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...developed to a rubbery art. The gregarious Cuban also brought along an inexhaustible sense of humor, a special brand of English and an omnipresent cigar that he smokes, or chews, even in the shower. Red Sox teammates used to douse Tiant's glowing stogies in the whirlpool bath; currently, they are more respectful. "Now that Luis buys those expensive 8-inch Colombians," reports Outfielder Tommy Harper, "we can't dunk 'em like we used...
...classifications, each with a name: lutestring stroke, olive (pit) stroke, spring-silkworm-spitting-silk stroke; hanging-creeper dots, rat-foot dots, and some 21 kinds of ts'un or "texture wrinkle," including something called the tan-wo-ts'un or "pellet (as dropped into mud) whirlpool (eddies) texture." If this sounds pedantic, it should be seen in context: the Chinese belief that any stroke (like any character) was a unit of meaning, virtually a work of art; and that the picture could be as much a manifestation of the tao as nature itself...
...electrically heated moat guaranteed not to freeze up in winter, the white stucco, three-story villa has 25 rooms, including a temperature-controlled wine cellar for 10,000 bottles, a gymnasium, dance hall, his-and-her saunas, and a master bedroom suite complete with a 10-ft. whirlpool bath...
...Holiday Inn located at 30 Washington Street, corner of Inner Belt Road, is scheduled to open January 1974. This ultra-modern 9 story Inn will offer 189 sleeping rooms, an indoor swimming pool and whirlpool saunas, gourmet restaurant and lounge with nightly entertainment and beautifully decorated function space capable of seating 360 persons for business meetings or social activities. The Somerville location is one of 11 Holiday Inns in Massachusetts and New York owned and operated by Northeast Motel Operation, Inc. under a franchise agreement with Holiday Inns...
Each side is determined to win. The Government has already spent more than $5,000,000 on the trial, and Reserve Mining plans to call no fewer than 75 witnesses. The trial has become a political whirlpool, and savvy politicians like Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson are trying to swim clear. Even U.S. District Judge Miles Lord, who is hearing the case without a jury, is feeling pressure. To ensure his own impartiality, he has taken the unusual step of hiring experts to make an independent study of the extent of water pollution and the effects, if any, on residents...