Ex-police chief builds security business on name
Rocky Pomerance, former Miami Beach police chief, secured a $50,000 loan from City National Bank to start Rocky Pomerance Associates. He leverages his fame and network, deferring salaries while growing equity in two security firms and advising on sensor devices and corporate protection.
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Miami
Rocky Pomerance
Pomerance
Miami Beach
Leonard Abess
City National Bank Corp
Michigan
Alcohol Countermeasure Systems
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Rocky Pomerance Associates
City National Bank Loan
Machine Tool Industry Sees Mixed Year Ahead
Rus sell Hedden of Kearney & Trecker says 1979 will bring a mixed outlook for machine tools with new orders dropping due to backlogs but shipments rising, fueled by demand from petroleum, aircraft, and auto sectors. He notes 1978 set a record with $4.3 billion in orders and discusses imports, capacity expansion, and labor shifts. He also points to China openness and Mexico as growth markets.
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Russell Hedden
National Machine Tool Builders Association
Kearney & Trecker
Milwaukee
Wis
Hedden
Heden
China Desk
Commerce Department
China
Mexico
U.S
Honda founder Soichiro Honda leadership vision and legacy
Soichiro Honda, at 72, remains a dynamic founder driving Honda through strong managerial philosophy. He emphasizes that corporate gaps are managerial not technological, favors R and D over boardrooms, and rejects nepotism. He donates large fortune via the Honda Foundation while steering Honda Co toward safe, innovative products and anti bureaucratic culture.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soichiro Honda
Honda Motorcycle and Automobile Company
Honda
Honda Foundation
Honda Co
Ronda
No fear of flying for pilot Karen Coyle
Karen Coyle, 22, a pioneering aviatrix, recalls flying the night mails in a 25-year-old light plane through brutal cold. She warns of a looming pilot shortage by 1980 as airlines retire 17,000 pilots in seven years while General Aviation Manufacturers Association pushes to certify 300,000 more pilots by 1980.
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Karen Coyle
New York
UPI
Karen
Congress
General Aviation Manufacturers Association
GAMA
University of North Dakota At
Grand Forks
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Pompano Air Park
Minneapolis
Montreal
Stamford
Jerry
Fargo
Detroit Lakes
Minn
I .A.m
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Nader
Fred T. Ferguson
Chicago
O'Hare
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John B. Simpson
Hovey
Kaiser Insurance Associates, Inc
Philip B. Kaiser
William Comerford
Paul G, Hovey
John Ryan
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PHOME
Alccholus Anonymous
Elyria
Mid-Ohio Securities Corp
Eyria
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