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Fortune Magazine – January 14, 1980
Cover Feature: Westinghouse Takes Aim at the World
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SELECTED CONTENTS
Feature Section
38 – It’s a Stronger Bank That David Rockefeller Is Passing to His Successor – by Carol J. Loomis
Chase Manhattan recovers from its low point just in time for Rockefeller's 65th birthday.
48 – Westinghouse Takes Aim at the World – by Hugh O’Neill
Chairman Hausdorfer sets his sights on global expansion—but execution will take time.
56 – Saving the Consumer from the Computerized Snafu – by Robert Ball
An innovative, loss-leading bank rethinks the tangled mess of credit-card billing disputes.
68 – How Omega and Tissot Got Ticking Again – by Walter Kiechel III
Swiss watchmakers reinvent themselves in the electronic age—just in time.
72 – Five Burdens That Make Rich U.S. Feel Poor – by Jane Amsterdam and Robert L. Klanduff
Clean growth has a cost. The U.S. shoulders burdens in education, healthcare, equity, and environment. (Fourth in a series)
82 – Peter Spurney’s Olympian Feat Takes Place – by Steven Plaut
The heir to an ice-show empire attempts to organize the 1984 Olympics—with mixed results.
86 – Good News from the House on Lincoln Street – by Herbert E. Meyer
Signs of hope in American healthcare—especially from the team behind the Framingham Heart Study.
94 – A Fitness Program for Canadian Business – by Herbert E. Meyer
Canada’s business leaders plot a recovery through specialization and global competitiveness.
FRONT SECTION
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4 – The Editor’s Desk
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7 – Business Roundup
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Forecast for the next 18 months: short recession, slow rebound, persistent inflation
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15 – In the News
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Highlights from American Express, Nabisco, Borden, General Mills, U. of Rochester, and more
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23 – On Your Own Time
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A personal take on winter workouts and Fat Jack’s rocky path
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33 – Keeping Up – by Daniel Seligman
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51 – Personal Investing – by Amy L. Domini
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Currency futures: high risk, high reward
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105 – A Difference of Opinion
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Rockefeller’s Venezuela fallout carries more weight than most realize
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108 – Letters to Fortune