Word: trimmings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Basketball has been good to Wilton Chamberlain-so good that he can look down on his fellows from way upstairs with none of the awkward embarrassment that clogged his youth. Wilt shot up to his spectacular height between the ages of 13 and 16, but he always tried to trim himself down to the rest of the boys by insisting he was only 6 ft. n in. tall. Now he can even poke fun at his "little brother" Wilbert, who is only 6 ft. 5 in. "Nothing to him," says Wilt. When a stranger accosts him and says, "Wilt...
COPPER CUTBACKS are planned by Kennecott Copper Corp., No. 1 U.S. producer, to boost prices that have slumped to 27?Ib. from 54¼ last year. Kennecott will trim domestic output 12%, or 3,800 tons a month, by slowing operations in Utah, New Mexico, Nevada. Move follows 3,500 tons a month cutback by Phelps Dodge Corp., 3,000 tons a month by Anaconda...
Last week Kolynos was off the Grey list and Fatt was on the fire. On the very day that he wrote his memo, trim, slim Adman Fatt appeared on his first TV program, the third-degreeish Nightbeat, to support the view that admen really believe in their products. Fatt said he had used Grey-advertised Mennen Hair Creme and Chock Full O' Nuts coffee in his own home that very morning. What about Kolynos toothpaste? He had fallen down there, he conceded in a burst of confidence. Instead of Kolynos he had brushed with Crest, a Procter & Gamble product...
THRIFT CLASS AIR SERVICE will be airlines' answer to CAB's request for cut in North Atlantic fares. New service would trim U.S.-to-Europe fares by 20%, but offer only sandwich-and-coffee meals, have 34 inches between seats v. 43 inches on tourist flights. Airlines at same time would boost tourist and first-class fares by about 9%, set London-New York rates of thrift class at $252; tourist $315 (up from $290), first class $435 (up from $400). But CAB frowns on "austerity service" and higher rates, may veto plan...
...ride out the storm last week. Capital President David H. Baker and Chairman J. H. ("Slim") Carmichael flew to London, hoping to stretch out payments on their Viscount fleet. In addition. Capital is economizing everywhere, may trim its 8,000-man payroll by 10%. Yet its main hope rests with CAB. Barring subsidy, it wants a healthy fare increase. Without it, Capital may eventually be forced to shut down or merge, possibly with Northwest Airlines...