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...Motor Co., the first chairman in Ford's 52-year history. Though President Henry Ford II will still be top man, the new job was created for Breech as a reward for the way he has built up the company and to take some of the heavy work load off his shoulders. When Breech first went to Ford in 1946, after a 13-year stint at G.M. and four more as president of Bendix Aviation Corp., Ford was losing $9,000,000 a month. Largely as a result of his efforts, Ford's share of the auto market...
...face of a burgeoning professionalism in the national movement toward more and more 'guidance,' Harvard prefers a faith in the wisdom of the regular Faculty for counseling work, Perry explains, "We think that a Faculty of outstanding men can overcome the limitations of time load and scholarly concentration and do a better job of human guidance than would a growing bureaucracy of specialists...
Dean Bender in his report warned that even present pressures upon the admissions staff can stand no increases. He warned that drastic changes will have to be made in present admissions practices to handle a greater load...
...freight is consumed by slow and inefficient ground handling." Only a small number of the major U.S. airports have separate air-freight terminals; most lines process their freight through passenger terminals or makeshift sheds. Furthermore, most cargo planes flying today are not suited to the job, are hard to load and unload, often have high maintenance costs...
...composer had to wear a court uniform and dished up music on order, but he got his chance to become the era's most famed composer. A generation later, public concerts began to thrive and noble patronage to bow out. In 20th century Europe the state shoulders the load. In the U.S., until recently, there has been only a scattering of such dedicated individuals as the late Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and Alma Morgenthau to support the creation of new music. But today, U.S. composers are witnessing the most lavish patronage boom they have ever seen...