Word: twinned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...there were some surprises, particularly the Minnesota Twins and , the Los Angeles Angels' to Ring Lardner. The Twins combined solid pitching by Camilo and Jim Lee, fine relieving by Dick , and the surprising power of rookies Bernie Allen, Don Mincher, and Rollins to take seven of eight move into a virtual tie with Cleveland for second place. The Twins will not be a pennant contender, but Cal Grimth's sharp off-season dealing will probably bring the Twin Cities their first first-division team this year...
...thought, 'That's the last time I'll walk in with the trumpets and the pomp.' It gives one a little sense of mortality." With help from on high, a cathedral under construction in Britain got a finishing touch. At Coventry Cathedral, a twin-rotor helicopter picked up a two-ton, Soft, spire, flew the length of the church's copper-covered concrete roof, hovered dead on target while builders bolted the spire into place. Supplier of the helicopter: the Royal Air Force, whose outnumbered pilots had to watch helplessly one night 22 years...
Oona and Charlie sleep in twin four-posters. He rises at 10 a.m., has his daily Turkish bath and, in winter, jogs around his property wearing three sweaters and an overcoat. He has taken up skiing, and he falls all over the slopes like a six-year-old, but he is trying hard to conquer the sport. In warm weather, he plays tennis and does calisthenics every day on the lawn. Sometimes he sips bourbon, which he once called "the only good thing America produces," but he never smokes and will not permit visitors to light up in his presence...
...author's average-one good, one excellent, one paltry. The collection as a whole is a reminder that Greene is one of those rare contemporary authors not ashamed to clank a chain, or a plot. Two of the best-both in the old lot-are built around identical twin brothers, and in each case the reader's considerable fear and trembling depend on the death of one brother. No young writer today would think of being so unsophisticated...
...their success, at least they struggled in rehearsal, not in the performance itself. The audience rewarded their achievement with a standing ovation, and the orchestra passed the honor on to its conductor with a plaque. The performance, both during the last three years and Saturday night, justified this twin accolade...