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More convincing was Burton's second point of law: the court erred in holding that Section 7 applied "at the time of suit," after Du Pont had held the stock for 30 years, although what the law specifically forbids is "acquisition." In previous cases Section 7 had been applied soon after the acquisition, and many a lawyer agreed with Burton that by applying it 30 years after the fact, the court had opened up a new field of antitrust prosecutions (see BUSINESS). "Over 40 years after the enactment of the Clayton Act," wrote Burton, "it now becomes apparent...
RECORD CORN SURPLUS will bulge Government granaries this fall, prove Agriculture Secretary Benson's contention that present high-fixed supports, instead of lower levels he wants, have not trimmed surplus and never will. Stockpile will soar from previous high of 992 million bu. last January to 1.3 billion bu., including 480 million bu. of new crop, 825 million of carryover...
...Refutes Previous Studies...
...study is based on a selective survey of programs of instruction in the social sciences. It includes on-the-spot observations at some thirty institutions, but is mainly an analysis of the data accumulated in important previous studies...
Jacob begins his analysis by attempting to determine the main contemporary patterns of value among American students. Drawing chiefly from the evidence of five previous studies, he notes that college students today tend to think alike, feel alike, and believe alike. He notes that most of them are gloriously contented, self-centered, and tolerant of diversity, that they value the traditional moral virtues, that they feel a need for religion, but that religion does not carry over to guide their important secular decisions, that they are dutifully responsive towards government, and that they set great stock by college in general...