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...profit highs were also reached by such varied companies as Du Pont, Motorola, Texaco, Sun Oil, Minnesota Mining, United Air Lines-and those that did not set new marks contented themselves with hefty hikes. B. F. Goodrich raised profits 15.5%, and Reynolds Metals 25%. The nation's second largest railroad, the Pennsylvania, was up more than 500% in the first half, and the third biggest road, the New York Central, turned a $4,400,000 loss into a $10.7 million profit. If the second half continues at the first-half pace-which ran ahead of all estimates...
...Lloyd Goodrich, director of the Whitney Museum of American...
...Indianapolis. The world's biggest rubber-goods manufacturer outside the U.S., London-based Dunlop has 51 plants in Britain and 60 more in 15 countries, including one in Buffalo, N.Y. Though its sales rank behind those of the U.S.'s big four (Goodyear, Firestone, U.S. Rubber, Goodrich), Dunlop boasts that it is the most technologically advanced and versatile of the lot. American tires are meant for high-speed driving on well-paved streets, but Dunlop develops different tires for different kinds of roads. Its Hi-Mubroad-tread tires are specially designed to grip wet British roads...
Protective Fuel. The fierce heat that will surround the XB-70A in flight was an overriding problem for its designers. Almost every part had to be heat-resistant. The tires, for example, are made by B.F. Goodrich out of material that stands twice the temperature that melts ordinary airplane tires. To dispel the heat that will fight its way toward the crew, North American's engineers decided to make the fuel carry it away. While the XB-70A is cruising at Mach 3, its fuel will circulate, cooling the interior, absorbing enough heat every minute to evaporate four gallons...
...resisting the trend, the nation's five major tiremakers decided to join it, and now produce most of the cheapies themselves, often unknown to the buyers. U.S. Rubber, one of the biggest, makes such tires as Flying A, Atlas and Davis in addition to its prestigious U.S. Royals. Goodrich makes and markets Vanderbilts and Diamonds; Firestone makes Daytons and Cities Service; and Goodyear has just won the contract to make Foremost tires for J. C. Penney, which recently entered the auto-supply field...