American Decades
Deaths
Winthrop W. Aldrich, 88, banker, president, and board chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank; ambassador to Great Britain (1953-1957), 25 February 1974.
Stanley C. Allyn, 79, president and board chairman of National Cash Register Company, which he expanded overseas and diversified into manufacturing office machines, 31 October 1970.
John A. Barr, 70, retailer who worked his way up the ladder in Montgomery Ward for over twenty-five years, expanding the company and becoming board chairman and president (1961-1964), 16 January 1979.
Elmer H. Bobst, 93, executive in vitamins and pharmaceuticals with Warner-Lambert Pharmaceuticals, 2 August 1978.
Harold Boeschenstein, 76, executive who promoted new products using glass fibers as president and board chairman of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Company, 23 October 1972.
Ernest R. Breech, 80, president of Bendix Aviation Corporation...
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1970's Business and the Economy
