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FAIRYLAND AMUSEMENT CO. v. METROMEDIA, INC.

No. 73 CV 634-W-1.

413 F.Supp. 1290 (1976)

FAIRYLAND AMUSEMENT COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs, v. METROMEDIA, INC., d/b/a KMBC-TV 9, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Missouri, W. D.

May 24, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Kinton, Kuraner, Dingman, Brockus, Kinton & Lowe, Darwin E. Johnson, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiffs.

Donald W. Giffin, Howard F. Sachs, Frank B. W. McCollum, Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, Kansas City, Mo., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

I.

This is a defamation action involving a Probe Report broadcast by defendant KMBC-TV during the 6:00 and 10:00 p. m. news on May 31, 1973. The Report was part of a two part series on rape in the Kansas City area. The broadcast contained the following language on the frequency of rape in different areas of the city:

Rapes are also occurring...

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