Word: branded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fact that Vag had left Cambridge and driven over the scenic route south through Mattapan and other such unpleasant locales was in itself an event of more than usual moment. It required the beautiful concept of Lester Lanin playing his cotillion-brand music before thousands of uncouth wonks who had never seen the inside of a ballroom, much less L.L. in person. To lure Vag to Brockton, of course, the fact that Jerri Vale and Joni James, along with the "live-five" disk-jockey staff of WBZ, would be sharing the same bandstand with the great man added...
...this is a brand of realism which is not likely to bring the war to a rapid close. Meanwhile, France's internal system and international position continue to hinge on the Algerian tragedy...
...nobility. And beneath his heroine's wayward bust beats no bromidic heart of gold; she is tough, sardonic, shrewdly mindful of her best interests, passionate only as an escape from boredom. When she finally comes to love her man, it is with an old pro's brand of affection-wary, oddly sincere, and rooted in open-eyed recognition that he is probably the least lousy way out. French Cafe Singer Juliette Greco, in her first major American showing, swaggers, spits, snarls and snuggles her way through the role with a quick-bodied versatility that brings the character...
When the Korean war came, many U.S. distillers, recalling World War II shortages, began laying down heavy liquor stocks. But there were no shortages, and stocks piled up. Fearful of having to pay the tax after eight years, stocks were dumped on the market (often under new brand names) at cut-rate prices. Most distillers agreed that some kind of relief was necessary to eliminate price wars, but differed on what...
With the big-brand companies moving in, fancy foods are expected to crack into the resistance area where they now must grub for sales-the South, the Midwest (except Chicago) and small towns all over. Virtually all fancy-food sales are confined to big cities; 60% come within a 300-mile radius of Manhattan. But they are spreading fast. In the past few years, the number of U.S. specialty-food stores has doubled to 6,000, and there are another 6,000 gourmet corners in groceries, drug and department stores, supermarkets, etc. It is in the supermarkets that the greatest...