Word: corduroys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Corduroy Man. Benny ran all the way to Texas, where his brother Irving was part owner of Nardis, a near-bankrupt dress firm which he wanted Benny to pull out of the red. To the horror of other Dallas garmentmakers, who are still only 20% unionized, Benny called on the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union for help. I.L.G.W.U. engineers taught him an assembly-line method of making dresses. Benny not only signed a union contract but became the first Dallas manufacturer to employ Negroes. Benny's experiment was a success: from a one-shop company with...
Today, Koerner looks like a small-scale lifeguard (he is 5 ft. 4 in., weighs 147 Ibs.). Trim, deeply tanned, with long, wavy blue-black hair and hot brown eyes, he wears a sweatshirt and corduroy slacks at home, does his own cooking. He is a solitary sort, finds relaxation in walking and riding the subway and seldom goes to parties, but when he is with people he is voluble and friendly. Three-fourths of his waking hours are devoted to work...