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FTC Charges 5 Drug Companies With Fixing Miracle Drug Prices WASHINGTON (UPI) - Five leading U.S. drug manufacturers have been charged by the Fed eral Trade Commission FTO with conspiring to fix prices of a widely-used miracle drug. The commission Saturday or dered the companies to tear up all price lists for tetracycline, a drug used to cure a great variety of bacterial, infections, and pub lish new prices independently. - A basic ingredient of the drug is Aureomycin, the FTC said The five-man commission also claimed, in an unprecedented move, the authority to take ac tion to limit or completely halt enforcement of drug patent rights held by two of the firms, Cnas. Pfizer and Co., Inc. and Ameri can Cyanamid Co. The FTC charged they had ob tained the patents unfairly by withholding important information from the U.S. Patent Office. . The other three firms charged Were Bristol-Mycr? Co. and Bris tol Laboratories, Inc.; Olin Ma thieson Chemical Corp. (Squibb), and the Upjohn Co. The FTC said it considered Bristol Laboratories a subsidiary of the Bristol-Myers Co. Deny Charges Pfizer and Bristol Myers promptly denied the charges, and along with Cyanamid, said they would appeal the order in federal courts. The FTC said that Pfizer's 17- year patent on tetracycline could yield potentially more than a nil lion dollars in sales. Sales of the drug, "probably the leading anti biotic on the market today, it said, have run more than $100 million annually. The FTC order, which over ruled its examiner's recommen dations made after two years of study, told the companies that new price lists must be based on individual manufacturing and overhead costs, desired margins For Expert, Reasonable ELECTRICAL WIRING ELECTRICAL HEATING REFRIGERATION SERVICE CALL BRICK LEACH TU 2-2528 of profits and "other lawful con siderations. The regulatory agency gave each firm a deadline of 60 days from the date of its final order which was not specified. An FTC attorney explained that the com mission would first study and is sue a second order dealing with the Pfizer and Cyanamid patents. As the basis for its authority to prevent a patent's enforce ment, the FTC cited Supreme Court decisions and it own powers inherent in the Federal Trade Commission Act. It said it used this power to prevent the public from being "classed among the mule and helpless vic tims of deception and fraud. The commission charged the firms conspired by having fre nuent contacts, including ex change of up-to-date price lists, issued uniform price lists, iden tical bids to purchasers and iden tical dosage forms. Pfizer, in a statement, said "We have not fixed prices. We obtained our tetracycline patent in good faith and without any impropriety. Dr. Philip I. Bowman, president of Bristol Laboratories, said his firm would appeal "with confi dence that our position will be ultimately vindicated." W. G. 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The re port charged that tlie forgings were "substantially higher than current and expected costs of production." Later in the report, the GAO Congress's watchdog over federal spending went beyond the air craft forgings issue. "We found evidence during our review," the GAO said, "that the practices noted above are gener ally folio 'ed by Alcoa in the pric ing of a.l government business amounting to many millions of dollars annually, and we arc therefore vitally concerned over the reasonableness of the prices paid." The agency said the forgings which were sold non-compctitive-ly totaled $2.6 million. It said the "known current" production costs were exceeded by $893,300. In addition, the report said, Al coa rclused to allow me Air Force or its contractors to review Alcoa's actual cost data for pur poses of negotialing a contract. Alcoa took sharp exception to the GAO findings. It said they were in error because they were based on information "that can only be described as incomplete." The company, whose reply was included in the report, said it charged higher than average prices to offset lower profits and losses from other contracts with the same contractors. White Citizens Council Leader Draws Segregation Battle-Lines By AL KL'ETTNKR United Press International You might take him for a col lege professor or a successful businessman. He is suave, intef ligent and soft-spoken. He wears well-tailored suits and stays the best hotels when he is on the move, which is often. But when Bill Simmons intro duces himself, he doesn't waste much time letting you know that what he is doing running the Citizens Council. His organization is regarded by many as the most Spain May Give Freedom To Provinces SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (UPI I Spam said Saturday it soon would start negotiations leading to full independence for its two rich est African provinces. Information Minister Manuel Fraga Iribarne said the two prov inces are Fernando Po and Span ish Guinea. He made the an nouncement following a cabinet meeting chaired by Gen. Francis co Franco, chief of state. Iribarne said talks would start soon with native leaders in the African territories to grant auton omy to them. He said bills would be submitted for parliamentary approval after the talks are completed. Two other African provinces would not be affected. They are Ifni, n tiny enclave south of Mo rocco, and the Spanish Sahara. Spain also has two cities on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, Cucla and Melilla. militant of the nation's arch-segregation groups. In the constantly shifting devel opments of the racial transition, the voice of the Citizens Council ebbs and flows. Its lines are out in politics, education and even so cial li'e. It is strongest in the state of Mississippi where it was born, but today it has strong touches in many states and its disciples travel thousands of miles a year to spread a doctrine that racial segregation is best for the Negro and the white man. Test Of Influence The council (it doesn't like to be called white) was organized just 55 days