Prices Illegally Fixed Plumbing Fixture Prices Hit Billions
A federal case alleges major plumbing fixture makers fixed prices from 1961 to 1966, risking billions in damages. The government said the actions involved enameled cast, vitreous china, and other fixtures sold nationwide, with many suits already filed seeking treble damages. Three executives were convicted and penalized. several other firms faced indictments and potential civil actions by buyers and utilities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Grand
U.S
Louis Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Carlier
Justice Department
Fricano
Chicago
Pitts i
Borg Warner
Corp
Westinghouse
Son
John C.utilities
Public Power Com Fricano
Invention of the first type writer by Sholes and Glidden
The World Almanac notes Christopher Sholes and Carlos Glidden invented the first practical type writer, a device that spurred rising paperwork and helped open business careers to women as most typists were female.
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Christopher Sholes
Carlos Glidden
World Almanac
State Demos In Spring Victory Gala
Harrisburg AP reports the Democratic State Committee will host the 1969 Spring Victory Gala with no food or national figures. Tickets are still $100, and the program features Gordon MacRae, George Kirby, Bobby Racket, and the Four Lads, expected to sell out.
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Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
Gordon MacRae
George Kirby
Bobby Rackett
the Four Lads
Chaiman Thomas Z. Minehart
Convicts Run Self‑Contained Penitentiary Enterprise in Tijuana
At Baja California's state penitentiary near Tijuana, good behavior earns weekly conjugal visits and a free enterprise system. Trustees work in inmate shops producing furniture, toys, and drums while earning for production. inmates can obtain loans to start business ventures with repayments via income. Warden Antonio Martinez describes the cooperative, incentive‑driven system that keeps about 720 prisoners housed, with trusties granted increasing freedoms through a staged program.
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Tnuana
Mexico
Baja California
State Penitentiary
Antonio Martinez
Tijuana
Martinez
Marti
Judicial
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Nowspaper Enterprise
Alan
Gazette
Baja California State Penitentiary
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Gazette Classified
San Diego
Calif
E. Indiana
Yale Lock & Key
Philadelphia
Indiana, Pa
U.S.A
Chevrolet
Stafford
Ruvrie
Bel Air
Plymouth
Indiana County
Stafford Chev., Inc
Water Street Phone
Indiana
OAC
Lightcap Electric Co
Phila
Hetrick
Maico-Hetrick
6Th St
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