United States v. Gibson Specialty Company and Patrick Zurla, United States of America v. Peerless Procucts, Inc., United States of America v. Empire Press, Inc., United States of America v. Universal Manufacturing Company

507 F.2d 446 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. GIBSON SPECIALTY COMPANY and Patrick Zurla, Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. PEERLESS PROCUCTS, INC., et al., Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. EMPIRE PRESS, INC., et al., Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY et al., Appellees. Nos. 73-2988 to 73-2991. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 21, 1974. Frederick W. Read, III, Atty. (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellant. Raymond J. Smith, of Crowley, Nash & Shea (argued), Chicago, Ill., for Gibson Specialty Co. Michael B. Nash (argued) of Crowley, Nash & Shea, Chicago, Ill., for Peerless Products, Inc. Ralph Wright (argued) of Sandall Moses & Cavan, Billings, Mont., for Empire Press, Inc. F. Russell Millin (argued) Kansas City, Mo., for Universal Mfg. Co. Before KOELSCH and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and LINDBERG, District judge. * OPINION LINDBERG, District Judge. On November 2, 1972, a federal grand jury in the district of Montana returned four separate multi-count indictments against the individual and business defendants named in the caption. The…