Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Humbly report, sir, everything is in order...
...Miserables, with Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and Fredric March, at 8 p.m., and Stanley Kramer's Ship of Foolswith Vivien Leigh and Lee Marvin, at 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March...
...Sir / Pensions: The Broken Promise exposed some existing problems in privately administered pension plans that require more thorough investigation to bring about correction. In this particular instance, the good is acceptable and requires no comment; the bad is deplorable and should be brought to light for remedial action...
...Died. Sir Leslie Knox Munro, 72, astute diplomat and president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1957 to 1958; near Auckland, in his native New Zealand. After successive careers as teacher, lawyer, and newspaper editor, Munro was sent abroad in 1952 as ambassador to the U.S. and permanent representative to the United Nations. At various times during the next eleven years, he was president of the Security Council and the General Assembly, and also served as U.N. special representative on Hungary. A tall, imposing figure and excellent public speaker, Munro returned to New Zealand...
...years, until 1972, this unwieldy kingdom was presided over by Sir Rudolf Bing, a resourceful administrator but one often resented for his peremptory ways. Though he spent money lavishly, he is undeniably looking better and better as he recedes from view. His successor, Goren Gentele, came from the state-subsidized Royal Opera House in Stockholm. Gentele was killed in a car crash only 18 days after he took over. His most tangible legacy was the appointment of the first music director in the Met's 90-year history, Czech-born Conductor Rafael Kubelik. It is an indication...