Antitrust suit targets major aircraft firms
A Justice Department civil suit charges the Manufacturers Aircraft Association and 20 member and former stockholder companies with patent pooling and cross licensing that allegedly reduced competition in airplane development. Officials warn such actions could push up aircraft costs while firms deny the charges. Entities named include Beech, Bell, Boeing, Cessna, Curtiss-Wright, General Dynamics, Goodyear Aerospace, Grumman, Lockheed, Martin-Marietta, McDonnell Douglas, North American Rockwell, Piper, and United Aircraft.
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Washington
Corp
Ryan
Justice Department
Richard G. Kleindienst
U.S. District Court
New York City
Manufacturers Aircraft Association
Association
John Donnelly
Aeronca Inc
Middletown
Ohio
Donnelly
MAA
Roy J. Benecchi
Aeronca
Department of Justice
Beech Aircraft Corp
Wichita, Kan
Bell Aerospace Corp
Buffalo, N.Y
Boeing Co
Seattle, Wash
Cessna Aircraft Co
Wichita
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Woodbridge
N.J
Fairchild Hiller Corp
Germantown
General Dynamics Corp
New York
Goodyear Aerospace Corp
Axton, Ohio
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp
Bethpage, N.Y
Kaman Corp
Bloomfield, Conn
Ling-Temco Vought, Inc
Dallas, Tex
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Calif
Martin-Marietta Corp
McDonnell Douglas Corp
St. Louis
North American Rockwell Corp
el Segundo
Northrup Corp
Beverly
Harvard Professor Sentenced in Pentagon Papers Case
Harvard professor Samuel L. Popkin received a maximum 15 month federal civil contempt sentence for refusing to answer grand jury questions about the Pentagon papers. Judge Garrity released him on $1000 personal recognizance while an appeal is filed.
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Boston
Harvard
Samuel L . Popkin
Popkin
William Homans
U.S. District Court
W. Arthur Garrity
Cordes Combines Dodge and American Motors Dealerships
Eddie Cordes will merge the Dodge and American Motors dealerships under one roof after a new building at 4800 Cache Road is finished this June. The 76 000 square foot facility features a 320 foot front and 240 foot depth with a double showroom for both brands, 60 service stalls, and a 300 car storage area. The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority has bought the current Dodge site.
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Dodge
American Motors
Eddie Cordes
Cache Road
Cordes
Lawton
Tasadays Defy Caveman Stereotypes in Mindanao Caves
Tasadays, gentle cave dwellers in southern Mindanao, use stone tools and live in a 24 member band. An expedition by Panamin and president Manuel Elizalde Jr. aims to protect their forest home from loggers while noting their high intelligence and quick adaptability.
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Tasaday Caves
Philippines
Mindanao
Tasadays
Panamin
Manuel Elizalde Jr
Elizalde
Ferdinand RE. Marcos
Ations
Charles A. Lindbergh
Panamia
Lindbergh
Governor's Wife Announces Capitol Grounds Beautification Plan
Mrs. David Hall outlined statewide efforts to beautify the Oklahoma Capitol grounds. She aims to name a committee by June and referenced 300 juniper trees donated by Oklahoma State University and 500 magnolia trees to be donated by Southeastern State College.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Oklahoma
State Capitol
Hall
Capitol
Oklahoma State University
Southeastern State College
Bishop Students Vote On Sequoyah Book Award
Oklahoma elementary students from fourth to sixth grade participated in the Sequoyah Book Award program with about 30 000 children voting. The award goes to the book most liked by state children and this year it honors A Man in the Box A Story of Vietnam by Mary Lois Dunn.
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Bishop
Oklahoma
Mary Lois Dunn
Oklahoma House Delays Ratification of Women’s Rights Amendment
The Oklahoma House rejected a federal constitutional amendment to guarantee women equal legal rights in a 36 to 52 vote. Rep. Hannah Atkins of Oklahoma City led the measure, with a Senate version by Sen. Bryce Bagrett. The House sent the Senate bill to Constitutional Revision Committee and adjournment looms Friday. The body also approved a student guaranteed loan act to create a state authority for loans, backed by federal guarantees.
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Oklahoma City
House
Senate
Hannah Atkins
Bryce Bagrett
Committee On
Hall
Final Vote Set On Money Bills
The joint House Senate conference committee on appropriations cleared the way for final adjournment by passing three large money bills. The measures sent to both chambers include an 81.7 million higher education bill an 18.5 million highway appropriation and a 4.5 million split for the Industrial Development and Parks Department with its appropriation.
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Oklahoma City
House-Senate
House
Senate
Industrial Development and Parks Department
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