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...time being, at least−the volcanic fury had spent itself, and white officialdom slowly relaxed its tight vise on the area. By week's end only 1,000 National Guardsmen remained of the 14,000 who had been rushed in at the riots' peak...
...Editor Karl-Heinz Hagen. "Somebody calls us to find out what his story is worth. Then he calls the opposition and tells him what we offer. No, it's not an auction. It's roulette." Fake Photos. The game has produced many losers. From a peak of twelve illustrateds in 1955, the number has dwindled to five, and one of these is shaky. Revue sold out to Quick last month after losing 26.5% of its advertising in the first half of 1965. Last March a badly slipping Revue published what purported to be a sensational interview with Nikita...
...black-dyed orchid a big selling item. The industry is also pushing the everyday use of flowers in homes and offices, trying to break people of the habit of waiting for an occasion. Most florists agree that two of the biggest economic threats in years have passed their peak: artificial flowers and the "Please Omit" directive that many families issue when making funeral arrangements. Florists still face mounting competition from big department stores and five and tens, especially in the rapidly expanding market for potted plants. Many of them meet the challenge by offering a wider range of accessories, diversifying...
...knives sold is expected to rise to 5,000,000 this year from 1964's 2,500,000. One Clean Shirt. After an introductory deluge marked by very high sales, small appliances usually level off onto a steady market. The electric hair dryer hit a 9,700,000 peak in 1963, has now settled down to 5,000,000 yearly. To compensate for this leveling-off process, small-appliance makers compete fiercely with one another to bring out new products and improvements. This year half a dozen companies are introducing "salon-type" hair dryers on floor stands, Teflon...
...with a scarlet muleta. Before a bull's horns end his short unhappy career, he attains wealth, loneliness, a retinue of greedy hangers-on, a house for his mother, a fast convertible and faster women-one a sleek, actressy adventuress named Linda, who takes her matadors at their peak, and is played, in a brief and startlingly persuasive performance, by Linda Christian. Moment gives this conventional plot the classic simplicity of folk art. Gianni di Venanzo's vibrant color photography uncovers the temper of Spain among black-hooded worshipers at a religious festival, among whores and homosexuals...