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COCA-COLA earnings are fizzing up despite competition from Pepsi-Cola and other soft drinks. Third-quarter sales were 13.4% better than last year, will help push Coke's full-year earnings to nearly $30 million (almost $7 per share), nudging 1950's $31.8 million. Next year should be even better: Coke's new large bottles (10 oz., 12 oz., 26 oz.) are catching on so fast that eleven company-owned plants report sales 13% to 77% better than last year...
...reported new highs in sales and earnings, with a volume of $487 million, up 13%, earnings of $58 million, up 24% over last year. Other record breakers: United Air Lines, with record earnings of $10 million, up 19%; Continental Can Co., with record earnings of $20 million, up 18%; Pepsi-Cola, with record earnings...
...that McCann-Erickson has worked for Coca-Cola Export Corp., and has offices all over the world. But behind the change, also, may be the fact that Coke is having trouble holding its top position. Last year Coke's net earnings dropped 8% while other companies' jumped (Pepsi-Cola's by 13%). In January of this year, Coke and D'Arcy tried a new sales approach, kicked off a big ad campaign featuring models in plush surroundings instead of home-town folks in corner drugstores. Trade magazines promptly kidded Coke for being years behind Pepsi-Cola...
...less. Reason: unpublicized gestures by a large segment of U.S. business to replace or repair flood-ruined merchandise free of charge or at big discounts. Among the firms helping out: drugmakers Eli Lilly, McKesson & Robbins, Bristol-Myers, Johnson & Johnson, food processors Birds-Eye, National Biscuit Co., Pepsi-Cola, cameramakers Eastman Kodak, Agfa, Bell & Howell...
...three straight heats of the President's Cup speedboat regatta on the Potomac River, three-time cup winner Miss Pepsi, driven by Detroit's Chuck Thompson, finished first. But on the final dash, Miss Pepsi crossed the starting line two seconds ahead of the gun and was disqualified. Winner on points (after finishing third in the final heat): Tempo VII, driven by Danny Foster and owned by Band Leader Guy Lombardo...