Press to insure First Amendment costs for smaller papers
Editorial notes a dispute between The New York Times and a New Jersey court over reporter notes in a murder case. The Times faced 285000 in fines plus legal costs, highlighting the risk to small papers. The press plans an insurance program offering up to 1 million per case to cover First Amendment legal costs and to prevent papers from folding over such fights.
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New York Times
New Jersey
The
Times
the Times
Press
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Jack C. Landau
Reporters Committee Forreedom of
Ser
Judicial Branch
Winter Olympic security plan under military guard
The 1980 Lake Placid Games secure measures totaling 80 million dollars from the U S military to guard against terror threats akin to the 1972 Munich attack. Ground radar seismic sensors night vision ambulances helicopters and 300 body bags are included though a counter terrorist strike force was rejected. an armored personnel carrier will be provided as part of the plan.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
U.S
Olympic Village
Army
Beyond the Bottom Line How Brown argues for social goals in business
Dean emeritus Courtney Brown contends that firms must align economic aims with societal values beyond profits. He argues capitalism requires collaboration with society to avoid heavy regulation and preserve open markets, warning overemphasis on profits erodes democracy and freedom.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Courtney Brown
Brown
Courtney C. Brown
Columbia
Esso
CBS
Macmillan
Corporation
Today in History Highlights and Birthday Notices
On this date in history notable events include the founding of the San Francisco mission in 1776, the 1871 Chicago Fire at Mrs O Leary's barn, a 1903 U S China treaty, Hauptmann indictment in 1934, Truman atomic secrets sharing in 1945, Solzhenitsyn Nobel Prize in 1970, 1973 Middle East warfare, Chicago demonstration recall ten years ago, Franklin National Bank insolvency five years ago, and renewed peace talks in 1976. Birthdays include Jessie Jackson 37 and Spark Matsunaga 63.
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San Francisco
Chicago
O'Leary
United States
China
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles Lindberg
Harry Truman
Britain
Canada
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Middle East
Israel
Franklin National Bank
U.S
Egypt
Washington
Jessie Jackson
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Castro's shift to Soviet loyalty shapes Cuban stance
The piece profiles Fidel Castro as a subdued ally of the Soviet Union, transforming from a disruptive Latin American rebel to a trusted partner. It notes Cuba as a Soviet beachhead with reconnaissance and anti imperialist aims, while hints at unwillingness to abandon support for national liberation movements when conditions ripen. It also questions whether Castro and Moscow will shift tactics further to benefit revolutionary aims.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Castro
Cuba
Caribbean
Defense Intelligence
Moscow
Cuban
U.S
Latin America
Long
Russell Long
D-La
Senate
Ted Kennedy
Meany retires as AFL CIO leader after 25 years
Ailing at 85, George Meany steps down after a quarter century guiding AFL CIO. Lane Kirkland succeeds as secretary treasurer with potential leadership shifts and internal debate on policy, scope, and the federation’s future role amid a shifting labor landscape.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of State
Democratic Congress
Meany
Lane Kirkland
Kirkland
Mr. Big
Jerry Wurf
New Times
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