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...years since Congress passed the Sherman Act. no reputable businessmen have served a jail term for antitrust violations and none after pleading nolo contendere (no contest)-until last month. Then Federal Judge Mell G. Underwood, 67, of Columbus, Ohio set a precedent. He ordered four officials of hand implement manufacturing companies to serve 90 days in the federal penitentiary at Milan, Mich. On the way to surrender, Defendant John T. Mains, 56, former mayor of Greenfield, Ohio, put a bullet through his head. Last week Judge Underwood rejected a plea to commute the remainder of the terms of the other...
...Colorado's McNichols, Florida's Collins, Idaho's Smylie, Illinois' Stratton, New Jersey's Meyner, North Carolina's Hodges, North Dakota's Davis, Utah's Clyde, West Virginia's Underwood...
...desire: a 54-ft. yacht, a $250,000 Long Island estate, half ownership of a three-year-old Kentucky Derby hopeful named Atoll, firm control of two growing companies, vast investments in other stocks and Canadian real estate. Still he wants more. Recently he tried to merge Universal with Underwood Corp., got a cool reception and retreated. What makes Lou Chesler run? Answers Chesler: "I just cannot resist the challenge of an obvious business opportunity. Though this may sound corny, I'm also interested in deals like General Development that may do people some good in human terms." Then...
MURDER ON TRIAL, by Michael Underwood (Washburn; $2.95), represents "detection slight but genuine...
...other Republican incumbent: Banker John Hoblitzell, 45, 1956 campaign manager for popular young (35) Republican Governor Cecil Underwood, who was appointed by Underwood to the seat left vacant early this year by the death of Democrat Matt Neely. Hoblitzell is energetic and friendly, but he is also blunt and only a so-so campaigner, admits that he has not cracked the barrier laid out by his Democratic opponent, Glad-Hander Jennings Randolph. At 56, Randolph has served seven terms in Congress, is now a public-relations man for Capital Airlines, rates as one of the state's most effective...