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...peculiar plight he was in last week, Ralph Evinrude had only one explanation: "The boom was lowered." Evinrude, president of Outboard, Marine & Mfg. Co. (Evinrude, Johnson & Elto motors), had gone to what seemed a routine directors' meeting to elect four new members to the board, increasing it to nine. "That's all I thought we were going to do," he said. But, no sooner were the new members elected with the help of Evinrude's votes, than the board, by a vote of 6-3, fired President Evinrude. Installed in his place was J. G. Rayniak, executive...
...hand "twist-grip" handle for steering and speed control on almost all new models of outboard motors, some of which reverse the motor with a twist of the wrist...
...Plasti-Craft's streamlined XL-525, a 14-ft. Fiberglas-reinforced outboard runabout. Made of Owens-Corning Fiberglas and plastic, the hull needs no paint or calking (price: about $575). Other Fiberglas boats on display: Lunn Laminates' 18-ft. sloop, Challenger, Ray Greene & Co.'s 16-ft. sloop, Rebel...
...sister, Reo, was a professional parachute jumper. Another sister, Ethel, was the top woman racing driver in 1947-48. Brother Carl was an outboard-motorboat racer. Brother Bob was a leading racing driver in 1951 until he broke his neck. He retired after two races this season...
Supply & Demand. In Toledo, arrested for stealing several outboard motors, John C. Elrod and Robert W. Clark confessed that they had stolen one, sold it, stolen it, sold it, stolen...