STATE OF BUSINESS
In a newsy week in U.S. business, it was new facesand comparatively young facesthat figured in the biggest stories:
¶A 41-year-old real-estate man and his associates bought the Empire State Building (see Real Estate).
¶A 40-year-old college president was named head of the New York Stock Exchange (see Wall Street).
¶The 45-year-old president of United Paramount Theaters, Inc. made a deal to buy American Broadcasting Co. (see Show Business).
¶A 39-year-old grocer won a legal fight that knocked a big hole in the fair-trade laws (see Retail Trade).
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