Supreme Court orders Du Pont to divest GM holdings
The court held Du Pont 23 percent GM stake violated the Clayton Act and ordered the case return to Chicago district court to determine the divestiture details. Justice Brennan led the majority while four judges joined. three dissented. GM stock fluctuated after the ruling as Du Pont and GM responses emerged.
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du Pont
Supreme Court
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Warren
Black
Douglas
Burton
Frankfurter
Clark
Harlan
Whittaker
U. S. Dist
Walter J. LaBuy
LaBuy
Wall Street
Wilmington
Del
Crawford H. Greenewalt
Charlotte Churches Reflect 26 Denominations Among 164
Charlotte North Carolina with a population around 100000 communities features 164 churches spanning 26 denominations illustrating religious diversity in the city.
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Charlotte
N. C
Russians Learn of Five April Nuclear Tests
Moscow reports that the Soviet Union exploded five nuclear bombs in April. Khrushchev told CBS interviewer Daniel Schorr that revealing the tests would have served no useful purpose. The interview, aired in Moscow and on US TV, marked a rare open exchange with American correspondents.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
CBS
United States
Daniel Schorr
Khrushchev
Kadar
Hungary
Voice of America
TV Quiz Champ Wins $92 500
New York Chaminion Hank Bloomgarden beat Jim Snodgrass in a rematch on NBC TV Twenty One. Bloomgarden increased his winnings to 92500 as Snodgrass received 4000. Bloomgarden answered Shakespeare and American Revolution questions while Snodgrass failed to name Kwame Nkrumah as Ghana's prime minister.
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New York
Chaminion
Hank Bloomgarden
Jim Snodgrass
Nbc-Tv
Bloomgarden
Snodgrass
Greenwich Village
Byrd Sees Lower Budget Next Year
Washington Senator Byrd predicts the economy drive will force President Eisenhower to trim next year's budget despite high spending requests. He cites possible reductions from the 73 billion dollars requested in January and notes backlog funds may blunt large cuts. Other lawmakers expect only modest decreases while Congress considers a $597 million Commerce bill and an extra Post Office appropriation.
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Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
The
Econ
Omy
Kerr
D-Okla
Commerce Department
Senate
Post Office Department
Coal miners honor UMW president with first degree
Well wishers mostly coal workers attend a ceremony for the 77 year old leader of the United Mine Workers. He left school at 14 to work in coal mines and never advanced beyond seventh grade.
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United Mine Workers
Lewis
Senate approves blood donation sentence cut
Sacramento report says the State Senate passed a measure allowing prisoners five days subtracted from their jail terms for each pint of blood donated. The plan ties to the value of blood supplies and aims to boost donations while reducing jail time.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Senate
John L. Lewis Receives WVU Honorary Degree
John L. Lewis received an honorary Doctor of Laws from West Virginia University as President Irvin Stewart placed the red hood around his neck. He remained solemn at first, then offered a broad smile and shook hands with officials after the ceremony.
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John L. Lewis
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia
Uni
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