Word: minked
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...speak of "deep freezers" and "mink coats," but there was nothing said about Aberdeen Angus cattle, registered hogs and sheep, tractors, chain saws, cultivators and a Crosley with a fringe...
...There are no burning issues: Truman, McCarthy, time for a change, mink coats, depression, boys in foxholes and Alger Hiss lie muted beneath the surface. The Eisenhower health issue has been knocked out by Ike's robust appearance, and the Nixon issue is undermined by Nixon's own high-level campaigning. There are, however, some intense regional issues, e.g., the farm program in the Midwest, local unemployment problems in such states as Indiana and Michigan, segregation in the South...
There was much enthusiasm for Foster Furcolo ("symbol of democracy") and his wife (who sat on her mink stole). The high point of his speech came when he noted the high price of food and asked who got the profit. "Does the small grocer get the profit?" "NO!" cried the audience. "Does the farmer get the profit?" "NO!" "Then the question is, who gets the profit." My friend said, "That's a pretty damn good question...
...much of which had been approved by Loan Examiner E. Merl Young, who resigned and emerged as an $18,000-a-year Lustron official, was later convicted of perjury (18 months in jail). Young's wife Lauretta, a White House secretary until April 1951, received a $9,000 mink coat paid for by a lawyer representing firms that longed for RFC loans. Mrs. Young thereby trademarked the "mink coat" cycle of scandals. Another RFC beneficiary, the American Lithofold Corp., retained the Democratic National Committee's Bill Boyle-who resigned as national chairman after the fact became known. From...
...Françoise is not dashing about in her Studebaker, Buick, Jaguar (bought with her first royalty check) or Gordini racer ("It is nice to touch it with your hand"), she can cool off with the gift of an American admirer: an electric hand fan decorated with diamonds and mink...