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Elizabeth McAlister, an ex-nun and the wife of Antiwar Activist Philip Berrigan, and Sister Judith Le Femina were shopping at the Sears, Roebuck store near Glen Burnie, Md. When they left, the store's detective said, they took with them, without paying, a $20.99 handheld electric power saw, a 690 package of sandpaper and a 190 package of picture hangers. Charged with shoplifting, the pair gave their address as Jonah House, Baltimore, a commune established by Elizabeth and Philip Berrigan for members of the peace movement. Elizabeth last faced a judge when she was convicted...
...committee includes top executives of Sears, Roebuck, Standard Oil of Indiana, Marshall Field &Co., the First National Bank of Chicago, Illinois Bell and other key corporations...
...held it. The champion until last month was Manhattan's 1,350-ft.-high, twin-towered World Trade Center, which tops the Empire State Building by 100 ft. But now, after a lapse of about 80 years, Chicago again boasts the tallest tower: the $150 million Sears, Roebuck & Co. building, which soars 1,450 ft. above the city...
...were forced to curtail purchases severely, if they made any at all. A U.S. garment buyer, asked to pay $32 each for cashmere sweaters that sold at last November's fair for $9, bristled: "I can get them cheaper in Taiwan." Some exceptions to the nonbuying rule: Sears, Roebuck, Bloomingdale's and Macy's made purchases of furniture, rattan and handicrafts, and West Coast importers Huntington & Rice placed orders for Chefoo white wine, which will retail in the U.S. for about...
...hardest as major oil companies save what gas they have for their own stations. White Eagle Oil Co. of Chico, Calif., closed six outlets last month; Gibbs Oil Co., a 350-station chain in the Northeast, has shut 15 stations and may put others on short hours. Eleven Sears, Roebuck & Co. outlets around Miami have begun to limit motorists to ten gallons per visit. Metro 500 of Minneapolis has temporarily closed 16 of its 17 stations, and Owner Paul Castenguay is keeping the sole survivor open only by stealth: late at night he drives his tank truck to major-brand...