Justice Dept Moves To Block ITT Hartford Merger
The Justice Department plans a second antitrust suit in as many months to block a potential ITT Hartford Fire merger. ITT and Hartford back the plan despite government scrutiny as they push to combine two major firms in a broad crackdown on conglomerates. The suit likely hinges on reciprocal purchasing deals, with the department aiming to curb cross-field consolidations that may limit competition.
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Sheraton Hotel Chain
Avis Rent-A-Car
Nixon
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U.S. Steel Corps
First National City Corp
First National City Bank of New York
Chubb Corp
Astronauts to Place Moon Laser Reflector on Apollo 11
NASA scientists outline the Apollo 11 mission task to install a laser reflector on the moon. A rangefinder atop an Arizona mountain will fire ultra short pulses to measure Earth Moon distance within six feet, aiding lunar orbit, the moon’s shape, and continental drift studies.
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Renne S. Julian
Hughes Aircraft Co
Julian
Catalina Mountains
Tucson
Ariz
Air Force
University of Arizona
Plane Crashes in Miami 10 Killed
A four engine plane with smoke and flames plunged toward Miami International Airport and burst into a ball of fire over a busy business district. Eyewitnesses reported a screaming ball of fire and feared it would strike nearby vehicles and people.
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36Th Street Medical Center
Two Rail Crashes Injure Nearly A Hundred In NYC Area
New York reports detail two Long Island Railroad incidents. A Pennsylvania Station collision injured over 75 when a train backed into another in a tunnel. a fuse fire on a second train sparked panic, with eight injured. A Dominican Airlines DC4 crash near Miami Beach killed ten, with many more injured or unaccounted as wreckage spread across a two-block area.
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