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Show WESTERN AMERICANA ri h (pxipr t. University 0f Utih S Salt nt Libraries Ink city, Ut-- h --7 Juab 8 4112 VOLUME 15, NUMBER 83 SALT IAKI Fletcher Leaves Us But Much He Left This week, University of In - A WASHINGTON (ACCN) two federal grand jury has indicted associations which represent auto body repair firms in Clarke County, Georgia, on charges of conspiring to fix estimating fees and labor charges for automobile repairs. Atly. Gen. John N. Mitchell said the indictment and a companion civil antitrust suit, both charging violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, were filed in the U.S. District Court in Macon, Georgia. Named as defendants in the indictment were Independent Garage Owners of Athens and the Athens Automobile Dealers Association. Individual Defendants The civil complaint named the and the following association members as defendants: Heyward Allen Motor Company, Inc.; J. Swanton Ivy, Inc.; Trussell Ford, Inc.; Davidson Pontiac-BuicInc.; Clarke County Motor, Inc.; Silvey Motor Company, Inc.; Phillips Body and Paint Shop, Inc.; Patton Brothers, Inc.; and Carney's k, Body k Paint Awards - Awards to three outstanding citizens of the community for their contribution to law and justice 11:00 A.M. - U. of U. MOOT COURTROOM Justice of the Ninth Circuit, recent years. Details Charges Asst. Atty. Gen. Richard W. McLaren, head of the antitrust division, said both the indictment and civil suit charged that the defendants and conspired to establish and maintain a schedule of fees to be charged for University of Utah The Law Eugene A. Wright, Associate U. S. Court of Appeals, at 11:00 a.m. in the Moot Courtroom at the University of Utah Law School. address is entitled "Legal Judge Wright's Law All School events are on April 30, 1971. Internship". 2:00 P.M. - U. of U. LAW SCHOOL - MOOT COURTROOM At 2:00 p.m., the Law School will hold its final round of competition, the topic being the legality of the Vietnam conflict. The court competition will be Moot Court judged by the Honorable David T. Lewis, Chief the Tenth Circuit, Justiceof of Appeals, Honorable R. L. Tuckett, Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, Honorable A. Sherman Christensen of the United States District Court for the District of Utah, Honorable Eugene A. Wright, previously mentioned, and Professor Jefferson B. Fordham of the University of Utah Law School. U. S. Court No. Josephine D. Chaffin No. Carolyn Norton No. Alex E. Vallest No. Mobile Home Types Defined at 8:00 p.m., April 30, 1971, and the speaker will be Professor Jefferson B. Fordham, former Dean, Pennsylvania Law School, and now Professor of His address Law at the University of Utah is entitled Law School. "The Imperiled Soul of America". estimating repairs of damaged automobiles and to raise and fix the rates charged for labor performed by the defendants' auto body repair Industry CHICAGO (ACCN) -- After 18 months of study and research, the mobile home industry has released its product definitions, reports L Greenawalt, CftG Corp. Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association president. "As the industry that pioneered mass production housing," said Greenawalt, "we have, after extensive study and research, officially adopted the following definitions of our products. 'l) A Mobile Home is a transportable structure, which exceeds either 8 body feet in width or 32 body feet in length, built on a chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. "2) A Doable Wide Mobile Home is a mobile home consisting of two sections combined horizontally at the site while still retaining their individual chassis for possible future movement. "3) An Expandable Mobile Home is a mobile home with one or more room sections that fold, collapse or telescope into the principal unit when being transported and which can be expanded at the site to provide additional living area. "4) A Modidar Unit is a factory fabricated transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure to be used for residential, Donald in- dustrial purposes. Leary Lecture - The Leary Lecture will be held at the Moot Courtroom -3 commercial, educational or 8:00 P.M. - U. of U. MOOT COURTROOM - LAW SCHOOL University of Utah ! Bernard T. Reid By Liberty Bell University of Utah Law School School will sponsor a speech by TUm 4S74UI STOLEN WALKER BANKARDS 12:00 NOON - FORT DOUGLAS CLUB FRIDAY, APRIL 30th NOTICO: v8ARIMING Fraiwit Shop, Inc. Total annual sales of