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Died. Paul Weeks Litchfield, 83, topflight tire-and-rubber man and Akron civic leader, longtime president (1926-40) and board chairman (1930-58) of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., developer of the first pneumatic tires for airplanes, early dedicated apostle of airship travel, manufacturer of blimps and military airplanes; following surgery; in Phoenix, Ariz...
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...Goodyear Theater (NBC, 9:30-10 p.m.). A B-47 once fell apart at 32,000 feet, and the men in it were moved to extraordinary action. Kerwin Mathews stars in the re-creation of the true story...
...theme running through the 1958 fourth quarter and year-end reports. It was the salutary effect of a new drive for efficiency and productivity. A few years ago, declining sales usually meant a decline in profits. But now many a company can post smart profits even when sales dip. Goodyear Tire & Rubber was down 3.8% in sales for 1958, yet managed to hit record profits, up 2% to $6.08 per share. After a poor third quarter, Reynolds Metals did so well in the last quarter that it actually increased its full-year earnings slightly, to $3.25 per share. Du Pont...