Cervantes Libel Suit Dismissed by Federal Judge
U S District Judge James H Mereditt dismissed a 12 million libel suit filed by St Louis Mayor A J Cervantes against Life Magazine over a May 26 1970 article alleging ties to the underworld The judge held Cervantes failed to prove malice or reckless disregard for the truth and did not rule on forcing sources to name them Cervantes plans to appeal the decision The article discussed the mayor s associations and his appointment of Morris Shenker as head of the city crime commission The court found four disputed paragraphs had little impact on the article overall and the printing of those paragraphs did not reflect reckless reporting
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U.S
James H. Mereditt
A.J. Cervantes
Life Magazine
Underworld
Cervantes
Denny Walsh
Meredith
Walsh
Morris Shenker
Shenker
FBI
Justice Department
Driver Learns Gas Tank Gone
In Hutchinson Kansas Mrs A J Williams and her son Darrell on a trip from Sterling to Hutchinson found their car seven miles from home with no gas tank. After initial confusion the tank was missing and a farmer located the vehicle and helped trace the route to a nearby field where the car with no tank was towed toward the town.
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Hutchinson, Kan
A. J. Williams
Hutchinson
Darrell
Sterling
Kan
Earl Fredricks South
Menus Listed With Day By Day Meals
Normal menus show ground beef pattie cates and cake on Tuesday with green beans and urns. Wednesday features suaciun g and tonmlues. Thursday offers pork and beans and Friday includes peas slaw and butter.
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Hel North Cellana
Jugnus
Charlie the Seal Outwits Navy At Pensacola Berth
In Pensacola Florida AP reports a seal named Charlie prevented workers from finishing the USS Lexington berth. Charlie boarded a barge, barked at intruders, and evaded crews including Lt. Lewis Zangas who lured him with mullet. Navy crews devised antiseal defenses as Charlie lingered nearby for years.
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Fla
Charlie
Pensacola Naval Station
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Ossian Butterfield
Public Works Center
Lewis Zangas
Florida Marine Patrol
Zangas
Florida
Hollywood Remakes Challenge Old Wisdom on Films
Hollywood producers ignore Samuel Goldwyn’s rule to avoid remaking great pictures. They mine vaults for familiar subjects hoping to recapture past audiences, citing hits like Wuthering Heights as proof a remake can still draw. American International’s 1939 classic stars Olivier and Niven, but the new take earned modest praise and solid box office.
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Samuel Goldwyn
David O. Selznick
Selznick
Goldwyn
Helen Hayes
Gary Cooper
Jennifer Jones
Rock Hudson
American International
Wuthering Heights
Laurence Olivier
Merle Oberon
David Niven
American-International
Thes
Moberly Escape Charges Dismissed
In Moberly Missouri two brothers, Michael McCaulley and Lloyd Albert McCaulley, had escape charges dropped after a conference with the city police chief and jail guard. John Port, assistant prosecuting attorney, said the case arose from an escape of Leonard Brooks, 25, from the jail during a disturbance on Tuesday night.
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Moberly, Mo
Moberly
John Port
Port
Michael McCaulley
Jackson
Lloyd Albert McCauley
SeMo Insurance Rates Reduced in Southeast Missouri
Missouri officials order the Missouri Inspection Bureau to cut fire and allied property insurance rates in Dunklin Mississippi New Madrid Pemiscot Scott and Stoddard counties to end discriminatory differentials. Governor McCaskill set Sept 30 deadline and forms a task force led by James C Scmitt to draft a new fire rating act for the 1972 legislature.
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William Y. McCaskill
Missouri Inspection Bureau
Missouri
McCaskill
Missouri Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Charles B. Brown
Southeast Missouri Association of Insurance Agents
Dunklin
Mississippi
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Scott
Stoddard
James C. Scmitt
Welfare rolls shrink slightly in May amid mixed signals
HEW reported 14,369,000 people on public assistance in May, a 0.3 percent drop from April, driven mainly by fewer families headed by unemployed fathers. The 10.2 million in the family aid program remain 25 percent higher than May 1970, with Puerto Rico and 19 states showing declines and several cutting benefits due to fiscal stress.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
John D. Twiname
Twiname
Puerto Rico
No Fault Divorce Takes Hold In Florida
In Florida the no fault dissolution of marriage replaces the old fault based system since July 1. Judges note reduced courtroom hostility and equal child custody considerations with alimony possible for men too. Examples include Ossole v. Ossolo and rising case numbers in Duval Hillsborough and Dade counties reflecting population growth and practice changes.
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Tallahasser
Fla
Florida
Sunshine State
Gerald Lewis
Miami Democrat
C. Pfeiffer ‘Trowbridge
Miami
Charles W. Ossolo
Suzanne
Jail Death Investigated in St Louis Inquest Planned
An inquest is planned into the death of Joseph Lee Wilson a 37 year old Herrin Illinois man who died in a St Louis jail cell after arrest for a disturbance. He had liver injuries a ruptured pancreas and fractured ribs and was examined at City Hospital before jail. A police officer was injured during the scuffle. Wilson father of five was to enter Cochran Veterans Hospital for bleeding ulcers and was alone in the cell before death. The inquest is set for Monday morning.
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ST. Louis
Herrin
Ill
Joseph Lee Wilson
Wilson
City Hospital
Cochran Veterans Hospital
Pinocchio would cost 12 million in today’s production
Walt Disney’s Pinocchio would require a budget above 12 million now, says animator Woolle Reitherman. He notes the film cost 2 million when made, cites low postwar cash flow, and recalls weekly salaries of 15 dollars as he discusses multiplane camera, detail, and experimentation used to create the film.
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Walt Disney
Disney Animator
Liberty Theater
Disney Animation
Woolle Reitherman
Reitherman
Jiminy Crickey
AMA chief Hall defends AMA amid health care obstruction claim
Dr Wesley W Hall 64 of Reno Nev new AMA president addressed National Press Club in Washington Hall denying charges from Sen Edward Kennedy that the AMA blocks health care reform. AP Wirephoto.
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Wesley W. Hall
Rena
The
American Medical Association
National Press Club
Washington
Hall
Edward Mrs Kennedy
D-Mass
Hage
County Clerk Ralph Martin Dies in Tuscumbia
Ralph O. Martin, 60, county clerk of Miller County, died at home in Tuscumbia on Wednesday. His widow survives. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Tuscumbia Baptist Church. Martin was serving his second term as county clerk.
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Ralph
Martin
Milles
Sigs
Tuscumbia Baptist Church
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