High Court Acts Strengthen Press Freedom and Redistricting Rules
The Supreme Court overturned a $30,000 libel award to Time Inc. and reversed several reapportionment rulings in Florida Indiana and Missouri. The court set new standards for privacy cases and the one man one vote principle while agreeing to hear Virginia Beach districting. Justice White led the Florida decision with other actions supporting civil rights and corporate conduct rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Schweid
Washington
Supreme Court
Time, Inc
Florida
Indiana
Missouri
U.S
Virginia
New York
James J. Hill
Old Greenwich
Hill
William CO. Douglas
High Court
Byron R. White
White
Cision
Andit
Virginia Beach
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Senate
Willa Johnson
North Carolina
Charles Mclaurin
Charles Bears Cobb
Greenville
Miss
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Humble ‘Oil & Refining Co
Shell
Vietnam War Toll Rises for Texans to 454
The Defense Department counts 454 Texas deaths tied to Vietnam since 1961. The adjutant general reports 367 killed in action and 87 dead from noncombat causes. The statistic bases casualty status on where next of kin reside.
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Austin
Vietnam
Defense Department
Texas Adjutant General's Department
Pentagon
Texas
Uruguays Economy Shaken By Devaluations And Inflation
The Montevideo report outlines rising prices across the board as the peso slides, with gasoline and bread costs surging. Stores offer cash discounts while instalment plans lure buyers, banks see fewer collections, and a bank strike worsens the economic strain amid scarce money and high interest from lenders.
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Isaac A. Levi
Montevideo
Uruguay
Latin America
U.S
Marine chief pledges more U.S. troops for Vietnam action
Gen. Wallace M. Greene Jr. said additional American troops will be sent to Vietnam, with Westmoreland to receive more men. He noted no numbers or dates and said Marines can be moved quickly if needed, while denying a permanent Mekong Delta base was established.
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Bob Gassaway
DA Nang
South Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Wallace M. Greene Jr
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Greene
Mekong River
Delta
North Vietnam
Right Number Change Targeted by Ku Klux Klan Figure
In Fort Lauderdale the phone listing for Rev. J. W. Toomey, head of the Biracial Advisory Board, has a new owner. Leon Flynn of the National Knights of America says he learned of the former listing through calls from the parish and plans to change the number to thwart infiltration. He advocates aggressive action against enemies, citing Operation Prairie and helicopter strike tactics.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
J. W. Toomey
Leon Flynn
National Knights of America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
South Florida
Chamber of Commerce Forms Panel to Review State Criminal Procedure Code
Pampa chapter reports it follows Dallas Crime Commission in authorizing a committee to suggest changes to the state code of criminal procedure. The move reflects civic effort to reform legal rules and improve law enforcement processes.
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Pampa
UPI
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Crime Commission
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Hemphill S
13Th & Ave
Rae
Dewey Follett Bartlett
Tulsa
Oklahoma
State
Robert E. Lavender
Bartlett
Marietta
Ohio
Capitol Building
High Court Acts
Cate
Lubbock National Bank
Marine Chief
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Westmoreland
Lubbock Dodge, Inc
Texas Avenue
Lubbock, Texas
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