Enquirer ruled magazine not newspaper in Burnett libel case
A California judge ruled that the National Enquirer is a magazine not a newspaper, limiting statutory protection in comedian Carol Burnett's $10 million libel suit. If treated as a newspaper, liability could drop to about $250, according to Burnett's lawyers. The article involved Burnett's dispute over a 1976 Washington restaurant incident with Henry Kissinger. The Enquirer printed a retraction later, and the judge rejected a bid for mistrial after Carson attacked the case on Tonight Show.
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Los Angeles
National Enquirer
Carol Burnett
Superior
Peter Smith
The
Enquirer
Smith
Johnny Carson
Document on Joseph Smith III succession shocks Mormon debate
In Salt Lake City AP reports a document claiming Joseph Smith Jr named his son Joseph Smith III as successor to his presidency could challenge Brigham Young as rightful leader. Rev. Wesley Walters and church spokesman Jerry Cahill discuss authenticity, succession rules, and potential impact on LDS history.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Smith Jr
Brigham Young
Smith
Church Historical Department
Wesley Walters
Illinois
Walters
Jerry Cahill
Young
Utah
Mormon Church
Reorganized Church
Joseph Smith III
Independence
Council of the Twelve
Marissa Presbyterian Church
Marissa
Ill
Thomas Bullock
Mark William Hofmann
Bullock
Joseph
Record price paid for coin in Detroit area
Two suburban Detroit coin dealers spent 325000 to buy an 1911 Canadian silver dollar, one of the world’s rarest coins, making it the most expensive 20th century coin on record. The price could rise to around two million in coming years, said buyers Joseph Carlton and David Hirschman of the Birmingham firm.
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West Bloomfield, Mich
Detroit
Joseph Carlton
David Hirschman
Birmingham
Agnew Bribery Case Defers Immediate Repayment Demand
Maryland judge rejected the state's bid for urgent repayment by former Vice President Spiro Agnew of 200000 in alleged bribes, citing need for testimony. Trial remains set for April 20 as Agnew’s lawyer sought delay. Agnew, now a Palm Springs consultant, has pleaded no contest to income tax evasion in 1973.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Anne Arundel
Bruce C. Williams
Williams
Agnew
Palm Springs
Calif
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