Word: thirdly
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Edinburgh (Aug. 21-Sept. 10). Britain's largest festival combines flamboyance and elegance with serious if unadventurous endeavor-quantities of Brahms, Beethoven, Verdi and Mozart, with two premieres: William Walton's Second Symphony, Humphrey Searle's Third Symphony...
...conduct a seminar at Union next fall, and work for Columbia University's Institute for War and Peace Studies. Looking back last week over his 32 years at Union. Niebuhr noted in an article in the Union Seminary Tower how much the theological climate had changed during that third of a century. Few men have had so strong a hand in bringing about the change as Reinhold Niebuhr himself...
...other team out, Richards has the youngest regular infield in the majors. Third Baseman Brooks Robinson, 23, has become one of the league's best glove men since he came up three years ago. Shortstop Ron Hansen. 22, Second Baseman Marv Breeding, 26, and First Baseman Jim Gentile, 26, are all rookies, but they already mesh so well that the Orioles lead the majors in double plays...
...Andrews decided on a bigger and more scientific test. He kept records on all tonsillectomy cases (more than 1,000) for three years. Sure enough, 82% of bleeding crises occurred between the moon's first and third quarters. Actually, says the doctor, writing in the Journal of the Florida Medical Association, the disproportion was even greater because fewer patients were admitted around full moon. "Perhaps," he suggests, tongue slightly in cheek, "laymen know more about this than we do and are reluctant to enter the hospital at this time." To make doubly sure of his findings, Dr. Andrews...
...nearly so bright: ¶ New construction in May rose 10% over April to $4.5 billion, but was still 5% lower than May last year. Construction spending for the year so far: $19.6 billion, 2% below the first five months of 1959. ¶ Freight carloadings declined for the third week in a row, largely because of the cutback in steel production. ¶ Machine-tool orders dropped sharply, continuing a downward trend...