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Page 8 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, State /'National Airline to cut fares June 1 United Press International DALLAS — In an effort to boost its sagging sales, American Airlines Tuesday announced dras tic reductions in its fares, some in excess of 50 percent, and set a limit of $179 each way on the cost of domestic round-trip tickets purchased in advance. The new fares will go into effect June 1 and be avilable until Sept. 15, said American spokes man Al Becker. Reservations can be made immediately, he said. “We are doing this for competi tive reasons,” Becker said. “There are a number of fare actions in the market place today and we need to take this action to remain totally competitive.” He said, “Traffic has been down because of conditions in the eco nomy and this (the fare reduc- M FREE BIKE CHECK WITH THIS AD Howard Racing Inc. 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The airline said the new fares will be available on a one-way basis and must be purchased at least seven days in advance. Seats would be limited but there would be no minimum stay requirement. 'Tk >C AS ►TTATFE O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. MAIN BRYAN Mon.-Fri. Sat. 822-6105 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. We Gots What Ya Likes In The Way Of Bikes! Takara - Ross - Campagnolo Cinelli - Shimano and much more Cycles, Etc. Plus the Best Reoairs & 5 lus the Best Repairs & Prices Around — Call Us! 403 University — 844-7580 Northgot* (Across from Post OfVtcs) Court rules against natural gas tax Louisiana tax unconstitutional United Press International WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Tuesday gave consumers in more than 30 states a $250 million tax break, striking down as unconstitutional Louisiana’s tax on natural gas piped through the state. The justices also put more muscle into federal anti trust laws, ruling unanimously that a corporation found guilty of anti-competitive conduct may not force other companies to share the penalty. The 7-to-l ruling in the gas tax case was a direct victory for eight states that challenged Lousiana’s power to impose the levy, which ultimately has been passed on to consumers. Writing for the court. Justice Byron White held the gas tax violated the Constitution’s commerce clause, which bars states from interfering with interstate com merce. “It is clear to us that the flow of gas from the OCS (outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico), through processing plants in Louisiana, and through interstate pipelines to the ultimate consumers in over 30 states constitutes interstate commerce,” White wrote. The decision in the antitrust case was a victory for the Justice Department, which argued that a firm violating antitrust laws ought to face its punishment alone. The justices also took these actions on pending cases: —Refused to hear arguments over local govern ments’ power to ban the sale of drug paraphernalia. —-Agreed to review the murder conviction of Green Beret doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, accused of 1970 slaying his wife and children. His conviction was re versed on grounds his right to speedy trial was violated. —Left intact the Internal Revenue Service’s $4.5 million income tax assessment against controversial Ko rean businessman Tongsun Park, a central figure of the congressional “Koreagate” scandal. —Agreed to consider, in a case involving the crippled Three Mile Island power plant, whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must hold a public hearing before it modifies a nuclear plant’s operating license. —Left intact a ruling that former Sen. Frank Mos, D-Utah, can be sued for slander because he described! Republican campaign expert as “a bagman for Spin Agnew. ” In opinions delivered Tuesday, the high court: —Ruled 7-2 a state may favor its local insurants companies by levying a higher tax against out-of-stats insurers. Unitei WAS HI! feme Coin challenge ation’s lai Ion Northc a Franci The jus Ruled 5-4 a person fired from his job neednj TP* exhaust all union remedies before filing a lawsuilt j 1 challenge his dismissal, if internal union grievanceps cedures are inadequate to obtain the relief he seek f —Ruled unanimously in a South Dakota case tk r , parochial schools do not have to participate in astatei [°!ru,! ctc unemployment compensation program. In the gas tax case, the high court rejected Louisiami arguments that the flow of natural gas stopped in lb ! state, holding it was a "continual flow of gas in inters!! Pi 1S , S ° “-ad — kn commerce. Court tightens antitrust laws Coi operly < nefit, ra hces to ot The $3e Noveml delay in ofKaty k a 2,200 Missouri, United Press International WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Tuesday put more muscle into federal antitrust laws, ruling 9-0 that a corporation found guilty of anti-competitive conduct may not force other companies to share the penalty. The high court decision was a victory for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, which argued that a firm violating antitrust laws ought to face its punish ment alone. “Dividing or apportioning damages among a cluster of co-conspirators presents difficult issues, for the parti cipation of each in the conspiracy may have varied,” Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote for the