Word: sirring
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...party of law and order best equipped to calm a crisis-ridden nation, began the campaign amid signs of disarray. Two senior members of the Tory shadow cabinet have managed to undermine Heath's already weakened party leadership by differing with him on key is sues. Sir Keith Joseph, the shadow Home Secretary, led off by asserting that the answer to Britain's raging inflation lies primarily in manipulating the nation's money supply, not in imposing the kind of wage-price controls that led Heath into a losing confrontation with coal miners last winter. Labor spokes...
Thumping Blooper. Sir Keith's venture into monetary policy was a mild embarrassment compared with the thumping blooper committed by Shadow Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Rippon. Apparently seeking to calm jittery middle-class voters, Rippon suggested the creation of a "citizens' voluntary reserve" that would "aid the civil power" against anyone defying the law. That plan sounded all too close to the controversial idea of antistrike forces recently proposed by retired military officers. Labor Home Secretary Roy Jenkins accused the Tories of "climbing onto the pathetic bandwagon of some superannuated colonels." Rippon's "reserve" proved such a touchy...
Chomping a fat cigar and wearing an authentic-looking paunch, Actor Richard Burton has been rehearsing for his Hallmark Hall of Fame role as Sir Winston Churchill, which will be televised in November. A devoted Churchill fan, Burton owns a pair of Winnie's cuff links and has a framed telegram from him on his wall. In the past year alone, he has read a score of books and articles on his idol. Burton's assessment: "He was the best actor of our times -playing himself, of course...
...support most decisions that are made--even though they may disagree personally. Douglas Mercer '40, former vice chairman of the Harvard College Fund, praises the enormous loyalty of Harvard alumni. "Over the years if the administration went in one direction after careful study, the alums have said 'aye, aye, sir,' even if it might be something that is not in their best interests or desires. The interests of donors have never been a factor in Harvard giving. The supporters of Harvard know that one of the great things about the University is the spirit of pioneering. They maintain a spirit...
...YORK is an urban wilderness. A forest of skyscrapers supports a canopy of smog, the streets are a desolate and forbidding territory, human artifices like subway tunnels and telephone booths are derelict endeavors slowly returning to the soil, while primitive creatures roam about. Yes sir, this is the new frontier, and Charlie Bronson is its trailblazing pioneer in Death Wish...