Word: corp
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...dealer for Yamaha pianos, I often state to customers that Yamaha International is the largest manufacturer of pianos in the world. In reading your August 4th issue, I find the statement that Aeolian Corp. is the world's largest piano manufacturer. In 1966, Yamaha manufactured over 100,000 pianos, twice that of Aeolian...
...Consumer uncertainty" is the reason for the slump, says Zenith Radio Corp.'s President Joseph S. Wright. Tight money and the threat of increased income tax are listed by others. Even fear of racial riots is a factor. "People aren't coming out at night to shop," says the owner of Roxy Electric Center, a retailer in Philadelphia. The continuing high cost of color is undoubtedly the biggest reason. As a sort of reverse proof of this, Philco-Ford, an exception to the general trend, offered a color set for $299, saw first-half sales increase 65% over...
...directors in London's World Commonwealth Society Hall, Lord Melchett outlined his plans. The 14 steel companies that were officially taken over by the government account for over 90% of Britain's 32 million-ton steelmaking capacity, control 60% of its known iron-ore deposits. British Steel Corp. will be a single company, one-third larger than the next biggest steelmaker in Europe (August Thyssen-Hiitte), divided into four geographical groups. "We tried to build the thing logically, taking into account geography, product and raw-material supply," said Lord Melchett...
...Westinghouse Electric acquired Florida's Coral Ridge Properties and is now busy building a city for 60,000 residents near Fort Lauderdale. Pennsylvania Railroad's Macco Realty Co. is developing an 87,500-acre Rancho California community near Los Angeles with Kaiser Industries and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. American Standard Inc., the nation's biggest plumbing manufacturer, this year joined a 4,500-house venture in California's Ventura County...
...children who will grow up to enjoy making music-U.S. parents are buying a record number of pianos. In 1966, sales hit 243,800, nearly 100,000 more than a decade ago. The company that is hitting the top notes of this financial fortissimo is privately owned Aeolian* Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of pianos, which last year crafted 50,000 units and grossed nearly $30 million...