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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1975
Page
2
Diana Kaufman, wife of the store manager, speaks after Dean Downey went berserk and slashed prices across every department. Reporters reconstruct the scene as Downey boasted I did it I did it while customers feared overtime and potential wage cuts.
In a wartime style interview passage a witness recalls entering a carpet store to find the shop menagerie in chaos. The entire showroom lay damaged with every carpet type cut and slashed including high-low sculptured and plush varieties. The speaker notes a suspect’s angry remark about lasting damage and relief when it ends.
Jess Guzman arrived last, delivering a restrained comment. The remark calls the incident the most wicked, monstrous thing ever done to prices.
Commentary notes Downeys slashes hit big ticket items from bedroom suits to living room sets. Chromcraft Permalux Flexsteel Hooker Coleman Riverside Mohawk and Downes carpeting all fall to the marker. BankAmericard Master Charge and monthly accounts welcomed as shoppers urged to act.
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