Word: boye
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mantle could also bunt a team to death, because he was that rarest of all ballplayers, a switch-hitting slugger who could outsprint every big man in the league and most of the little men. That combination, plus his aw-shucks, farm-boy manner, made Mighty Mick an instant folk hero. In his first 14 seasons, he led the Yankees to a remarkable twelve pennant victories, won the Most Valuable Player award three times and the triple crown once, in 1956, when he batted .353, slammed 52 home runs and drove in 130 runs. His lifetime mark of 536 homers...
Saroyan's version of boy meets girl seems sticky, but this production directed by Michael Cline could have given more insights into the characters as three-dimensional people. At least Saroyan makes the point that provincial Texas towns are best gotten out of before sundown...
...schools for making that quiet demonstration in December 1965 were Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker, children of a Methodist minister who works for the pacifist American Friends Service Committee. Writing for the majority, Justice Abe Fortas declared that the issue was not a frivolous one, such as a boy's hair style or the length of a girl's skirt. By preventing the children from expressing a political opinion, he said, the school officials had violated the right of free speech...
...Smothers Brothers are also delving into black humor on their own CBS program. The other week, Tommy Smothers, having invited his first Negro house guest, stumbled over whether to refer to him as a Negro, colored person or black. Finally, upon the guest's arrival, he stammered: "Hi, boy-er, I mean, Bill." When the visit ended, Tommy said, "I would really like to have you over more often." Bill exited with: "Well, that's mighty white...
...find he couldn't get a job. China, for them, offers material promise, but not the emotional comfort the men need. The dilemma is captured in a former farmboy (Andrew Wilking) who can't quite master the prevalent jargon. When Barnholdt goads him with stories about home, the boy shouts, "Stop talking like that or next accusation period, I'm going to criticize you. You asshole-aggressive...