Word: proprietor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...First Amendment case involves a New York City art-gallery owner who was convicted for displaying artist Marc Morrel's sculpted concept of the American flag as a male sex organ. Although the court has not yet accepted the case, it has been asked to decide whether the proprietor and the artist have been denied their First Amendment rights to free expression...
...strongarm debt collectors. Last month, armed with grenades, they invaded a suburban police station and forced police to release a group of "protected" prostitutes. Other veterans are less sophisticated. Some simply go into restaurants, enjoy an expensive meal and then refuse to pay; sometimes they even ask the proprietor for a loan. Others build shacks on other people's property and demand a fee to tear them down...
...early 1950's, after the death of Felix, Angelo was incorporated into the business with his father Bill, who was affectionately known as the President of Harvard Square. He, too, died several years later, and Angelo has been the sole proprietor for more than ten years...
...clothes, they are also growing their own food. Manhattan apartment dwellers are planting tomatoes in boxes on their terraces. Oregon's Chas. H. Lilly Co., a seed wholesaler, reports that an unexpected run on corn, beans and squash has all but depleted supplies. "You get the feeling," says Proprietor Walter Zenner, "that the people are determined to beat the high cost of living even if it means getting their fingers dirty...
...Business stinks," says Jack Nussbaum, proprietor of Voisin. "It's down by an average 30% to 50%. People just aren't coming in." Business is also off at Quo Vadis, where dinner for two with wine can easily cost $50. But Co-Owner Bruno Caravaggi remains sanguine. "It can't last," he says. "There will always be people who seek our kind of service and attention." Attorney Victor Jacobs, who represents La Caravelle, La Cote Basque, Le Manoir and other luxury establishments, calculates that dollar volume has slipped 15% to 20% from last year's levels...