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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1957
Page
4
Florida Governor Leroy Collins drew laughs from the state cabinet with a joke about a make believe satellite launched from Florida carrying three cows. He said it would be the first herd to be shot around the world as fleas do not have wings.
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Chicago Police Censor Board ban on the French film The Game of Love, holding that obscenity standards must not suppress material protected by free speech. In a companion unsigned ruling, the Court overturned a death sentence for Alvaro Alcorta, citing prosecutorial withholding of favorable evidence and due process concerns.
The court rejected Sobel's eight petition seeking relief from his 30 year espionage sentence tied to the Rosenbergs execution. He claims kidnapping in Mexico and fraudulent conviction. Also, the court upheld a federal ban on tie-in alcohol distribution and agreed to review FTC authority over alcohol retailer ties in Cincinnati and New Orleans cases.
Mrs. Bertha Longbone of Hull asserts England lacks adequate laws against fraudulent blood transfusion acts. She cites about 2,000 pints related to a ten-year period and calls for stronger protections from health insurance firms and regulators.
New York announces the Sea Plan from Sea Insurance Company Ltd in cooperation with Chubb & Son. The six month cash-and-carry policy is sold through the American Agency System and promises substantial savings on standard coverages without reducing service from local agents. Full details available by writing or phoning.
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