Word: catered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though interpretations will vary with individual tax examiners, and Congress may jiggle the rules later, it looks as if almost any businessman with a sharp pencil, a touch of imagination and the patience to keep detailed records can deduct fairly freely. But few businessmen who cater to the expense-account trade seemed to be overjoyed. "It certainly doesn't do anything for me," grumped Broadway Producer David Merrick. The consensus was that the earlier, tougher proposals for cutbacks on deductions have frightened off many prospective spenders and have given companies an excuse to trim their entertainment budgets. "The major...
Space is at a premium in the vending machines because of the extraordinary proliferation of new brands. Tobaccomen hope not only to fit every taste and soothe every fear, but also to cater to the restlessness that is one result of the concern about smoking. Most of the new brands have a consciously antiseptic image-notably the filters (which have now captured 56% of the U.S. market), the lengthy kings (20% of the market), and the menthols (14% ). Liggett & Myers has launched Lark with a "3-piece Keith filter," and Brown & Williamson is test-marketing Breeze filters with menthol...
...work that merely shows quality will generally be pushed aside, as producers cater to theater parties and out-of-town buyers. As a result, Broadway's playhouses are little more than oversized brick television sets...
Collectors of Tomorrow. Even such big stamp dealers as Raymond H. Weill of New Orleans, who bought last week's Hawaiian Missionary, cater to a barely profitable business with thousands of youngsters because they hope that enough of them will grow up to be the big and wealthy collectors of tomorrow. But while stamp collectors have earned a reputation as quiet and retiring types, they have sometimes proved to be less than perfect models for the kiddies. A one-penny Mauritius "Post Office" Red recently sold in England for $23,800 is known to have belonged to an unlikely...
...area, and the little girls' only worry about him is that their Catholic schoolmates tell them that he is doomed to hellfire. When retreating German soldiers put up at the villa, the girls are upset that Uncle does not show more hospitality to their visitors. The soldiers cater to the whims of the little girls. There is a touching scene when the German general, invited to a supper in the woods, obediently sips soup in the company of assorted dolls and Penny's yellow bear...