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Profiles Greek food merchant, Sotiris Kitrilakis. Participation at the 32nd Annual International Fancy Food and Confection Show in New York City; Range of the products he offers; Background of his introduction to the food business.

The author reflects on an editorial of the "Times" newspaper comparing the riots that occurred in Harlem and Brooklyn in New York City. The editorial emphasized the loss of a lifetime of labor suffered by local merchants in the affected areas. One reader stressed that one lesson learned from the riots during the 1960s was that the National Guard is the worst possible force to deal with such situations. The author describes the link between poverty and crime.

The article reports on the author's experience of going to the New York Coliseum during New York Premium Week to see the premiums offered by various merchants. They saw various products such as Krak-All Ice Cracker, Nellie Nifty's Waiting Room Reader, and Cannon Mills' exhibit of Carefree Bedspreads.

The article discusses the highlights of the fiftieth anniversary of the Fifth Avenue Association, an organization of guild of merchants and tenants. The parade was designed by Tom Lee of Tom Lee Ltd. The theme of the event is "City History Over the Last Fifty Years." The event emphasizes that the Fifth Avenue is much more than a shopping center of New York City.