Word: doit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Force officer until 1963, when he retired as a brigadier general and commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy to enter private business. At American Airlines, he was credited with helping turn a troubled company into a profitable one in short order and became known as a decisive, "doit" man. Pan Am clearly can use him. Faced with an expected operating loss of close to $40 million this year, the airline laid off 1,250 employees in the first two weeks of November alone. That will save some money, and many of the layoffs were reportedly made to convince...