Word: nettings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...SAGE (for Semi-Automatic Ground Environment System) electronics net, designed to spot incoming enemy bombers for Bomarc and other antiaircraft weapons, has already cost $1.2 billion, is not yet fully operational. In the 1961 budget, SAGE requests additional funds to harden (encase in concrete) some of its installations, presumably against missile blows, although SAGE itself will be useless in the missile...
...first line will be composed entirely of sophomores. Centered by Mike Grannis from Minnesota, and with Bruce Thomas and Dave Morse at wing, it should show the magnificent teamwork and passing which helped net last year's Yardling record of 18 wins and only three defeats...
...Kirkland booters ran up four wins against one loss and two ties to take third place. Jim Dwinell turned in an outstanding performance during the season as net-tender...
...caught a shot from the New York Rangers' Andy Bathgate full in his face. The game was delayed 25 minutes while a doctor put seven stitches in the cut on the left side of his nose. But when he skated back to his place in front of the net, Plante was wearing the mask he had previously used only in practice. Rival goalies lifted scarred eyebrows and wondered whether the mask would slow Plante's split-second performance...
...Bidez, vice president of the Central of Georgia Railroad: "In 1958 we paid firemen on freight and switch engines $1,005,000. Considering the fact that we could get along without most of them, that's a good bit of money. It's 50% of the net earned last year." The Great Northern Railroad reports that it paid $21 million for time not worked...