At the Royal Typewriter Co., world's biggest producer of typewriters, no name is more regal than Ryan. The company was founded 47 years ago by Thomas Fortune Ryan, a tycoon who controlled a billion-dollar empire of banks, railroads, insurance, mines, utilities, tobacco, etc. His grandson Allan A. Jr. is now chairman of the board. Last week Allan's younger brother, Fortune Peter Ryan, who inherited $3,300,000 from his grandfather,* stepped into the Royal presidency.
Yaleman Pete Ryan, 40, started his tour at Royal as an apprentice mechanic, shifted to the sales division. After serving as an Air Force captain during World War...
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