Word: pitches
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pitch was disarmingly simple. If the superrich could set up tax-free trusts and foundations, why couldn't the moderately wealthy also build cozy little shel ters from income and inheritance taxes...
...sales pitch was also its undoing...
...then rushed in the ace of his own mound staff, Denny McLain. The Tiger righthander had flown home in his personal Lear jet to have his deteriorating teeth examined, returned just in time to dress and warm up for the fourth inning. McCovey greeted McLain by rapping his third pitch over the rightfield fence for the fifth home run of the game...
Unlike children afflicted with brain damage, the victims of autism often display tantalizing flashes of intelligence. Some can memorize long, complicated stories with flawless accuracy; many have perfect pitch. Psychiatrists differ widely in their views on the cause of autism, and real cures have been rare. In Washington last week, discussions at the annual meeting of the National Society for Autistic Children indicated that research and treatment are beginning to move along some new paths...
...concert itself, the fairest thing to say would be that, on the whole, it was enjoyable, particularly if one hasn't a very good sense of pitch. The Schumann Piano Trio No. 2 kin F Major, opus 80, opened the program and nearly closed it. Alexander Schneider, Leslie Parnas, and Murray Perahia showed no life, no energy, and no enthusiasm. Each movement was stodgy, and movements two and three positively died at the end. The cellist performed rather well. Unfortunately the violinist was sadly out of tune. The biggest single complaint I would register against the performance was lack...