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Although Universal did hold screenings for religious leaders last month, most conservatives refused to come. Instead they staged protests at the Universal lot and published an admonishing ad in the Hollywood Reporter. In a letter to MCA Chairman Lew Wasserman, Bill Bright of the Campus Crusade for Christ offered to raise money to reimburse Universal for all copies of the film, which would "promptly be destroyed." Universal responded with lofty, full-page newspaper ads in four cities, quoting Thomas Jefferson and announcing that the constitutional rights to free expression and freedom of religion were not for sale...
...Armtec's main customer, the action forced the company to shut down its operations. Federal agents are investigating Armtec as a possible conduit for illegal payments from Unisys employees to federal officials involved in arms procurement. In particular, the Government is studying the relationship between Unisys, Armtec and Congressman Bill Chappell Jr., a Florida Democrat ^ who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on defense. Chappell persuaded Armtec to locate in his district and supported the MK-92 radar system, which is built by Unisys with Armtec as a subcontractor...
...mentality of profits-at-any-price will not change overnight, but new deterrents are on the way. Last week House Democrats John Dingell of Michigan and Edward Markey of Massachusetts introduced a bill that would raise the maximum penalty for insider trading for individuals to $1 million from the current $100,000, and would provide a bounty for informants. This fall 60 universities will teach ethics courses developed in a $5 million program sponsored by the Arthur Andersen accounting firm. Says James Bere, chairman of Borg-Warner: "I'm impressed by the number of people of my generation...
...page bill was four years in the making and remaking. It was debated, dissected and many times given up for dead. But last week Congress finally finished -- and seemed overwhelmingly pleased with -- the most extensive reworking of U.S. trade laws in 25 years. By a vote of 85 to 11, the Senate passed a bill identical to the one that had already been approved 376 to 45 by the House. Although President Reagan vetoed and nearly killed the bill only four months ago, he will sign it this time, since Congress removed the offending provision requiring companies to give workers...
...Fortas--New Deal liberal whiz kid, chief counsel in the Gideon case, drafter of what amounted to a Juvenile Bill of Rights while an associate Supreme Court justice--owned a chauffeur-driven two-tone Rolls Royce. It is a harsh fact to remember...