Word: curbs
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Patman bill will at least require U.S. banks to be as helpful to the Government as they have been unquestioning of their customers. This week a delegation from Zurich will arrive in Washington to discuss a treaty to curb the use of secret accounts for activities illegal under Swiss law. But in such matters as tax evasion, which is not considered a crime in Switzerland, the Swiss have given no indication that they are willing to help enforce U.S. tax laws. This makes even more urgent the Patman bill's provision to require disclosure before money bound for Switzerland...
...most Swedes, that sort of lure is irresistible-though it does present problems for the locals. The chamber of commerce plaintively requested Swedish tour directors to curb nudism on beaches near public thoroughfares: "It distracts drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. This is dangerous...
...companies in 1969 invested an estimated $1.5 billion -up 40% for the year-to control the air and water pollution they create. New York City's Con Edison, for example, has spent $60 million in the last decade on equipment such as a $10 million precipitator to curb smoke pollution...
Conglomerate Decline. It was probably not coincidental that Richard McLaren, the U.S. antitrust chief, told a Senate hearing last week that a new law to curb conglomerate mergers was no longer urgently needed because the number of such tie-ups declined in 1969. He claimed that the department's "strong stand" against conglomerate mergers had helped to reduce them. The LTV-Jones & Laughlin case was one of five antitrust actions filed last year in a drive against conglomerates. None of the cases has yet been tried in federal court. The Justice Department is likely to continue attacking big acquisitions...
Moscow Message. Most disturbing of all, the Soviet Union gave an added edge to the Middle East crisis by hinting that unless the Western powers curb the Israelis, Moscow may increase its arms shipments to the Arabs. Gamal Abdel Nasser's undeclared war of attrition against Israel has backfired badly. Instead of turning the Suez into a "sea of blood," Nasser has egged Israel into sending its commandos deep into the Nile valley and its bombers right up to the gates of the Egyptian capital. In alarm, Nasser turned to his Soviet sponsors for help, and Moscow obliged...