Faulk awarded 3.5 million for false pro Communist labels
A New York jury granted John Henry Faulk 1 million dollars in compensatory damages against Aware Inc director Vincent Hartnett and Syracuse retailer Laurence Johnson and 1,250,000 in punitive damages against Aware and Hartnett for false pro Communist labels. Johnson estate exempt from punitive damages. Johnson died in a Syracuse motel before the trial end.
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New York
John Henry Faulk
Aware, Inc
Vincent W Hartnett
Laurence A. Johnson
Syracuse
N.Y
Johnson
Faulk
Aware
Hartnett
Nizer
State Supreme Court
Abraham N. Geller
Lawmakers clash over bolshevik idea and floor leadership
Davis presses a contentious plan while Rep. Bryan Lehmann critiques Bertrand former Earl Long floor leader. Northeast Louisiana lawmakers vote for the bill as five Monroe area reps are absent on leave. The House runs behind schedule. Senate adjourns until 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Rep
Bryan Lehmann
Bertrand
Earl Long
Davis
House
Senate
Republicans Call for Kennedy-Mideal Reform Help
United Press International reports Senator Keating urges Kennedy to meet GOP halfway to gain congressional support. In Mexico City a leftist placard mocks the Kennedy visit. In Oklahoma City former Governor Lodge urges Republican unity and action.
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United Press International
Washington
Kenneth ©. Keating
N.Y
Kennedy
Congress
Mexico City
Oklahoma City
John C. Lodge
Connecticut
Intruder Burglaries Linked In Coast Region Break-In
A burglary spree at a store has alarmed officials with seven break ins over two years. In the latest incident a roof entry netted $400 in cash. a white Buick linked to the suspects was found abandoned near Peck Stations after an earlier crime. Investigators, represented by Sheriff George McGee and others, described the scene as starting around 3 am with the intruder shot in the shoulder as he pulled beer from cases. the slain man wore gloves while others cut wires to the phone. The case draws in local deputies and a coroner. In a separate item from Monterey, Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station has chartered the TE Vega for use as a floating classroom with NSF funding for marine research cruises.
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Purvis Pontiac
Sicily Island
Peck
Sheriff's Department
Cowart
W.C. Knotts
George McGee
Max Good
Watson Higgins
C. A. McGuffee
Thomas Jackson
Charlie Passman
News-Star
Ted Husser
Monterey
Cali
Hopkins Marine Station
Stanford University
National Science Foundation
Stanford
Chiangs Forces Kept Alert By Defense Orders
Defense orders from Premier Chan Chen require Nationalist offices to relocate in case of war. Pescadores Islands are on special alert with live-fire drills and strengthened air patrols. The dispersal plan aims to move agencies to safe rural locations if Communist air attacks occur. Western officials note a Communist buildup near Fukien’s Nanping area, while Pearl Harbor reports say invasion fleet concentrations remain undetected.
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Taipel
Formosa
API
Chan Chen
Chiang — Kai-shek
Pescadores Islands
Pescadores
United States
Quemoys
Fukien
Quemoy
Matsu
China News
Nanping
Naping
Min River
Fonchow
Pearl Harbor
Moslem Grieves Over Decline Of Constantine City
In Constantine Algeria a Moslem Nationalist official laments a dying city as stalled construction halts and unemployment spread among workers. He notes abandoned 16 story apartment projects and idle tools while secret army terrorists failed to gain a foothold, yet European and Jewish quarters see closed stores.
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Constantine
Algeria
Secret
Faubus Campaign Encounters Technical Troubles In El Dorado
Gov. Orval Faubus opening his bid for a fifth term faced repeat campaign glitches in El Dorado Arkansas. While taping a statewide speech he suffered a broken tape machine and moved to a studio for the broadcast as about 2000 townsfolk listened. He attacked opponents including Sid McMath and Dale Alford while noting Arkansas senators’ long service and his earlier retirement plan.
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el Dorado. Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Union County
Faubus
David Cox
Werner
Sid McMath
MccMath
Hugh
Little Rock
National Guard
Central High School
Faulk defense exposed blacklisting in 1950s industry
In a high profile libel trial in New York an attorney Louis Nizer described defendants as vigilantes as Faulk and others testified about patterns of blacklisting in entertainment during the 1950s. The jury learned of the death of a 73 year old Johnson found in pajamas in his bed as deliberations continued.
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Prem
Faulk
Johnson
Donald J. Giancola
Syracuse
Supreme Court
Abraham N. Geller
Justice Geller
Geller
Aware
Hartnett
Freedom highway motorcades planned for July by CORE
The Congress of Racial Equality says it will stage freedom highway motorcades on July 15 in five southeastern states to desegregate restaurants and facilities. The Miami convention also outlined a nationwide drive to secure jobs for Negroes in major chain stores led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A Virginia suit against race references in about 300 laws is planned before September by Southern Christian Leadership Conference members.
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Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Miami
Fla
Charles R. Oldham
North
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Leonard W. Holt Jr
Norfolk
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Holt
Lanta Hotel Association
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
A. J. Cracy
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Albany
U.S. Justice Department
Augusta
Richmond County
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Transit Co
U.S
H. H. Grooms
Barberton teen in runaway car crash ends with tree hit
In Barberton Ohio a 19 year old driver Dean Blaser fought a stuck accelerator as the car leapt forward. He tried braking but the engine pulled the car on until brakes burned out. A passenger jumped from the vehicle before it crashed into a tree. Police noted Blaser could have turned off the ignition.
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Barberton
Ohio
Dean Blaser
Blaser
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