European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse M Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes sunday july 22,1990 awarded to news source by the new York times the Minnesota supreme court ruled Friday that a newspaper s Promise to conceal the identity of a news Rev. Vul tvs Tai me Juei Uin source was not an enforceable Oral contract. V l decision overturned a lower courts ruling that had upheld a $700,000 award to a Man who was identified in Minneapolis and St. Paul newspapers after reporters for the two papers promised him he would not be named. _ a la or specializing in first amendment issues Bruce w. Sanford hailed the decision. Because of the earlier damage award he said some news sources had begun trying to negotiate in detail How confidential information could be used and even to demand that an article would be Given the slant sought by the source under the threat of a contract violation suit if they were not satisfied. But other lawyer and news organizations said they considered it wrong for the newspapers to have printed the source s name. And they warned that the Ncwspa-5??i? have the effect of making it More uie client of mailing a a 1 reporters t0 gain the Trust of people. Elliot a. Rothenberg the lawyer for news source uan Cohen said the ruling would be appealed to the . Supreme court. Lawsuits involving similar issues have Arisen else deep studies a diver Mark Dixon watches As the submarine Delta slips underwater in the Gulf of Maine 22 Miles off the coast of Massachusetts. The submarine is part of an educational program for High a bidets to show the Ocean environment t he National undersea foundation at the University of Connecticut sponsors the High school aquanaut program. Where in the country recently but the Minnesota ruling will not directly affect them. In its ruling Friday the state court dismissed $200,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages that a jury had awarded to Cohen. The jury found that the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer press were guilty of breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation. Ini Cphen working for an advertising Agency employed by a political candidate told the reporters Avle Odi Date a opponent had been convicted of shoplifting in 1970, the conviction had been vacated leaving no Public record of it. R reporters objections their editors pub 5cohen a name and identified him As the source of the information. O David Hall who was executive editor of the Pioneer press at the time and is now editor of the record in Bergen county n.j., said Friday he believed the source of the information was More important than the information itself and that Many of those involved with the Campaign knew Cohen was peddling the information while Only the voters did not know. A his mid-40s, was dismissed from his Job the Day after his name was published and has since started his own Agency. Reported Gay Lover of Forbes arrested in blackmail threat by new Day new York a a Man who reportedly told a supermarket tabloid that he and the late Malcolm Forbes were Lovera was arrested Friday for allegedly trying to blackmail Forbes and his family. George k. Warnock 24, was released by a . Magistrate after being charged with two counts of sending r�?7 vi�4.6lu a Rigi Iwu Lumbis or sending threatening letters to Forbes last year and one count of sending a threatening letter to Forbes son after the late publishing tycoons death feb. 24. The letters contained Quot a general threat to expose unless there were payments a postal inspector John Feiter said. No specific amount of Money was mentioned Wamock was quoted in the Globe a supermarket he Iii in 40 1. Tt-__1___ 1 a a j a a Evv w Guywn Tiai tabloid in March As saying he was Forbes Lover. In had been scheduled to make Simi addition Wamock eau Ucen scene Aiea 10 make similar claims m an interview with to talk show hostess Bally Jessy Raphael. However Raphael decided against it just before the planned taping on april 24 spokeswoman Cindy Schneider said Shaw an attorney representing Forbes inc issued a statement fonday saying that the company had determined that Wamock a never even met the late Malcolm Forbes. He said the Story was a fabricated for the purpose of attempting to extort Money and dded for the purpose of obtaining Money by vilifying or. Forbes in various publications a Wamock was released by . Magistrate Kathleen a no Watt or rip a n of twin a l 1 1 a. H d u it ? u magistrate Nat been a Roberts after he posted a $20,000 Bond secured by his aunt s signature. During a Brief hearing assistant . Atto Mev Nancv North in Cash 4 1_______�____ mwu115 a uni Ucang assistant . Attorney Nancy Northup said that Wamock has previous convictions for burglary contributing to the delinquency of a minors and assault. He was arrested at his Bronx a ii wins arrested Ai n apartment fonday morning by . Postal agents face up a two years in prison and a $250,000 Fine under each of the three charges. Stateside fake byline gets into print to Chagrin of . Times new York apr some readers of the new York times were treated Friday to the debut of a writer they never knew existed fake byline. Bylines first a and last the times Hopes a appearance in the paper came on Page a8, where a Story about a Texas Mexico ferry appeared under bold Type declaring a by fake in smaller Type it said Quot special to the new York times.