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...trustbusters moved to dismember a joint chemical subsidiary set up in Pittsburgh by Monsanto Co. and West Germany's Farbenfabriken Bayer, also filed a suit to prevent Manhattan-based Allied Chemical from absorbing General Foam Corp. But their choice target was Humble Oil, Jersey Standard's U.S. operating and marketing subsidiary. Humble planned to spend $329 million to acquire the Western operations of Tidewater Oil Co., which is owned by Jean Paul Getty, the richest living American (approximate wealth: $1 billion), and run by his son, George Getty II. The takeover would bring Humble one refinery, five supertankers...
...were glued back on). To enhance the New York World's Fair, Michelangelo's 6,700-lb. Pietà was eased off its pedestal in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, slid down planks lubricated with laundry soap and packed in a double box with a foam plastic that cushions the marble and supports it by filling every cranny. For the sea voyage, the Vatican took out $6 million in humpty-bumpty insurance, plus another $20 million for its stay at the fair, just about enough to pay for the Vatican's embarrassment if the sculpture...
Admiral and Kelvinator started producing refrigerators that are lined with plastic foam instead of the bulkier glass fiber, thus have bigger insides than conventional models. General Electric has brought out "self-cleaning" ovens that dissolve grime by melting it down at temperatures...
...Designer model ($9) is cut to accommodate the squared plunge; the Lady Marlene version ($11) drops only halfway, has vertical boning to shape a neat torso. Custom-made models sell for upwards of $35. For women of less ample means, Warner lines its demi-bra ($8) with contoured foam...
...will rush out with its own cold-water products if Lever's is successful. To add to the complexities of the soap war, all three manufacturers will soon offer "soft" detergents that are designed to decompose in sewage systems and end the problem of the sudsy foam that has polluted the drinking water of many communities...