Word: client
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cozzens was in By Love Possessed). To make things still tougher for Defense Attorney Biegler, the prosecuting attorney-who is also Biegler's rival in an imminent congressional election-brings in a crack assistant from the attorney general's staff at the state capital. To save his client, Biegler has only his own wits, the assistance of an able but often drunk colleague, and a secretary given depressingly to imitating the wisecracks in an Erie Stanley Gardner mystery...
...month run on NBC. Reason: advertising agencies had failed to turn up a national sponsor for the show, which has been sponsored regionally. Cole charged that "many, not all" of the agencies had deliberately dragged their feet in the belief that a Negro "performer would hurt any national client's sales in the South. Said he: "This is nonsense. As an entertainer, I know I'm salable to all kinds of people, not just one race." Cole's decision was triggered when NBC proposed replacing him with a quiz show to bolster its Tuesday night ratings...
What if Grey lost both Kolynos and Procter & Gamble accounts, asked Interviewer Howard Whitman, and picked up a new toothpaste client? Fatt admitted that he "probably" would then use the new product. Pressed Whitman: "But don't you like to use the best toothpaste?" Forwarding his best foot into his mouth, Fatt replied: "I think all toothpastes are good, and I believe it would be almost impossible to determine which is best...
...sessions five days apart. First Mikesell puts his subjects in a trance, then talks to them about "positive thinking," building up confidence in their selling ability. Afterwards, says he, they feel like new men. The first charge lasts anywhere from one to two weeks; in a month the client is ready for a recharge. Says Mikesell: "This is no zombie deal. I simply apply hypnosis-and I apply a form of enthusiasm. The enthusiasm is false, of course. It has to be, so as not to irritate any neurotic tendencies; but it does act as a crutch to carry them...
...dealers, whose livelihood can rest on their ability to size up a new client, his tastes and bank roll, Niarchos has proved to be one of the most enigmatic figures in the art world. Says one of London's leading dealers, "We all know of Niarchos; one or two of us have seen him now and then. We all agree that he is one of the world's more important collectors. But he's shadowy and aloof in the gallery realm. He remains behind the scenes...