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...only other strongman for the Terriers is Mike Tener, who took second place in the 1000 and the mile against the Bruins with times of 2:17 and 4:26. Running against him in both events will probably be John Ogden, still somewhat weak from a blood infection that halted his training during the fall...
...tendency of empire builders is to grow cautious with size and success. But Ernest Tener Weir, who built his National Steel Corp. into a $675 million empire, never seemed to have a cautious moment. In defense of the free-enterprising society that gave him his chance, he loudly fought all attempts to restrict its liberties. He staunchly resisted the U.S. Government, unions, even his fellow steelmasters. Praised and berated by liberals and conservatives alike, Ernest Weir was a non-organization man, a symbol of rugged individualism...
...position as the nation's sixth biggest producer (1956 sales: $664 million). When, after a severe heart attack, he finally stepped down as chairman and chief executive this spring, he was the last U.S. steelman still running a major company he had founded. Last week, at 81, Ernest Tener Weir died in Philadelphia of the infirmities of great...
Died. Ernest Tener Weir, 81, retired (April, 1957) board chairman, chief executive officer and founder of the National Steel Corp.; of multiple cerebral hemorrhages; in Philadelphia (see BUSINESS...
...Ernest Tener Weir, 81, last steelman still running a major steel company he founded, stepped down as chairman and chief executive of National Steel Corp. because of ill health. At 15 Weir started working for a Pittsburgh wire company for $3 a week, at 30 acquired a broken-down West Virginia tin-plate mill and built it into the nation's sixth largest steel company, with 1956 assets of $675 million and $664 million of sales. In his career Weir fought the Government, unions and fellow steelmakers; his is the only sizable steel company not organized by the United...