You need to contact the editor again and diplomatically find out why he has not followed his stated policy of deleting the arrest record,especially since the charges were dropped [convictions are expunged, not arrests]. point out to him the harm it has caused you. I am not a libel expert but I think you do not have a legal case. Sorry. You were arrested and that is all the newspaper reported apparently. They had the right to report the arrest; the dismissal of the charges is a separate event. Charges can and are dismissed for reasons other than the DA feeling the party is innocent.
Answered on Jan 07th, 2014 at 8:13 PM