Court Broadens Freedom of Press in Key First Amendment Ruling
The Supreme Court broadened press protection for reporting on public figures involved in news events. It voided a $500,000 libel verdict against The Associated Press over Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker’s 1962 University of Mississippi actions while sustaining a $460,000 judgment against Curtis Publishing Co. in the Wallace Butts case. The decision extended qualified libel immunity to prominent individuals beyond officials, stressing public interest in reporting on influential figures. The Walker ruling cited no malice and emphasized press freedom in covering public conduct during campus unrest linked to James Meredith.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Edwin A. Walker
Associated Press
Texas
John M. Harlan
Walker
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Warren
Hugo L
U S Jets Hit Rail Lines North of Hanoi in Vietnam War
US Air Force jets attacked three rail lines north of Hanoi blowing up loaded tank cars and damaging locomotives and cars. Navy and Air Force aircraft flew 100 missions over North Vietnam while continuing raids on northern targets and a power plant. One Phantom was shot down near the DMZ, crew rescued.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Air Force
Thailand
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South China Sea
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Quang Tri
North Carolina Scenic Drive Tour From Greensboro to Linville Falls
A tour suggestion by a local service station chain highlights major attractions across North Carolina. From Greensboro relics and Duke Chapel to Raleigh museums and the Blue Ridge Parkway, the route covers Alamance Battle site, Hillsborough, Morehead Planetarium, and Tweetsie Railroad with scenic hikes and park sights along U.S. routes and interstates.
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Greensboro
Church Street
W. C. Porter
O. Henry
P. Lorillard Company
East Market Street
Alamance Battle- Cramp
Hillsborough
George
Chapel Hill
University OF North Carolina
Morehead Planetarium
Morehead-Patterson
South Rd
Route 54
Research Triangle
Mariner 5 To Seek Life On Venus
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP launch crews prepare to lift Mariner 5 on an Atlas Agena booster for a 1 47 a m EDT liftoff to probe Venus atmosphere and search for life. The mission trails the Soviet Venus 4 by two days and aims to measure temperature density magnetic fields and radiation to assess life prospects.
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Jim Strothman
Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Mariner 5
Soviet Union
U.S
Venus
William Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Pickering
Earth
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James Meredith
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Meredith
George McArthur
Tri
King George's
Durham
Duke University
Duke Chapel
Washington Duke
Sarah Duke
U.S. 15
Winston. Salem
Alamance
Planetarium
Univ, OF KC
J. Ss. Dorton
State Fairgrounds
Raleigh
State Legislative
Hall OF History
State Education
Edenton
Salisbury Streets
North Carolina Museum OF Art
Morgan Street
Capitol Square
State College
U.S. 1
Southern Pines
Grandfather Mountain
Blue Ridge Parkway
Winston-Salem
Reynolds Tobacco Company
U.S. 421
Mountain Country
Pinehurst
Clarendon Gardens
Linden Road
Candor
Deep Gap
Rockies
U.S. 221
Blowing
Blowing Rock
U.S. 321
John’s River
Try
Julian Price Memorial Park
Blue Ridge Range
Black Rock Cliffs Cave
Linville Caverns
Linville Falls
Morganton
Hickory
Mocksville
The
Petroleum Institute
Linville Gorge
Alamanc
Battleground
Asheboro
NAT
U.S. Highway
Home
North Carolina
Dept. of Conservation & Development
Raleigh, N.C
State of North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
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