Word: ponts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Among the people Researcher Fremd has interviewed are such TIME cover subjects as Movie Magnate J. Arthur Rank; Dress Designer Sophie Gimbel; Crawford Greenewalt, president of Du Pont; Fashion Model Lisa Fonssagrives; and David Sarnoff...
Another person she talked with on the Greenewalt story was the late Lammot du Pont, whose great hobby was wood chopping. During this discussion Liz got a long lecture on the theory and rewards of wood chopping. "I must admit," she says, "that I was still a bit skeptical about the rewards after it was over...
...good and should, of course, be nationalized. Part of the reason is that I.C.I, has always tended towards monopoly and never made any bones about it. Its longtime boss, Lord McGowan (TIME, Jan. 17, 1944), was an outspoken champion of monopoly, and he eagerly made a deal with Du Pont to stay out of the U.S., if Du Pont would stay out of Britain. (After Du Pont and I.C.I. came under antitrust fire in 1944, most of their deals were dropped, others canceled after they were finally convicted in 1951.) By its own admission, I.C.I, now controls almost...
...Florida's industrial heap is 66-year-old Edward Ball, who bosses the vast interests of the estate of Alfred Irenee du Pont, and who, as head of the Florida National Bank of Jacksonville, helped many of the new industries to start. Ball, with headquarters in Jacksonville, oversees an empire that ranges from banks (a total of 23 in the Florida National Group) to pulp and paper (St. Joe Paper Co.) and one of the largest privately owned forests...
PRICE-cutting in synthetic fibers is turning into a full-fledged competitive war. For the second time within a month, Du Pont cut its prices 10% to 16% on nylon, Orion and Dacron, lowering them $1.48 to $1.80 a Ib. Chemstrand Corp., which makes Acrilan at $1.40 a Ib., will probably also cut prices to keep its competitive edge...