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With the executions, Lieut. General Olusegun Obasanjo, who took over the government of Black Africa's largest and richest country after the killing of Murtala, made good on his promise to dole out military justice to those found guilty. Surprisingly, one of the executed officers was former Defense Minister I.D. Bisalla, who had helped bring Murtala to power in an earlier, successful coup last July. Bisalla and many of the others were apparently implicated in the plot by Lieut. Colonel B.S. Dimka, the man who led the Feb. 13 overthrow attempt. Dimka managed to stay at large for three...
...sale in 1976-already well ahead of the $9.2 billion actually marketed in all of last year. Stock splits are also on the rise; they have been announced by such companies as Bendix, Crane, Amsted, and U.S. Steel. Most important, corporate directors are encouraging investors by announcing the largest number of dividend increases in 20 years...
...through the recession with barely a falter. Sales of Mercedes-Benz cars rose from 331,682 in 1973 to 350,098 in 1975. Buoyed by that performance as well as by rising truck and bus production (229,-303, up 11.7% from 1974), Daimler-Benz is now Europe's largest automotive manufacturer, with sales of $8.1 billion in 1975, compared with VW's $7.4 billion...
Improved Situation. Even though RCA's second largest subsidiary, NBC, has been suffering in the TV ratings race, the corporation's situation seems to have improved, perhaps coincidentally, since Sarnoff stepped down. The company is planning to sell Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., a commercial real estate subsidiary that it had acquired under Sarnoff, and is closing two unprofitable electronics plants. RCA's profits from telecommunications and its Hertz car-rental subsidiary have been healthy. Investors seem to be cautiously optimistic about the new RCA management, headed by President Anthony L. Conrad. RCA stock, which was selling...
Revolving Door. ABC's coming of age as a contender is shaking up the industry. Claiming the largest audience of young adults of any network, ABC plans to concentrate on young performers rather than established stars and run shows on flexible, unorthodox schedules. -Says Pierce, "We plan to introduce new shows all year round, and we want to develop new dramatic forms." With the success of Rich Man, Poor Man, he plans more serials from novels, and is also experimenting with short series like the recent four-program Lola Falana Show that was aired each week in a different...