Word: millsop
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Died. Thomas E. Millsop, 68, retired president (1954-61) and chairman (1961-64) of National Steel Corp., fourth biggest U.S. producer; of a heart attack; in Weirton, W.Va. Millsop signed on as a Weirton Steel salesman in 1927, was president within nine years, moved up to head parent National in 1954, then girded for the future, installing computerized equipment and a huge new Chicago mill. Result: National was the only company among steel's Big Eight to show a sales increase (16%) during the industry's 1957-62 slump...
AFTER quitting school in the eighth grade and bouncing around as a stunt pilot, semipro baseball player and riveter, Thomas Elliott Millsop landed a salesman's job at Weirton Steel in 1927. His first week there he astounded everyone by writing a $1,000,000 order. This persuasive salesman is now the chairman of Weirton's parent, National Steel, and has built it into the nation's fourth largest steelmaker, with 1963 sales of $846 million. Last week he announced that National will build the world's first mill containing all three of the industry...