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Ad # 7470 Name INTL SIGN ASSOCIATION Size 78 lines M0035
Class 815' PQ # 51C2064 Authorized by J RICKWALDER Account 65640

PROOF OF PUBLICATION
The Washington Post

District of Columbia, ss., Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the said District, Donna M. Banks well known to me to be Billing & Verification Assistant Manager of The Washington Post, a daily newspaper published in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, and making oath in due form of law that an advertisement containing the language annexed hereto was published in said newspaper on the dates mentioned in the certificate herein.

I Hereby Certify that the attached advertisement was published in
The Washington Post, a daily newspaper, upon the following dates at a cost of $1,701.96,
and was circulated in the Washington metropolitan area.

Published 2 times. Dates: June 8 and 9
Account 65640

  /s/ Donna Banks

Witness my hand and official seal this 1st day of July 2004

  /s/ Garland L. Christmas Jr.
My commission expires (stamp)
Garland L. Christmas, Jr.
Notary Public, District of Columbia,
My Commission Expires 6-30-2005

United States District Court
For The
Northern District of Illinois
Eastern Division
Civil Action No.: 51C2064
United States of America, Plaintiff
v.
National Electric Sign Assoc,
Maurice R. Ely,
John K. Lamb
Sidney C. Fraser,
And Henry K. Lambke,
Defendants

Notice of Proposed Termination of the Final Judgment Entered on April 5, 1954 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that International Sign Association, the successor in interest to National Electric Sign Association, a named defendant in the Final Judgment entered by the Court in the above-captioned matter on April 5, 1954, has asked this Court to enter an Order terminating the Final Judgment. The United States has filed with the Court a memorandum setting forth the reasons it believes that termination of the Final Judgment would serve the public interest. Copies of the defendant's motion to terminate, the stipulation containing the United States' tentative consent, the United States' memorandum, and all further papers filed with the Court in connection with defendant's motion will be available for inspection at the Antitrust Documents Group, Antitrust Division, 325 7th Street, N.W., Room 215, Washington, D.C. 20530, and at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the Antitrust Division upon request and payment of the copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations. Interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed termination of the Final Judgment to the United States. Such comments must be received by the Antitrust Division with sixty (60) days and will be filed with the Court by the United States. Comments should be addressed to Maribeth Petrizzi, Chief, Litigation II Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, and 1401 H STREET, NW, SUITE 3000, WASHINGTON, D.C, 20530.

 

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