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THE SIX DIRECTORS WHO RESIGNED
Martin Kane
June 20, 1955
SIDNEY J. WEINBERGPartner with Goldman, Sachs and Company, investment bankers, Weinberg is a former governor of the New York Stock Exchange and a director of such companies as Cluett, Peabody & Co., Continental Can, General Cigar and General Electric.
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June 20, 1955

The Six Directors Who Resigned

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SIDNEY J. WEINBERG
Partner with Goldman, Sachs and Company, investment bankers, Weinberg is a former governor of the New York Stock Exchange and a director of such companies as Cluett, Peabody & Co., Continental Can, General Cigar and General Electric.

STANTON GRIFFIS
Former ambassador to Spain and other nations, he joined with Floyd Odium of Atlas Corporation to acquire control of the Garden in 1933. Griffis is a trustee of Cornell University. A fishing buddy of resignee Gimbel, he has movie, banking interests.

WILLIAM M. GREVE
Onetime president of New York Investors, Inc. and director of many companies, he amassed a fortune. His directorships have included the Brooklyn Trust Co., Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Co. (subway), Hupp Motor Corp. and Thompson-Starrett Co.

BERNARD F. GIMBEL
Owner of the famous department stores, Gimbel is an ardent sportsman, was varsity football sub at Penn and a fine amateur heavyweight boxer. He succeeded Griffis as chairman of the Garden board in 1947 and remained so until Norris took command.

WALTER P. CHRYSLER JR.
Heir to the Chrysler automobile millions, he has headed the Chrysler Building Corporation since 1938. He produced the movie The Joe Louis Story and has from time to time owned racing stables. His collection of modern paintings is worth $1 million.

JANSEN NOYES
Senior partner of Hemphill, Noyes & Co., investment bankers, which Griffis helped found, he is director of the National Horse Show, which helped build the old Garden. Other Noyes firms are Southeastern Greyhound Lines and Colonial Stores.

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