Tower urges end to anti trust suit in Dallas
Sen. John Tower of Texas urged the Justice Department to drop plans to sue Ling-Temco-Vought of Dallas over antitrust claims. He criticized Assistant Attorney General Richard McLaren’s move against the merger with Jones and Laughlin Steel as overreaching against conglomerates. Tower argued there is disagreement on whether antitrust law should cover sprawling, unrelated holdings.
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Gas marketers tout money games ban and ad campaigns
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