He was the 8th Laird of Merchistoun.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The most comprehensive collection of Chemehuevi history, culture and mythology was gathered by Carobeth Laird ( 1895 – 1983 ) and her second husband, George Laird, one of the last Chemehuevi to have been raised in the traditional culture.

Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck, 8th Laird of Auchinleck ( 1706 – 1782 ) was a judge of the supreme courts of Scotland.

As a judge he took the courtesy title Lord Auchinleck from the name of his estate at Auchinleck House, of which he was the 8th Laird.

This leniency was protested by Melvin Laird, the Secretary of Defense.

Laird was the grandson of William D. Connor, the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1907 to 1909.

In the 1964 Republican presidential primaries, Laird was an " unannounced " supporter of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, and chaired the Platform Committee at that year's Republican convention, at which Goldwater was nominated.

Laird was re-elected eight consecutive times and he was chairman of the House Republican Conference when Nixon selected him for the cabinet.

Laird was reportedly the elder statesman chosen by the Republicans to convince Vice President Spiro Agnew to resign his position after Agnew's personal corruption became a public scandal.

Although, as time was to demonstrate, South Vietnam was not really capable of defending its independence, Laird retired from office satisfied that he had accomplished his major objective, the disengagement of United States combat forces from Vietnam.

Laird wished to return to the political arena, and was said to be planning a run for president in 1976.

Although not a close confidant of the president and not the dominant presence that McNamara was, Laird had been an influential secretary.

Following Richard Nixon's resignation as President, Laird was reported to be the first choice of successor Gerald Ford to be nominated Vice President, a position ultimately filled by Nelson Rockefeller.

Policy changed under the Nixon administration, when mistreatment of the prisoners was publicized by U. S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and others.

John Laird started the first lumber mill in 1855 ; he later was joined by his cousins James and Matthew Norton in founding the Laird-Norton Co.

It is said that " Manor " was added to the village's name after Law's friend Andrew Carnegie jokingly referred to Law as the " Laird of Briarcliff Manor " and the name stuck.

In 1996, Laird Hamilton and Manu Bertin were instrumental in demonstrating and popularising kitesurfing off the Hawaiian coast of Maui.

Although not intimately involved in the development of strategic nuclear policy as McNamara had been, Laird subscribed to the Nixon administration's program of " Strategic Sufficiency "-that the United States should have the capability to deter nuclear attacks against its home territory and that of its allies by convincing a potential aggressor that he would suffer an unacceptable level of retaliatory damage ; it should also have enough nuclear forces to eliminate possible coercion of its allies.

He opposed the Nixon administration's deployment of the anti-ballistic missile, a position which put him at odds with then Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird. Pete Williams, a Wyoming native and a former Hansen Senate staffer recalled Hansen's " warm Western smile and utter lack of pretense.

Laird noted this in his FY 1971 report, " Except for the major policy decisions, I am striving to decentralize decisionmaking as much as possible ...

Within a year she was sitting in the office of the Secretary Of Defense Melvin Laird discussing policy.

Laird paid special attention to two important interdepartmental bodies: the Washington Special Action Group ( WSAG ), composed of senior Defense, State, and CIA officials, which gathered information necessary for presidential decisions on the crisis use of U. S. military forces ; and the Defense Program Review Committee ( DPRC ), which brought together representatives from many agencies, including DoD, State, the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Office of Management and Budget, to analyze defense budget issues as a basis for advising the president, placing, as Laird commented, " national security needs in proper relationship to non-defense requirements.

Although not receptive to demands for immediate withdrawal, Laird acknowledged the necessity to disengage U. S. combat forces gradually.

In his final report in January 1973 Laird listed what he considered to be the major accomplishments of his tenure: Vietnamization ; achieving the goal of strategic sufficiency ; effective burden-sharing between the United States and its friends and allies ; adequate security assistance ; maintenance of U. S. technological superiority through development of systems such as the B-1, Trident, and cruise missiles ; improved procurement ; " People Programs " such as ending the draft and creating the AVF ; improved National Guard and Reserve forces ; enhanced operational readiness ; and participatory management.

Laird Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U. S. state of Michigan.

* Melvin Laird, U. S. House of Representatives ( 1952-1969 ), Secretary of Defense ( 1969-1973 )

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.

* James Laird, former Republican U. S. Representative of Nebraska's 2nd congressional district

* Mel Laird, former U. S. Secretary of Defense ( attended )

Laird v. Tatum, 408 U. S. 1 ( 1972 ) was a case in which the United States Supreme Court dismissed for lack of ripeness a claim in which the plaintiff accused the U. S. Army of alleged unlawful " surveillance of lawful citizen political activity.

* Melvin R. Laird ( attended 1938-39 ) was a U. S. Congressman ( 1952 – 69 ) and Secretary of Defense ( 1969 – 73 ).

Stuart v. Laird, 5 U. S. 299 ( 1803 ), was a case decided by the John Marshall-led U. S. Supreme Court, notably a week after the famous Marbury v. Madison.

* 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 )

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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.

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