct art form; of undisclosed causes; in London. As manager of Decca/London's classical division in the 1950s and '60s, Culshaw presided over a triumphant first complete disc version of Wagner's Ring cycle. His innovations, including echo chambers and speeding up and slowing of tapes, are standard procedures today...