My New York Times this morning included a pull-out advertising section featuring a reproduction of the front page of the Tuesday, June 6, 1944 issue of the NY Times. The main headline: "Allied Armies Land in France ... Great Invasion is Under Way."
The Times had 8 columns then, rather than the 5 columns of today, so there was space for the beginnings of a lot of stories. Most, of course, were related to the war. However, there was this story, headlined, somewhat confusingly, "Federal Law Held Ruling Insurance," but the subhead is clearer: "Supreme Court, 4-3, Decides Business is Interstate and Subject to Trust Act." Here is the report on the front-page:
Washington, June 5 -- The Supreme Court, by a four-to-three decision today, held that the insurance companies of the county, with assets of $37,000,000,000,and annual premium collections in excess of $6,000,000,000, are in interstate commerce and thus subject to the Sherman Ani-Trust Law.Of course, we don't have page 18. So what is the name of the case? I located it, but it took a few minutes. So as not to spoil the fun, I won't disclose it here, but will instead provide this link to the answer. Posted by Marcia Oddi at May 31, 2004 07:38 AMThe decision upset precedents which began with a contrary decision by the court more than seventy-five years ago and have been reaffirmed repeatedly since the adoption of the anti-trust law in 1890.
The majority decision, written [Continued on Page 18]