High Court To Rule On Libel
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if libel suits require proving the truth or falsity of statements. It will review a Mississippi rancher’s $30,000 award against WMC-TV for allegedly starving cows. The court’s action follows rulings that public figures must prove falsity, while private citizens have a negligence standard.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Memphis, Tenn
Shelby Wilson
Wmc-Tv
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Wilson
Charles Bebe Rebozo
Nixon
Washington Post
Rebozo
High Court
Florida
Consumers urge safer air travel measures in Reagan letter
Washington AP reports consumer leaders led by Ralph Nader urged President Reagan to protect air safety as firing of PATCO members heightens controller strains. They warned of longer delays higher fares and fewer discount flights while signers include Stephen Brobeck Sandra Willett Matthew Finucane and Nancy Drabble along with several labor and safety groups.
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Washington
Reagan
Ralph Nader
Stephen Brobeck
Consumer Federation of America
Sandra L. Willett
National Consumers League
Matthew H. Finucane
The
Aviation Consumer Action Project
Nancy Drabble
Congress Watch
Association of Flight Attendants
Aviation Safety Institute
Conference On
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
National Council of Senior Citizens
National Transportation Safety Association
Finucane
Prisoners Count Demands Somewhat Reasonable at Graterford
Prison authorities say the 12 demands from inmates holding hostages at Graterford prison are somewhat reasonable. A Philadelphia Daily News columnist met with the ringleader, returning with a handwritten list of demands, while officials debate amnesty and conditions for Joseph Bowen.
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Graterford
Chuck Stone
Philadelphia Daily News
Stone
Kenneth Robinson
Pennsylvania
The
Pottstown Mercury
Joseph Bowen
Bowen
Mercury
Robison
Philadelphia
Kirk Wilson
Higher Postal Rates Good For Papers
Washington AP reports new postal rates may boost newspaper advertising inserts and reduce ads mailed. First class letters rise to 20 cents, post cards to 13 cents, with unchanged parcel post. Direct-mail groups contest recent changes but say large mailers may shift to newspaper inserts.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Pam Riley
The
Publishers Association
Postal Service
John Jay Daly
Direct Mail Marketing Association
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Joe Hogan
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Westchester County
N.Y
Amy Rowley
the Family Circus
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Hugo
Cmon, Hugo
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Gogsemver
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Beetle Bailey
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