Word: denver
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bread & Butter. Speaking for the large majority of those who willingly shelled out, Musicman Meredith Willson (full-page picture, no name) explained: "I shudder to think of the hole in show-business life if there were no Variety. I know how much money I'm making in Denver, what hotel my people are staying in, when they are coming in where, how the competition is in New Haven, the ratings of my songs. My bread and butter is all right there, and this is my way of saying 'Thanks...
...York, the Russians went on to beat them 8-3 in Minneapolis, 7-1 in Hibbing, Minn. Last week the Russians outclassed an all-star team of Michigan and Michigan State players, trounced Colorado College before being held to a surprising 4-4 tie by the University of Denver. Said Coach Anatoli Tarasov, beaming amiably: "It's the sportsmanship that counts...
...Atrocities. The judgment may be somewhat exaggerated, but retailers from coast to coast are solidly optimistic about their prospects. In household furniture alone, says Paul Brandt, president of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers, retail sales should top $4.3 billion for a 10% jump ahead of 1958. Boston, Atlanta, Denver. San Francisco retailers already report sales above last year, despite the record Christmas buying...
...Bust. In Denver, Pete McDonald bought space in the personals column of the Rocky Mountain News for a message: 'To my sponsors, friends and anyone else it may concern: I regret to state my climb of Pikes Peak on stilts has been temporarily delayed by a visit to the V.A. Hospital, Denver. However...
...Police in 73 cities are unionized (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), e.g., New Haven, Conn.; St. Paul; Omaha; El Paso; Denver; Portland, Ore. The union's charter forbids police membership to strike...