Word: caseys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Editor for this Issue: Jessica A. Dorman '88 Night Editors: David J. Barron '89 Martha A. Bridegam '89 Ross G. Forman '90 Shari Rudavsky '88 Copy Editor: Spencer Hsu '90 Editorial Editor: Matthew H. Joseph '88 Photo Editor: Brian Williams '91 Features Editor: James E. Schwartz '88 Sports Editor: Casey Speedy Lartigue Business Editor: Willa Berghuis...
Some people cherish superstitions about the bill, Ferranti-Dege employees said. "People thought they were bad luck," said James J. Casey, assistant manager at Ferranti-Dege. He said one of the reasons the bills were originally discontinued in the 1950s was because many people associated them with gambling and the underworld, partly because they were commonly used for placing two-dollar bets at racetracks...
...Casey added with a smile, "We say it's good luck...
...store tried using Susan B. Anthony silver dollars for advertising purposes in the late seventies, but discontinued their use because they looked too much like quarters and were impractical, Casey said...
Using the bills also saves the store money, Casey said, as it makes it easier to give correct change and prevents large losses from theft, because if two-dollar bills are used, twenties must be kept under the cash drawer and would-be thieves can't reach over the counter and grab them...