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...Chicago, Federal Judge John P. Barnes dismissed the Government's suit charging that Dictator Petrillo had violated the Sherman Antitrust Act when he forbade his 138,000 union members from playing for recordings, except those made "for home use only...
...last spring liberalized its membership rules, permitting the granting of an A.P. franchise to a new member by a simple majority, instead of four-fifths, of its 1,400 members (TIME, May 4). Arnold promptly informed A.P. that it had not gone far enough, was still violating antitrust laws...
...would have entered the war entirely without these vital materials*, not to mention the secret of how to make and use them. Carboloy's President W. G. Robbins got so mad at having his patriotism impugned (and at being "smeared before trial by the official prosecutor" of an antitrust indictment against him) that he stamped out of the room, saying "I refuse to be called un-American ! " But no voice was raised against the bill which these doings were designed to promote. S. 2303, sponsored by Senators Bone (Chairman of the Patents Commit tee), O'Mahoney...
Kulas and Lewis held a long series of confabs in Pittsburgh, admitted only that ''preliminary discussions have been held . . . whereby the two companies would be united." Meanwhile, in Washington, Department of Justice lawyers cross-checked the deal for possible antitrust violations (probably none); in Wall Street, speculators pushed Otis bonds and preferred stock to new 1941-42 highs...
...anti-trust suits may have been a case of mixed signals. If not, and despite the questionable relevance of the old antitrust laws in the broadcasting context, the Justice Department might make it tough. In Manhattan, the rumor was that Mutual would soon slap down a damage suit against NBC, alleging violation of the anti-trust laws. With this cold turkey NBC and CBS began the New Year...