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Under "shield laws" in twelve states, newsmen can refuse to reveal their sources. But Oregon puts no such priority on freedom of the press. Last week in a nonjury trial, Annette was found guilty of contempt. Though she escaped a possible six-month jail sentence, she was fined $300. Editorial writers across the U.S. leaped to her defense. "Guilty of contempt or not," said the Eugene, Ore., Register-Guard, "Miss Buchanan has performed a public service" in pointing up serious questions. "The relationship between the press and civil authority, invaluable and unquestioned in more than a century of Oregon history...
...crux of the case involves an important conflict of loyalties. Should a reporter reveal the names of people when they could lead to the arrest of a criminal, or should he protect his sources and be prepared to go to jail. Miss Buchanan faces a six-month jail term and a fine...
...John F. Kennedy was a handsome, wealthy freshman Senator-and at 36, Washington's most eligible, elusive bachelor. In midsummer, after a six-month campaign for Jacqueline Bouvier's vote, Kennedy wrote to a wartime buddy: "I gave everything a good deal of thought, so am getting married this fall. This means the end of a promising political career, as it has been based up to now almost completely on the old sex appeal...
...That means a different styling. Our job is to get the confidence of the public back"-a clear if exaggerated implication that would-be buyers have lost confidence in the company. A.M.C.'s car sales have dropped 20% so far this year, and the firm reported a fiscal six-month loss of $4,200,000 on sales of $479 million...
...initiated incidents during the same period fell to a low of 798, a sign that the Communists were off balance and lying low. As a result, the kill count has dipped to a six-month low of 832 Reds a week...