�?�. A the Story was not supposed to have a byline on it but our computer format does no to work without one a explained times spokeswoman Nancy Nielsen. A we plug in a fake byline so the format works. Its supposed to be deleted the byline did not appear in All editions of the times so it was not known How Many readers saw the glitch she said. Bankrupt Hitchcock chair to be sold to British firm Hartford Conn up a a Federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the Way for a British company that operates furniture stores in the United states to take Over the historic Hitchcock chair co. . Bankruptcy judge Robert l. Krechevsky has approved the Sale of Hitchcock a assets for $3.95 million to a subsidiary of London amp Virginia investment corp. Hitchcock closed Down its 164-year-old operation in the picturesque Riverton Section of bark Hamstead in May declaring it did not have the Cash to operate but it reopened with limited production in mid june of plans to deactivate Goose Bay Airlift unit Washington up a citing budget constraints and expected troop cuts the air Force has announced plans to deactivate a military Airlift unit at Goose Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland a refuelling Point Between North America and Europe. 1 oj0rce that in the summer of 199 it will deactivate the 438th military Airlift Wing s det 1 at Goose Bay which provides support for defense department aircraft refuelling in route to and from Europe a worldwide Force Structure adjustments driven by changing world conditions and budgetary constraints have prompted the air Force decision the air Force said. The decision to discontinue the air Force presence at Goose Bay terminates provisions in be 7�.-Canada agreement on use of Mili Tail facilities at Goose Bay the air Force said but it does not affect the use of Goose Bay for Canadian nato military exercises and wartime contingencies. Arrest for using menus restroom angers women Houston apr the arrest or a same time. Us a a Villi i woman Uhrt Tiia a _ Sonal sorta off toilet to Ned 1____. Houston apr the arrest of a woman who used the menus room at a concert when she get into the women a room has generated a ground swell of support. A a it a obviously hit a nerve with a lot of women around town a Denise Wells said Friday. Wells was arrested july 7 at a George Strait concert. She received a ticket that could Cost her $200 for violating a City ordinance that forbids members of one sex from using restrooms reserved for the other. The Legal Secretary also was kicked out of the concert which she paid $125 to attend. A second woman was arrested at the same time the Houston Post published Wells Story thursday and the phone started ringing. A a we be had people Call who want to pay our Fine a Wells said. A i had a Call from a woman who wanted to know whom she could Call in City t Houston radio station a fms told Wells it would pay any Fine. A the reason is because she is a listener and when you be got to go you be got to go a said Khok program director Bob Wood. Another radio station told Wells it would pay for her trip to Straits next area concert and provide her w Ith a per show. A we show. Pm Nabie a Ilet a use durin8 the a a a von know it became kind of urgent i and i saw a Guy take his Girlfriend in Ini Etc just Felt like she had gone f Onti them go in and a through an awful lot of hassle to see a e s 8� n6 1� run interference George Strait and we wanted to make it a so be followed them. I a police officer arrested both women a Little easier for her the next time he Ponce Ottist came to town Quot Kukk general manager a they emerged. Craig Magee said. Wells sister Valerie Davenport a Law yer will represent her at the nov. Hear Ina Craig Magee said Wells said she went to use the women s restroom during the opening act but the line was Long and she decided to try later. She did so about 20 minutes into Strait s performance Only to find the line longer. The menus room a would never be my re # Rynn Nak j Tan k s j ing. A my lawyer says necessity should be a 11s firs she Sard. Quot Buitkus Taos Roll 1. J a. / anus in do All the defense i need a Wells said a but the Way the City ordinance reads it says that it s illegal to enter the restroom of the opposite sex with intent to cause a disturbance or something like that. And u . _ a t t it a n d r to c a n. To re w m is in Cal Ini a do cd and in 1 the me. 1 me am rate fori 1 the c stat the Dit ii does Only i Tion of n was
