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DIED. CALVIN GRIFFITH, 87, parsimonious owner of baseball's Minnesota Twins--until 1960 the Washington Senators; in Minneapolis. His comments in 1978 on moving the team--which included the assertion that Washington's "black people...put up such a chant they'll scare you to death"--led future Hall of Famer Rod Carew to bolt for the California Angels the next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Nov. 1, 1999 | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...each show comes packaged with its own CD of best hits, or two or three or four. But none of those characteristic "toony" jingles. Composed mainly by Yoko Kanno, prominent composer in the soundtrack industry, it represents an eclectic mix of lyrical ballads, orchestral vignettes, with a funky Gregorian chant piece thrown in as well. With a beautifully incorporated soundtrack, any dramatic moment in anime can be enhanced tenfold...

Author: By Janet Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Cynic Dabbles, Finds Herself Ensnared | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

Clap your hands, everybody, the cheerleaders chant, and fluff their pom-poms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Friday: 6 P.M. Football Game | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...field next to the courts, a bunch of nine-year-olds do football exercises. 1-2-3-5, 1-2-3-6, 1-2-3-7, they chant. The basketball bounces against the court floor...

Author: By Micaela K. Root and Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: CRLS.: The Kids Next Door | 10/21/1999 | See Source »

...meeting breaks up with a team chant more familiar to Little Leaguers than political wonks as everybody gathers in a circle and puts their hands into the middle...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Traveling the New Hampshire Trail With Bradley Canvassers | 10/13/1999 | See Source »

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