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...another example of a primary mishap in North America, plumes of noxious malathion last October wafted from an American Cyanamid pesticide plant in New Jersey to cover most of Staten Island, N.Y. About 150 people were treated after inhaling the fumes...
Although the N.Y.U. suit is the first one to name a university and faculty members, the A.A.P. has already forced two chains of near-campus copy shops to stop duplicating anthologies. And in settlements with the American Cyanamid Co. and E.R. Squibb & Sons, both manufacturers agreed to report usage and pay royalties to the Copyright Clearance Center when they copy scientific research papers and texts. The royalties are then distributed to the publishers, who give "after the fact" authorization. N.Y.U. may come to a similar arrangement. But the A.A.P. did not negotiate with the university before bringing suit. The association...
...Japanese assigned to Beirut have left the country. The list of American firms that have ordered their personnel or their dependents to leave Lebanon reads like a roll call of U.S. business overseas: General Electric, General Motors, Boeing, Lockheed, FMC Corp., International Harvester, American Cyanamid, Raytheon, First National City Bank, Chase Manhattan, Morgan Guaranty, Irving Trust. "When the banks move out," observed one evacuated businessman last week, "that means the end of Beirut...
...litigation that has now finally reached a climax began 20 years ago when the Federal Government noticed that wholesale prices for tetracycline-based antibiotics were not only surprisingly high but identical at various drug companies. Eventually, the Justice Department charged Pfizer, American Cyanamid and Bristol with fraudulently monopolizing patents and conspiring to fix prices. Upjohn and Squibb were named as coconspirators. A jury's criminal conviction was overturned, and the case was ultimately dismissed. But droves of antibiotic users, including the U.S. Army, the governments of Iran and South Viet Nam and the various state governments, brought civil suits...
Just since Jan. 1, companies have announced stock repurchases adding up to nearly $1.4 billion-a total already more than double the figure for all 1972. The ranks of the corporate buyers include AMF, American Broadcasting, American Cyanamid, Continental Can, Gulf & Western, INA, Olin Corp., Raytheon and United Aircraft. Gulf Oil, through a tender offer, is acquiring 13 million of its own shares worth around $338 million, making Gulf Chairman Bob Dorsey probably the biggest stock repurchaser ever...