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...cautiously. "Our menu is meat and potatoes. That's been the staple of the American diet for two centuries," says Ed Rensi, chief operations officer of McDonald's, which serves 6% of the American population every day. Yet McDonald's has given nonbeef eaters a break with its popular Chicken McNuggets, which have been widely imitated, and the company is testmarketing a prepackaged salad...
...going to help her. He was going to cry." In The Trout Stream, a child confronts a man in a wheelchair: "The plaid rug across his knees made me wonder fearfully what the legs could be like underneath. Were they all withered away? Were they like drumsticks when the chicken has been eaten...
...public's new appetite for Southern delicacies like deep-fried catfish is part of the reason for the piscatory success story. Texas-based Church's Fried Chicken, a fast-food outlet, introduced the fish last April, and it is now a strong seller in the chain's 1,600 stores. Says Kay Richardson, Church's public relations director: "When I receive a letter from someone in Seattle asking about catfish, I know it's made it." According to a recent report by the Department of Agriculture, foreigners may soon be craving their own catch of American catfish. Among the likely...
...Veeck bought the minor league Milwaukee Brewers. He put on morning games for night workers, staged pig races and handed out outlandish door prizes, including a swaybacked horse. He installed a chicken-wire screen above the rightfield fence to turn opponent home runs into singles, then rolled it out of the way when the home team came up. The practice was banned after one day. In Cleveland he offered nursery care during games and staged a night honoring a fan who had written to ask why ballplayers always get the free cars and prizes. When the Indians started...
...facing the union, Icahn is determined and defiant. He has hired nearly 2,000 nonunion flight attendants to replace the strikers. Says he: "The company cannot exist without these cuts. We've got guts. We're not going to chicken out." If the unions reject his demands, Icahn has threatened to sell all or part of TWA. Says he: "I am not going to stand by and watch this company bleed to death. If we can't make money, I will cash in my chips." But Icahn has worked his way into a trap: he could walk away right...