Word: bernerd
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Dates: during 1955-1955
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...Robert Bernerd Anderson, 45, who resigned recently as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense (TIME, July 25), became president of Ventures Ltd., giant Canadian holding company with interests (mostly mining) scattered over five continents. He succeeds Thayer Lindsley, Ventures' founder, who becomes board chairman. Texas-born Lawyer Anderson will help push the company in a new direction. It will slow down on expanding its holdings, concentrate on developing them. To that end, Ventures is being reorganized so that the board will have fewer staff executives, more experts in finance and business. ¶ Robert Hugh Johnson. 56, moved up from first...
...Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Bernerd Anderson, 45, has decided to quit "in the next few months." One of the Texas "Democrats for Eisenhower" in top Administration posts (another: Health and Welfare Secretary Oveta Gulp Hobby), Bob Anderson proved a real find as Navy Secretary, quickly won a boost and was for a time rated a likely heir to Defense Secretary Charlie Wilson. Anderson, on leave from his $60,000-a-year job running the 510,000-acre Waggoner ranch and oil properties, has recently been pressed to run for governor of Texas. He has strong support from both Governor...