Athens Editor Given Prison for Misleading Headline
Yannis Horn of the Athens News was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined 3333 for a headline that claimed months recruited schoolchildren near Agnew. A three judge panel found the line aimed to create impressions though not mentioning bombs. Horn blamed a typesetting mishap.
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Yannis Horn
Athens
Ie Athens News
Preet Agnew
Horn
Agnew
Washington
Greece
Poets Find Avenues In American Street Names
Allen Tate notes Europe names streets for poets while the Greensboro Daily News column explores how U S cities honor poets in street, drive, and road names. Chicago Pasadena Los Angeles Indianapolis and California cities feature Goethe Shakespeare Byron Chaucer Riley Whittier avenues boulevards and more, suggesting readers may spot poetry in urban maps.
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Europe
W. C. Burton
Greensboro
N.C
Burton
Prof. Burton
Goethe Street
Chicago
John Greenleaf Whittier
California
Whittier Boulevard
Tate
Samuel W. Yorty
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rue de Vallee
Love on a motorcycle in a North Carolina crash
Anita W Fletcher 21 sued Walter L Hill 33 over a June 2 1969 motorcycle crash on Interstate 40 near Winston Salem NC after Hill asked for a kiss. Jury found Hill negligent and awarded Fletcher eight thousand dollars. Hill received nothing. No fault insurance coverage discussed.
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Anita W. Fletcher
Walter Lee Hill
Hill
North Carolina
FTC probes auto ads as claims escalate in hype
High power advertising claims about car acceleration, quiet operation, and other advantages have drawn FTC scrutiny. The agency demands documentation to curb exaggeration, protecting buyers while sparking some humor at the exaggerations seen in a competitive market.
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Soma
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Democrats seek reform after Harris exit from race
The withdrawal of Fred Harris from the Democratic presidential contest signals a clearer field for primaries and highlights concerns about campaign finance. Harris described his campaign as broke, while New York Mayor Lindsay moves toward candidacy, potentially aligning with liberal party factions and impacting left wing splintering.
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Washington
Fred Harris
Harris
Cahoma
Lindsay
New York
Imayor
Harris on the Democratic race and campaign finance pressures
The piece outlines Harris's view of the Democratic field with McGovern Lindsay Muskie Humphrey Jackson Kennedy and Yorty Millsto. It notes his campaign costs of about $50 000 monthly and critiques fundraising dynamics favoring major contributors. Harris laments not building a stronger organization and predicts continued losses if Democrats offer only more New Deal programs.
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McGovern
Lindsay
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Edward Kennedy
Sam Yorty
Wilbur D. Mills
Harris
Herbert Allen Jr
New York
Trarvis
George Wallace
America
Atrant
Ita
Fred Harta
Southern California transportation report pushes freeways
A club report argues for expanding freeways in Southern California, noting only lip service to environmental concerns. It details costs, pace of construction, and the heavy reliance on private cars, raising questions about a shift to mass transit or a regional mobility system.
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Southern California
Automobile Club of
California
Citch
Auto Club
WML
el B
Cuba Nears Breakout From U S Quarantine Amid Chile Visit
Fidel Castro’s Chile trip signals Latin American shifts toward easing Cuba’s 1984 OAS quarantine. Nations like Allende’s Chile, Mexico, Barbados, Colombia, Jamaica, Peru and others show varying links with Havana while Brazil resists. U S influence wanes as regional attitudes shift and Moscow’s stance on revolution complicates ties.
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Fidel Castro
Chile
Cuba
Organization of American States
OAS
United States
Castro
U.S
Salvador Allende Gossens
Mexico
Barbados
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Jamaica
Peru
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Costa Rica
Panama
Venezuela
Brazil
Allende
Casto
Allenda
Che Guevara
Moscow
Latin Ameria
Opinions clash over leadership and talent claims
The remarks challenge the notion of universal “best buys” and mock loud advocacy for new cars. They warn that many leaders outnumber available followers and that scattered individuals dispute assertions of unusual talent.
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Eugenes McCarthy
Tom Wicker
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Aris Weon Dent
Press-Telegram
Southern
Seatifornia
Gilbert Bailey
By Phil Newsort
United Press International
China
Soviet Union
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