Word: factly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Utopian." Indeed, there are genuine seeds of discontent in his overstaffed pitching corps. The Yankees have assembled a roll call of stars; the problem will be finding room in the sky for all of them. Lyle's trade talk was prompted by the fact that he claims to need almost daily stints on the mound to maintain his effectiveness. The same is true of Gossage and Eastwick. Says Gossage: "There's enough work for Sparky and me, but I don't know if there is enough work for the three of us. I don't know...
...craft's appeal to the tyro lies partly in the fact that it need not be expensive. Basic equipment, in addition to the glass, can be bought for less than $50. It includes: a glass cutter, a breaker (for splitting the glass), a grozier (to grind off errors), copper foil or lead (to hold the pieces together), a lathekin (a wooden tool) to flatten the foil on the glass, a soldering iron, a lubricant (usually kerosene) to make the cutter run smoothly on the glass, a flux (a solution to make the solder adhere to the foil or lead...
...fact is that the people who make them are, at best, specialists in convenience foods, stuff that leaves you hungry even as you push away from the table. A Hero ain't nothin' but carbohydrates...
Curious New York readers who do not happen to have a million dollars can look at a Gutenberg for the price of a subway fare. The Pierpont Morgan Library has two complete copies, with one always on view. The New York Public Library also has one. In fact, of the 14 Gutenbergs in the U.S., nearly all can be seen in libraries. Each volume is about 16 in. high, 24 in. across when opened, and contains either 648 or 634 pages. Americans, who by and large have given up the study of Latin, may be put off by the fact...
...sibling cherubs are truly in dire straits, having been evicted from their apartment, but are adjusting well to the street ("a nice policeman is acting as our butler"). Their problems are solved when Susie, the sister, falls in love with a chap disguised as a hobo, who is in fact about to inherit a swanky hotel. Also singing and dancing across the stage are a lessthan-scrupulous lawyer, a Mexican bandit, a stern uncle, a cooing couple and assorted chorus members. The folderol produces no fewer than four marriages, as well as such numbers as "The Half of It Dearie...