Trial in Winchester revisits Scot and NBC libel suit
A six member jury in Winchester Tenn hears evidence in a $6 million libel suit against NBC and the film Judge Hart and the Stottsboro Boys. Victoria Street, a defendant in the drama, testifies about alleged redactions and false light portraying her as a whore. The case spans decades of coverage and disputed details from the famous nine black defendants and the two white women involved in the Scottsboro case.
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Hazing death suit seeks $10 million vs college and government
Agnes Fitzgerald sues St Johns University and the U S government for 10 million, saying failure to provide safe initiation contributed to the stabbing death of her son Thomas Fitzgerald during an Army ROTC initiation at St Johns in New York City on November 5. The fight involved an enemy officer role play when James Savino stabbed Fitzgerald in the chest amid a confrontation over a prisoner offering no score.
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Majors signs retirement pact to return to Six Million Dollar Man
Lee Majors reached a settlement with Universal and ABC to return to The Six Million Dollar Man after weeks of production delays. An amicable deal reportedly includes Pawcett-Majors Prodnelians projects for Majors and his wife. Farrah Pawcett-Majors remains off Charlie’s Angels as Spelling-Goldberg sues. Cheryl Ladd fills in.
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Terror bomb hits Tel Aviv market. 20 injured
A pine bomb exploded under a vegetable stand in a crowded Tel Aviv suburb market, killing no one and injuring 20. The Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility, opposing Begin's settlement policy. Also notes Begin drafting ideas for a Middle East peace settlement and other international updates.
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Detroit Strikes Halt City Services Amid Heatwave
The Detroit strike grounds 4000 city workers stopping garbage collection and other services while 451 emergency cars remained unanswered. Police replacement crews, phone operators walking off, and tense street conditions marked the day as officials weigh longer-term fallout. Meanwhile a Ford recall affects 295000 Econoline Vans and Club Wagons from 1975 to 1977. A federal gasoline tax proposal to fund carpool programs is floated in Washington and a nursing murder trial jury seeks charge clarification after eight days of deliberation.
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Union winshands down at Namil Manufacturing
Imlay City Michigan Namil Manufacturing Co agrees to end requiring assembly line workers to raise their hands to go to the bathroom. The firm also will pay back wages to workers disciplined for refusing the rule in a one day protest over unresolved grievances.
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Marx improving after pneumonia treatment at Cedars Sinai
Comedian Marx Groucha Marx, 86, is in fair condition at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles recovering from pneumonitis after hip surgery. He was readmitted two weeks ago for pneumonia treatment and may have a delayed release date, per a hospital spokesman.
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