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...June of 1980, Lessie McMiller took a $44,000 second mortgage on his Oakland, Calif., home to buy the La Rue restaurant in Emeryville, Calif., and go into business for himself. Yet no sooner did he open his doors than the Bay Area restaurant business began to dry up. For a while, Me Miller's suppliers delayed payments on his monthly food and laundry bills, but then they began demanding cash on delivery. As his debts grew-eventually to more than $4,000 per month in payments-McMiller tried to borrow his way out of trouble, but no bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hard Times on Main Street | 10/26/1981 | See Source »

...McMiller, badly scratched, bustled Vivian to a hospital. She was slashed from occiput to chin; her neck and arms were clawed; 50 stitches had to be taken. Cincinnati authorities recovered the lioness for a tetanus examination from Monroe, Ohio, where Harwood had hurried with all his animals in an automobile for another showing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Come On In | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

Only the school janitor, William Hunter, kept calm. He flung himself on the beast's back, grappled, kicked. Presently Policeman .Howard McMiller ran in to help him. After a fierce struggle, McMiller drew his revolver. Trained to fear firearms, the lioness skulked to a corner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Come On In | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

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