Word: zenith
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...serve him well." By that, Harry Robbins ("Bob") Haldeman means that he shares with Richard Nixon a deep-rooted belief in hard work, loyalty and efficiency. The identification began early. Haldeman was a student at U.C.L.A. in the late '40s. Alarm about the Communist threats was approaching its zenith, and his hero then was Congressman Richard Nixon. Today, at 43, still trim, tan and crewcut, Haldeman very much resembles that student of decades past...
...hand, has canceled one of its several JOBS contracts calling for 4,450 production employees; and Chrysler's Chairman Lynn Townsend is the N.A.B. chief for the whole country. The company retained other contracts and has signed one to train 1,000 auto mechanics at its dealerships. Of Zenith Radio Corp.'s trainees, 28% have dropped out since the program started last July, and another 61% have been laid off. "Should there be a further downturn in the economy," said Leonard F. Luce, Zenith's director of Equal Opportunity Programs, "it will be necessary...
...Midwest: The slump in auto sales (see following story) has pushed Michigan's unemployment rate to 6.3%. Layoffs outside the auto industry are also starting to hurt. Three TV-set makers-RCA, Zenith and Motorola-recently idled 15,000 workers in Illinois and Indiana. Overall employment is still going up in the Midwest, but not nearly fast enough to match the increase in the number of people-largely women and returning servicemen-searching for employment. Factory overtime, part-time work and moonlighting jobs are fast disappearing...