William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird wrote that this was a " show, that, like ' Show Boat ', became a milestone, so that later historians writing about important moments in twentieth-century theatre would begin to identify eras according to their relationship to ' Oklahoma.

On August 20, 1974, after having previously considered Melvin R. Laird and George H. W. Bush, President Ford nominated former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to succeed him as Vice President.

* Iraq: Learning the Lessons of Vietnam " by Melvin R. Laird.

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Murphy was principal military assistant to successive Secretaries of Defense Melvin R. Laird and Elliot Richardson, deputy director of the CIA in 1976 and 1977, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon from 1977 to 1980 under Jimmy Carter.

William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird wrote that Oklahoma !, " like Show Boat, became a milestone, so that later historians writing about important moments in twentieth-century theatre would begin to identify eras according to their relationship to Oklahoma!

* Melvin R. Laird, class of 1942, President Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973.

* R. Laird Harris, churchman and scholar

* Gaucho Laird: The Life of R. B.

Doyle is married to Jessica Laird Doyle, niece of former Congressman Melvin R. Laird, and great-granddaughter of William D. Connor, who was Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1907 – 1909.

Obey was elected to the House to replace eight-term incumbent Republican Melvin R. Laird, who was appointed Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon.

On January 27, 1973, Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced the creation of an all-volunteer armed forces, negating the need for the military draft.

One protester, Eau Claire student John Laird, the son of U. S. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, made headlines when he announced his opposition to the war in Vietnam and his intention to join his fellow students in peaceful protest.

R. Laird Harris writes:

thumbThe Boomer Bible is a book compiled by R. F. Laird.

While Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird and the Joint Chiefs of Staff strongly supported the station, Central Intelligence Agency head Richard Helms did not support the project because he feared that the death of a MOL astronaut might ground launches and thus damage the nation's satellite reconnaissance program.

* Everett, William A. and Paul R. Laird ( 2002 ).

Laird and Surgeon R. A. K. Oldfield were the only surviving officers besides Captain ( then Lieutenant ) William Allen, who accompanied the expedition on the orders of the Admiralty to survey the river.

Former Mahavishnu Orchestra bass guitarist Rick Laird had one, R. " Skeet " Curtis played one ( and still has it ) while touring with Parliament, Vincent Gallo used one in the New York City noise band Gray and Nick Lowe used a Curlee fretless on a few assignments.

* 1969 – Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to " Vietnamize " the war effort.

When a Chieftain or Laird required an animal to be slaughtered for meat ( whether sheep or cattle ) the workmen were allowed to keep the offal as their share.

* 1854 – Robert Laird Borden, Canadian politician ( d. 1937 )

He was the 8th Laird of Merchistoun.

British Shipbuilders was a combination of the major shipbuilding companies including Cammell Laird, Govan Shipbuilders, Swan Hunter, and Yarrow Shipbuilders ; the nationalisation of the coal mines in 1947 created a coal board charged with running the coal industry commercially so as to be able to meet the interest payable on the bonds which the former mine owners ' shares had been converted into.

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Upon the death of his father, Scrooge McDuck became Laird of The Clan McDuck and owner of the castle and its lands.

1929 saw the merger of the acquired railway business with those of Cammell Laird to form Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon ( MCCW ); Metro Cammell.

A constituent, James Stewart, once commented to a friend who wrote this letter, "... he ( Stewart ) had come mainly to see one Jardine, an enormous Laird from Applegarth Parish and China, and a very good man ; who is understood to be dangerously ill at present.

In 2010, the novelist Jack Whyte gave another fictionalized account of Wallace ’ s life, particularly his early life, in The Forest Laird, the first book in The Guardians of Scotland trilogy.

* June 10 – Robert Laird Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada ( b. 1854 )

* January 23 – Laird of Johnstone, George Ludovic Houston invites people to buy marked plots of land which, when built upon, form the planned town of Johnstone, Scotland, to provide employment for his thread and cotton mills.

* June 26 – Robert Laird Borden, the eighth Prime Minister of Canada ( d. 1937 )

After discovering a grave bearing Rowan Morrison's name, Howie's search eventually brings him into contact with the island's community leader, Laird ( Lord ) Summerisle, who explains to Howie the island's recent history and culture.

Patricia Ebrey, Thomas Laird, Wang Jiawei, and Nyima Gyaincain all point out that the Ming Dynasty did not garrison permanent troops in Tibet, unlike the former Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by Kevin Eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with his friend Peter Laird.

Much of the Turtles ' mainstream success began when a licensing agent, Mark Freedman, sought out Eastman and Laird to propose wider merchandising opportunities for the offbeat property.

It was written by Laird Koenig, based on Koenig's 1974 novel of the same title ; Koenig also wrote a stage play based on his book.

The current Laird of the Keir estate is his nephew Archie Stirling, a millionaire businessman and former Scots Guards officer.

First transcribed by John P. Harrington and Carobeth Laird in the early 20th Century, it was studied in the 1970s by linguist Margaret L. Press.