Word: sixyear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pound on the strings. In addition, they keep strips of Masonite, cardboard wedges, and sandpaper stashed in their pianos,' apply them to the strings to conjure up weird effects resembling gongs, castanets, drums, xylophone and harpsichord. Ferrante and Teicher have been playing in unison ever since they were sixyear-old prodigies studying together at Manhattan's Juilliard School of Music After twelve years and repeated prodding from teachers, they decided to become professional duo-pianists. In 1948 they bought an old delivery truck loaded on their Steinways and hit the road. They played in gymnasiums, churches, cafeterias, ballparks...
...brother who became King Saud. Last week, not for the first time, Saud, 63, kept his crown only because Feisal proved a man of his word. But the nominal kingship and his allowance-which was halved to a mere $20 million a year -were all that Saud retained. The sixyear power struggle between the two brothers culminated in a bloodless palace coup in which Saud was stripped of every power and Feisal became Regent in his place...
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