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...half-century since he moved from Ontario to a scrubby homestead near Alberta's Bon Accord, life for weather-lined Bill Mulligan, 62, had been hard-pressed. Old Bill and his wife Florence were a local Maw & Paw (The Egg and I) Kettle. They lived in an unpainted shack with their eleven kids. Through the hard winters they had to rip up the floor for firewood. The family's income fell so low that the boys would hire out to neighbors, then borrow the neighbors' farm machinery in lieu of wages to work their own land...
President Truman grasped the hand of his Secretary of State. "Bon "voyage," he said with breezy assurance. "I know you're going to have a successful trip and make a contribution to the peace of the world. Best wishes." Dean Acheson answered solemnly: "This is another indication of your support, which has never failed me. I will carry out your instructions and your wishes." Then he flew off, in the President's Independence, to confer with fellow diplomats of the North Atlantic community...
...pored over the map with pencil and compass, soon found that a suburban branch located just outside the city limits would be within twelve minutes' driving time of 275,000 people who spend $500 million every year. Allison sold the idea to Allied Stores Corp. (owner of Bon Marche), then persuaded the Equitable Life Assurance Society to buy $6,000,000 worth of mortgages to help finance a super shopping center...
...Small Change. Last week Allison's $18 million Northgate shopping center, planned as the biggest in the U.S., opened its doors. Bon Marche's brand-new $3,000,000 suburban branch, first unit to open, was the headline attraction. On the first day 15,000 customers jammed the store, and at week's end, men's suits were selling so fast that Bon Marche had to truck suits to the downtown store for alterations. So many diners crowded into the store's 250-seat "Legend Room" restaurant that on Sunday, when the rest...
...week's end, after seven days' operation, Bon Marche was doing business at the rate of $10 million a year. Allison, who had only counted on $5 million, thought his gross might hit $20 million by the time the rest of Northgate is in full swing. By midsummer Northgate's five-block long, 48-ft.-wide "Miracle Mall" will be lined with 70-odd shops, a 1,468-seat theater and a four-story office building. Among the shops: J. J. Newberry, Firestone tires, and a C. & H. supermarket, the biggest in the state of Washington...