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Along with the care for appearance went a determination to make his own way. Simon originally intended to go to law school, but at the end of his sophomore year he married the former Carol Girard, a Marymount College coed and daughter of a New Jersey businessman. By the time of his graduation in 1951 they had one child, and he had to make money immediately. Through a classmate he got a job on Wall Street, and he went into municipal-bond trading. His instincts and knack for making quick decisions gave him an exquisite sense of when to sell...
...HENRY L. GIRARD...
...stick at four Eastern banks that had raised their prime interest rates from 6% to 6%%. Burns sent telegrams demanding figures to support the increase. Within three days, officers of three of the banks-the Bank of New York, Manhattan's Franklin National Bank and Philadelphia's Girard Bank-changed their minds. The one holdout, perhaps temporarily, was Philadelphia's First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust...
...Hamilton came out with its $2,100 quartz-crystal Pulsar, and last month Japan's Seiko brought its three quartz timepieces to the U.S., the cheapest selling for $450. This week Benrus will introduce the first quartz watch for women. Among the Swiss companies, Omega, Piaget, Girard Perregaux and Longines are selling quartz watches at prices from...
...ANITA J. GIRARD Beverly Hills, Calif...