Word: detroits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...came with a checkbook, but he made it. He is in the theater. And his contribution is unique. You described him the opening night of a hit. Closing night of a flop tells a lot more. He blew in from somewhere (London? Washington? Detroit?) to catch the author. "I'm glad...
...Detroit was back on a six-day week to make up time lost by strikes, and some automakers expected to work at peak output for at least three months. Output this week is scheduled at 107,000 cars, highest of the year. Ford has already sold 100,000 new models, more than 10% of its 1958 model sales. Plymouth is 100,000 cars behind dealer orders. Chevrolet will not be able to catch up on orders for at least two months. American Motors Corp. broke all its previous production records, has nudged out Pontiac to become No. 6 carmaker with...
...huge bargain. One lawnmower manufacturer advertised last spring in a trade publication that his power mowers, which he priced in ads at $154.95, could be sold at $74.95-and the retailer would make the usual profit. A watchmaker preticketed a lady's wristwatch at $200, a Detroit store sold the watch for $17.00. A blanket manufacturer offered retailers $24.95-list blankets that a retailer sold at $14.95; comparative shopping showed that they were not worth $10.00. One major mattress maker now gives his retailers a choice of three different list prices to be sewn to the ticking. Which preticket...
Ballets: U.S.A. is showing DETROIT that when Jerome Robbins takes a sharp choreographic look at the street life of Manhattan, his reporting rings true for slum life in any city in America...
...with estimated 1957 billings of $230 million, was named president, succeeding Sigurd S. Larmon, 67, who remains as chairman and chief executive officer. A small-town boy, Gribbin was born in Nashville, Mich. (pop. 1,374), graduated from Stanford University ('29), put in stints as a copywriter with Detroit's J. L. Hudson department store, the May Co., Bamberger's and R. H. Macy before joining Y. & R. in 1935. He soon made his name along ad alley with his whimsical ads for Arrow shirts, Travelers Insurance and Borden's "Elsie the Cow" campaign...