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...DIED. CLAUDE (FIDDLER) WILLIAMS, 96, 1930s pioneer of jazz violin; in Kansas City. A fixture of Kansas City's swing scene, Williams played with Nat King Cole and recorded as a guitarist with Count Basie. He fell into obscurity after World War II and worked as a welder but gained renewed prominence while touring in the 1970s and appearing in the 1998 Broadway revue Black and Blue...
...Porter, who teaches Government 1540, “The American Presidency,” says modern vice-presidential candidates typically add about three percent to the ticket’s vote in their home state. Kerry’s ideal candidate, then, should come from a state that will swing on a few percentage points...
...just went up there and tried to keep my swing going,” Farkes said. “When I hit the ball well, it’s going to go out, and I know that. All I do is try to put the barrel on the ball, and if I don’t hit a home run, then hopefully it’ll be a ball up the middle...
Some seasons are decided at different points than others. Developments can uplift a team early—a confidence-boosting spring break swing through Texas; or take it down late—Aaron “Bleeping” Boone...
Well, in some heady company, for one. And like the other four guys, expect to see Farkes playing after college, earning cash at the swing of a bat. Maybe he’ll even get a taste of the big leagues...