Word: hook
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...five years of service as a fire dog, a black & white Dalmatian named Whiskers lent Hook & Ladder Company No. 10f Newark a flash and luster which made it the envy of the whole department. Whiskers slept in the big truck and never missed an alarm-even though he often had to gallop back from nearby meat shops when the gong began to clang. When he got to the fire, Whiskers would climb ladders and dash eagerly into burning buildings...
...Crimson was no whiz-bang outfit itself, especially in the first quarter, but hook shots by Lionette and some accurate popping from the outside by Murphy gave the Crimson a substantial 28 to 19 half-time lead...
When Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson asked CBS to suspend the mass production of color TV sets last month, the television industry was more relieved than not to get off the color hook. Last week the National Production Authority made Wilson's request official. It ordered a halt in the manufacture of all commercial color sets, also banned the manufacture of color equipment for theater TV, and for such nonindustrial users as department stores...
Captain John Stevenson and Gerry Murphy, both seniors, will open at the forwards. Hook shot specialist Dick Lionette, will take the starting center slot, while sophomores Bill Dennis and Ed Condon will be the guards. Ed Krinsky, Amble Redmond, Bob Gremp, Bill Hickey and Ed Blodnick will also see a lot of action...
...five Lionette has improved markedly since his freshman year. Not very fast, he works hard on defense to make up for his lack of agility. Against smaller men he is a potential high-scorer with his hook shot. Lionette is being pressed at center by sophomore Ed Blodnick, who is two inches taller but no faster. Blodnick has a good touch on the ball, especially on jump shots from inside the foul circle...