Word: branca
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...chief competitor-is Eugene Fodor, who grinds out a fat Guide to Europe and individual guidebooks to 17 nations every year. Unlike Fielding, his books cover the full range of tourism, from historical background to such practical tips as how to kick a hangover in Paris (drink Fernet-Branca) and how to gamble in casinos (for the best odds, play trente et quarante). Trouble is, Fodor leaves the actual writing and research of his books to a staff of 100 contributors, and the results are wildly uneven. He is good on France and Austria, far behind on Portugal and Spain...
Outside, amid the purple petunias in the new Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was sculpture, including Oronzio Maldarelli's simple bronze nude, Branca II; down on the south lawn was Jason Seley's Masculine Presence, constructed from motorcar bumpers...
...York's Yankee Stadium, a team of oldtime Yankees, including such gone greats as Bill Dickey, Allie Reynolds, Charlie Keller, and Lefty Gomez, takes on a mixed bag of former Brooklyn Dodger and New York Giant stars: Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Owen, Ralph Branca, Bill Terry, Frankie Frisch, Bobby Thompson...