Word: calvins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Answering criticism about the temptation to declare death prematurely, Dr. Calvin Stiller, London's transplant-unit chief, insisted Gabriel's case represented "no slippery slope." Gabriel's parents agreed. "We cried, but we cried with joy," Karen remembers. They went out, ordered champagne and "celebrated Gabriel's contribution to this world...
...Kelly, the major leagues' youngest manager at 37, inherited a ! considerable legacy from the Twins' old owner, Calvin Griffith: a powerful first baseman, Kent Hrbek; a complete third baseman, Gary Gaetti; a reliable left-handed pitcher, Frank Viola; and a little, round outfielder, Kirby Puckett. Through the ingenuity of young General Manager Andy MacPhail, 34 -- two storied baseball names, Griffith and MacPhail -- scrappy Outfielder Dan Gladden was added, along with a pair of heavy-duty relievers, Juan Berenguer from San Francisco and Jeff Reardon from Montreal. Greg Gagne has been a joyous shortstop, and Rightfielder Tom Brunansky a force...
...time passes, all politicians (and generals) come to seem less important; what lasts is art. "Literature," said Ezra Pound, "is news that stays news." Many Americans can remember that Calvin Coolidge was the inconsequential President when Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, but as we look back, the political powers keep fading. What does anyone know about the petty princelings who ruled Germany in the time of Bach except that they were not very kind to Bach? What does anyone know about the Pope who built the Sistine Chapel except that he hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling? What does...
Allan Bloom could not be reached for comment on this issue yesterday, either. It is widely believed that he does not read comic strips, although he is said to be familiar with the work of both Calvin and Hobbes...
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the final vote was: Bloom County, 247; Doonesbury, 244; Calvin and Hobbes, 182; Life in Hell, 155; Peanuts, 109; Garfield...