Word: germanized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Orff: Der Mond (Rudolf Christ, Hans Hotter, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Helmut Graml, Paul Kuèn, Peter Lagger; the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch; Angel, 2 LPs). German Composer Carl Orff's second opera (1938) is a modern retread of the Grimm fairy tale about four villagers who steal the moon from neighbors, carry it to their graves, finally lose it to St. Peter, who hangs it in the sky to light "the men who still wait in the little garden of the earth." The fragmented, intermittently lyrical score contains snatches of gutbucket jazz and such...
Recalled to Rome in 1921, Father Agagianian became vice rector (later rector) of the Pontifical Armenian College. He added to his store of languages-he is now fluent in eleven, including English, Russian, French, German. Italian, Latin, classical Greek and Hebrew, and understands, but does not speak Arabic...
...city registrar makes a speech, ringing with fine phrases-"class struggle," "power of the party," "workers' glory and honor." The bridal couple pledge themselves to faithful service of "the workers' and peasants' might," everyone sings the East German national anthem, and children recite "socialistic poems." Fellow workers hand over their presents, bride and groom are showered with flowers, the orchestra plays the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, and it's all over...
WEST GERMANY will remove last restrictions on investment by foreigners to attract new capital. German yields, especially in bonds, often are almost double those...
...have often taken notice of international standards only when they were being hurt. The U.S. movie industry fought for and got an international film standard based on U.S. standards (with the sound track on the left edge of the film as it goes through a projector) only after the Germans ate into its foreign markets and threatened to establish German standards with the sound track on the other side. Result: U.S. movie companies can distribute worldwide, get 50% of their income from abroad...