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From nearly all sectors of industry, earnings were rising in what appeared to be the biggest quarterly gain over the comparable quarter a year before since the end of World War II. General Motors' Chairman Frederic G. Donner reported that corporate sales of $3.3 billion in the second quarter were the second best in history for that period (best: igss's $3.4 billion). G.M.'s first-half earnings climbed to $2.08 per share, v. $1.17 in the same period last year. Westinghouse Electric Corp. showed how well it had stepped up efficiency under President Mark W. Cresap...
...salary of $12,000 yearly* was made possible last week by Philadelphia's Donner Foundation, for one teacher at each of six blue-chip U.S. private schools: Andover, Exeter, Groton, Hill, Mount Hermon, St. Paul's. Reason: the schools are "among those setting teaching standards." By giving them endowments of $300,000 apiece, the Donner Foundation has a sound scheme: releasing money to raise all teachers' salaries within the lucky six schools, and creating a lever to boost pay across the country...
...Three last week made it official. General Motors Chairman Frederic G. Donner announced that G.M.'s compact car will be called the "Corsair" and will be introduced to the public at the same time as its other 1960 cars early in October. Ford's candidate will be the "Falcon," and Chrysler's car will be called the "Valiant." Introduction dates: mid-October for Ford, early November for Chrysler. Prices for the three: somewhat under...
...taken by General Motors Corp. Chairman Frederic G. Donner in 1958. Donner got $373,508 in salary, fees and bonuses v. $442,500 in 1957. Ex-President Harlow H. Curtice got $354,585 last year, $266,515 less than...
Watson and Edward M. Purcell, Donner Professor of science, are each contributing to a series of 60 films which are being developed for use in conjunction with regular classroom sessions. I. Bernard Cohen, associate professor of the History of Science, is serving as an adviser in the writing of the sections dealing with the history of science in the course textbook...