after the May 17, 1954, Supreme Court school de segregation decision. It may have a ne'v test of influence soon, de pending on the outcome of the Mississippi gubernatorial runoff between Lt. Gov. Paul B. John son and former Gov. J. P. Cole man. When Coleman was governor he cut off state sovereignty com mission funds to the council. The present governor, Ross Barnett, restored the appropriations, which come from state tax mon ey. While the council expressed no public support of a candidate, it is agreed it still has no love for Coleman. Membership in the council is not publicly known but it is large. It took an upsurge at the time of the University of Mississippi integration crisis last September. Discusses Goals In an interview not long ago, Simmons relaxed in an Atlanta hotel room and talked about the organization: About critics: We don t answer them at all. We've got too much to do. We have one field of in terest, segregation and states rights. As you know, there ARE Latin Alliance Progress Seen WASHINGTON (UPll - Un like last year, there will be an observance of the second anni versary ot the launching of Presi dent Kennedy's Alliance for Prog ress economic program for Latin America. Tcodoro Moscoso, U.S. coordina tor for the alliance, has told his staff in a candid memorandum that "on this second anniversary . . .the alliance has something ot which ... it can be proud." It was Moscoso who last Aug ust, in a similar memorandum to his farflung aides throughout Lat- America. said there was nothing yet to celebrate. 'Today, the brick and mortar of construction under the alliance can be seen in many cities and villages, and along the highways of Lai in America. The objectives and principles of the alliance are beginning to make an impact on the thinking people," he said. He used the President's recent words to acknowledge that the alliance has a "long, long way to go." And also like the President, he said "we ought to keep portant, such as better tax eol-limited about $1.2 billion for de lection systems, cooperatives sav- velopment progress. About the ings and loan associations, re- ...., u. , ,OP th- vised scnooi ana university pro grams, agricultural and industrial development banks," he added: 'In our jargon, it is institution building. In plain language, it is putting in the machinery that any modern democracy needs." During the lirst year of the al liance, the U.S. government com- at it.' The alliance was launched two years ago on Aug. 17 ai mnia Del Este, Uruguay, wnen me United States joined 19 Latin American nations in the multi billion dollar social and economic development plan. Moscoso said "important prog ess" has been made so far in gelling private enterprise to work with the governments in me pro gram. He added that tlie alliance cannot succeed without the de velopment o( a vigorous and so- iallv tesponsible private sector. During the last two years, he said, more than 140,000 homes and more than 8.000 classrooms have been built. "But there arc many other accomplishments, less tangible but perhaps more Berlin Units Strengthened BERLIN (UPll The U. S. Army announced Saturday it is stepping up the armored strength and fire-power of its Berlin gar rison to make it a better-balanced military force with im proved flexibility and mobility. Under the reorganization, the American garrison will be equip ped with more tanks and armored personnel carriers. The new MfiO tank, described by Army officials here as far superior to the Soviet T54. will replace the old M48 ! tank. the MM) is tlie best tank in the world in its ability to hit and destroy enemy tanks," an Army official here said. ' In a key clement of the reor ganization, the battle group will be replaced as the basic Army combat unit by tlie battalion. The reorganization, effective Sept. 1, will increase the number of tanks from 25 to 30, double the number of armored person nel carriers from 15 to 30, in crease automatic and anti-tank weapons, and replace towed how itzers by self-propelled howitzers. American officials said the move was part of the organiza tion of the entire Army under the new "reorganization army divi sion" concept. second year. PAGE-U HERALD AXD NEWS, Monday, August 12, 1963 Klamath Falls. Oregoa prob'ems. We are concerned w ith those." About the council program: "Influencing public opinion. Everything we do is geared to that. We have a television-radio program which is distributed to all 50 states." (Northern stations get a program on both sides of the issue; southern stations an in formative approach). "After hear ing what comes through the south ern stations, I wonder if we shouldn't approach them much the same way we do the north. Also, we have printed millions ol pieces of literature pamphlets, tracts all the way to full-blown essays, and a monthly publica tion." About the outcome of the racial situation: "If I were an integra- tionist, I'd be very discouraged. All the easy cround has been used up. As the experience de velops in the North where they) have had token integration until recent years, it will create more reluctance to go ahead with this sociological experiment." About the Negro's future: "They ought to aim at being good citi zens. (But on the voting issue, he thought "the Negro generally has not shown his maturity and his ability to adapt himself to pol itics." He felt the Negro there fore s subject to use by political machines.) A b 3 u t an educated Negro's chances in Mississippi: Unlimit ed as long as he stays in the Negro community. It s un-Ameri can to hand people opportunites. Men must make their way, be1 worthy of their hire. They should not get it because of race, but should develop their abilities as far as they are able. Mississippi has many cases to prove this." STAR GAZER AMES 0 1-8.58-6a TAUIUS AM. 21 MAY 21 Slid GfMlM MAY 22 JUNE 22 CN1 1-17-25-33 14-51-76-81-88I CANCU JUNES JULY 23 6-18-21-39 uo - VS24 34-394I; Cg 43-70-74 vnoo AUG. 2' SEPT. 22 feTi 3- 7-264A -By CLAY B. POLLAN Your Daily Activity Guide According to the Stan. 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