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...giant semi raced through the night, across America from California to Brooklyn. Inside was a precious cargo whose street value in New York would be double its West Coast price. Thousands of packs were unloaded at one distributor's warehouse, then channeled stealthily to selected candy and variety shops. Candy shops? Yes, the cargo was destined to feed the latest kid candy craze: Pop Rocks. Says the Brooklyn distributor: "The kids are like junkies-hungry for the stuff. It's the fastest-moving new candy I've ever seen...
...Michigan Farm Bureau, distributor of the grain, has compensated everyone whose herds exceeded the official tolerance level for PBB. The Farm Bureau is contesting in court all other claims, including those of people who believe PBB has caused them physical harm. The first litigation began over a year ago and has not yet been completed...
...from Charles Chaplin and Mary Pickford, who helped start the firm as a place that would allow independent film makers to work without the restrictions imposed by major studios. Run from a dingy Manhattan headquarters, U.A. has no production facilities, but operates in effect as a banker and distributor for movie people seeking an honest count at the box office and exceptional artistic freedom. It has attracted such diverse talents as Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Joe Levine. Laments Producer Norman Jewison: "You could walk into United Artists with any crazy dream, and no one would...
...star of the A.F.C.'s best defensive unit, an indefatigable worker in community projects and perhaps the team's most popular player, mused: "Who the hell would want an orange Christmas tree? I sure wouldn't." Enough Denverites did, however, to strip the shelves of spray paint. And the distributor for the sweet soft drink that bears the fortunate?not to mention cleverly exploited?appellation, Orange Crush, has had to hire 20 additional employees to meet the demand...
...feel better about money, trainees play financial games, dance to songs about money, imagine cash piling up on their laps and chew dollar bills. Some of the trainees are reluctant to chew at first. Explains Ruby Buchanan, 30, a cosmetics distributor: "I thought about all the places it has been, and all the hands that touched it. Then, as I chewed, it just began to feel like a piece of wood. I think it helps change your perception of money. I now feel less guilty when I spend, for instance." Trainees are given "treasure maps" and told to paste...