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Word: jocks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...radio or have anything to do with it. Lately, however, Publisher Highland has brought his papers up to date in at least one respect: he has turned his fury away from radio and concentrated it on television. The switch came about five months ago when Manhattan Financier John Hay ("Jock") Whitney's investment company decided to put up money (about $250,000) for a coaxial cable into Clarksburg to bring the town television programs. Whitney's company, set up to "help stimulate free enterprise" with new projects, quickly ran head-on into Publisher Highland. One paper reported that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Iron Hand | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...Peyton, who scored a last-minute touchdown against Winthrop Thursday, will start at right halfback for Dunster. Dave Bicks at fullback, Larry Boies at left halfback, and Jock Brophy round out the Funster backfield...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dudley, Dunster Seek Football Upsets Today Over Adams and Eliot | 10/28/1952 | See Source »

...disqualify him, because other physical gifts had brought him there in the first place. A 220-pounder, many colleges sought Schmitt after he had made a name for himself as a tackle at Carrick High School in Pittsburgh. Schmitt decided on. Pitt because it was closer to home and Jock Sutherland was producing great teams there...

Author: By Richard B. Kline, | Title: Laughs on the Line | 10/25/1952 | See Source »

...restaurant started off modestly. The two largest sponsors -Jock Whitney and the late Bob Benchley, whom Mike had known during his New York nightlife era-subscribed only $350 apiece; Darryl Zanuck and Joseph Schenck, only $300 each. The total take was $7,200, $1,800 short of what Mike had hoped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Personality, Jun. 9, 1952 | 6/9/1952 | See Source »

With entries at 8 p.m. today, the University Squash Tournament has already attracted over 70 aspirants, varsity coach Jock Barnaby announced yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Entries End Today In Squash Tourney | 1/31/1952 | See Source »

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