Word: leade
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that the labyrinth form contained life. Through history, the maze evolved into a means of fortification, an obstacle course designed to protect the castle within by trapping enemies seeking entrance. Modern man reduced the notion to a geometric style of gardening, an intricate network of hedged alleys that can lead a visitor to an open space in the middle-if he makes all the correct turns. Still, mythology lent the maze heroic proportions: it took a Theseus to tackle the labyrinth at Knossos, kill the Minotaur within and return from the depths...
...Tigers' other star, Denny McLain (15-5), off the mound in the fifth inning; two home runs, including Third Baseman Harmon Killebrew's 30th of the season, blasted the way to an 11-5 victory. Last week Pinchhitter Rich Reese cracked a grand-slam homer to lead the Twins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles, runaway leaders of the Eastern Division. That blast sent Baltimore Righthander Dave McNally to his first loss since last Sept...
Devastating Attack. With a pitching staff that has been only occasionally impressive the Twins have had to depend on heavy hitting and alert base running to maintain their league lead. Three players are hitting over .300, and the team's average .272 is the highest in the league...
...balding veteran of 15 years in the majors, who is one of the most feared long-ball hitters in the game (total career home runs: 428). The very fact that Carew gets on base so often has helped Killebrew pile up 101 runs batted in to lead both leagues...
...have received any real help from the Nixon Administration, whose programs for black capitalism are mired in confusion, contradiction and delay. The Government has 117 programs for aid to "minority" businesses, but no central clearinghouse to bring together those programs and the people seeking them. "The Government has to lead the private sector," says Adolph Holmes, the National Urban League's economic planner. "One concludes from what is not being done that there is no real commitment in this effort other than verbal...