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For more than a century, sleepy people with no room to spare have turned to a unique piece of furniture. Here’s Serena Altschul:
(CBS)
Since the earliest days of moving pictures, the Murphy bed – you know, the disappearing kind – has played a starring role.
From Abbott and Costello . . . to 007 . . . and Laverne and Shirley.
Gene Kolakowski, who runs the Original Murphy Bed Company on Long Island, says nobody really gets stuck in them. “Only in Hollywood,” he laughed.
“There’s a lot of jokes about that. But, no, it’s impossible for the bed to go up. You have to put it away manually.”
The company’s been making the floor-mounted steel beds since it was started by William Lawrence Murphy in 1900 near San Francisco.
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One of the brightest spots in the world of franchising is the recent emergence of military veterans as successful franchisees. Today’s Armed Forces personnel have selflessly given a great deal to their country and, thankfully, their country is reciprocating. The franchising industry is no exception. In a recent survey conducted by the World Franchising Network, 250 major franchising systems responded by noting the special concessions they make to veterans. These programs are detailed on www.Franchises4Vets.com, a popular new website dedicated solely to the recruitment and support of veterans.
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