Word: actually
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When he wants forgotten is not minor. Much more than the actual crime, Kennedy's refusal to clear up once and for all what happened July 18, 1969 sticks in the craw. Ten years after, it still seems possible that the closest Kennedy has come to telling the truth was his confession to the people of Massachusetts that his crime was "indefensible...
Noyce not only pins Maguire with a heavy fictional load--a complicated if uninspired romantic life, three kids, and professional rivalry--he demolishes him by adding a further dimension of newsreels. Weaving together the large-than-life dramas of actual newsreels with the mundane existence of Maguire and his fictional associates, Noyce creates a rich and engaging tapestry, but the thread of plot is often obscured by detail...
...miles?nearly twice the circumference of the globe. At two hours, the final anticipated flight track still extends over a 13,000mile path. Testing its prediction on a falling Soviet Cosmos booster stage on April 29, NORAD made an estimate two hours before re-entry? and missed the actual impact points in the Pacific by 4,000 miles...
Herbert vs. Lando (1979). A libel plaintiff obliged to prove actual malice because he is a public figure has the right to inquire into a reporter's state of mind. Lando's CBS lawyers had argued that such questions could chill the free exchange of ideas in the newsroom...
...state of mind and his preparations for a story were legitimate subjects of inquiry, this evoked visions of thought police; and yet it was only a consequence of an earlier pro-press ruling that a public figure, in order to be able to sue for libel, must prove "actual" malice and gross neglect on the part of the journalist. Most newsmen do not demand confidentiality of sources automatically, but only when naming sources or delivering notes is not strictly necessary to meet the specific needs of a defendant. (Many judges in fact agree with this view...