¶ Robert S. McNamara, 40, one of the youthful "whiz kids" brought in from the Air Forces after World War II to streamline Ford Motor Co. financial management, became the No. 4 man in the huge Ford empire. McNamara was named group vice president in charge of all car and truck divisions, succeeding ailing Executive Vice President Lewis D. Crusoe, 62, who retired. McNamara, who has been vice president and general manager of the Ford Division since 1955, will rank after Board Chairman Ernest Breech, 60, President Henry Ford II and Del Harder, 65, executive vice president for basic...
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