Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Select Committee on Small BusinessU.S. Government Printing Office, 1963 - Legislative hearings |
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... industry should be able to compete on equal footing with its larger competitors . Unfortunately , there seem to be instances where that is not possible . I wish that I could dis- sent from what appears to be the majority in this case ...
... industry should be able to compete on equal footing with its larger competitors . Unfortunately , there seem to be instances where that is not possible . I wish that I could dis- sent from what appears to be the majority in this case ...
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... industry . Whatever may be its peculiar problems and characteristics , the Sherman Act , so far as price - fixing agreements are concerned , establishes one uniform rule applicable to all industries alike . Illustrative of the fact that ...
... industry . Whatever may be its peculiar problems and characteristics , the Sherman Act , so far as price - fixing agreements are concerned , establishes one uniform rule applicable to all industries alike . Illustrative of the fact that ...
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... industry , no Federal antitrust agency has ever challenged its legality . They know and have known that such practice is carried on , and have not pro- ceeded against it . Four , such programs followed by independent food dealers are ...
... industry , no Federal antitrust agency has ever challenged its legality . They know and have known that such practice is carried on , and have not pro- ceeded against it . Four , such programs followed by independent food dealers are ...
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... industry- The CHAIRMAN . You are appealing that if there are any adverse decisions rendered against your industry , that you at least be given an opportunity to be heard and to present facts . Mr. BISON . Precisely , Mr. Chairman . That ...
... industry- The CHAIRMAN . You are appealing that if there are any adverse decisions rendered against your industry , that you at least be given an opportunity to be heard and to present facts . Mr. BISON . Precisely , Mr. Chairman . That ...
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... industry , I would say that that opinion has no relation to the food industry . That is our position . That is what we are going to maintain because , as I said before , we have had nothing to do with the proceeding , and as far as we ...
... industry , I would say that that opinion has no relation to the food industry . That is our position . That is what we are going to maintain because , as I said before , we have had nothing to do with the proceeding , and as far as we ...
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Page 466 - ... race, creed, color, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Contracting Officer setting forth the provisions...
Page 375 - Program." (2) Provide adequate and timely consideration of the potentialities of small business concerns in all "make-or-buy" decisions. (3) Assure that small business concerns will have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts, particularly by arranging solicitations, time for the preparation of bids, quantities, specifications, and delivery schedules so as to facilitate the participation of small business concerns.
Page 6 - Black explained the appropriateness of, and the need for, per se rules: "[T]here are certain agreements or practices which because of their pernicious effect on competition and lack of any redeeming virtue are conclusively presumed to be unreasonable and therefore illegal without elaborate inquiry as to the precise harm they have caused or the business excuse for their use.
Page 146 - Under the Sherman Act a combination formed for the purpose and with the effect of raising, depressing, fixing, pegging, or stabilizing the price of a commodity in interstate or foreign commerce is illegal per se.
Page 91 - Any combination which tampers with price structures is engaged in an unlawful activity. Even though the members of the price-fixing group were in no position to control the market, to the extent that they raised, lowered, or stabilized prices they would be directly interfering with the free play of market forces. The Act places all such schemes beyond the pale and protects that vital part of our economy against any degree of interference.
Page 466 - ... may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order No.
Page 272 - It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect insofar as is possible the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise...
Page 466 - Contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the contracting agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance : Provided...
Page 466 - During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows: "(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin.
Page 335 - CONCERNS (a) It Is the policy of the Government as declared by the Congress that a fair proportion of the purchases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small business concerns. (b) The Contractor agrees to accomplish the maximum amount of subcontracting to small business concerns that the Contractor finds to be consistent with the efficient performance of this contract. [End of Clause] (b) The Small Business Subcontracting Program...