Word: shoestringer
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Ever since North Carolina-born Bank Teller William Sydney Porter fled to Honduras in 1896 to duck an embezzlement charge in the U.S., Central America has been a raffish sanctuary for some of North America's rarest wild birds. Some went there to evade U.S. justice, some were shoestring...
Since then, A & P says that it has abolished Acco's double role. It has also leaned so far backward to avoid selling below cost that even its fiercest rivals now concede that they can frequently undersell A & P. In New Orleans last week, Independent Grocer John Schwegmann, who...
The youthful industry has had its share of growing pains. After World War II, the business was invaded by scores of shoestring operators who tried to make a quick cleanup, flooded the market with tasteless, badly packed products and scared off so many consumers that sales slumped 20%. In 1947...
The next morning the Reds got scared when U.S. mortar fire started dropping near their position. "They made us take off our boots, and they tied our wrists with the shoestring," said Roy. "A couple of guys raised a fuss. I think they beat 'em to death."
"I'm a Combat Man." With proper leadership, the basic assets of the Korean soldier quickly asserted themselves. He has the good qualities of the World War II Japanese soldier-fierce courage, tenacity, obedience, and ability to live and fight on a shoestring. But instead of the bloodlust and...