Ironic aftermath of GE price fixing bids case
The piece critiques GE and 28 electrical equipment firms pressed to sign a consent decree to avoid unreasonably low prices. It notes the irony that after criminal convictions for rigging bids and fixing prices, the government urges restraint on competition, risking implied guilt if a bid is lower than a rival. It questions the decree’s vague standards and calls the deal an ironic twist in the price fixing saga.
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General 8 Co
Lestrical Equipment Company
Senate
G.E
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Orange Grove
Is the United States a Going Concern Worth?
George E Sokols ky argues that US balance sheets are missing vital accounting. He cites large federal assets like land and buildings, notes neglected upkeep, and urges proper accounting to reveal national net worth and debt implications. He proposes a special Treasury account for sales of capital assets to reduce public debt. He warns current finances misstate value and risk.
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Bennett
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Treasury
United
United States
I am the Spirit of intolerance and Liberty in peril
A narrator denounces intolerance as a timeless force opposing liberty. The speech traces its presence from biblical and historic persecutions to modern oppression, naming banishments from the Middle Ages to revolutions and inquisitions, asserting its persistent, pervasive influence.
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America
Eden
Spirit of Freedom speaks through the ages in a warned confrontation
A narrator recalls a spectral visitor claiming to be the Spirit of Freedom. The figure recounts support for religious liberty, church-state separation, and numerous historical acts and figures from the Battle of Marne to Lincoln and Churchill. The vision emphasizes liberty as central to humanity and urges action to defend it.
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Rome
America
Europe
Abraham Lincoln
Winston Churchill
England
Citizens Privileges Erode as Federal Controls Expand
Barry Goldwater argues that growing federal power reduces individual freedoms. He questions why government exists, warns that specialist institutions lose power as central authority grows, and notes public funds subsidize foreign regimes like Castro's Cuba. He suggests a drift toward total government control.
Midcentury menswear shift from double breasted to slim coats
A fashion writer lauds the move away from bulky double breasted suits of the mid forties toward slim tailored coats with narrow lapels. The piece notes practical comfort, better elbow bend, and lasting style, recalling past overcoats and gendered shopping habits in department stores.
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