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...against Russia in 1939, later earned a reputation for being as carefree off the track as he was prudent on it, made a career of finishing well up in the pack but seldom in front. Said Britain's Stirling Moss: "Harry was the last gay cavalier in the motor racing game...
...workers to vote-the way he wanted them to. The new trend in business is to urge employees to take a more active role in the political party of their choice-even when that choice makes the boss gag. Last week, with the approval of the U.A.W., Ford Motor Co. sent letters to some 152,000 employees urging them to make political contributions through the company under a plan that guaranteed secrecy for the donor. Ford will pass out two envelopes to each worker, one with spaces for checking his choice of either Republican or Democratic Party. He places...
Safety First. In Hounslow, England, John Connell, president of the Noise Abatement Society, made a speech to a meeting of the Southern Motor Cycle Club accompanied by a bodyguard...
...Sometimes when the car is full I carry the chickens on my lap." Adds Driver Félix Bernaola, who runs a durable 1928 Ford sedan: "I average 150 miles daily, and in 14 hours I use about 15 gallons of gas and about a quart of oil. The motor is in fairly good shape, only in winter I have to heat it with a blowtorch for about 15 minutes to get it started...
...sales and earnings. Armco Steel was up to $1.62 per share v. $1.43 in last year's first quarter; Kaiser Steel zoomed from 76? to $1.79 per share; both Republic Steel and Granite City Steel were ahead of 1959. As the first of the automakers to report, Ford Motor Co. foretold good news from Detroit with first-quarter earnings of $2.61 per share, up 6% from last year. Chrysler was also doing better, although there were troubles (see next page...