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FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81) (Indicate page, name ot newspaper, city and state.} (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Date: Edition: pten-ber 15 l9q s Jury rules against PD Tite: The Plain Wealer in race promoters' suit Front Page By JOHN F. HAGAN Character: STAFF WRITER terview that the facts in the articles Or A Cuyahoga County Common did not support the allegations. Sub C Pleas jury yesterday awarded $13.5 "As a result of these articles, two Submitting Office: million in a libel case against The men's reputations were harmed," Plain Dealer filed by two former. said the juror, who asked that his Indexing: promoters of the Budweiser Cleve- name not be used. "As a result, it is iand Grand Prix, who claimed they the justice system's duty to see that were defamed in stories about their financial dealings that appeared these men were compensated for the injustice done to them. It was beginning July 1.1984. obvious and apparent to the whole An eight-person jury decided in a jury that these articles did defame unanimous verdict in favor OF Charles K Newcomb and James A the reputations of these men." Foster, who promoted the yace The PD argued that the stories when it was called the Budweiser were accurate. Cleveland 500 Alex Machaskee,PD publisher, Webb's stories said Newcomb? pursue appropriate legal proe and Foster had been the main ben eficiaries of the auto race. The? stories also detailed other financial ings to overturn the verdict." dealings the partners had with they Newcomb and Foster sat nearly city. still as the jury's yerdict was read by Judge Joseph/F. McManamon, The articles said the promoters who presided oyer the eight-week "paid themselves' nearly$1 million trial.Later, thgy exchanged hugs from race proceeds for manage- with theirwives and lawyers. ment fees, salaries, commissions, Newcomb and Foster declined legal and accounting fees and comment. equipment rental fees in violation The jury,Avhich deliberated for a of'the lease they had with the city. day and a/half, found against The PD and Gary Webb.yho wrote the articles. Webb now works for a San Jose, Cahif., newspaper. The jury awarded Newcomb and Foster's company, C.K. Newcomb and Associates,$2.2 million in com- 1 pensatory damages and $2 million in punitive damages. It awarded Neweomb $1.9 million in compen- satory damages and $3.5 million in punitive. damages ' and Foster $400.000 in compensatory damages and s3.5 million in punitive dam- ages. Newcomb and Foster had asked the jury for S16 million. 183B-cv~yz510 Sa1G The jury foreman said in an in- S100 TED INDEXED .59 JAN 15 i.J1 b6 b7C FBI/DOJ