Press Releases
Press releases issued by the Antitrust Division from 1970 through 2008 are found in this section of the site.
To find releases published beginning in 2009, please visit the Antitrust Division Press Releases page.
1972 Press Releases
December
December 22, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the Real Estate Board of Metropolitan St. Louis with Fixing Fees Charged by its Members in Connection with Sale, Lease, or Management of Real Estate
December 20, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Prevent the Acquisition of Cox Cable Communications, Inc., by American Television and Communications Corporation
December 14, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Block Merger of Marathon Enterprises, Inc., and Sabrett Food Products Corp.
December 5, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the National Society of Professional Engineers with Eliminating Price Competition Among its Members in the Sale of Engineering Services
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Block the Merger of Two Leading Air Passenger Carriers, Pacific Southwest Airlines and Air California, Inc.
December 1, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Proposed Merger of Bank of Granite, into Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
November
November 13, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Great Western Foods Company by The Federal Company
October
October 26, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Yellow Freight System, Inc. with Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
August
August 16, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Block the Acquisition by American Ship Building Company
August 10, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Six Trade Associations, with Combining and Conspiring to Restrain Competition in Domestic Sales of Material Handling Equipment
July
July 11, 1972
Department of Justice Filed Suit to Block the Consolidation of Bankers Trust of South Carolina and the Peoples National Bank
July 03, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Prevent Converse Rubber Corporation from Leasing with an Option to Purchase, the Rubber-Canvas Footwear Operations of the B.F. Goodrich Company
June
June 30, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging an American Subsidiary of a Japanese Auto Company with Illegally Retraining Trade in the Sale of Datsun Automobiles
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging T.I.M.E. -DC Inc., a Truck Line with Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers an Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act.
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against Southeastern Peanut Association and Southwestern Peanut Shellers Association Charging each of them with Conspiring with its Members to Fix Commission Rates paid to Peanut Brokers, in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act
June 29, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Uniroyal, Inc. with Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Coca-Cola Bottling Company, two other Soft Drink Bottlers and their Trade Association with Conspiring to Restrain Competition in the Sale of Soft Drinks
Department of Justice filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition by a New York Innerspring and Box Spring Manufacturer of a Substantial Interest in a Chicago Firm Which also Produces Springs
June 28, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Bally Manufacturing Corporation with Conspiring with its Distributors to Allocate Territories for the Sale or Lease of Company's Amusement and Gaming Equipment, Including Slot Machines, Pinball Machines and Arcade Games
June 27, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against a California Manufacturer of Respirators and a New York Firm which Distributes them on Charges of Violating the Sherman Act by Conspiring to Fix Resale Prices, Allocate Territories and Divide Customers
June 27, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Memphis Board of Realtors with Fixing Fees Charged by its Members in Connection with the Sale, Lease or Management of Real Estate
June 23, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the Westinghouse Electric Corporation with Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
June 21, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Five Associations of Real Estate Brokers with Combining and Conspiring to Fix Commission Rates on the Sale of Property
June 1, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants with Eliminating Price Competition among its Members in the Sale of Accounting Services
May
May 23, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Safety First Products Corp., with Combining and Conspiring with its Distributors to Allocate Territories and Customers for the Sale of the Company's Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers
May 18, 1972
Department of Justice Charged General Electric Company with Engaging in Anticompetitive Practices by Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with Customers and Suppliers
May 15, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Merger of Ideal Corporation of Brooklyn, into Parker Hannifin Corporation
May 04, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Wayne Corporation with Conspiring with its Distributors to Allocate Territories and Maintain Resale Prices for the Sale of the Company's Professional Vehicles
May 1, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the American Society of Civil Engineers with Eliminating Price Competition Among its Members in the Sale of Engineering Services
April
April 17, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Block the Acquisition by the G. Heileman Brewing Cp., Inc. of the Three Western Breweries Owned by Associated Brewing Company
April 14, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging that the Three National Television Networks have used their Control of Access to Air Time to Monopolize Prime Time Television Entertainment Programming
April 12, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Pennsylvania Metal Products Manufacturer, H. K. Porter Company, Inc., with using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman
April 11, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Combination of two Major Ready-Mixed Concrete Producers
April 07, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Block the Acquisition of Big Bend Bank, by County National Bancorporation
March
March 29, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Nation's Major Manufacturers of Airplanes and Airplane Parts and Accessories with Eliminating Competition in Research and Development
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Prevent the Acquisition of Four Independent Banks in El Paso
March 27, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition by Texaco Inc. of Almost Half of the Service Stations Owned or Leased by Douglas Oil Company
February
February 28, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Martin Marietta Corporation with using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
February 08, 1972
Department of Justice Filed Suit to Block the Merger of Bank of Fulton County, into National Bank of Georgia
February 01, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Associated Milk Producers, Inc., with Monopolizing the Sale of Milk Produced by Dairy Farmers
January
January 28, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit AgainstTwo Ready Mix Concrete Companies and a Bank, Charging that they have Conspired to Use the Concrete Companies Purchasing Power to Include Suppliers to use the Bank's Servies in Violation of the Sherman Act
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit to Enjoin Three Whoesale Distributors of Alcoholic Bevrages from Fixing the Prices at which Seagram's and Canadian Club Products
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging W.R. Grace & Co. with Entering into Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers and Suppliers
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Ownes-Illinois, Incorporated with Entering into Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit AgainstTwo Ready Mix Concrete Companies and a Bank, Charging that they have Conspired to Use the Concrete Companies Purchasing Power to Include Suppliers to use the Bank's Servies in Violation of the Sherman Act
January 26, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Separate Civil Antitrust Suit Against Three Largest Distributors of Nickel to the Electroplating Industry
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Three Real Estate Boards and a Multiple Listing Service Which they Jointly Operate, Conspired to Fix Commissions in Connection with Real Estate Sales
January 20, 1972
Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Airco, Inc., with Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arranagements with Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act
January 17, 1972
Department of Justice Filed Suit to Block merger of Wells Fargo Bank and First Western Bank & Trust Company
