Word: hear
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Those who were fortunate enough to hear Charles Munch conduct the Requiem this week know that it is a remarkable piece, one that easily rises above the carpings. The orchestration is a revolutionary feature but there is more to it than unique sounds such as flutes combined with trombones playing pedal tones. The Requiem is great dramatic religious music...
...delegation of H.L.U. and Annex Students for Democratic Action visited the plant yesterday, at the owners' invitation, to hear their side of the case...
Because of the pressure to sell their product, he said, these industries can't take time to educate the public to like better entertainment. Capp thinks the public would learn to like better movies and programs if it had a chance to hear and see them. Movies, radio, and television would go bankrupt before they could complete this education, he said...
H.L.U. and S.D.A. representatives have been invited to visit Revelation today by the treasurer of the company, and were asked to withdraw their support of the union until they hear the company's case. They will withdraw the pickets during the inspection...
...Hear! Hear!" cried the Honorable Members last week, as Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell rose in the House of Commons to open the budget for 1951-52. At ?4.2 billion ($11.8 billion), it was the biggest budget in Britain's peacetime history. From the dark red dispatch box that was once William Gladstone's, Gaitskell drew the closely guarded pages of his speech. He spoke crisply for 2¼ hours, refreshed himself with occasional sips of rum-spiked orange juice. M.P.s listened intently; throughout the country, people waited anxiously...