unanimous court. “Some may have profited more than others.” The justices upheld a decision rejecting claims by Texas Industries Inc. that other companies should share financial and legal responsibility if it is found liable in an alleged price-fixing scheme involving ready-mix con crete in the New Orleans area. The complex but highly significant business case fo cused on the question of whether damages in an anti trust case may be spread among all companies allegedly involved in the violations. “Congress neither expressly nor implicitly intended to create a right to contribution,” Burger wrote. The Justice Department told the high court that allowing corporations to share antitrust damages would dangerously undermine the law’s role as a deterrent to anti-competitive conduct among businesses. “Recognition of a right to contribution would have a substantial adverse impact on the enforcement of the antitrust laws,” the government argued. The dispute resolved Tuesday by the justices started when Texas Industries was sued by a customer for an alleged plot to raise and stabilize the price of ready-mix concrete in New Orleans. The case was brought by Wilson Abraham Construc tion Corp., which purchased all its concrete from Texas Industries. The construction company asked for triple damages for the alleged conspiracy. The lawsuit is still pending. Texas Industries then filed suit against its alleged co-conspirators, claiming they should share in any dam- The me on North rack with risco to bngest ra purlingtor rom 19 m ages it might have to pay. But the 5th U.S. Circuil Court of Appeals flatly disagreed, finding there is no such “right of contribution under federal law. “The chance that a participant (in an antitrust con spiracy) may be faced with a full judgment is more likely to discourage anti-competitive conduct than would en suring that each participant pays only some fair share,* the appeals court ruled. If spreading the risk were allowed, the appellate panel added, businesses would “Ire encouraged torisl anti-competitive conduct secure in the knowledgetk proof of illegal purpose is often impossible and that liability for illegal effects will he dissipated.” Appealing to the Supreme Court, Texas Industries claimed spreading the risk in antitrust cases would not prices of t weaken the law, but instead guarantee that those fmains a whose joint action brought about the injuries will he forced to share in the- payment.” In response, tire companies accused by Texas Indus tries of being its co-conspirators warned the high court that Texas Industries was seeking “a fundamental change in federal antitrust laws.” Imi pet WASH] Reagan urges restraint in Lebanon T F»L.1TT , J THEATRES SAT. & SUN. ADULTS ls2.00 FIRST 30 Ml N. FROM OPENlNGOPEN 1:451 | CINEMA 1 a. 11 846 6714 ; CORNER UNIVERSITY 8. COLLEGE AVENUE Coming June 19 1 SUPERMAN!! ! Richard pryor JERRY LEWIS He's mad. He's bad. And he's I Ispsc A UNIVERSAL PICTURE *3EB>Pr1 1981 UNIVftSAt Ot» STUDIOS INC 1 -i SAT., SUN. 2:10-4:00 5:50-7:45-9:45 DAILY 7:45-9:45 fPGl ! SAT., SUN. 2:00-3:50-5:40 7:30-9:30 J DAILY 7:30-9:30 United Press International SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — President Reagan is renewing his AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-805 1 ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac Honda SALES - SERVICE “Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 2401 Texas Ave. 779-3516 call for restraint by all parties in the Lebanon crisis, and a spokes man says the peace mission of troubleshooter Philip Habib is open-ended. Acting White House press sec retary Larry Speakes told repor ters Monday Reagan has been kept “fully abreast” of Habib’s shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East. “He will make a decision on the next step concerning the Habib mission,” Speakes said. But he said there are no present plans to recall the veteran diplomat. Speakes said Reagan is “again appealing to all parties for re straint,” and added, “We re hope ful we can achieve our goal of de fusing an extremely dangerous situation.” He said Habib has succeeded in preventing an escalation of the conflict that began when Israel shot down two Syrian helicopters over Lebanon, and Syria moved surface-to-air missiles into Lebanese territory. “We have achieved our goals so far in preventing further escala tion, at least,” Speakes said. The president arranged to fly back to Washington Tuesday after an invigorating four-day stay at his mountaintop ranch 20 miles north of Santa Barbara. Although it has been only eight weeks since Reagan was shot in the chest by a would-be assassin. he managed to engage in a stre nuous outdoor regimen. He rode for an hour each day, and gave three different horses in his stable a workout. He chopped wood, cleared underbrush and trimmed trees near an artificial pond on his 688- acre Rancho del Cielo, and also completed work on a 20-minute Last w pmmer, I K'h as In The ne t'oderatin |nown uni pop can 1 I Americ yhenthe peated fo Agricull flarch rep 'Wit 4 pi kticularl commencement address I deliver today at the U.S. Ml | Moistur Academy at West Point, NI jp the cro Reagan remained in total set The firs sion during his holiday sojoi B 1 August although television netwp e turate f cameras with long-distance!*] have recorded someofliisn ments from distant ohsem5| points. 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