Supreme Court Rules Monopoly Name Becomes Generic
The Supreme Court let Parker Brothers lose exclusive rights to the trademark Monopoly, citing that the term has become a generic descriptor for the game. The ruling, backed by lower courts, worries brands from aspirin to yo-yo about trademark protections and possible economic disruption in product branding.
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Court Upheld Refusal Penalties in Breath Test Case
Court allowed use of evidence of refusal to take a breath test to prosecute suspected drunk drivers, noting states may deter refusals similarly. The decision involved Mason H. Neville arrested in Madison South Carolina for DWI on July 19, 1980, who refused the test. Justices Stevens and Marshall dissented.
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Chicago Election Watch Tightens as Ballots Impounded
Chicago officials impounded ballots to protect security amid fraud probes. Four hundred federal marshals monitored vote fraud, with thousands of police and prosecutors present. Complaints rose to 829 as Democrats predicted a record primary turnout and funds exceeded 12 million dollars in spending.
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U.S
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Lavelle
Chicago
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Byrne
Illinois
Read-Aloud Handbook urged to spark kid reading
Florence in Arlington urges parents and teachers to use the Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease to foster lifelong reading. The letter highlights methods to reduce TV viewing, improve language skills, and nurture imagination, with ordering details and praise for the program's Reading Olympics run by the March of Dimes.
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Jim Trelease
Penguin Books
Florence
Arlington, VA
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Children’s Book and Music Center
Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica
Calif
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Roads threatened by thawed ground and high water in Cedar Rapids area
Officials warn that a rapid thaw and high water table are making roads mushy and danger points. Nelson notes weather will ultimately cure the problem, while Soukup lists specific roads to avoid including Milburn Road Emerson Avenue County Road W-36 C Avenue Extension Sutton Road and Drexler Road. A patch job east of Central City failed due to heavy equipment and impassable sections persist north of Cedar Rapids.
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Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
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Edgewood Road
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Center Point
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County Home Road
Sutton Road
Paris
Drexler Road
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Hijacked three engine jet diverted to Valletta
A three engine hijacked jet on a domestic Sedha to Tripoli flight landed in Valletta Sunday night. Riot police and soldiers contained the scene as a Yugoslav stewardess in her mid-20s was lowered from the front passenger door in mid afternoon.
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Victor Fleming Birthday Note
On this date in 1883 film director Victor Fleming born. He directed The Wizard of Oz and served as a key figure in early American cinema.
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