Ever since he took over the New Orleans Item three years ago, Publisher David ("Tommy") Stern has faced a double-barreled shotgun in the hands of his competition. Rival Publisher Leonard K. Nicholson used both his New Orleans morning Times-Picayune and afternoon States to keep Stern's afternoon Item in check. Two years ago Stern found an ally, when the Justice Department started an antitrust suit against Nicholson's papers. The Government's main charge: unfair competition by Nicholson, because he forced advertisers to put ads in both his papers, even if they wanted to advertise only...
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