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...hear Dann-who has turned in similar performances at Studebaker-Packard and American Motors-tell it, Chrysler's directors were guilty of "nepotism, favoritism, payola, reckless disregard for the rights of shareholders, bribery, misconduct, perpetuation of themselves in office, creating a Pearl Harbor that would lead Chrysler to the same fate as Packard...
...London News Chronicle concluded that Strauss had been "more of a fool than a knave"; the Economist decided that West Germany's disregard of foreign susceptibilities was probably more lack of imagination than indifference. More serious was the widespread suspicion that the Strauss plan was Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's way of serving notice that if the Western powers failed to stand up to Russia over Berlin, or otherwise took insufficient note of German concerns, West Germany would make political and military arrangements outside the alliance...
...grand jury indictments came as no surprise to General Electric Co's. Chairman Ralph J. Cordiner. Last month he reported that G.E. executives who had shown "flagrant disregard" for G.E.'s policy by discussing prices with competitors had been downgraded and that their salaries had been cut. But for Westinghouse's management the indictments "came as a shock." The company said the actions charged to its employees are "completely contrary to long-established policies," though no action had been taken against the employees involved. If convicted, the companies will be subject to a maximum fine...
...Oklahoma's Democratic Senator A. S. (for Aimer Stillwell) "Mike" Monroney, among all his colleagues, who most clearly sensed the challenge and grabbed it. As chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee, Mike Monroney ran the report through his committee and got legislation moving. With single-minded disregard for political pitfalls and bureaucratic bear traps, Monroney thrashed his way through the congressional jungle with expert leadership. One member of his safari: Pete Quesada, whose good World War II friend and commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower, had just named him Special Assistant for Aviation...
...Paris-Presse), 'brown hair and yellow eyes" (Brigitte's secretary). Afterward, as the spent corps converged on the Royal Passy Café near Brigitte's home, where Papa Charrier was serving champagne, two newsmen collapsed from exhaustion and someone poured beer over their heads. With cruel disregard for the photographers who had camped on her doorstep so long, Brigitte waited two days and then handed out four pictures of herself and her son taken by an amateur...