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Sinatra Drops Look Mag Libel Suié= New Case To Test Right To Privacy _ Frank Sinatra will attempt to clarify rights to privacy of personali- ties in. the public eye, he stated yesterday in dismissing his $2,300,000 libel suit against Look mag in Federal Court In joint agreement with Look, he then filed a test suit in Superior Court here for in PtNew action, which d ify d st New action, which doesn’t specify damages beyond the statu minimum, will assume that the ----- Be oayene ene atutory $3,000 _ Look articles published earlier this year about Sinatra were printed in .- good faith, However, suit will at- teipt to determine right of the press to “delve into, and disclose, the personal or private—as dis- ‘“. (Continued on Page 17) * tinguished from thé~pF0iessivie:—<o publish facts as to all gyblic and public—aspects of an enter- figures ... “not simply as o- ner's life,” according to joint fessional performers, but also sthtement issued by Sinatra and persons.” ; ok reps. Meanwhile, Sinatra and Look n joint statement, Sinatra con- have cancelled their agreement, — tirlued that he didn’t deny the right under which the singer-attgr was | to discuss or criticize his profes- to have written a by-lined add biog sional activities, but unless the for publication in the mag. privacy issue was settled, a “pub- © ~~ "~~ a lic figure” was ‘‘a second-class citi- zen, in that he is denied rights which others enjoy.” He’s bringin the Superior Court suit specifically to settle these issues, since he understands the courts have never really established such rights to jvacy, he commented, Further, test case involving Look uld be a good one because the g is of “recognized standing— net an expose or scandal-type pub- lication—and the decision will be by the courts of California, where go many entertainment personali- ties and a large segment of the en- tertainment industry is headquar- ~ “h ECR Speaking for Look, v.p. John F. ALL INFOR Harding hoped that the case might erage a CKMATION CONTAINED “settle the issue for all communica- - “i. S UNCLASSIF tion media. Mag’s position is that wea A ¥ “any entertainment. personality who’ manifests. ‘a’. desire ‘for pub- licity .as..to hig professional ‘and peblic activities and affaira_cannot sipply turn’! on “publicity. as-. wants,*or needs: it, and -toracit, “at iether: tinies, or sift’ and ‘s it aa he, wishes,” according ‘to ' staterhent: The-press -hag the” = & eon OAs "Daily Variety’ '