The Nation - News from June 6, 1985
At the request of a prosecutor, a Massachusetts Supreme Court justice delayed for at least 24 hours the imposition of a three-month jail term for a television reporter who refused to name the source of a news story. Boston Dist. Atty. Newman Flanagan said he sought the stay because of “sensitive negotiations” his office was conducting in efforts to identify the man who told WCVB-TV reporter Susan Wornick that he saw police looting a drug store in Revere. Wornick, 34, was found in criminal contempt Tuesday.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
