Word: closedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There was jazz in Lincoln Center, where Singer Betty Carter-a vamp of a figure in black lace with a husky, sweet-toned voice that recalls Billie Holiday -was singing a tribute to the blues. "I must have music, music," Carter, 48, half crooned, half spoke, swaying to the beat...
Cooder is assisted throughout by contributions of some exemplary sidemen, ranging from the alto sax of Harvey Pittel and the impeccable piano of Earl Hines to the mellow, foursquare harmonies of Bill Johnson, once lead singer of the Golden Gate Quartet, perhaps the greatest of all gospel groups. Cooder was...
Weather. Much of it has ranged from bad to impossible. Denver's Stapleton airport was closed intermittently for days because of thunderstorms. The Northern states have been besieged by a succession of lightning-filled fronts, which have delayed flights for hours.
That would have been particularly painful, because Lykes last September closed some facilities in and near Youngstown, Ohio, eliminating 5,000 jobs. Local church and civic leaders hope to reopen the mills by collecting funds from people in the area and getting Government-guaranteed loans, but their chances seem slim...
For other patients, a variation of the new technique may make bypass surgery feasible. Explains Cardiac Surgeon Eugene Wallsh: "When you have too many obstructions in an artery, you can't bypass each one. But with the balloon catheter, you can open up some blocks and then bypass others...