Word: pan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. Eli M. Black, 53, chairman of United Brands Co., a $2 billion conglomerate; in a 44-story plunge from his office in Manhattan's Pan Am Building. An ordained rabbi before going into business, Black in 1967 acquired John Morrell & Co., an ailing $800 million meat packer, which he merged with United Fruit Co. in 1970. Throughout 1974 a series of crises bled Black's empire: hurricanes wrecked Honduran banana plantations, Central American governments imposed heavy export taxes, and the cost of feeding cattle skyrocketed. Since November, when United Brands reported losing over $40 million...
...called for a spirit of Pan-Africanism among American black students and said. "The arrogance of the white west that would separate us from our past is only as old as the west is old, and that is a mere moment of time...
...widow of W.E.B. DuBois last night made an, appeal to a spirit of pan Africanism in American black students but did not specifically mention the institute at Harvard in her husband's name nor the controversy surrounding...
...silver lining, and for each insultee there are thousands who would not light a stove without consulting the proprietor. Jackie Onassis is a devoted customer, as are Johnny Carson, Nelson Rockefeller, Danny Kaye and the Kennedys. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel buys supplies from the store; so does Pan American Airways...
...These days people would rather cook in than go out," theorizes Bridge, 59. "Quiche pans I can't keep in stock. Omelette makers won't quit. And bread! Bread is unbelievable. Why not? For $25 you can get a stainless steel bowl, a pastry cloth, a dough cutter, a bread pan, and you're in business. Forever...