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...Among them: Alcoa's I. W. Wilson, Armco Steel's R. L. Gray, Armour's F. W. Specht, Crucible Steel's Joel Hunter, Firestone's Raymond C. Firestone, IBM's Thomas J. Watson Jr., Motorola's Robert W. Galvin, Radio Corp. of America's John L. Burns, Tidewater Oil's D. T. Staples, Westinghouse's Gwilym A. Price...
...When Motorola installed a round-the-clock cafeteria in its Chicago plant, it was pleasantly surprised that entire families patronized it to save money and eat better than at home. Says an executive of a San Francisco firm, which serves a roast-beef dinner for 57?: "You give everybody a $5 monthly raise, and in six months they've all forgotten about it. But they eat here every day and they don't forget." Many unions, which once frowned on plant cafeteria programs as unwanted paternalism, now realize that they benefit workers; some even demand a lunch program...
...clearance had a painful effect on profits. Grumbled Motorola Vice President Robert Galvin: "In the last two years the industry has sold 14 million sets without anybody making a nickel." Agreed Admiral's Chairman Ross Siragusa: "We the manufacturers, you the distributors and our dealers have been the greatest philanthropists in the United States...
...models and consoles, reported its first-quarter unit sales were up and 20% over last year. G.E. had trimmed its line of portables from nine to six, table models from seven to six, and beefed up its higher-priced console models from eight to 13. In the rising optimism Motorola, Admiral and others were boosting their whole price line a minimum...
...firms set up plush suites and "hospitality rooms," where liquor and food were plentiful. Radio Corp. of America alone hired nine rooms at the Waldorf-Astoria, kept ten people busy interviewing some 250 engineers. Said RCA Employment Manager John R. Weld: "Convention time recruiting is our largest single effort." Motorola, which last year hired 32 engineers as a result of convention interviews, talked to 234 applicants. Bendix spent $10,000 for its convention recruitment program, which included a six-room hotel suite...