Word: avis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fitting and have fancier stitching and other touches. Until last spring, the market was dominated by Gloria Vanderbilt, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and other names synonymous with class and cash. But Jordache? The name (pronounced Jor-dash) is a loose acronym for three immigrant Israeli brothers, Joseph, Ralph and Avi Nakash, who have taken a faddish product and promoted it overnight into a multimillion-dollar business...
...They opened a jeans store in Brooklyn. The brothers worked hard, branched out, saved up $300,000 and determined to get richer by manufacturing the better blue jean. Ralph, 35, styled a tight-fitting jean with pocket stitching that was to be made under contract in Hong Kong, and Avi, 33, set up a distribution system. Early last year Joseph offered high pay to hire the best salesmen that he could find, and they went out to flog the line. Once they got $1 million in orders, bankers gave him big loans. Daringly, he plowed most of the money into...
...within myself, and known within myself that I had done nothing wrong. And I think ultimately that's all going to come out." It is an unproven, almost hesitant defense. The jury is still out on Brooke's conduct but the effects have already been felt. Talk-show host Avi Nelson came within four percentage points of unseating Brooke in the race for Republican nomination this fall. And Tsongas, most polls indicate, is running between three and seven points ahead of the incumbent...
Aside from Brooke's support of the recent tax bill, which Tsongas calls one of the worst ever to come through the Congress because its benefits are directed at the upper-income people, the biggest split seems to come over military and foreign affairs. Spurred on by Avi Nelson's right-wing challenge in the primary, Brooke reaffirmed his support for increased defense spending. He has criticized the administration for continuing with the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT) without obtaining further concessions from the Soviets. Tsongas, on the other hand, is a full supporter of SALT, an opponent...
...into deep trouble with the conservatives who control his own party because he supported the Panama Canal treaties and federally financed abortions for poor women. Brooke's messy court fight with ex-Wife Remigia also damaged hun politically and buoyed the chances of his opponent, Conservative Avi Nelson, a radio talk show host...