Word: charlies
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...traditional flannel suit is fighting a desperate last-ditch battle to retain its preeminence in the field. Gray flannel seems to be definitely losing favor and the manufacturers have introduced a new color--"char-brown"--which they hope may help them steal a march on the rest of the garment industry. If the color gimmick falls, merchants say, the flannel regime may well be coming...
Alphe Broussard, a Lafayette cattleman and rice grower, years ago dedicated himself to buying Charolais. He wanted to cross them with Brahmas to produce Char-bray, a relatively new cattle breed that, according to preliminary tests, fattens with spectacular rapidity. At one time Broussard planned to buy an island off Alaska and keep the Charolais in quarantine there for a while. The Agriculture Department turned down the idea, but Broussard was not discouraged. He made an enticing offer to devout Henri Gilly, owner of the Mexican herd: if Gilly would sell him the cattle, Broussard would donate income from them...
Unfortunately, Curley's move is nothing more than an old trick, used to get free publicity and lull his opponents into political lethargy. Boston's Plan A char--lends a new twist to this ancient gag by forbidding removal of a candidate's name from the ballot. Taking advantage of this, Curley can campaign secretly--promising a job here, some boodle there, and a free hand everywhere in exchange for support--while keeping up the pretense of not running. Then, backed by a powerful coalition, he can suddenly re-enter the contest and catch his opposition off guard...
Putting the problem to Congress, Char lie Brannan was too politic to remind its members of what they already knew too well: the potato glut was its baby. The Senate Agriculture Committee handed it back to Brannan, who decided to save the $15 million and dump the spuds...