U.S. Files Antitrust Suit Against MCA Inc
The federal government sues MCA Inc alleging cross ownership of talent agency and film production forces purchases. A court order blocks asset divestiture while seeking to divest MCA Artists Ltd and the Decca Records Universal Pictures merger. The suit cites Sherman Act violations and asks for breakup of the agency.
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Los Angeles
MCA, Inc
Teing
MCA
U.S
MCA Artists, Ltd
Gregory Peck
Ingrid Bergman
Jack Benny
Decca Records Inc
Universal Pictures Inc
Washington, D.C
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Lee Loevinger
Radford train fatally strikes hotel waiter on tracks
A Radford hotel waiter Louis Fred Harvey, 32, was killed when a Norfolk and Western passenger train struck him at 12:35 a.m. near the Radford ice plant. Doctor Tabor ruled the death accidental. Harvey had worked at a local hotel 10 years and was unmarried. This was the second fatality from Train No. 17 within 10 days, following a man struck near Radford on July 4.
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Radford
Norfolk and Western
Louis Fred Harvey
U. S. 11
Richard Tabor
Harvey
N&W’s
William Howard Clark
Here
Glenn and Marines Win Suit Over Sour Investment
In February John Glenn Jr. and 13 other Marines sued two men over a failed $25,000 investment in a San Clemente co operative apartment project. A Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the Marines, ordering defendants Lt. Col. John Mason and Thomas Sanford to pay 6 percent interest since June 27, 1959, with Glenn projected to recover about $2,600 of his $3,000 contribution.
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Glenn
San Clemente
John Mason
Thomas Sanford
Pennsy Joins Railway Suit in N W merger case
The Pennsylvania Railroad was accepted by the Interstate Commerce Commission to join as an advocate for the Norfolk and Western Nickel Plate and Wabash merger. Pennsy said it did not influence the N W. ICC Examiner Lester R. Conley closed hearings on May 2.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk and Western
Nickel Plate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsy
Justice Department
N&w
ICC
Lester R. Conley
Eisenhower To Campaign For Republicans
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will campaign for congressional and gubernatorial candidates this fall. The Republican National Committee announced he will speak in Maryland Indiana Pennsylvania California and Massachusetts and in additional Southern and Rocky Mountain states. The tentative schedule was agreed at a Friday meeting with RNC Chairman William E. Miller at Eisenhower's Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Maryland
Indiana
Pennsylvania
California
Massachusetts
Rocky Mountain
William E. Miller
Gettysburg
Army weighs action on 79 AWOL at Fort Lee
The Army investigates 79 Ft Lee reserve and National Guard soldiers who went absent without leave July 6 during unit reorganizations amid Berlin crisis redeployments. Most returned by night, and a post judge advocate will assess each case for possible discipline with no actions taken yet.
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FT Lee
Army
Ft. Lee
National Guard
Berlin
Tardy report shows Nixon spent money in primary race
Richard M. Nixon filed a tardy campaign expense report showing he used 1156.63 of his own funds for the June 5 Republican gubernatorial nomination. The late filing followed a five day court extension and noted 800 in filing fees and 256.63 in telephone costs.
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Richard M. Nixon
Superior Court
County Registrar of Voters
Secretary of State
Nixon
Henry Duque
East
Denmark
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