Dangerous Threats To Freedom Of The Press
A debate from courtrooms to editorial desks on preserving free press rights amid curbs after the Sam Sheppard ruling. The American Bar Association and ACLU push for restraint, while judges and editors warn against prior restraint and champion open coverage of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Dr. Sam Sheppard
Press
Bar
Thomas J. Gold
American Bar Association
American Civil Liberties Union of
Southern California
Orlando
Florida
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Bar Association Committee
Hoffa's Supreme Court Appeal Highlights Constitutional Questions
Editorial notes Hoffa's appeal of his 1964 jury tampering conviction to the Supreme Court. It links his case to Gideon Escobedo and Miranda, cites Fourth Fifth and Sixth Amendment issues, and recalls the 1962 to 1964 trial sequence with Partin as key witness amid broader Teamsters pension-fund intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Supreme Court
James R. Hoffa
Gideon
Escobedo
Miranda
Supreme Court
Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Justice Department
Edward Grady Partin
Teamsters Defense Headquarters
Partin
A. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Teamster
Union Pension Fund
Teamsters
Washington
Marble Palace
Pearson Defends Reagan Record In GE Protest
Drew Pearson disputes General Electric letters about Ronald Reagan links to GE and his role in GE Theater. He argues GE cannot erase past ties and questions whether Reagan agreed with sponsor views. He notes GE executives claim Reagan hosted plant audiences and glamor visits to GE plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Ge-Reagan
International Union of Electrical Workers
Reagan
Reagan Work History and GE Labor Conflicts Detailed
The notes recount Reagan's association with General Electric amid 1952 labor strife, including pro and anti communist unions, a Senate report on UE and IEU battles, and GE's later criminal conviction in 1961. It notes Reagan joined GE in 1954, stayed eight years, and left in 1962 as GE began reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Reagan
United Electrical Workers
CIO
IEU
General Electric
General Electric Corp
Ronald Reagan
Screen Actors Guild
Market planners defer until fall for Southern Furniture Exposition
The Southern Furniture Exposition builds toward a record showing with a plan to delay opening until fall to allow full decorating work. Space contracts expand the market footprint as Lane, Kroehler, and Stanley take large areas, while parking and transit provisions emerge to handle hundreds of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Heer
Lane
Kroehler
Stanley
High Point
Sears, Roebuck
Three-M
K. R. Huggins
Scotchguard
Bill King
Community Concert Association
The
National Ballet
Frederic Franklin
High Point College
Raymonda
Washington
Ballet Armers
Gil Gray
Coy
Pat) Williard
Williard
North State Telephone
Dental Society
Thomasville
Woman’s Club
Better Homes and Gardens
Barn Theater
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George C. Edwards Jr
Sam Sheppard
Cleveland Papers
Sheppard
Clarence Earl Gideon
Danny Escobedo
Ernesto A. Miranda
James Riddle Hoffa
Nashville
Commercial Carriers Inc
Drew Pearson
California
Mr. Reagan
Tremely
Sternon
R. L. Sharpe
J. F. Bogle
Presbyterian Home
Viet Nam
Freedom
High Point Enterprise
Associated Press
Ais. A
Sun . Sund
N.C
Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
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