Word: fair
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Fair Trade laws were frowned on last week by two experts in government and business...
...Chief Trustbuster Stanley Barnes suggested that the members "might well consider repeal of the Miller-Tydings Amendment to the Sherman Act as well as the McGuire Amendment to the Federal Trade Commission Act." While Barnes said that the Justice Department was not yet ready to recommend repeal of the Fair Trade laws, as suggested by Attorney General Brownell's special antitrust committee (TIME, April 11), he revealed that he was "considerably disturbed by responsible businessmen" contending that brand-name products are cheaper in Fair Trade areas than else where. To answer such statements, said Barnes, his department is studying...
...Manhattan for a speech before a group of security analysts, President Fred Lazarus Jr. of giant Federated Department Stores, second biggest department-store chain* in the U.S., was asked if he did not agree that the Fair Trade laws are unenforceable. Lazarus agreed. Said he: "The same attitude is developing in this country on Fair Trade as developed on prohibition laws...
...Other Side. In the U.S. reservation clerks and travel agents were hard pressed to keep up with jingling telephones and lines at the ticket counters. Though airline tickets on first-class nights abroad are still in fair supply, tourist flights have been almost sold out. TWA's tourist nights for June are 85% booked, and Pan American's tourist runs are reserved from 60 to 90 days ahead. Ocean liners are even more popular. The U.S. Lines' 1,700-passenger United States and 950-passenger America are booked solid for all tourist and cabin classes until August...
Places to See. For the army of tourists Europe has some outstanding attractions in addition to such old standbys as Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower (1,301,152 visitors last year), the Prades Music Festival (July 2-20). France has the Paris International Trade Fair (May 14-30), an international dance festival at Aix-les-Bains (July 23-Aug. 7). Italy offers the International Music Festival at Taormina (June 1-10), the Turin Sports Exhibition (May 2 5-June 19), Rome's Feast of St. Peter (June 29), Florence's May music festival, the Venice Regatta (Sept...