Word: kerrs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...about a man of wit and probity, Sir Thomas More. Emlyn Williams is less effective than Paul Scofield was in the role. A Thousand Clowns lives up to its title, and Jason Robards Jr. rings merry changes on the slightly tired subject of nonconformity. In its second season, Jean Kerr's Mary, Mary remains a wisecracking play, and Barbara Bel Geddes is still...
...Wisconsin's Democratic Senator William Proxmire put it better. Said he bitterly: "It certainly is not a Kennedy bill. No one could call it a Dillon bill. This is the bill of the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma, the very able uncrowned King of the Senate, Rob ert S. Kerr." Snarled Lines. Bob Kerr, second-ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee, took over the floor management of the bill after Chairman Harry Byrd. patriarch of Democratic conservatism, objected to the revenue loss involved in its 7% in come tax credit for industries that invest in new machinery. In eight days...
None of this seemed to bother Kerr. Although he was often irrelevant, he was always interesting. He hemmed through Kipling's Recessional, hawed through the parable of the talents-and needled the liberals unmercifully. "I have great affection for the Senator from Tennessee," he cooed at Gore. "He and I have a great deal in common, including bull-that is, Angus bulls."* When he successfully escaped from a semantics trap baited by Douglas, the Illinoisan tossed him a barbed Plutarchian salute: "We will meet again at Philippi." Cracked Kerr: "I hope we will meet in Washington before that." Occasionally...
...about a man of wit and probity, Sir Thomas More, with Emlyn Williams less effective than Paul Scofield was in the role. A Thousand Clowns lives up to its title, and Jason Robards Jr. rings merry changes on the slightly tired subject of nonconformity. In its second season, Jean Kerr's Mary, Mary remains a wisecrackling play, and Barbara Bel Geddes is still...
...Bent. The cold fiscal facts of club life are laid out in a financial study of 50 city clubs published this month by the New York accounting firm of Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co. Its gist: city-club expenses are steadily increasing while income is decreasing. In 1961-62 the total revenues of the 50 clubs were $52.1 million-down $170,000 from the preceding year-while operating costs were up $259,000 over a year ago. Compared with 1952-53, city-club revenues are 26% higher, but operating costs have risen...