Connery Wins Libel Damages Over Unauthorized Biography
James Bond star Sean Connery wins libel damages in the High Court over a life story accusing him of deceit and fraud. His lawyer says excerpts in Kenneth Passingham’s unauthorized biography and a December Sunday Express publication were inaccurate and defamatory. Publisher and paper pay legal costs and a modest damages sum, values undisclosed.
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London
James Bond
Sean Connery
Charles Gray
Kenneth Passingham
Sunday Express
Gray
Connery
Diana attends charity show in off the shoulder dress
Princess Diana arrived at a Queen’s Theater charity performance of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever with Prince Charles. She joked with photographers as she signed a visitor’s book, wearing a blue silk off the shoulder gown and carrying a bouquet.
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London
Diana
Prince Charles
Queen's Theater
West End
Noel Coward
Charles
Justice White recalls early bar admission in Denver
Supreme Court Justice Byron White spoke to Denver lawyers and judges in a white marble courtroom recalling when he was admitted to the bar and first faced a jury. He described himself as a greenhorn then as he reflected on his career during the Monday gathering.
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Post Office
White
Colorado
Supreme Court
John Kennedy
Denver
Byron White
Miss America Vanessa Williams reports Broadway and film offers
Vanessa Williams says she has several major offers from Broadway and Hollywood. Producer David Merrick wants her in the Broadway musical 42nd Street, and movie producer Blake Edwards is interested in her playing the title role in a film about Josephine Baker possibly in 1985.
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Selma
Ala
Vanessa Williams
Broadway
Hollywood
David Merrick
Williams
Blake Edwards
Josephine Baker
Dear Abby advice column on honesty and therapy costs
A reader laments lying about age and marriage history to a widower and faces humiliation, while Abby advises self forgiveness and not projecting guilt. A second reader challenges therapy suggestions, and a mental health director clarifies affordable services. The column closes with a request about a poem and promotes Abby’s teen booklet.
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Abby
Barbara A. Smith
Center For Better Living
Marlborough
Mass
Anna
P.O
Hollywood
Calif
Choosing a qualified marriage counselor
Dear S.O. asks how to choose a credible marriage counselor and avoid charlatans. The reply notes seven states require licenses, mentions the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, suggests Catholic organizations and local mental health groups for referrals, and advises selecting a therapist with at least three years of clinical practice and to ask pointed questions about experience with their specific problems.
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Dr. Brothers
Somone
S.O
Utah
California
Michigan
Nevada
New Jersey
North Carolina
Florida
The
American Association For Marriage and Family Therapy
Charles Barnar
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Di’s Dress News Press
Miss America
Dear Abby
New York
N.Y
Fla
Barbara
Abigail van Buren
Universal Press Syndicate
Ashtabula
Sears
Dr. Joyce Brothers
King
Service & Residential Division
Justice Electric CO
Sine
Magnavox
Magnavox Premium
Rogram
FDIC
Cate
Ars
Norwest
Pere Berey
Norwest Bank
Marion, N.A
Norwest Banks
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