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Word: quests (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Inky-Dinks & Sink. On motion picture lots, as he had at station KGO, Webb carried on his restless and insatiable quest for knowledge. If a sound man hastily "rolled a loop" of track as an airplane passed over (so that the intruding racket could later be dubbed into parts of the scene shot after it had disappeared),Webb asked why. He watched stage carpenters make golden oak out of cheap pine sets with yellow paint and combs. He patiently learned about studio lights (brutes, seniors, juniors and inky-dinks, in order of their size), and the tricks of lighting eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Jack, Be Nimble! | 3/15/1954 | See Source »

...goalie Blair Torrey may rise up again this year to check the varsity hockey team's quest for the Pentagonal crown. Even without the fog shrouding Hobey Baker Rink, if Tiger Torrey is on, the Crimson can expect to have a very rough time at Princeton this afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Five Underdog, Six Favored at Nassau Today | 2/20/1954 | See Source »

Captain Derrick Nicholas leads his improving Yardling team in quest of its fifth straight win against a strong Brown freshman sextet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Team Faces Brown In League Contest Tonight | 2/10/1954 | See Source »

...student, nervous by nature, one of those addicted to the sanctity of his own room. But he will ever have a chance to enjoy the fresh shade of pearl gray that now decorates its walls. His failure to survive the term is a lasting tribute to the University's quest for that which is next to godliness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pearl Gray Sepulchre | 2/5/1954 | See Source »

With six scalps dangling from its belt, the Crimson heads into the heart of its quest for an unbeaten season, and the first hurdle in the way of another possible national championship may very well prove to be the toughest. This Saturday afternoon the varsity travels to West Point to take on a powerful Army team...

Author: By Daniel A. Rezneck, | Title: Squash Team to Play Powerful Army Squad After 6 Wins in Row | 2/3/1954 | See Source »

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