Dodd Drops Libel Suit Against Two Columnists
Sen Thomas J Dodd D Conn drops libel suit against Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson amid financial hardship The amended complaint narrows to a $1 million compensatory claim for income loss reputation damage and legal costs while libel and punitive damages are dismissed The case follows Dodd being censured by the Senate for diverting campaign funds in 1969 and reflects debates on malice standards in libel cases.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate
Dodd
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
U.S. District Court
Pearson and Anderson
Alexander Holtzoff
Phoenix
Ariz
Pearson
Senator Dodd
Supreme Court
Senate Ethics Committee
Texas Town Loves Doctor Despite Fraud in Groveton
A man using the alias Reid Brown won Groveton residents with claim of being a physician. Freddie Brant, 43, ex convict, posted $10,000 bond after facing charges of false testimony and forgery. He had worked as the town’s doctor while linking credentials from Terrell state hospital. Brant admitted fearing exposure as the truth emerged.
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Brant
Groveton
Reid Brown
Terrell, Tex., State Hospital
Houston
Trinity
Corrigan
Apple Springs
Crockett
Reid
Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Terrell State Hospital
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Tennessee
Texas
University of Tennessee
Groveton Medical Clinic
Louisiana
Dr. Brown
Brara
Meaney Backs Johnson in 1968 Labor Endorsement
AFL-CIO President George Meany pledged full support for President Lyndon Johnson at the 1968 convention in Miami Beach as Johnson addressed more than 2,000 delegates. Meany urged Johnson to carry on, citing administration achievements and urging wage restraint in a speech that drew repeated applause.
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Miami Beach
UPD
Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Meany
Second Class Postage Paid at Bennington Vermont
A brief notice stating that mail postage for this edition is paid at Bennington Vermont with the assigned postal code 05201. The line confirms mailing class and locality for subscribers and distribution.
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Bennington
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Meaney
Shing New Home
Glening
Atkins
Cristmas
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U.S
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Omega
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