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...blessed Republican state chairman called a Republican caucus to elect a Jenner man as speaker of the state house of representatives, the Craig forces countered with an earlier call for a caucus, and elected their own man. They nudged out the Jennerite state chairman, and transferred the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, a juicy patronage plum in Indiana, out of the hands of the Jenner-aligned secretary of state.* By that time Bill Jenner, with clenched fist, was telling reporters: "George Craig is only going to push...
...same meeting, the Council approved the constitution of the Harvard Motor Sports Enthusiasts...
...Motor Enthusiasts, headed by Ira J. Rimson '56, is an organization of students who are interested in sports cars, but do not desire to participate in national sports car events...
Lightweight Motorcycle. Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson Motor Co. unveiled a lightweight motorcycle called the Hummer. Weighing 160 lbs., the Hummer will get up to 100 miles per gallon, a top speed of 40 m.p.h. Price: $320 f.o.b. Milwaukee (about $100 under Harley's previous low-priced model...
Ernest R. Breech, 57, was made board chairman of the Ford Motor Co., the first chairman in Ford's 52-year history. Though President Henry Ford II will still be top man, the new job was created for Breech as a reward for the way he has built up the company and to take some of the heavy work load off his shoulders. When Breech first went to Ford in 1946, after a 13-year stint at G.M. and four more as president of Bendix Aviation Corp., Ford was losing $9,000,000 a month. Largely as a result...