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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-
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The limit of $179 under the air
line’s AmeriFare scheme will cut
normal fares anywhere from 35 to
63 percent, the airline’s an
nouncement said. “It applies in
any market throughout Ameri
can’s domestic system where the
roundtrip Super Saver fare would
be greater than $358 or $179 each
way,” it said.
The airline said under current
fares the Super Saver for the Hart-
ford-Los Angeles flight would cost
between $518 and $432 roundtrip.
Under the new fares, this would
be reduced to $358. The New
York-Los Angeles Super Saver
also will be brought down to $179
one-way during days and $159
one-way during nights.
Fares for Chicago to Los
Angeles or San Francisco will cost
$159 dollars one-way nights and
$169 one-way davs instead of $353
and $354.
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.
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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.
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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-
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“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.”
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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
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