Word: mark
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This prodigious output has long since made the author a millionaire. Simenon's house at Epalinges, a small Swiss village near Lausanne, has 26 rooms, 21 telephones, portraits of its owner by Buffet, Vlaminck and Cocteau. But the house is more important as a mark of contentment for the Liège-born Simenon, who shares it with Second Wife Denise, their three children and a livery of servants. Previously, his restlessness pushed him for varying periods into 30 residences around the world as well as into a sloop on which he cruised through Europe. Simenon even...
...instant folk hero. In his first 14 seasons, he led the Yankees to a remarkable twelve pennant victories, won the Most Valuable Player award three times and the triple crown once, in 1956, when he batted .353, slammed 52 home runs and drove in 130 runs. His lifetime mark of 536 homers ranks only behind Babe Ruth's 714 and Willie Mays...
Arrayed before Don Vito like vassals at a feudal court are scores of coarsegrained characters who provide the sub-and sub-subplots that enable Puzo to illustrate the broad reach of the Godfather's influence. It is a mark of his power that he commands fierce loyalties because he treats his petitioners with respect-though they range from an obscure paisano seeking revenge for a damaged daughter to a famous Italian-American crooner who needs help to branch out into acting and producing...
Murphy's total of 361.95 points was far shy of the 460.75 score racked up by the Tigers' Mark Huffstadler. Although the Crimson ace did well on some of his dives, two mistakes proved costly. Murphy stil rates as the favorite in the three-meter diving, his best event...
Harvard collected 12 points in the 500-free competition as Steve Krause and Dave Powlison placed in the top ten. Krause established a Harvard record in the qualifying heats with a 4:51.8 clocking, 44.0 seconds better than the mark which he held. This time was fourth best in the afternoon, but in the finals last night, the tired Krause slipped to sixth...