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consolidated briefs therein, on the ground that the complaints in all of these proceedings involved payments, allegedly in violation of the Clayton Act, as amended, to the identical parties. This motion was granted by the Commission by order of February 26, 1964. On February 28, the present respondent filed a statement in opposition to complaint counsel’s motion; on March 4, respondents in Dockets 8507 and 8508 filed a joint statement in opposition; and on March 5, respondent in Docket 8492 filed a statement in opposition. On March 6, the present respondent filed a petition to rescind the Commission’s -order of February 26, contending that the Commission acted improperly in granting complaint counsel’s motion ex parte. The Commission has considered the arguments of respondents in opposition to complaint counsel’s motion without according any weight to the Commission’s prior action of February 26. The basic contention made in these statements is that the factual and legal issues differ considerably from case to case in this series of proceedings, and that therefore the filing of consolidated briefs by complaint counsel is likely to confuse the issues to the prejudice of individual respondents. This contention is without merit. Respondents are not obliged to file consolidated briefs. Each respondent has ample opportunity to detail, in its brief, the factors which may differentiate its case from that of the other respondents in this series of cases. Respondents thus are not prejudiced by complaint counsel’s filing consolidated briefs. For these reasons, the Commission, believing that its order of February 26 was correct, adheres to that order. Accordingly,

It is ordered, That respondent’s petition to rescind the Commission’s order of February 26, 1964, be, and it hereby is, denied.

TABLE OF COMMODITIES ¹

DECISIONS AND ORDERS

Aluminum products: Page Storm doors ... 1375 Storm-screen windows ... 1375 Appliances, electric household ... 427, 517, 1166, 1238 Aspirin ... 898 Automobile polish ... 686 Bearing products ... 373 Bed-wetting device, "Tranex" ... 815 Biscuit products ... 528, 581, 586 Blankets, "Macgregor" ... 978 Brassieres ... 271, 676 Bread ... 1079 Business forms products ... 924 Candy ... 937 Carpets ... 704, 709, 716, 721, 727, 732, 762, 781, 787, 793, 799 "Cashmere" fabrics ... 264 Cement ... 316 "Chatham-Cultured Emeralds" ... 1065 "Chrome & Aluminum Touch-Up" kits ... 57 Cigarettes ... 937 Civil Service correspondence courses ... 1423 Clothing ... 1220 Club memberships, "Trans-World Shoppers Club" ... 845 Coffeemakers ... 857 Collection forms ... 822 Combs, "rubber" ... 224 Cookies ... 528, 581, 586 Correspondence courses:

Civil Service ... 1423 Law enforcement positions ... 363 "The Height Increase System" ... 1243 Crackers ... 528, 581, 586 Dancing schools ... 1294 Delinquent accounts ... 822 Desk set and telephone index, Japanese ... 454 Dinnerware ... 857 Drug and medicinal preparation:

Aspirin ... 898 "Scott's Emulsion" ... 1284 ¹ Commodities involved in dismissing or vacating orders are indicated by italicised page reference.

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DECISIONS AND ORDERS

Page Flectronie repair service ... 401 Emeralds, synthetic_ wo eee eee ee eee 1065 Eneyclopedia, “Wise Garden” ... 897 Fabrics:

Flammable —_-- 322, 380, 333, 336, 339, 342, 345, 1368 Fire extinguisher, ‘Fire-Pak’” chemical ... 191 “Fire-Pack” chemical fire extinguisher ... ~~ ... 191 ‘Flammable fabric products ... 822, 330, 333, 336, 339, 342, 345, 1368 Flatware, chrome plated ... +--+ 461 Food plan, freezer ... a ... 697, 1279 Footwear: Shoes, “Navy officers’ ’ ... 481 ‘Freezer-food plan ... 697, 1279 Freezers ... 697, 1279 Furniture ... 427, 1166 Fur products ... 20, 42, 49, 230, 857, 465, 475, 488, 494, 504, 835, 1403 Garden encyclopedia, “Wise”’ ... 897 ‘General merchandise ... ~---~ ... +--- 517 Grain ... 1010 Graphic arts equipments - Lee eee eee 1 Handtools, imported ... 240 Hardware ... 409 “Height Increase System” correspondence course ... 1243 Home improvement materials peepee eee 1416 Household appliances ... + ... 1238 “Housewares - -- 409 Insurance, health and accident ... 1394 “Jeweled” watch movements ... +--+ ++ - 1150 Jewelry ... 1166 Kits, “Chrome & Aluminum Touch-Up”__~ ... 57 Lamps, Photographic ... +--+ ee 12738 Laundromat equipment ... 887 Law enforcement position, correspondence course in ... 363 Linen supplies rentals._ wae nee eee - 1307, 1356 “Liquid Glass Auto Polish” ... 686 Magazine subscriptions ... ~ ... +--+ 1381 “Magie Couch” weight reducer. -~ 629 “Mail order:

General merchandise ... 1166 Housewear ... 409 Toys ... 409 “Men’s stits ... a 499 Milk ... +-- 534, 670 “Mohair” yarn ... 26 “Navy officers’ ” shoes ... 481