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...economic vulnerability to OPEC policy and our morally questionable military entanglements, we contribute heftily to the economies of some quite un-democratic nations in the region with our oil purchases. Oil exploration has also led to other (underpublicized) foreign affairs debacles like the virtual plunder of Ecuador by Texaco and Shell's appalling exploitation of Nigerian oil in cooperation with the despotic government...
Along with "The Jack Benny Show" and "Amos 'N' Andy," programming is strengthened by several dramas anchored by the performances of Jessica Tandy, Paul Muni, Raymond Massie and Eva Le Galliene. Variety shows quickly gained prominence, led by the performance of Milton Berle on NBC's "Texaco Star Theatre." Berle utilizes sight gags very successfully. As The New York Times noted, "Television no longer threatened to bring theater to the home: it delivered...
...TEXACO RESPONDS...
Roberts v. Texaco by Bari-Ellen Roberts and Jack E. White and your excerpt of it [BUSINESS, March 16] contain numerous factual inaccuracies that present a distorted picture of the events surrounding the racial-discrimination class action of former Texaco senior financial analyst Roberts and other black employees. We feel it is not productive to launch a debate over the facts surrounding these incidents from the past. However, there ought to be a discussion of the questionable conduct of the plaintiffs' attorneys, who knew there was significant doubt as to whether there were racial epithets on the tapes...
...immediate aftermath, Texaco received significant adverse publicity and suffered considerable damage to our reputation. We settled the case; it was the right thing to do for our employees and shareholders. In the past two years Texaco has made progress in advancing our goals of ensuring fairness and opportunity for all employees, initiatives that were under way well before the settlement of the lawsuit. We are proud of these accomplishments and of the commitment and integrity of our employees. PETER I. BIJUR, Chairman and CEO Texaco Inc. White Plains...