Supreme Court: private libel protection equals public figures
The Supreme Court ruled private citizens have no greater libel protection than public figures when the matter concerns public interest. It affirmed a $275,000 award against a radio station and extended New York Times and Saturday Evening Post limits to all individuals, stressing actual malice or reckless disregard. Justice Brennan led the majority with Justices Burger and Blackmun joining.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Piulaceghie O
Porad
Aigmene Iist
Ramsey Clark
Metromedia Inc
Anew
WTP
Landmark
New York Times
Saturday Evening Post
High court overturns vote ruling in multimember districts
The Supreme Court, led by Justice Byron R. White, rejected the notion that multimember state voting districts undermine minority strength. The ruling, which overturns a July 1968 panel decision, notes Indiana and other states use both single and multi member districts to elect representatives.
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Washington
UPT
Spreme Court
Byron R. White
Indiana
Marion County
Thertates
Indianapolis
Selective rail strikes okayed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal, leaving intact a March ruling that unions may call selective strikes against specific railroads to pressure for a national agreement. The decision affects United Transportation Union actions against pick Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, with strikes possible in about ten weeks.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Legat
United Transation Union
Seaboard
U.S Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Supreme Court to rule on Groppi jail sentence
Wisconsin Assembly jailed civil rights priest James Groppi after he led about 1000 demonstrators to the Madison capitol door on September 29, 1980. The Assembly found him guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced him to six months in jail. The Supreme Court will hear Groppi’s appeal this fall or winter and issue a decision next year.
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Madison
Gropre
Supreme Court
James B. Toye
Groom
Acton
Assembly
Milwaukee
Cycle gang youths in big drug raid
Deputies arrested 20 youths linked to a cycle gang in a weekend spree raid in West Covina. The operation netted amphetamines marijuana and heroin, with authorities naming the gang and outlining the citywide crackdown.
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West Covina
Marissa Nashish
Poptanad Ee Toe Delp Reston, tee: Prd Demet
Fragmented OCR text mentions names and places like Reston and California with unclear phrases. The readable parts indicate a local matter tied to publishers and possible cake incident but details are garbled and incomplete. No clear event, date, or outcome can be established from the legible segments.
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Reston
Hormel
Connally warns of slump if Lockheed loan aid blocked
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally warned that denying a 250 million government loan guarantee to save Lockheed would plunge the economy into a deeper slump. He argued bankruptcy could trigger job losses, higher weapon costs, tax losses, and broad market reverberations, while critics urged private-sector remedies and management changes.
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UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally
Congress
Lockherd Aircraft Corp
Senate
Connally
Nixon
Senate Banking Committee
Bena
Lockheed
Tme
Naion
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Lockheed 5
McDonnell Douglas
Boeing Corp
Lockheed Fail
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Fenice
Nee Ant
Demo bill calls for immediate Vietnam cease fire and troop withdrawal
Ten House Democrats introduce a bill to halt all US combat and support operations in Vietnam within four hours of enactment, followed by rapid withdrawal from Cambodia Laos Thailand and Vietnam. The measure also seeks asylum for South Vietnamese leaders and families, with several notable sponsors including Dow and Abzug.
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UPI
House
Vietnam
Inanchina
John G. Dow
Dn.y
Senate
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Prowde
South Vietnam
Man shot dead during liquor store hold up in Oakland
Oakland police say a 32 year old man, Willie King, was killed in a liquor store gunfight after a man entered and attempted to rob the store. The husband and wife owners, Harold and Betty Geer, fired in self defense injuring the assailant and wounding Betty Geer.
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Oakland
Husbart
Navy chief to seek cutback on F-14 fighter planes
Secretary of the Navy John H Chafee said he will recommend reducing the order for 71 F-14 fighters amid mounting costs. He noted the five year pace for F-14s may drop and Deputy Defense Secretary Packard will use recommendations to decide the program’s future.
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Secretary of the Navy
John H Chafee
Pentas Gonett
Vid Tackard
Chater
Packard
Chaters
Pentagon
Chafee
Jaonelle Ames
Ames
House probes jet crash charges and hydraulic defect
The House Armed Services Committee investigates allegations that a hydraulic-line defect discovered before an FI jet crash prompted safety test waivers to speed the F14 program. Navy officials defend the letter as inaccurate, noting the failure was not known until after the crash and that no objections were raised by engineers. Captain Andrew Yates, Navy representative at Grumman Bethpage, says his office had no prior objections.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
LMO
Navy Empiners
Obyechona
Navy
Andrew Yates
Yates
Grumman Co
Bethpage
N.Y
Draft must stay temporarily to maintain manpower
New York officials insist the draft should be kept, despite possible cuts to armed forces. Tarr warns an abrupt shift to an all volunteer army is impossible without trained personnel, citing the draft lottery as a key factor and deferments as a source of resentment affecting public opinion.
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New York
Carts Tarr
Tarr
Life Magazine
Tart
Patent for rat milking device described in Philadelphia firm
Two employees at a Philadelphia drug firm patent a rat milking machine that uses tiny cups to draw milk from a lactating rat. The device aims to test drug effects or study physiology, marking a novel utility in pharmaceutical research and raising questions about animal use and ethics.
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Phirade Seeds
APY
Philadelphirhased
Mather
Senate Convenes Rare Closed Session on Laos Policy
The Senate held a rare closed session to scrutinize U S involvement in Laos amid Vietnam War concerns. Senator Symington and Senator Kennedy accused the Nixon administration of expanding covert Laos operations, citing costs and possible law violations. A State Department letter to Kennedy defended actions as aimed at ending hostilities and preventing Communist gains along Laos borders.
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UPI
Senate
Laos
Sian
America
Ren
Stuart Symington
DeMa
U.S
Moe
Sen Edward M Kennedy
Nixon
Hidinog Symington
State Department
Kennedy
South Vietnam
United States
Elamheaton
David Monbshire
Congressional Relay
Kennedyshe
Norteern
Symington
Ho Chi Vinh Trail
U S
Summnetan
Senate Shuld
Pipe bomb explodes behind Wells Fargo Bank
A small pipe bomb exploded at the rear of the Wells Fargo Bank at 787 Santa Cruz Ave Sunday night. No injuries reported, but nearby debris and fear prompted police response. Authorities are investigating the incident and reviewing surveillance footage for leads.
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Venta Park
Wells Fargo Bank
Santa Cruz Ave
Plier
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