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Dates: during 1962-1962
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...desperation, a consortium of West German banks brought in as boss of Henschel a most atypical German industrialist-short, swarthy Fritz-Aurel Goergen, 53-null makes no pretense to gentility or polish. In sports, his tastes run to soccer and pigeon raising, his favorite drink is the traditional German miner's tipple of "steel and iron" (schnapps mixed with beer), and an unwelcome visitor to his office is apt to be presented with a calling card bearing a highly ribald piece of advice. Fritz-Aurel Goergen proudly de scribes himself as a "little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: The Little Man | 7/27/1962 | See Source »

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