Word: peakes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Editor Karl-Heinz Hagen. "Somebody calls us to find out what his story is worth. Then he calls the opposition and tells him what we offer. No, it's not an auction. It's roulette." Fake Photos. The game has produced many losers. From a peak of twelve illustrateds in 1955, the number has dwindled to five, and one of these is shaky. Revue sold out to Quick last month after losing 26.5% of its advertising in the first half of 1965. Last March a badly slipping Revue published what purported to be a sensational interview with Nikita...
...black-dyed orchid a big selling item. The industry is also pushing the everyday use of flowers in homes and offices, trying to break people of the habit of waiting for an occasion. Most florists agree that two of the biggest economic threats in years have passed their peak: artificial flowers and the "Please Omit" directive that many families issue when making funeral arrangements. Florists still face mounting competition from big department stores and five and tens, especially in the rapidly expanding market for potted plants. Many of them meet the challenge by offering a wider range of accessories, diversifying...
...knives sold is expected to rise to 5,000,000 this year from 1964's 2,500,000. One Clean Shirt. After an introductory deluge marked by very high sales, small appliances usually level off onto a steady market. The electric hair dryer hit a 9,700,000 peak in 1963, has now settled down to 5,000,000 yearly. To compensate for this leveling-off process, small-appliance makers compete fiercely with one another to bring out new products and improvements. This year half a dozen companies are introducing "salon-type" hair dryers on floor stands, Teflon...
Appropriately, he dubbed it High Camp. Nestled on a plateau just under 8,960-ft. Squaw Peak, the cabaret commands a heady view of the still snow-blotched peak above and Lake Tahoe below. Just getting there is half the fun. On the valley floor, couples are guided into four-seater gondolas by an attendant. After skimming through a notch in a granite cliff and floating over forests of white pine and ponderosa, they bump to a stop amidst the sound of music echoing about the uppermost peaks...
...bank on an annual re placement market of more than 6,000,000 cars. More and more people are also tempted to trade in their old cars for new ones because used-car prices are high; sales of used cars in June rose 3% to a ten-year peak...