Word: mergers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chrysler-VW merger? "There is not a shred of truth in these reports." -A Volkswagen executive...
Confusion has reigned within Radcliffe and without since the "non-merger merger" agreement of 1977 with Harvard turned over the responsibility of educating undergraduate women to Harvard. Radcliffe is supposed to participate actively in the formation of policies affecting women and to serve as a strong advocate for women in a University community that has a history of sluggishness in providing an education for women...
...class of '79 was the first to attend the new high school. It also survived the merger of the Rindge and Latin high schools a year ago, and the total reorganization of the high school administration completed this year...
Mueller, like Pertschuk, was also concerned because the impact of big mergers is difficult to measure and may not become clear until after competition has been badly damaged. As companies expand by merger, their muscle may scare off smaller competitors. In the words of Walter Adams, the conglomerate giants have the resources to support money-losing operations for long periods; they can simply "outbid, outspend and outlose" small rivals, creating a kind of economic Darwinism...
Many speakers also criticized the Kennedy-Metzenbaum bill for shifting the burden of proof. The U.S. Government would not have to prove that a proposed merger might hurt competition, but the company wanting to expand would have to prove that competition would actually increase. Economist MacAvoy suggested that this approach was little more than a power play to make it easier for the Government to prove its antitrust cases. But, he contended, "the burden of proof should rest with the Michael Pertschuks of this world." The FTC is already empowered to act as both the prosecutor and judge in antitrust...