Word: lons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Instead of fighting each other, Billion and Heberlein got together, agreed to sell their yarn (trade name: Helanca) together in other countries, put profits in a joint account. But Helanca was not alone in the U.S. for long. Soon U.S. companies developed their own stretch yarns -Agilon, Ban-Lon, Chadolon, Shape-2-U, Fluflon and Superloft-and the whole industry bogged down in patent suits and licensing disputes. Burlington Industries, biggest U.S. textile company, was itself attached for patent infringement by Heberlein, and many other textile men were reluctant to invest money in any process that might soon...
...Keep the Tories tame!" urged Lon don's pro-Labor Daily Mirror as election day neared. "A bloated majority for the Tories would be a national disaster...
...proposed draft of the poll, drawn up last week by members of the Dormitory Council, has been dropped after consultation with Hall, Dean Gruswold, and Lon L. Fuller, Carter, Professor of General Jurisprudence. The dean's felt the proposed draft would be instlequate for obtaining information which the Council and faculty would need. Hall suggested some further questions...
...Crimson line will be Tony Markella at left end, Bill Markos' at Left tackle, Art Ticknor at left guard. Lon Newell at center. Sam Quatarone at right guard, Joel Chinman at right tackle, and Jack Evgy at right...
According to the famous photographer of women, Philippe Halsman, "she has the finest figure of any actress I have known." In Paris a new phrase (les lollos) is being used in brassiere advertisements. In Lon don Sir Jacob Epstein, the famed sculptor, has done a bust of Gina, and in Manhattan, Gossipist Walter Winchell has been gushing about the new "Lollopalooza...