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...missile components and other electronic equipment; Singer Manufacturing, which rose from 86th to 77th by diversifying from sewing machines into other home appliances; and Newport News Shipbuilding, which advanced from 239th to 191st on the strength of Government orders for nuclear submarines. The high profitability of drugstore and door-to-door selling was clearly reflected by the companies with the highest earnings rates. Gillette led with a spectacular 40% return on invested capital, followed by Avon Products (33%), Smith Kline & French Laboratories (31%) and American Home Products...
...administration Friday that 72% of freshmen answering a questionnaire and subscribing to the laundry service were dissatisfied with it. When questioned on April 10, many freshmen had over whelmingly recommended either the complete abolition of the HSA-run laundry system or at least its reestablishment on a door-to-door basis. They also complained slightly about other aspects of the laundry service...
...third, called it "poor" or "unacceptable." Another third described it as "fair," just under a third dubbed it "good" or even "excellent," and a nonconformist ten "couldn't care less." When asked to suggest improvements, they responded with widely varying ideas. But they gave little support for a door-to-door linen distribution. The great amount of linen stealing, which allegedly prompted the setting up of depots this year, may account for this feeling...
Suggestions for both the linon and laundry services will definitely be implemented, Burke has stated. In addition to the change to door-to-door laundry delivery, linon depots will be operated for longer hours and under greater supervision...
Learn Now, Pay Later. To reach the butcher and baker, Harden set about building an indefatigable, door-to-door sales force. Operating out of Los Angeles, Harden set up a course at which new salesmen learned how to use the Syntopticon and to pronounce the names of the authors (reading them is not required...