Word: loudon
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...result of this is a hard-fought contest with its chief rival, massive Jersey Standard. John Loudon diplomatically insists that "this is not a horse race" - but every oilman knows that it is. The Group still lags behind Jersey Standard (1959 sales: $8.7 billion), but it is fast closing the gap. Its annual report, issued this week, shows that its sales climbed to $7.2 billion from last year's $6.5 billion and its net profits from $444 million to $491 million. While Jersey Standard's sales grew 5½%, the Group's sales grew...
Primus Inter Pares. Today the Group's destinies are controlled by Loudon and six other managing directors, who seem for all the world like members of an exclusive club - and so consider themselves. Of a far different stripe than the rough and ready tycoons of the past, they are subdued, cautious, and vastly competent in the modern committee manner. All had to pass one prime admission test: they must have compatibility as well as ability. The man who raises his voice or loses his temper is frowned on, the lone wolf considered a troublemaker. This collective leadership, says...
Accent on Comedy (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). That rare TV hour - a live comedy show. Working for the laughs: Herb Shriner, Dorothy Loudon, Smith & Dale...
Revlon Review (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). One more musical revue, but this one has Dorothy Loudon, one of the funniest females ever to pop out of a picture tube...