repairs by the association members' auto body repair shops have exceeded 1940,000 in UOyU, will be awarded at the Fort Douglas Club at 12:00 noon, Friday, April 30, 1971. J. Thomas Greene, President of the Utah State Bar, will be the speaker. Antitrust associations UT AN CUT, Richard W. Giauque, of the law firm of Van Cott, Bagley, 'Cornwall & McCarthy, iaj Chairman of the Utah State Bar Law Day activities this year. Law Day U.S.A. was first established by Presidential proclamation in 1958. The primary purposes of Law Day, Mr. Giauque (pronounced "juke") stated, are: To foster respect for law and understanding of its essential place in American life, and to advance equality and justice under law. Law Day events in Utah began Wednesday morning. Governor Calvin L. Rampton proclaiming May 1 as Law Day the State of Utah. The Utah State Bar is sponsoring a seriesthroughout of events for the occasion. J. Thomas Greene, of the lawfirm of Canon, Greene & Nebeker is President of the Utah State Bar. Dean Sheffield, 203 Kearns Building is the Executive Secretary. I. Thomas Greene 400 Khhmi MuiUisiaT fell Lib City, Uuh well-know- n Auto Repair Groups Sued 'THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1971 Law Day Activities Utah President James C. Fletcher leaves us . . . hut much he left us. Excerpts from the University of Utah Review: "He demands to know why we need it, who will benefit, what it will cost," . . . impatient with medicority but is understanding of legitimate "goofs." He is irritated by careless errors, incompetence and "people who try to argue about something they don't know anything about." In both private industry and at the University, Dr. Fletcher has been for his ability to inspire people to work well together. A man of values, Dr. Fletcher continues searching the known for the unknown as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. a MONDAY, MAY 3rd 10:00 A.M. - CAPITOL ROTUNDA "5) A Sectional Home is a dwelling made of two or more modular units factory fabricated and transported to the home site where they are put on a foundation and joined to make a single house." Greenwalt noted that the study and research not only included mobile and modular manufacturers, trade industry suppliers, association, but government groups, code groups, and outside trade associations with an interest in the industry. shops. The indictment and complaint also charged that the conspirators agreed to eliminate price discounts on parts which have previously been granted on automobile repairs covered by automobile casualty insurance. Claim Trade Hindrance The effect of the conspiracy has been to restrain competition in performing automobile repairs between and among members of the defendant associations and to establish and maintain charges for and for making estimating automobile repairs at artificial noncompetitive levels, it was charged. The indictment and complaint charged that the conspiracy has existed at least as early as 1968. Maximum penalty upon conviction of the associations is a 150,000 fine. In the civil suit, the Department asked that the defendants be perpetually enjoined from continuing the conspiracy or engaging in practices having a similar purpose or effect. Naturalization - Naturalization proceedings for new citizens will be held Monday, May 3, 1971 at 10:00 a.m. in. the State Capitol Rotunda. . Our society is based on the rule of law, which serves to protect our individual rights, our freedom, our democracy. Law Day, May first, warns us, however, that the liberties enjoyed can be seriously threatened through the unlawful use of violent protest. This year's Law Day theme is "Channel Change Through Law and Reason." responsible law. way It reminds us that the only to bring reform is to work for it within the Red Chinese Trade Put at $4 Billion - NEW YORK (ACCN) Mainland China's total world trade in 1970 may have reached more than $4 billion, Common Ground, a publication of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has reported. Common Ground said that the figure would be a new record for the Peking government. The publication noted that the Japanese Organisation External (an Trade industry association) estimiates that Red China's trade with major business partners in the first six months of 1170 totaled $1.5 billion, an increase of 18 per cent oyer the first half of 1960. However, JETRO alto said the Peking regime suffered an overall $100 million trade deficit in first-ha- lf 1970 at more than $100 million. 1 |