CBS Surrenders Unaired 60 Minutes Segments in Food Franchise Case
CBS Inc. surrenders unaired 60 Minutes material on alleged Wild Bill's food franchise fraud as U.S. District Judge Herbert Stern orders transcript and comments for defense review. CBS appeals to the 3rd Circuit while Wild Bill's seeks access to potentially exculpatory remarks. The case centers on alleged fraud and the conflict between press privilege and a fair trial.
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Newark
N.J
CBS Inc
60 Minutes
CBS
Timothy Dyk
Wild Bill’s Inc
Burgers
Mike Wallace
Wild Bill's
U.S
Herbert Stern
Wild Bill’s
Stern
Wild Bill
John J. Gibbons
3Rd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bittaker sentenced to death for five tortures and killings
Convicted torturer slayer Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker was ordered by Superior Court Judge Thomas Fredricks to be executed at San Quentin after a 3 2 week trial that included a taped recording of one victim’s pleas. If the sentence is upheld or reduced, it becomes 199 years and four months. Roy Norris, his accomplice, already pleaded guilty to five murders and other charges.
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Torrance
Calif
Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker
Superior Court
Thomas Fredricks
Bittaker
San Quentin Prison
California Supreme Court
High Court
Fredricks
Roy Lewis Norris
Norris
Burnett waits as jury weighs Enquirer libel claim
Carol Burnett described the waiting as like a dentist’s chair while six women and five men deliberate the libel suit against the National Enquirer. The jury, after six hours of first day deliberations, planned to resume at 9 a.m. PDT. Burnett attended court daily, saying she and supporters have created a moral victory by casting doubt on the tabloid’s reporting.
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Los Angeles
Carol Burnett
National Enquirer
Miss Burnett
Civic Center
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Enquirer
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Dillard’s Famous Makers
Fieldcrest
Bath
Cannon
Martex
Universal Ltd
Dillard's
Permian Mall
Odessa