USDOJ: Antitrust Division 1972 Press Releases

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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