Word: silver
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Every clod has its silver lining, and for each insultee there are thousands who would not light a stove without consulting the proprietor. Jackie Onassis is a devoted customer, as are Johnny Carson, Nelson Rockefeller, Danny Kaye and the Kennedys. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel buys supplies from the store; so does Pan American Airways...
Thirty-nine minutes and 56 seconds of tremendously exciting basketball had been reduced to one final, dramatic free throw. As Harvard's Lou Silver stepped to the foul line with just four seconds showing on the clock, he would determine the outcome of a basketball game that both sides deserved...
While Griffin was controlling Harvard's offense, Lou Silver was in command of the backboards. The Crimson co-captain picked off 13 on the night, many of them during a crucial stretch towards the end of the first half when Harvard broke a 16-16 deadlock and raced into a commanding 41-26 lead at the intermission...
...spurt of the drive began with the first half 11 minutes old. An Arnie Needleman basket preceded five successive points by Doc Hines, four of them unmolested lay-ups. Following two bombs by Griffin, Silver made two foul shots, and the splurge concluded with a four-point play...
Jonas Honick banked a side jumper, and in the struggle under the boards for rebounding position, Silver fouled. When he made both shots, Harvard found itself with a 33-19 advantage, and for all intents and purposes the game was over...