Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sir / If the presidential press conference of March 6 is an example of democracy in action, the world must laugh contemptuously at it. The newsmen faced the leader of the greatest country on earth, who has achieved amazing success in handling insurmountable world problems. Yet it seemed that most of the press was concerned only with Watergate. What a pity to have so many insignificant minds in the news media...
...Sir / It is a sad legacy that President Nixon will leave the nation. It is a legacy of legal manipulation to avoid personal responsibility. If this example were followed by each citizen, the result would be catastrophic...
...Sir / Far be it from me to begrudge mercy to any Viet Nam veteran. Whatever has been his individual conduct, he has already suffered more than we. Nevertheless, it seems a bit inconsistent that Lieut. Galley [March 11] should be freed before those of his age group whose disobedience was prompted, at least in part, by distaste for shedding human blood...
...Sir / There are those of us in the professional officers' corps who view Mr. Galley (I cannot bring myself to call him lieutenant) as what he is: a convicted mass murderer. I was appalled when he was sentenced to only 20 years and angered when he was allowed to remain in his quarters at Fort Benning and enjoy "almost daily visits from his girl friend...
...Sir / Your article "The Arabs Are Coming" [March 11] is probably just another scare for Americans like "the Russians are coming." The Russians never did come, but the Japanese did and our economy is swimming in made-in-Japan products...