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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Died. Thomas E. Millsop, 68, retired president (1954-61) and chairman (1961-64) of National Steel Corp., fourth biggest U.S. producer; of a heart attack; in Weirton, W.Va. Millsop signed on as a Weirton Steel salesman in 1927, was president within nine years, moved up to head parent National in 1954, then girded for the future, installing computerized equipment and a huge new Chicago mill. Result: National was the only company among steel's Big Eight to show a sales increase (16%) during the industry's 1957-62 slump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Sep. 22, 1967 | 9/22/1967 | See Source »

...Thomson's U.S. papers are in cities with populations under 125,000, and that goes for the latest purchase as well. The Brush-Moore papers range from the Canton (Ohio) Repository (circ. 73,000) and the San Gabriel Val ley (Calif.) Tribune (72,000) to the Weirton (W. Va.) Daily Times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newspapers: Strength in the Afternoon | 9/8/1967 | See Source »

Then there is Right End Tony Jeter. Jeter hails from Weirton, W. Va., and he was set to go to Arizona State before Devaney dropped by-just as Tony's mother was sitting down to the family organ. Devaney lifted his Irish tenor in song, and Arizona never had a chance "After that," sighs Tony, "there wa; never a doubt in my mamma's mine about where I was going to college. ] was going to play for that nice Mr Devaney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football: Rhymes with Uncanny | 11/19/1965 | See Source »

...Weirton, W.Va...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 29, 1965 | 10/29/1965 | See Source »

AFTER quitting school in the eighth grade and bouncing around as a stunt pilot, semipro baseball player and riveter, Thomas Elliott Millsop landed a salesman's job at Weirton Steel in 1927. His first week there he astounded everyone by writing a $1,000,000 order. This persuasive salesman is now the chairman of Weirton's parent, National Steel, and has built it into the nation's fourth largest steelmaker, with 1963 sales of $846 million. Last week he announced that National will build the world's first mill containing all three of the industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Business: Personalities: Mar. 27, 1964 | 3/27/1964 | See Source »

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