Word: hook
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...boxing history. Frazier, who will spot his rival 3¾ in. in height, a crucial 8½ in. in reach, and 10 or so lbs. in weight, is a swarming, wade-in, bull ish brawler who willingly takes a punch or ten for the chance to score with his bludgeoning left hook...
...result, a lot of people asked very easy questions-questions that made it very easy for him to give long, meaningless answers. And a lot of the really serious questions were asked in a deferential way that made it really easy for him to get off the hook...
Three large hook-and-ladders wererequired to put out the blaze. Only one general alarm in Cambridge fire stations was sounded...
Ultimate Trip. The manufacturers will channel much of their TV savings into other promotions to hook customers. Lorillard Corp., the maker of Kent and Old Gold, plans an extensive direct-mail program. Lists of known smokers will be sifted by computer, and cigarettes will be speeded to them along with other product samples by United Parcel Service. Other companies have already begun mass samplings through the mail. Some firms are giving away free samples on the streets, at sporting events and wherever crowds gather. Reynolds has started the Salem Sweepstakes to attract new customers. Participants send contest forms...
...deader than the old locker-room adage that there is no "I" in T. . .E. . .A. . .M, or that coach equates with king. The free safety is now a freethinker. The inarticulate tackle of old now has his own TV talk show. The rangy country boy with the deadly hook shot has a lawyer, a business manager and a pressagent to handle his manifold interests. Nothing symbolizes the swinging new athlete better than his dress-both on the field...