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North Rhine-Westphalia have voted to drop such ornate titles as Herr Landgerichtsdireklor (state court director) and be called simply Herr Richter (Mister Judge). Contending that many business titles are nonsensical, the U.S. electronics firm of Honeywell, which has a plant near Frankfurt, printed new calling cards introducing their executives by name only. Many student demonstrators now disdain to address university rectors as Magnifizenz and deans as Spektabilitat, Hans-George Schnitzer, whose own title is Bundesvorsitzender des Fachausschusses fur Umgangsformen-federal chairman of the Expert Committee for Good Behavior-is urging his countrymen to "recognize only those titles earned academically...
...youth, the Marists-all of whom have master's degrees-were given permission to serve as substitute teachers in the public high school. The only conditions made were that they not wear Roman collars and habits in class, and that students address them not as "Brother" but as "Mister." Says School Superintendent Harold Margrave, who classifies himself as a "softshell Baptist": "We've had nothing but mutual understanding and respect. We feel as though we've gained a service for the public school." Other leaders in the community feel the same way: last January, the local probation...
...Mister!" Mercurial Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky was far mon outspoken. Asked by a reporter if South Viet Nam was willing to make any concessions in order to facilitate a peace settlement, he shot back, "No, Mister!"He was also adamant on the issue that troubles the South Vietnamese most: that the U.S. will try to force them to form a coalition government with the Viet Cong. Cried Ky: "If we have now arrived at the stage where we have to accept coalition under American pressure, that means we are going to die in the next five or six months...
...Bobby," says Coach Sinden, "does it all. He's the only player I've ever seen who can operate at top speed-wide-open, breakneck speed-and still execute all the fundamentals of the game." When Orr first arrived in Boston, he respectfully addressed other players as "mister" and "sir." This year he has shown little respect for his elders-stealing the puck away from Detroit's Gordie Howe, say, or slamming Chicago's Bobby Hull into the boards with a vicious body check...
...Mister city policeman sitting pretty little policeman...