Word: libels
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...present moment Americans are loudly praising our freedom of the press and insisting that all other nations should do as we do, but if freedom of the press confers the license to misrepresent and antagonize a friendly country, to insult and libel her sovereign, then our version of a free press is likely to invite and deserve both ridicule and resentment...
That did it. Professional protesters cleared their throats and gave tongue. As the hysteria mounted and the astonished General shinnied up the nearest tree, the angry clamor drowned out the less exciting things, that Morgan had also said. Prominent Jews shrieked: "Savors of Naziism . . . palpably anti-Semitic ... an outrageous libel. . . ." Comedian Eddie Cantor bought two full columns of advertising space in the New York Times (price: $660) to shout in 12-point type...
...part-time job with J. David Stern's New Dealing Philadelphia Record at $150 a week, but made $50,000 a year from the Merry-Go-Round. He insists that he had to hand big chunks of it to lawyers, since Merry-Go-Round produced almost as many libel suits as scoops...
...Foreign Minister, said Dr. Adrogue (even before President Edelmiro Farrell could threaten him with libel charges), wouldn't let the vigilance board liquidate the potent firms (estimated value: $24,000,000) of Nazi Agent Ricardo Staudt, onetime officer in the Elite Prussian Guard. Asked Buenos Aires' staunch, prodding La Vanguardia: "Is this favoritism on the part of Sr. Cooke due to the fact that Sr. Staudt ... is the principal financier of the [Perón for President] campaign...
When Pullman sued for libel, the District Court dismissed the case. It held that neither unions nor their officials could be sued, because they are voluntary organizations. The Appellate Court reversed this ruling, decided that unions cannot be sued but that union officials...