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_ It was a long, hard-fought battle, The Kentucky Court of Appeals records act appeals, we are never in- '
I court I'UI'eS 2 1 that and one in which the Kentucky Press ruled in late Marchthatthedaily sched- formed just what the media seeks and ‘
, Governor S dally Association, The Courier-Joumal, the uleprepared bystaffmembers forCov. for what purpose This leads to the
I . Lexington Herald-Leader, The Ken- Brereton Jones is not an open record, conclusion that all these efforts are a .
I SChEdUle IS not an tucky Post and The Associated Press The court heard oral arguments in the fishing expedition upon which to base
, A 0 en record and everyothernewspaper in the state caselustafew weeks before rendering some speculative publication," Chief "
P ended up on the wrong side of the its decision. Judge Charles B. Lester wrote in his .
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, Friday afternoon fea- P c ‘ ‘ x“ '- ~ "They pay us for what they pull,” Marty .
'f turesaluncheon at which ‘- . Backus, publisher of the newspaper, said.
j. I the winners of the KPA . ‘ , fl . . "Theyjust putthem behind the counters. Of
A Advertising Contest will ‘ . - ‘> ' I , '- course, they have every right to sell what
1 _' . be announced. I 9 . ‘ ‘ a ,s,‘ ‘ < I - they want, but it's got a lot of people upset." " I
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In”; ‘ Rates for KPA’s Blue ' . _ . 1" -II . . l . ". "I fixing. Residentsinand around Pikevillenow 1‘."

:4: Cross/Blue Shield Option '. iQ ‘Q . s: -. r. ‘J l _ ‘\“\ _ pay $1.49 for a gallon of regular~grade gaso- 1 I
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a, 7 with a $100 deductible to _ .. _. ‘ , X 9: . - ’ ,‘ ; said. ‘ .
. .i ‘ $111.55.Forafamily Plan. D 4“, - . . ‘9, I ‘/ ‘ ,’ . _ ". "They're an important advertiser with t » ', .
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