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Ted Despos, 39, the son of a Greek immigrant tailor, is the embodiment of the American success story. He learned to cut and sew at his father's knee, and five years ago he opened his own tailoring shop on one of the busiest crosstown streets in Fort Wayne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Little Engines of Growth | 1/26/1981 | See Source »

The elder Despos had come to Fort Wayne after World War II to open a tailor's shop, and his son started in the trade sweeping the floor after school. "It was a while before my father handed me a knife and even allowed me to open seams," he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Little Engines of Growth | 1/26/1981 | See Source »

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