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Between notches in the Borscht Belt, he sold shoes at Gimbel's, pajamas at Saks and menswear at Macy's. The only item he had trouble merchandising was Jackie Mason. It was not until 1962 that he found his own reproachful voice. Steve Allen caught the act and booked him on his TV show. Later that year, Ed Sullivan granted Jackie spots on what was then the nation's most popular variety program...
...Jack Gimbel, 46, has always been proud of his family name. So almost ten years ago, when he decided to open a gift shop in Maine's Boothbay Harbor, he appropriately christened it Gimbel & Sons Country Store. Last September, though, he received a letter from Gimbel Bros. Inc., the huge New York-based department store chain, asking him to change the sign on his store or face legal action. When Gimbel refused, Gimbel Bros, store sued on the grounds that by using his family name, Jack Gimbel had "irreparably damaged" the 38-store chain and was responsible...
...suit has now been settled with an agreement that Jack Gimbel can keep the family name on the store as long as he agrees to put a disclaimer on his sign and advertising saying that he is not associated with Gimbels Department Stores. The world seems big enough for two Gimbels...
...week of clearing debris from the first-class foyer and purser's office, the team found two safes. The divers were able to free one, a Bank of Rome safe, with acetylene torches and hoist it on board. They also solved a question that had long haunted Gimbel: Why had the ship gone down so swiftly? Descending through the hulk, Gimbel and Diver Ted Hess cut a hole in a duct and pushed down past three decks to the generator room, squeezing through silt and broken steel plates until, astonished, they found themselves on the sea floor. The icebreaker...
...display as for preservation and protection. "Sharks," observes Andersen wryly, "make good guardians." The great moment may be anticlimactic: the Bank of Rome doubts there is any treasure in the safe. If millions in forgotten diamonds do turn up, a great legal tangle could result. Underwriters could sue Gimbel for possession of any treasure on the grounds that they had not legally "abandoned" it. Original owners who had received insurance payments could then try to buy back their jewels from the insurers. Even if sued, Gimbel could still get up to 50% of the salvage, depending on the courts...