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Danville Register in Danville, Virginia

06 Aug 1975

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Danville Register

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Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1975

Page

8

Battle for Liberty and the Zenger Verdict in Newspapers

A historical overview links the rise of an independent press to American liberty, highlighting John Peter Zenger's 1735 trial, Andrew Hamilton's defense, and the press as a bulwark against tyranny. It traces censorship, colonial resistance, and Jeffersonian defense of free speech shaping the US Bill of Rights.

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Associated Press Abrash Young David Ramsay John Peter Zenger Zenger New York Federal Hall Andrew Hamilton America Hamilton Europe Dience Pennsylvania Chronicle John Dickinson Boston Gazette Samuel Adams Adams Thomas Paine Journal of Congress Philadelphia Paine New Republic Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Fore Dees Dees Miss Little Burger Dist Atty Burley Mitchell Hobgood Philip Hirschkop Alexandria American Civil Liberties Union Board of Directors Tetterton
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Burger Refuses To Reinstate Attorney In Miss Little Case

In Raleigh AP report, jurors inspect three crossword books and a newspaper with notations prosecutors say Miss Little, 21, wrote in Beaufort County jail before the 1974 escape attempt that ended with the killing of jailer Clarence Alligood. Burger refused a bid to reinstate Morris Dees to Miss Little's defense.

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Cathy Steele Roche Associated Press Raleigh N.C Joan Little Miss Little U.S. Supreme Court Warren E. Burger Morris Dees Dees Superior Court Hamilton Hobgood Clarence Alligood Beaufort County Alligood Hobgood D.C Roper Roger Gail David Washington U.S. Alty Ramsey Clark Burger
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Fred Astaire’s Mother Dies At Age Of 96

Beverly Hills California July 29 stroke claimed Ann Geilus Astaire mother of Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire Douglass She born December 22 1879 Omaha Nebraska married Frederick Austerlitz Austrian immigrant winery rep Widowed 1924 She took her children to New York to start their stage careers Funeral services pending Survived by three grandchildren and her daughter in Phoenix and a daughter in Ireland

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Beverly Hills Calif Ann Geilus Astaire Fred Astaire Adele Astaire Douglass
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