Word: chases
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seek to strike a balance between university, government and corporate economists, since each has his special interests and insights. Few of the men who contributed their ideas on the economy are directly quoted, but their consensus is reflected. Those interviewed form an impressive roster of U.S. business: Among bankers, Chase Manhattan President David Rockefeller, Bank of America Vice Chairman Rudolph Peterson, Chicago First National's President Herbert Prochnow, Atlanta First National's Chairman James Robinson...
...raised since the days of F.D.R. A number of grown-up businessmen sported "S.O.B. Club'' pins. Behind the anger was the fear that the Government would meddie in every labor settlement, clamp down on every price rise, and thus discourage all businessmen from undertaking any expansion or modernization. Said Chase Manhattan Bank President David Rockefeller: "The steel episode demonstrated the tremendous economic power that the executive branch of Government now wields, and that it is prepared to wield it hard and fast. It seemed to imply that the price structure was going to be shaped not by the laws...
...Clark, Amexco is putting increased emphasis on its financial operations. Though it is already licensed as a banking firm in 15 countries (not including the U.S.), Amexco, with $300 million in deposits, still ranks far below such globe-girdling banking networks as those operated by New York's Chase Manhattan or First National City. But Amexco's regional managers are currently engaged in a doorbell-ringing campaign to line up more commercial banking business. In line with this drive, the company recently announced plans to put up a new commercial banking office in the City of London. Encouraged...
...tryout rehearsal of a new drama, Moby Dick. A tall ladder serves for a mast, benches for longboats, and furled and swaying sails complete the Nantucket whaler Pequod. Pages of the novel are cut to stage cues, and the second and final act cuts to the mortal sea chase, which Director Douglas Campbell handles with brisk and believable intensity...
...every House came in for a little bitterness, Quincy came in for the least sentimental praise. Somebody summed up his disenchantment by writing, "We began with the great toilet-paper chase and we've kept on being silly...