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NEW YORK BUREAU CHIEF REFLECTS

NEW YORK CITY - Gale B. McCarty  director of  The Bureau's New York office reflects on his long career.  He has spent most of his life in socks.  We see him taking advantage of his generous expense account at Cafe Lalo.

 

CHAMPION SOCK SLEUTH -- ATHENS!

ATHENS - Connie Soloyanis, Greece's most active missing sock sleuth, display his 1500th consecutive match in the Bureau of Missing Socks' main office.  Connie says his life long devotion to solving the problem of missing foot wear has been made easy by the Greeks who value their socks dearly and are more careful when both washing and storing them.  When not searching for socks, Connie produces movies and is heavily involved in the tourism business.  connie@otenet.gr>

 

HONG KONG'S CHIEF AGENT

Our man in Hong Kong, Marvin Farkas, a noted Viet Nam combat photographer and film producer has been tracking down errant socks in Asia since the 1950ties. Recently wed, he is teaching his young bride the science.  MFarkas@asiaonline.net  Marvin's son, Mitchell, runs the Bureau's Beijing office.

 

 

BUREAUS' OLDEST AGENT

NEW YORK CITY - Eddie Jaffe, The Bureau of Missing Socks' oldest operative at Hooters. Eddie found his first sock in 1933 and is still searching for them after a long career as a top Broadway press agent and motion picture producer. A confident of many major stars and leaders of industry, Eddie recalls the days when Marlon Brando was his roommate. The actor used to wear Eddie's socks for weeks and then refold them and place them back in the bureau drawer.  Eddie passed away two years ago.

 

DETROIT BUREAU CHIEFS AT HEADQUARTERS!

NEW YORK CITY - Brian Krueger and John Szpunar  directors of  The Bureau's Detroit office display their latest recoveries to the Senior Staff as the Bureau's Washing, D.C. headquarters.  John who moonlights as a film critic and writer.  His current project is the biography of the world's most talented film director.