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...Brooklyn, and for a year he and his gang of badged deputies ran the village, freely roaming the streets armed with pistols, sawed-off shotguns, rifles, even machine guns. Bollinger himself toted a snub-nosed .30-cal. semiautomatic carbine "enforcer," which he kept tucked in the waist of his Levi's. The police department was so cowed by Bollinger and his bully buddies that, in effect, it ceased to exist...
...Atlanta, a decorator showing drapery samples cautions: "Don't choose anything with cotton-it's sky-high." In Bar Harbor, Me., a manufacturer of sea bags says that he is going out of business because he cannot get any more duck cloth. In San Francisco, Levi Strauss & Co. has begun informally to ration jeans and other denim goods to clothing stores. Women's Wear Daily predicts that manufacturers of cotton denim will not be able to accept new customers for "at least a couple of years...
...available only after long waits for delivery. The McDonough Power Equipment Co., which makes lawnmowers and garden equipment, fears that the new plant it will open next spring will not be able to operate at capacity because it will not be able to get enough steel. In San Francisco, Levi Strauss & Co. is having to ration blue jeans to stores because of a scarcity of denim. In Los Angeles, American Chemical Corp. is having trouble getting enough raw materials to make plastic steering wheels, garden hoses and bottles. Capitol Records is trying to eke out supplies of vinyl by recycling...
There were other games. At the top of his backswing, Johnny was told to aim the brass rivet on the left rear pocket of his Levi's at the ball. That helped him develop a smooth, rhythmic swing, which the pro said was "as natural as walking down the street." So that he would learn to perform under pressure, Johnny took on all comers on the putting green for up to 25? per hole. Slim as a seven iron, he also had to learn to make up in accuracy what he lacked in power. The tighter the fairways...
...were about the same as a year earlier, but its American imports soared 43%. Though grains, lumber, coal and other raw materials continue to make up the bulk of U.S. sales to Japan, more American consumer goods are turning up in Japanese stores. They include Wilson golf clubs, Levi's jeans and Maidenform bras...