European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. July 26, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 9 lib eled author awarded $800,000 London Al t a High Nuri jury awarded millionaire a Melisa and former Pii Luncian jellies Archer a record in libel damages Fri May. After More than four hours of Deli cration. Hie jury unanimously agreed thai Archer had been lib eled by n i Story mlle Siar newspaper Las full saying he had sexual Intercourse with prostitute Monica cough fan and tried to pay her ,2qoloavoiila scandal. The newspaper also must pay Legal costs of j 1.12 million Archer whose Book include Kane and Abel and first among equals resigned his Posl As Deputy chairman of i prime minister Margaret Archer Thatcher s conservative party Alicr newspaper stories linked him with the prostitute. The Star argued in court thai is Story was True although editor Lloyd Turner did not present evidence during the trial. The trial has been front Page news in Britain s a Lional newspapers since it began in the High court on july 6. Courtroom seals were As sought after As those for a hit play. The judge sir Bernard cart Field told the jury in summing up the Case Hal they were hearing As big a libel action As has Ever been tried in this ctn Iury he told the eight Man four woman jury Hal if they found Archer was lib eled. The incs awarded should be " i message to the world that Llic accusations were under British Law in is up the jury 10 deride in the amount of damages Lei he awarded in mule med libel eases. No figures Are suggested by lawyer or the judge. Caulfield told jurors they should run allow their imagination to run riot or award massive damages just for Devil ment but should decide upon a sensible sum reflecting inc seriousness Southi libel. Don l worry whether the Star newspaper has the Money. Just make your the judge said. Archer s lawyer Robert Alexander had asked for unspecified enormous damages borrowing a title from one of Archer s novels he said whatever amount you reach. 1 suggest Jeffrey Archer is entitled to just that not a Penny More nor a Penny less " Archer s woes began in october when in Lilan began telephoning him. Claiming the press was hound ing her because a client tipped Ofta newspaper Aboul Lite alleged . He Lold the court he never met the woman and gave her Money because he Felt sorry for her and wanted to help her escape reporters Nono suppress a sex scandal. News of the world reported the payment Nide through a middleman in october and Archer resigned hours later. The following week the Star published a Story ally ing he and Coghlan had sexual Intercourse sept. S-1 in a hotel near Victoria station. Archer also is suing news of the world but acted against the Star first because of its More direct allegation i am innocent he shouted on the witness stand. There is Only one thing that matters in this court of Law. 1 have never Mei this girl. I have never had sexual inc course. With her. And that is the Coghlan insists Alliry had sexual Intercourse bul said most of the a Thor material in the sur s Story was inac curate based on an interview with a Nephew she de scribed As a compulsive in. During 16 hours of Les Limo the Petite Well dressed Vroman wept Miyei Tenily. "11 was him she said. Pointing ill Archer. "1 had no difficult seeing his face. I was l gun Tup of him the whole time she c led at Archer Why arc you doing this 10 me wily arc you doing this to your wife Archer s wife Mary attended the trial daily and took the. Witness stand to discuss in Imale details of i hair 21-Yeur marriage. Ai one Point she denied Coghlan s statement Hal her husband s skin was rough and blemished last fall. The judge told the jury to consider the archers marriage in i hair deliberations. Is Jeffrey Archer in need of cold unloving. Rubber insulated sex he asked. Remember Mary Archer in the Wilness Box. Is she right when she says 10 you. You May think with delicacy Jeffrey and 1 Lead a full life Archer was elected to the House of commons in 1969 Al age 29. Becoming the youngest member of parliament in history. His political ambitions appeared dashed when a business failure left him in severe financial Straits but he built a lucrative career As a novelist using his Politi Cal background to write popular fiction. In the Archer novel first among equals a prostitute threatens a politician s career. Cotton Candy aussie style fourteen year old in Wilson of sprig Hood Australia just can t resist tilling a bile out if a want snowball in rolled Roget la r after Hii run Hometown area in the Blue mountains was blanketed heavily thursday. The people within .15-Mili radius of Sydne int is Surprise cold Nup Uii til by guardsman Dies in legionnaires like outbreak Salt Lake City will health officials Levit in to find Oul How several National guardsmen contracted a la Gion Nair Tilte disease that killed one Man suy n could have come from dust of Insch Salonga Road they were building. Eleven members it the 1457th of apr in Lold doctors they got sick almost immediately after working on a Dirl Road during training exercises last in nah Al Camp William in sail Lake county officials said. Guardsman Leslie Lau ii Pun. 3-1. Of Wellington died thursday Muring at Cas Leview Hosp Al in True where an other Man Wai listed in t in , Oft Ici ils said. Lureau of epidemiology Ilir Clor fruit Nichols said Davenport died from pneumonia and Boih men disc uni a characteristics of legionnaires disease the disease is a form of ileum Gnu and is treated with Anli biopics lung i Suc cultures liken from the stricken guardsmen in i acc did Noi immediately indie ale Disi jew was present Nichols said adding tic cult irs i hot in Luce evidence i the Dis ease be Erlda so grow. I Usu Len l Rule legionnaires disease Iii i hindi linked to the disease first acc Beni cd and named when it killed 24 people Al a Juls l j7b american legion convention in Philadelphia he said was Glrst reported the Ennst like cause of the Nulu a . Ului he added. "1 think the of jul ih.i1 Soldier had been ill Lur a lung period Lime Belore he died is nut Tuini Tible with my Ullh no l also Are the possibility of a just by inc Lunt Tus or a viral illness Toum Jve been spiced from an Zileck d . Ii in was a Slusi he Rne disease in could to that the soil Tir i ism is leu in one part it the rid and Only this unit was exposed Nichols said. If there is .1 ii Minn organism in Suil. Health of a Skuld Hose reported other rates from other pm Puli a in be the Aiea Vichols Tolj rep Wirters. Rank it i Urlow ilirrckn1 Al the in ugh East in t Lah Dis int health in Reni. 11 Nii Mars of tie unti Sun Fol Tir in icel help alter to my str Ken while do Iii Onmi Rution " the pm it Vii King Oun a Road Loti strik Ritj a , work no in .1 re la Levels Dusl . And Khevsi a the help As ,1 result of Espir airy he Sud there were also a Iii of Sec hues thai Luald mail to to
