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Author-Ellin, an accomplished mystery writer now trying to go straight, had the makings of a good suspense yarn. But by locking himself into such pretentious symbolism, he begs to be taken seriously. And taken seriously he is a laugh. Ben Smith is not salvageable on any terms. The new freedom he is supposed to find in art dealing is merely a change of directors. When Dealer Klebenau runs out of money, he will no doubt con poor Smith into stealing the Mona Lisa-for art's sake, of course...
...more days, Jarrell spun out his yarn, embroidering it with hints that the vessel might even be the mother ship of a vast fleet of coastal rumrunners. When rivals found nothing but salt water, and questioned Jarrell's story, the Trib replied by comparing him to Christopher Columbus. "It has been the lot of the pioneer ever to find on his return from a successful quest that those who remained at home the while were seeking to belittle his discovery," said a Trib editorial. But even the Trib was getting nervous. Jarrell left the office, sent back a messenger...
...after Bogner's release as a prisoner of war (he had been an SS lieutenant), Willy and Maria bought a small factory just south of Munich, started making and selling sportswear. One day a salesman arrived with a bolt of a Swiss-patented kink-nylon and wool-yarn fabric called Helanca. It stretched up, down and sideways, then sprang miraculously back into shape. Maria ordered some and set about turning it into ski pants. Still svelte, she created a minor sensation wherever she appeared in her new stretch pants. Next year the Bogners sold only 1,000 pairs...
...fear-you sell your cotton to those foreigners at the price they are willing to pay, and we will pay you another 8½? for every pound you sell." Well sir, no sooner were the growers of cotton mollified than the makers of cotton cloth and yarn and clothing began to moan. "All those foreigners," they wailed, "are buying our country's cheap cotton and making it into cheap goods and sending them back here to eat up our markets." (The clothmakers were careful not to remind the President that his country earned much more money selling cotton...
...money in the bank. A $15,000 spinning frame formerly charged off over 30 years at $500 a year will now be depreciated at $1,000 a year for 15 years. Hopefully, these increased tax savings will encourage textile men to buy such new machinery as a fully automated yarn mill now under development that cuts labor costs 40%. Textile men agree that the new write-offs will help mightily, but they are not fully satisfied yet. They vowed a further fight against the No. 1 problem-low-priced foreign imports-through a push for import controls...