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...transistor radio and a television set, and often bring their families up to visit on their days off. Last Christ mas, the 42 crewmen who had passed through during the year collected $110 to supplement the widows' combined pension of $50 a week. "Since I was a lit tle girl, I've always waved at trains," ex plains Mrs. McGillick. "That's how it started here - just waving...
...address to Congress, then pursued it relentlessly in a series of consensus-building economic conferences. Last week, appearing before 800 economists, businessmen, Government officials and labor leaders at the final summit in Washington, Ford declared that "this is not the end but the beginning of a bat tle" to rescue the economy. "You have done your own work well," he added. "Now it's my turn...
...Saks Fifth Avenue to Women's Wear Daily: "The last time we had the long lengths, even the stock market went down." Bob Sakowitz, executive vice pres ident of the Sakowitz store in Houston, agreed: "I can't and I won't stand for another bat tle of the hemlines." But by week's end, most buyers had convinced themselves that things might turn out all right. Many of the styles did expose part of the knee, and there were enough variations to of fer a wide choice. Skirt orders by American buyers were running ahead...
...absence of big ad budgets, some companies are resorting to unusual marketing gimmicks to push their goods. Federal Distillers has zeroed in on women drinkers with a "Lady Like" brand, which it touts as "love in a bot tle." In the Chicago area, Barton Brands introduced its QT brand with a money-back guarantee if the buyer is not satisfied...
Carlson also has taken a lead in cost cutting, largely by reducing his orders for superjets. He trimmed United's orders for DC-10 jets from 30 to 22, and postponed delivery of some 747s. Savings: $160 million. "I'd rather be a lit tle behind in the equipment race than too soon," he says. He also pared payrolls 10%, eliminating 6,000 employees through attrition or layoff...