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...Hotelman Hilton...
...TIME cover article [July 19] on Conrad Hilton almost catches the multiple paradox of a financial wizard who thinks and acts like a poet. To many of us who have come to know and love Mr. Hilton, his "vanity" is the terrifying simplicity of the eternal boy who never loses the simple sense of wonder in the appreciation of small things. I met him as a generous benefactor; I have come to respect him as a truly great man whose optimistic faith and courage in the face of harsh realities turn such realities into success stories for protective top aides...
...Hilton naive? Like an old coon...
Only the Nice. To make such an enormously complicated, 24-hour a day business work, Hilton has surrounded himself with a team of crack operating people. In terms of authority, the No. 2 man in the Hilton chain is astute and ambitious Robert J. Caverly, 44, who watches over all operations. General Manager Curt Strand, 42, is the boss of the international division. Chicago Financier Henry Crown, who is worth $500 million himself and has interests in everything from General Dynamics to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, has been a close Hilton associate ever since he joined...
...question in the Hilton chain is who will take Hilton's place once he-steps down. The betting is that it will not be any of his sons (all of whom are by his first marriage; he and Zsa Zsa have a daughter, Francesca, 16). His eldest son, Nickie, 37, has settled down after his playboy days as Elizabeth Taylor's first husband, is now a hard-working vice president in charge of Hilton Inns; but Nick, in the eyes of many, lacks the ambition and imagination to succeed his father. Barren Hilton, 35, -also a vice president...