USDOJ: Antitrust Division 1973 Press Releases

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December

December 28, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Amateur Softball Association of America and Two Sporting Goods Manufacturers with Combining and Conspiring to Restrain the Production and Sale of Top Grade Softballs in Violation of Sherman Act

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Texas Grain Exporting Company with illegally Providing Exclusive Stevedoring Services at its Grain Elevator

December 27, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Dairy Cooperative Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. with Attempting to Monopolize and Unreasonably Restrain the Sale of Milk

November

November 29, 1973

Department of Justice Filed Suit to Block the Merger of The Merchants National Bank and Montpelier National Bank

November 14, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Four Michigan Banks by Michigan National Corporation of Bloomfield Hills

October

October 15, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against Nine Steel Companies, on Charges of Violating Antitrust Laws in Connection with the Sale of Reinforcing Steel Bars

October 11, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging an Association of Roofing Contractors with Conspiring to Limit the Length of Guarantees for Replacement Roofs to Two Years

September

September 28, 1973

Department of Justice Announced that its has Advised Counsel for Black and Decker Manufacturing Company that it will Bring Suit Under Antitrust Laws to Challenge Black and Decker's Proposed Acquisition of McCulloch Corporation

August

August 09, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against Goodyear and Firestone, Charging that each Independently Attempted to Monopolize the Replacement Tire Market

June

June 27, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Industrial Electronic Engineers, Inc. with Monopolizing the Manufacture and Sale of Miniature Instruments used to Monitor Electronic Equipment

June 19, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging The Real Estate Board of New York, Inc., and the Tenant-Owned Apartment Association, Inc. with Fixing Commission Rates

June 12, 1973

Department of Justice Charged Texaco, Inc. and an Independent Refiner with Entering an Agreement which Restrains the Sale of Gasoline

May

May 31, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging a Joint Venture, Involving Manufacture of Plastics, between Hercules, Incorporated and Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.

May 21, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Virginia Beach, Multiple Listing Real Estate Service with Unlawfully Fixing Commission Fees on Real Estate Transactions

May 09, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Pressed Steel Tank Company, Inc., by Norris Industries, Inc.

May 07, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Masterpiece, Inc., by American Technical Industries, Inc.

April

April 26, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Seeking to Prohibit the Nation's First Securities Options Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. from Fixing the Commission Rates and Brokerage Fees Charged by Brokers Trading Securities

April 25, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of the Hayes Company Division of Genesco, Inc., by Blue Bell, Inc.

April 24, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Ebasco Services, Inc., by Halliburton Co.

April 16, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Acquisition of Glass For Cars, Inc. by Guardian Industries, Inc.

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the National Broiler Marketing Association (NBMA) with Fixing the Price of Chickens in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act

March

March 29, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Dairymen, Inc., with Attempting to Monopolize and Unreasonably Restraining the Sale of Milk Produced by Dairy Farmers

February

February 22, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging a Nebraska Liquor Wholesaler with Fixing Resale Liquor Prices in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act

February 21, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Against the 4,400- Member National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and 15 other Defendants on Charges of Conspiring to Prevent Brokers from Dealing in Mutual Fund Shares

February 8, 1973

Department of Justice Announced the Filing of Amended Complaints in Three Cases Charging Newspaper Feature Syndicates with Entering into Unreasonably Broad Exclusive Territorial Agreements in Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act

January

January 23, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging Crane Company with Using Reciprocal Purchasing Arrangements with its Customers and Suppliers in Violation of the Sherman Act

January 12, 1973

Department of Justice Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Challenging the Proposed Merger of two Commercial Banks in Platteville, Wisconsisn, The First National Bank of Platteville, and the Mound City Bank