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1985 news clipping about Reagan dropping antitrust investigation into Laker Airways liquidator allegations

1985 news clipping about Reagan dropping antitrust investigation into Laker Airways liquidator allegations

A January 1985 press clipping from R&C Trade & Technical Clipping Service reporting that President Reagan directed the US Justice Department to drop its grand jury investigation into antitrust violations alleged by the Laker Airways liquidator. The article discusses how the investigation threatened criminal proceedings against airlines including British Airways and affected US/UK aviation relations.

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