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...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...
...intimidate the regime's enemies within Spain as to respond defiantly to the paroxysm of anti-Franco rage that swept Western Europe following Madrid's executions of five terrorists convicted of murdering policemen (TIME, Oct. 6). In this he succeeded. Flanked by his wife Carmen and his heir-designate Prince Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón, Western Europe's last remaining dictator was plainly moved by the genuine emotional outpouring of fealty...
...Heir Apparent. In the National League, the Reds v. Pirates promises to be an artillery Shootout. Cincinnati will roll out Siege Guns Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, each of whom has pounded home more than 100 runs this season. Even Lead-Off Batter Pete Rose, who once again delivered more than 200 hits, added some 70 RBIS to the Big Red barrage. Cincinnati's not-so-secret weapon is Second Baseman Joe Morgan. He leads the team with a .323 batting average, and has filched more than 60 bases to boot...
...Pirates pack more power. They top the league in walloping balls over outfield walls. Slugger Willie Stargell is still on hand, but his heir apparent already looms large in the person of Dave Parker; the 6-ft. 5-in., 225-lb. crusher paces the team in home runs and RBis. The players often on base when Stargell and Parker come to bat are Manny Sanguillen and Rennie Stennett. Sanguillen tends to swing at everything-and rarely misses. Stennett tied a major league record recently with seven straight hits in the 22-0 demolition of the Chicago Cubs...
...court in Addis Ababa. After Menelik's death in 1913, the nobility decided that the Emperor's grandson, Lij (Count) Hasu, was too dissolute to take over the throne. They installed Hasu's mother Zauditu, as Empress, and chose Tafari to be her regent and heir to the throne...