Ai era embeds a new wave in cultural icons
Esquire writer Carol Flake lists an in and out roster touching sports stars like Roger Staubach and Roy Rogers, brands such as Adidas and Neiman Marcus, and figures including Ronald Reagan and Norman Mailer. The piece contrasts in and out items across fashion, appliances, and pastimes, reflecting a shift in cultural signifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Staubach
Lincoln Continent
Neiman-Marcus
Roy Rogers
James Michener
Newspaper Enterprise
Motown Tops List of Largest Black-Owned U.S. Firms
Based on Entrepreneurial Manager's Newsletter 1, Motown Industries in Los Angeles leads 1979 black-owned businesses with $65 million in sales. Others include Johnson Publishing, Fedco Foods, HJ Russell Construction, Johnson Products, Vanguard Oil, Atros International, Smith Pipe and Supply, Grimes Oil, and Wallace and Wallace Enterprises, spanning entertainment, publishing, groceries, construction, cosmetics, oil, exports, and fuel oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motown
Detroit
Supremes
U.S
Motown Industries
Los Angeles
Johnson Publishing
Chicago
Fedco Foods Corp
New York City
HJ. Russell
Tion Co
Atlanta
Johnson Products Co
Vanguard Oil and Service Co
Atros International Corp
Smith Pipe and Supply Houston
Grimes Oil Co
Dorchester
Mass
Wallace and Wallace Enterprises
St. Albans
N.Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Birthday Almanac of Who alea Who
A compact birthday almanac notes reader birthdays with the names presented in the year’s cycle. It lists celebrated individuals by date and may include brief notes on notable anniversaries or cultural observances tied to the calendar.
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Newly
Republic
Yald Reagan
Bill Lee
Adidas
L.L. Bean
Willie Nelson
Cuisinart
Norman Mailer
American Library Association
James A. Michener
Random House
Rebecca
Ken Follett
Morrow
Cynthia Freeman
Arbor House
Iesel
Py Laylor Vaiawen Gruinam
Helen Macinnes
Hercourt
Bruce Jovanovich
Rage OF Angels
Stephen King
Viking
Irving Wallace
NAL
John Steinbeck
Kane & Abel
Jeffrey Archer
Simon & Schuster
Douglas R. Casey
Stratford
Var! Dagah Yraruurnt House
Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Jerome F. Smith
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Shirley
Shelley Winters
Peter the Great
Robert K Massie
Knopf
Wayne W. Dyer
Smon & Schuster
Ingrid Bergman
Alan Burgess
Delacourt
Little Gloria
Alea
William Shatner
Captain Kirk
Wernher von Braun
Germany
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert R. Stevens
D.D.S
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