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Anthropology giant Claude Levi-Strauss dead at 100

Nov. 3, 2009
After weeks crossing the high seas, Claude Levi-Strauss breathed in his first lungful of the New World, a perfume tinged with pepper or tobacco. The sensory awakening was the start of a journey that turned a young Parisian scholar into a founder of modern...
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Claude Levi-Strauss dead at 100

PARIS, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Claude Levi-Strauss, an anthropologist and one of the great French intellectuals of the 20th century, has died. He was 100.
Levi's helps out with 'Hair' costumes

Levi's helps out with 'Hair' costumes

NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- The team behind the Broadway revival of "Hair" worked with Levi's to create the show's 1960s-era costumes, the U.S. denim dealer said.

Levi Strauss gets first non-family leader

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The unbroken succession of family members who have led San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. since the business was founded in 1853 ends in February.

Levi Strauss sues 100 designer rivals

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Levi Strauss is suing designer-jean rivals for alleged trademark infringement, making the struggling jean maker one of fashion's most litigious U.S. companies.

Levi Strauss courts iPod users

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Fans of Apple's iPod now have custom-designed jeans from denim giant Levi Strauss, with special pockets and accessories, to go with their music player.

Levi's Peter Hass dies at 86

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Peter Hass Sr., who boosted civil rights while building Levi Strauss & Co. into a world-class jeans maker, died in San Francisco of natural causes at age 86.

Levi Strauss to retain Dockers

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Levi Strauss & Co. of San Francisco Monday said it has decided to keep its worldwide Dockers casual clothing business.

Levi jeans moving to Target

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Levi Strauss & Co., hoping to revive business without alienating anyone, has begun selling its new low-cost line of jeans to Target stores.

Levi Strauss shuts three Canadian plants

TORONTO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Jean maker Levi Strauss is closing down its three Canadian manufacturing plants in a move that will cost 1,180 people their jobs, a report said Thursday.

Levi Strauss to cut 3,300 jobs, 6 plants

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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa