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Fast Company. No G.M. president could ever be a dictator, even if he had the inclination, because the unwritten constitution of G.M. has its full quota of checks and balances. Big decisions at the top are made in committee, and the president must sell the top committees (of which he is a member) on his policies before he can execute them. Curtice had to sell the powerful Operations and Financial Policy Committees (which report directly to the board) before he could bet his big billion in January 1954. Says a fellow committeeman: "He prepares his presentation for the committees just...
...constitution reserves considerable power to the semisovereign, ever-competitive divisions. Curtice could probably fire a divisional vice president outright if he wanted to act out a Hollywood version of the tycoon, but he would not. The unwritten law demands that such a grave personal decision be discussed up and down the committees. A divisional vice president with the prestige of Buick's Ivan Wiles spends a huge operating budget as he sees fit, and goes to the top only when he thinks his actions might affect the other divisions, or when he wants new capital...
...Company Store. Some of the young people memorize age-old, unwritten hymns and sing them of a Sunday in the Baptist Church, but most of them soon turn to "that jump-up" music. "I hear that hillbilly music," grumps one oldtimer, "but it don't do me pretty much good." Many of the youngsters leave the Kentucky coal-mining country altogether...
...Philippines. After the ninth ballot, on October 19, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., moved to postpone the Security Council election and procede to elections for the Economic and Social Council. His tactic was obvious and Russia objected. Yugoslavia was also a candidate for ECOSOC, and according to an unwritten rule, if elected, it could not then serve on the Security Council. Despite objections, however, the Assembly voted, and Yugoslavia was elected with U.S. support. But lined up against the United States were Britain and the Commonwealth countries, the three Scandinavian states, the Benelux countries, as well as Israel, India...
...This unwritten rule, however, has been disregarded, and Yugoslavia is still a Security Council candidate. After 29 ballots, the deadlock continues, no compromise candidate has appeared and the Assembly's President is gravely concerned. The Assembly is scheduled to adjourn next week, and the terms of the present non-permanent Council members expire December 31. If one seat remains unfilled, "serious juridical obstacles" might arise. At the next voting, the President will probably call for continuous balloting until the required two-thirds majority supports one candidate...