Word: sixings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...National Gallery of Art pays more heed to the old world than to the new: more Titians than Trumbulls hang in its marbled halls. Musically, almost the reverse has been true since a tall, dark-haired young (34) conductor named Richard Bales took over the free gallery concerts six years ago. Bach and Beethoven are heard -but so are dozens of aspiring U.S. composers who seldom, if ever, get a hearing in Constitution or Carnegie halls...
There was more early-season pennant talk in the American League where the Yankees, paced by Henrich, had rolled up a solid six-game lead. At 33, modest, Ohio-born Tommy Henrich was having a new experience; he was the Yankees' big wheel. The great Joe DiMaggio had held that role for nine years, but a bone spur put him out of action before the season opened (TIME, April...
That was too much for six Flora businessmen. They organized a syndicate to buy up the mortgage on Crowder's newspaper plant. When Crowder went to the bank with $800 in back payments, he learned that his mortgage had been sold for $8,500 to "my worst enemies." The syndicate, headed by Oilman E. D. Given, promptly slapped a judgment on Crowder's property, and the sheriff tried to seize the press...
...News: "There are 16 detectives accepting graft in the Miami police department. This is one-quarter of the entire detective bureau . . ." The News did not name the 16, but it did not leave much room for doubt either: "Five of the graft-takers are in District Two. There are six [detectives] in this district...
Wall Streeters have had an uneasy feeling about long holiday weekends ever since 1946. That year, after a three-day Labor Day weekend, they came back to work in a restful and unsuspecting mood, only to see the big wartime bull market collapse in six days of heavy selling. Last week, after the three-day Memorial Day weekend, they came back feeling pretty nervous. They had reason...