Court backs press freedom after 700 years of history
The Supreme Court unanimously protects newspapers from damages for libel when criticizing public officials unless actual malice is proven. The ruling, written by Justice Brennan, marks a landmark in press rights, tracing limits on government criticism from Britain’s licensing to America’s early restraints.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Hugo Black
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Britain
United States
Congress
Negotiator Sees Slowing of Arms Race Possible
US disarmament chief William Foster returned optimistic about progress at the Geneva talks on slowing the arms race. He and Secretary of State Dean Rusk pointed to possible halts on fissile material production and a freeze on nuclear weapons, with talk of measures to prevent surprise attacks.
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United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Moscow
Dean Rusk
Senate
Geneva
United Nations
Thant
U.S
William C. Foster
Washington
U.S.S.R
Rusk
Lottery Embezzler Sentenced in Poland for Gambling Debts
Marian Kofel, a lottery enthusiast, received a 15 year prison term and a $20,000 fine for embezzling $54,000 to cover gambling debts. He sold 16 state owned threshing machines, 13 tractors, and 23 horse carts during 1962 63 to raise funds.
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Lottery Fanatic
Warsaw
Poland
UPI
Marian Kofel
Cat Audition At London Vaudeville Theater
UPI reports the Vaudeville Theater in London holding an audition for a cat to play Mister Tanner in Everybody Loves Opal. The ad seeks an elderly calm feline for a two week tour ending with an April 1 opening, with pay at least one tin of cat food per performance. Auditions Wednesday March 11 at 12 noon with the director. an understudy will also be chosen.
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London
UPI
Vaudeville Theater
Wiener
Vaudeville
Mister Tanner
Dowager Queen Elisabeth Receives Szold Prize in Brussels
In Brussels Dowager Queen Elisabeth of Belgium accepted the Henriette Szold prize worth 1000 dollars. The award honors her wartime efforts saving thousands of Jewish children during World War II and was presented at her Stuyvenberg residence.
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Brussels
Belgium
UPI
Elisabeth
Henriette Szold
The
American Zionist League
Stuyvenberg
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Sears) Roebuck and .Co
Sears
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Lith and
Gore Lawton, Okla
Allied van Lines
Silvertone
U.S.A
Sears and
Save
Mith and
Gore Lawton, Oklahoma
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