Jury Gets Goldwater Libel Case
In New York the $2 million defamation suit by former Sen. Barry Goldwater against Fact magazine and publisher Ralph Ginzburg goes to a nine member jury after a 46 minute charge. Judge Tyler instructs unanimity, defines actual malice, and notes the burden on Goldwater to prove falsity. The stings accuse Goldwater of immorality, homosexuality, paranoia and liken him to Hitler and a mass murderer. Jury must first decide if Goldwater was damaged before considering damages.
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Fact
Ralph Ginzburg
Harold B. Tyler Jr
Goldwater
Hitler
Evacuation at Resurrection City Amid Mud and Cold Rain
Hundreds of residents shielded in A frame shelters as rain drenched bedding and belongings. An official said 3,000 residents faced an exodus with 80 percent planning to leave while authorities planned vaccinations and gravel to pave grounds. Rev Jackson urged continued protests despite mud and police. James Jackson of the U S Communist Party visited Hanoi and conferred with Ho Chi Minh and other leaders.
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Jackson
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Resurrection City
Capitol Hill
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Tokyo
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U.S
Communist Party
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Vietnam
Hanoi
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United States
People of the
Senate Votes Crime Bill Defying Supreme Court
The Senate approved a crime bill with a two year 400 million dollar federal grants program to aid state and local police and research into new tactics. It authorizes wiretapping under court orders and broadens gun controls while House approved only the Safe Streets provisions. Some senators expect a presidential veto over the contested confessions and lineup tests. Irving Feist elected president of the Boy Scouts of America in Chicago.
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Chicago
Irving Feist
New Jersey
Boy Scouts of America
Johnson
John L. MacClellan
D-Ark
McKee Official Denies GAD Charge Allegations
Henry Harbordt, vice president and Los Angeles division manager for McKee, said he was amazed by the GAD charges and found them entirely erroneous. He noted an independent lab inspected concrete on the job and stressed payment would not occur if there were issues. McKee remains on a four phase project at the hospital. Col Whitney Ashbridge, VA construction head, called the Long Beach hospital well built and durable for veterans and the community, and he attended last fall’s dedication.
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GAD
Henry Harbordt
Vict
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Harbordt
Whitney Ashbridge
Washington
Long Beach Hospital
Col. Ashbridge
Bad Buy Toy Blows Smoke and Burns Children
Plymouth England shopkeepers were warned not to sell a toy monkey that blows smoke rings to children. The chief inspector of weights and measures, Ronald Billings, said the toy when lit burns with an oily flame strong enough to burn a child. It costs 9 cents and is sold in candy stores across Britain.
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Plymouth
England
Ronald Billings
Britain
De Gaulle Weighs Crisis as France Faces New Protests
Workers, students and farmers prepared fresh demonstrations hours before Charles de Gaulle’s nationwide address. Observers expected he would propose settlement outlines and possibly a referendum on reforms expanding participation in government, factories, and education amid two weeks of upheaval.
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de Gaulle
General Confederation of Workers
France
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