Tipped by Braniff, the Government sues American
To colleagues at Dallas-based American Airlines, Robert Crandall, 47, is one of the smartest executives in commercial aviation today, a man who, says one, "forces you to think on higher levels." He is also short-tempered and sometimes ill-mannered, a man who has a low frustration level. To what degree was very evident last week when the Justice Department, in bringing a federal civil suit against Crandall and American, revealed the startling contents of a telephone conversation between him and Howard Putnam, 45, chairman of Braniff International....
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