Personalities: Oct. 11, 1963

Many executives like to boast that they spend up to 90 hours a week in their offices, but not George E. Keck, 51, the new president of United Air Lines. "I work hard," says Keck, "but I also believe in relaxing when there's time to relax." There may be less time from now on. Though peppery Pat Patterson will still pilot United from his new post as chairman, broad-shouldered, cigar-chewing George Keck will keep his eye for detail on all opera tions, travel at least 100,000 miles a year. Trained in operations and maintenance, Keck believes in as...

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