Word: townsend
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...Three harmonized in praise of Haddon. Said James Roche, president of General Motors: "He offered some very constructive and intelligent suggestions." Said Ford's President Arjay Miller: "He is a reasonable man and he has a balanced approach." Said Chrysler's new board Chairman Lynn Townsend: "He is a realistic person and a good appointee...
Despite a continuing industry-wide fourth-quarter slump, the man in the Chrysler Corp. driver's seat, Lynn Townsend, expects the company's 1966 sales to climb "very close" to $6 billion-an improvement over 1965 by an estimated $700 million. In that optimistic frame of mind, Townsend last week announced that he is moving up from president to chairman and chief policy officer, taking the place of retiring George H. Love, who in his own words has served primarily as Townsend's "father confessor" in recent months...
Styling & Sport. Yet for all the increased emphasis on safety, there is still plenty of room for style. In Los Angeles last week, Chrysler President Lynn Townsend was the first in the industry to unveil his '67s officially. Chrysler's stylists have concentrated on remodeling their big cars and their low-priced line. The expensive Imperial (starting price $5,839) is slightly shorter this year, but more lavish. Some models will feature a front passenger seat that swivels 180 degrees and can be fitted out with a tiny desk to hold typewriter or work papers. Chrysler calls this...
...thing to wear a button that says WE TRY HARDER; it's another to prove it. When Board Chairman Robert C. Townsend of Avis Rent-A-Car turned up at his office in Garden City, N.Y., one day wearing his company blazer-the kind worn by Avis folks who deal with the public-a bunch of his subordinates started trying harder. They began wearing their own Avis blazers, red or blue, to the office. Soon supervisory personnel in Avis stations all over the world were wearing them. Last week a group of 16 of them posed happily for their...
Swimmer Dave Abramson '65 is a classic example of the falling athlete. He set NCAA freshman records in both the 220 and 440 yard freestyles and defeated Yale's Ed Townsend and Dave Lyons both on the same day Eventually Abramson became the team's captain, but he never reached the promise of his freshman year...