Supreme Court voids Florida right to reply law
The Supreme Court unanimously strikes down Florida's 1913 right to reply statute. The decision holds the law subjects editors to penalties and controls publishing content, infringing First Amendment free press rights. The Miami Herald case involving Pat Tornillo led to the ruling, with Chief Justice Burger detailing editorial control as core to a newspaper's function.
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Florida
Supreme Court
Washington
UPI
Mississippi
John L. McClellan
Congress
Warren E. Burger
Court
The
Miami Herald
High Court
State Supreme Court
Herald
Pat L. Tornillo
House of Representatives
Classroom Teachers Association
Tornillo
Dade County
Francis J. Christie
Burger
Weather Outlook: Cloudy With Light Rain Through Midweek
The forecast calls for cloudy and mild conditions through Wednesday with occasional light rain or showers. Highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the 50s, plus tonight's sunset at 8 32 and sunrise at 5 26.
Supreme Court narrows libel protection in private citizen cases
In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court limited libel safeguards for publishers against private individuals. The ruling returns a Chicago lawyer and author’s suit against American Opinion to trial, with Justice Powell stressing greater protection for private citizens over public figures.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Chicago
John Birch Society
Alan Stang
American Opinion
Stang
Elmer Gertz
Gertz
Robert Welch Inc
New York Times
Curtis Publishing Co
USS. Court of Appeals
District Court
High Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Congress
Richard Nuccio
Ronald Nelson
Nuccio
Panel urges own Watergate transcript release
Washington upset over 7 000 pages of impeachment evidence. House Judiciary Committee debates public release of its version of Nixon Watergate transcripts amid calls to restore expletives. Witness list discussed. subpoenas issued for 49 more White House tapes. Colson, Dean, Mitchell, Haldeman among anticipated witnesses.
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White House
Charles W. Colson
John W. Dean III
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
Frederick C. LaRue
Henry G. Peterson
Alexander Butterfield
Hoff panel calls for new state power agencies in Vermont
A preliminary Hoff-Kennedy Electrical Energy Study Commission report urges creation of a state agency with power to seize Vermont Electric Power Co. if public interest warrants and a new state board to oversee electrical planning. It backs mass transit over road planning and full time Public Service Board commissioners. The draft flags a moratorium on nuclear power until waste disposal issues are resolved.
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Vermont
Public Service Board
Commission
House
Walter Kennedy
Chelsea
GOP
Kennedy
Thomas P. Salmon
Philip Hoff
Democratic Party
Goddard College
Lee Webb
Beverly Moore
St. Albans
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
James Griffin
Sailey Ennis
Washington Eelectric Cooperative
Evel Knievel Canyon Jump Challenge
A brief note on Evel Knievel planning a mile wide canyon jump and whether he can succeed. The item hints at stunt ambitions and public curiosity surrounding the dare.
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Evel Knievel
Rutland Side
Vermont
John Randolph
Oregon
Nixon heads to Moscow for third summit with Brezhnev
President Nixon sails to Brussels for NATO talks before heading to Moscow for a third Nixon Brezhnev summit. He promotes a Journey for Peace to curb arms growth, strengthen US Soviet ties, and reduce global threat. Nixon stresses unity and resolve despite Watergate shadows.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Brussels
NATO
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
Sioe
Mideast
White House
Congress
America
Leonid Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Ms Librarian Magazine Issue Sparks Board Review
Mt Anthony board discusses the Ms magazine as Principal Clarence Pelkie reads a librarian David Wohlsen letter announcing nonrenewal at subscription expiry. Board had a August review motion, chairman Raymond Murray delaying action, Wohlsen cites 6 to 4 board vote as marginal tolerance, pledges to follow board wishes.
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Mt. Anthony
Clarence Pelkie
David Whelson
Raymond Murray
Wohlsen
N E Tel slashes 300 jobs in Vermont
New England Telephone Co announces cuts to Vermont operations amid financial strain. About 300 positions will be cut next year versus prior plans, and the construction program drops from 25 million to 12 million dollars. The Public Service Board had rejected a 16 percent temporary rate increase. a 23 percent permanent increase remains under review.
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Burlington
UPI
New England Telephone Co
Vermont
Louis M. Reder
Public Service Board
Mt Anthony board wrangles over leaky roof fix
Mt Anthony Union High School faces a costly roof dilemma. Roofing expert Carl Cash warns the tar and gravel roof sits over water saturated paper and design links at stress points worsen leaks. Piecemeal repairs could spread costs over years, with material shortages and rising prices delaying work.
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John
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Carl G. Cash
Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Cash
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