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...president, Trans World Airlines, Inc.; Frank Pace Jr., president, International Executive Service Corps; Bert E. Phillips, president, Clark Equipment Co.; Charles A. Shirk, president, the Austin Co.; Forrest N. Shumway, president, the Signal Companies, Inc.; Curt R. Strand, president, Hilton International Co.; O. Pendleton Thomas, chairman, the B F Goodrich Co.; Thomas R. Wilcox, chairman, Crocker National Corp...
...limousines crammed the White House driveway last Friday, as 50 of the most powerful leaders of U.S. business accepted an invitation for an off-the-record exchange of views with ranking Administration officials. Among them were the chiefs of Exxon, General Electric, Du Pont, Merrill Lynch, National Steel, B.F. Goodrich and Boeing. The Administration was engaged in one of the most ambitious public relations campaigns to be aimed at the business community since Lyndon Johnson's day. The goals: to build support for Carter's tax package and to reassure business leaders, who have been unimpressed with...
...between adversaries who know each other's position. Many businessmen are bothered most by a feeling that Carter simply does not listen to -never mind agree with-them; they would like a chance to argue with him face to face. Says O. Pendleton Thomas, chairman of B.F. Goodrich Co.: "The President hasn't been willing or hasn't had the time to meet with business leaders. Calling each other names in the press is counterproductive...
...number of companies showed dramatic advances. B.F. Goodrich's earnings leaped 87%, largely because of strong tire sales. General Telephone & Electronics' net was up 53%, mainly because the rising value of the Canadian dollar made profits of its Canadian operation, when converted into U.S. dollars, take a big jump. American Airlines turned a $ 1.4 million profit for the quarter, v. an $8.8 million loss for the same period last year. It was the line's best first quarter in nine years, and it mirrored the recovery of the U.S. airline industry generally as higher fares, stable fuel...
Richardson tended the twines in the maskless era of hockey, when goalie's mugs often resembled Goodrich radials. "I think that all goalies are a special breed who readily accept the challenges and hazards of the trade, and pray for a good set of defensemen," the 1953 Angier Trophy (Most Improved Player) winner commented...