Court expands press rights in defamation ruling
The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, bars large damages for private defamation suits against press outlets and requires proof of actual malice by writers or editors. The ruling, urged by Justice Brennan and framed by Justice White as a boost for small outlets, could broaden nonmalicious reporting on health hazards, executive reputations, and social issues. The NY and Philadelphia case involved WIP radio and defamation claims over police raids on nudist publications.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Byron R. White
William J. Brennan Jr
Brennan
Philadelphia
WIP
George A. Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Federal District Court
New York Times
Associated Press
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Hugo L. Black
White
Thurgood Marshall
Potter Stewart
John M. Harlan
William O. Douglas
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Simon H. Rifkind
Douglas
House
Rifkind
Cholera Crisis Strains West Bengal Police Resources
In Krishnagar and Nadia district the cholera epidemic among East Pakistani refugees has claimed about 4,000 lives. Police are guarding rivers to prevent corpses from being dumped, leaving law enforcement stretched. Mass burials, shortages of fuel, hospital space, saline water, and medical staff accompany the crisis as refugees flood the region.
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Krishnagar
India
West Bengal
East Pakistan
Nadia
Calcutta
D. K. Ghosh
Bahadurpur
Ghosh
Convict Faces Graft and Larceny Charges in Vietnam Case
Convicted service member faces up to 19 years and a dishonorable discharge. He is charged with graft and larceny over 1967 68 service clubs in Vietnam. Accused of taking 25000 in bribes and diverting 7200 from a cigarette promotion to a coded Swiss bank account at Long Binh Post.
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Vietnam
NCO Open
Long Binh Post
NYC Traffic Walkout Paralyzes Daytime Commute
Unofficial estimates say over a million people were affected as a heat wave day walkout slowed autos and truck commerce. High speed expressways emptied into side streets, creating bottlenecks and delaying shipments from concrete to pretzels.
PBX Officers Meet During PBX Operator's Week in Decatur
PBX Club members gathered at Mrs. Sara McClanahan's home for a breakfast meeting with officers elected in May Jeri Jackson president Linda Eubanks vice president Lois Kitchens secretary Glenda Alvis treasurer. Several will attend a governor hosted coffee at the Governor's Mansion and a luncheon by South Central Bell advisers at the Decatur Inn.
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Decatur
Sara McClanahan
Jeri Jackson
Linda Eubanks
Lois Kitchens
Glenda Alvis
Alabama
South Central Bell Telephone Service
Virginia Reichen
Robbie Griggs
Decatur Inn
Teenagers Hurt in Double Car Crash Near Addison
A hospital spokesman said teens from Hartselle were injured when a car driven by Brown turned on Winston County Road 41 seven miles north of Addison. Mrs. Daniels, a passenger in a car driven by Cally N. Bradley of Moulton, and Keith L. Klement of Russellville were involved in a collision on Alabama 24 near Moulton. Both drivers escaped injury. The mishap occurred about 2:30 p.m.
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Brown
Winston County Rd
Addison
Daniels
Cally N. Bradley
Moulton
Bradley
Russellville
Keith L. Klement
Alabama
Mower and Tiller Theft Charged in Limestone County
Athens man Billy Wayne Knox, 29, faced two counts of grand larceny after a garden tiller and a power lawn mower were reported stolen from Mrs. Virginia Martin in the Copeland Community. Felix Randolph, 23, Elkmont, was charged with assault with intent to murder. a car window was shattered, wounding Elaine Coleman with flying glass.
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Athens
Capshaw
Limestone County
Gerald Bates
Bates
Billy Wayne Knox
Virginia Martin
Copeland
Felix Randolph
Elkmont 1
Elaine Coleman
School plan dispute centers on busing and neighborhood schools
The U S Department of Health Education and Welfare outlines two superintendent plans. One favors neighborhood schools under a temporary federal injunction while the government urges distributing grades across several schools with bus transport. Burkett cites lack of funds for remodels and buses as the hearing continues.
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U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Burkett
Albany Traffic Jam Thwarts Drivers And Gov Action
Refrigerated meat trucks stalled as drivers faced hours of delay on what should have been short routes. A tonic drink maker halted production when bottles did not arrive. Albany senators killed pension bills amid the tieup while Gov Rockefeller said he might call out the Guard if needed but not yet.
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Albany
State Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lindsay
Hartselle Woman News Tip Wins Daily Reward
Mrs. Rayburn Clark of 202 Wheeler Street earned $10 for a timely news tip about a stalled car being hit by a train in Hartselle. The incident caused no injuries. The Daily had advertised a weekly tip contest and she received a $5 prize plus a $5 subscriber bonus.
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Hartselle
Rayburn Clark
Wheeler Sr
Decatur Daily
Clark
DAILY
Viet Cong Defector Brother of Diplomat Reveals Reasons
Mai Van So, a 53 year old former Viet Cong major and brother of North Vietnamese diplomat Mai Van Bo, disclosed why he defected to Saigon. He described disillusionment with the National Liberation Front and praised his treatment by American and South Vietnamese troops after capture in 1969, detailing his wartime roles and POW experience.
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Mai van So
Saigon
Mai van Bo
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
France
Mai Wan So
25Th Infantry Division
Haunghia
Viet Cong
Cosmonauts Describe Salute Spacecraft Structure in Pravda
In an interview with Pravda the Cosmonauts outline Salute features. The craft shows a cone docking unit two meter cylinder sections and a four meter widening with a spherical bottom and four meter fuel tank. Two winglike solar panels extend from the craft.
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Communist Party
Pravda
Space Station
Feoktistov
Council dispute over 6th Ave ownership and parking ban
Councilmen debate 6th Avenue ownership with claims of Highway Department rights and an 80 foot city right of way. Herman Nelson, former state highway director, opposed the parking ban while Mayor Gunthorp was away at a Mobile convention. City Attorney notes vetoes apply only to ordinances, not resolutions.
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6Th Ave
Herman Nelson
Highway Department
Thomas
Nelson
Blackburn Commission
Tennessee Valley
Charles Gunthorp
Mobile
A. J. Coleman
Mrs Rayburn Clark Wins Daily News Tip Contest
Daily staffer presents Mrs Rayburn Clark of Hartselle with a ten dollar prize for the news tip of the week. She earns five dollars for the tip and five more for being a regular Daily subscriber. Photo by Tony Estes.
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Tony Estes
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