Word: candlesticks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...King had not yet perceived the motivation that had caused this support to be accorded him, nor the conditions under which it was given. Instead, he regarded it as a spontaneous outpouring of moral sentiment, dictated by the Zeitgeist. His forensic imagery revolved around the vision of butchers, bakers, candlestick makers, bankers and welfare mothers forming an ecstatic muster and marching like faceless Johnnies to a nonviolent holy war for justice, dignity and the dream. In this vision, which was the underpinning of his famous "A Preacher Leading His Flock" speech given exactly two months before his death. King...
...this season give him a total of 633, has at best only an outside chance. Though Willie feels he has five more seasons left in him, he is fighting not only time but the wicked left-to-right winds that plague righthanded power hitters in San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Aaron is three years younger than Mays (he turned 37 in February) and also has the advantage of hitting in Atlanta Stadium, where the relatively short fences and calm breezes allowed for 211 home runs last season, more than were hit in any other National League park. Aaron...