Word: libellous
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Columnist Higgins, a lesson in libel...
Still, John Howe's personal unfamiliarity with the assessment process is unusual. Alderman Puglia calls Howe "the most unqualified assessor in the history of Massachusetts." In a deposition under oath during assessment victim Cosmo Capobianco's libel suit against Howe, Howe admitted that he has had "very little" training in the real estate business, and that he did not know the most important and elementary concept an assessor must learn--the three basic methods of appraising the value of real estate...
...interview with The Crimson, called Capobianco a Ralph "crony ... who has done nothing but steal from the city of Somerville on payroll jobs in the county." The man who personally raised Capobianco's taxes, John Howe, has publicly labeled Capobianco a "political parasite"--prompting Capobianco to sue for libel. The suit is still pending. "There's no question Howe has used assessments as a political tool," Capobianco says...
...Last week Tower refused to shake hands with Krueger, who has yet to apologize for the mailing of the article. That's serious business in a state that prides itself on hospitality, cleanliness and godliness. And to top it all off, Tower is now threatening to sue Krueger for libel...
...Farrow as the jilted lover of Linnet's new husband; George Kennedy as her American lawyer, trying to hide his raids on her assets; Jack Warden as a doctor who feels Linnet has been slandering him; and Angela Lansbury, who is about to lose a libel suit Linnet has brought against her. There are also a mistreated maid and a handsome young Communist who have their class differences to settle with...