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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...nation's highest-paid executive ($511,249 in 1958), President Arthur B. Homer of Bethlehem Steel Corp. -Providence Technical High School, Providence...
...TRADE THAW by Commerce Department promises to increase U.S. exports to Russia. Decision to grant license to Omni Products Corp. to ship $1,000,000 worth of plastic-pipe production machinery to Russia is seen as part of move by Commerce Secretary Frederick Mueller to encourage individual trade deals...
...sweeping rearrangement of top management last week, General Motors Corp. moved farther away from focusing power in the hands of one man, as it had under Harlow Curtice (1953-58), and back to the broader-based management policies followed by Charles E. Wilson (1946-53). Into the No. 3 slot, under
...Wings." Aluminum hydrofoils that lift pleasure craft from the water by creating an upward pressure at speeds of ten knots or higher were introduced by Reynolds Metals Co. and Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. The wings, which come in a do-it-yourself kit, increase a boat's speed up to 30%, cut fuel consumption, make for smoother riding. Price: $390 a pair...
Baby Cars. A new line of ultra small cars will be introduced by British Motor Corp. in the U.S. within six months to a year. Engines will be mounted crosswise to save space, and the cars will have front-wheel drive, no rear axle. Dubbed the Austin Seven and the Morris Mini-Minor, they will have 36-h.p., four-cylinder engines (top speed: 70 m.p.h.), run 45 miles on a gallon of gas. U.S. price: about...