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...Du Pont case the majority of the court tortured the Clayton " ct to arrive at its decision. The opinion of the minority was not only good law but. was ?rood. sound, common sense. In the Jencks case the decision went far beyond the issues noon which the court was called to decide. It seems to me to have been a gratuitous slap in the face to Government law-enforcement agencies, particularly the honored and respected FBI. It will aid and encourage subversives in their nefarious designs against the integrity of our country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 8, 1957 | 7/8/1957 | See Source »

...seem to enjoy the brave new look our Chief Justice is giving the Supreme Court. But down here we think that if he was big enough in the segregation case to amend the Constitution singlehanded he should be big enough to kick Du Pont in the pants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 8, 1957 | 7/8/1957 | See Source »

...Made Mink. Manhattan's Collins & Aikman Corp. will soon put on sale a synthetic mink, which it claims looks like the real thing from a few feet away. Composed of Du Pont's Orion, Union Carbide's Dynel and other synthetics, the phony mink gets its effect by combining both long and short hairs to imitate real mink, will come in several shades. Joining the company's synthetic beaver ("Cloud No. 9") and sealskin ("Kissing Cousin"), a coat will cost less than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jun. 24, 1957 | 6/24/1957 | See Source »

...grown stronger over the years, Du Pont has steadily loosened its ties to the automaker. In recent years Du Pont's role has been largely confined to helping set overall policy, chiefly financial. Only six of G.M.'s 33 directors are usually identifiable as being in the Du Pont faction-Donaldson Brown, Du Pont treasurer until he switched to G.M. in 1921, Lammot du Pont Copeland, Emile F. du Pont, Henry B. du Pont, Chairman Albert Bradley, Executive Vice President Frederic G. Donner. As in many another company, there have often been arguments between the financial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: The $2.7 Billion Question | 6/17/1957 | See Source »

Last week's decision of the Supreme Court will not cripple G.M. nor will it knock a dent in Du Pont's business. G.M. will probably keep right on buying from Du Pont so long as the price and product are right. What will hurt is the order to get rid of stock that pays a handsome $126 million annually in dividends. Through Christiana Securities Co., Delaware Realty & Investment Co. and individual stockholdings, the Du Pont family owns 28% of Du Pont itself, and in turn some 18 million shares of General Motors stock worth $756 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: The $2.7 Billion Question | 6/17/1957 | See Source »

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