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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Industry: The Top 500 | 7/13/1962 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Faye Levine, | Title: Depot System for Yard Laundry to End in Fall | 4/26/1962 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Faye Levine, | Title: Depot System for Yard Laundry to End in Fall | 4/26/1962 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Faye Levine, | Title: Depot System for Yard Laundry to End in Fall | 4/26/1962 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Services: Cashing In on Culture | 4/20/1962 | See Source »

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