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...stations did double their normal business on Saturday, then ran dry in the early-Monday rush. "It's just like the run on nylons in World War II," said a Boston attendant. Highways were nearly emptied in some areas; toll takers on Chicago expressways had unaccustomed leisure to lean out of their booths and chat between collections. But around such cities as San Francisco and Miami, roads seemed as crowded as ever...
Died. Allan Sherman, 49, whose album of folk-song parodies, My Son, the Folksinger, was a 1960s comedy hit; of emphysema; in Los Angeles. After lean years as a TV gagwriter and obscure success as one of the creators of I've Got a Secret, Sherman achieved instant stardom with such lyrics as "Do not make a stingy sandwich./ Pile the cold cuts high./ Customers should see salami/ Comin' thro...
...lean as its 6-ft. 1-in., 172-lb. boss. Worldwide billings for its clients, which include Chrysler, Goodyear, Eastern Air Lines, General Foods and Procter & Gamble, rose from $493 million in 1970 to $563 million in 1972. That figure automatically climbed to $627 million with two acquisitions. Last February, Y & R bought out Sudler & Hennessey, the nation's largest ad agency in the medical-magazine field (billings: $34 million). Last week Ney picked up Wunderman, Ricotta & Kline, which has billings of $30 million and is the largest agency in direct-response advertising, the field in which consumers order...
...There has been a propensity to lean on the U.S.," insisted one Defense official. "The Europeans cannot use the U.S. as a crutch and pretend they don't have a contribution to make. The U.S. cannot tolerate half of an involvement." The allies, he added, should look beyond their own myopic, regional interests and realize that in the long run, American actions in the Middle East will keep Arab oil out of the clutches of the Russians. The allies are mistaken, he noted further, if they think American forces in Europe are committed only to NATO. In fact...
Handsome as an aging matinee idol, Aubrey was hired by Kerkorian in 1969 after four lean years as an independent Hollywood producer and five fat ones as president of the CBS television network. He lost the latter job reportedly as a result of a swinging personal life and a chilling heartlessness that earned him the nickname "the smiling cobra...