Judge Rules In Favor Of UP In Libel Suit In 1953 Case
Kansas federal court dismisses a $250,000 libel claim by Jay Wayne Marteney against United Press after two days of testimony. Judge Delmar C. Hill directs verdict for UP, ruling the Feb 25 1952 Topeka dispatch was not libelous per se and no proof of damages. The suit, filed Feb 25, 1953, centers on Garden Grain Seed Co. of Garden City entities and a U P dispatch.
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Jwicmita
Kass
Federe
Delmar C. MA Tusetsy
United Press
Jay Wayne Marteney
Beed
Garden Graining Seed Co
Garden City
Ers
Hil
United Press Bureau
Topeka
Kan
Marteney
Hill
GI Chooses Three Years For 14 Days
A 49-year-old master sergeant reenlists for three years to reach the 30-year mark. M. Sgt. Harry Patterson, base recruiting NCO at Walker Air Force Base, picks Pinecastle AFB Orlando as his duty base and plans to live there after retirement with his family. Patterson joined in 1945 and served with the 13th Armored Division before Air Force time at Walker. Honey Grove Editor Retires
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Roswell
N. M
M.set
Harry Patterson
Walker Air Force Base
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Orlando
Fla
Strategic Air’ Command
Patterson
George Fallon
13Th Armored Division
Air Force
Walker
Election returns moved by snowshoe in Wyoming counts
In a two part dispatch on election night coverage, reporters describe how Wyoming towns from Carbon County to Rawlins relay votes by snowshoe, boat, and truck to state bureaus and then onto United Press wires. The process links precinct tallies to national totals through Cheyenne editors and Washington headquarters.
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New York
Minnesota
Maine
Wyoming
United Press Bureau
Cheyenne
Ington U.P
Harrison
O'Mahoney
Washington
Des
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