Supreme Court to refine obscenity ruling on hard core porn
The Supreme Court signaled it may refine last June’s obscenity decisions by hearing a Georgia case over the film Carnal Knowledge, arguing whether state standards or local communities should judge obscenity. Billy Jenkins, Albany theater operator, faced penalties after police seized the movie.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Billy Jenkins
Albany, Ga
Dougherty County Sheriff's Office
Broad Avenue
Scram-Zes Word Game Chuckle by A Pollan Bar
A playful word puzzle labeled SCRAM-ZES edited by BAR features A Pollan and Miling. The item invites readers to complete a chuckle quoted phrase and develop a missing word through step three, reflecting a quirky editorial tone.
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Scram-Zes
Bar
A. Pollan
Miling
Third failed attempt to free grounded cruise ship
A third effort to pull the 600 foot Federivu C free from the reef failed before dawn as authorities planned further offloading and a fourth attempt at high tide. Coast Guard said passengers and most crew were safe, with small boats not licensed for ocean transport and customs concerns pending. The vessel ran aground after radar failure in heavy fog while cruising from foreign ports.
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Clise Line
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Coast Guard
Coast Guard Sunday
Strachan Shipping Lines
Strachan
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Iwo
Federal Energy Administration creates ten regional offices
Washington AP Ten regional Federal Energy Administration offices are being created nationwide. William E. Simon, the new federal energy administrator, announced the establishment and named regional directors previously serving in other federal agencies. Directors include Larry Rogers Boston Gerald Turetsky New York J A Lasala Philadelphia Ken Dupuy Atlanta George Delegianis Chicago Delbert Fowler Dallas James Newman Kansas City Dudley Faver Denver William Arniz Seattle Jack Robertson.
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Federal Energy Administration
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Administrator
Boston
Larry Rogers
New York City
Gerald Turetsky
Philadelphia
J. A. Lasala
Atlanta
Ken Dupuy
Chicago
George Delegianis
Dallas
Delbert Fowler
Kansas City
James Newman
Denver
Dudley Faver
San Francisco
William A Arniz
Seattle
Jack Robertson
Christmas tree theft worries stem from forest rustling
AP reports that illegal Christmas tree harvesting in the Pacific Northwest damages federal and private lands. The U S Forest Service notes about 500 fifteen year old firs were lost in Shequalmie National Forest last year with replacement costs rising beyond 1500 dollars. Ranger Clyde Ray cites vast forest lands and limited ability to stop all thefts, relying on patrols and weather to deter criminals.
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U.S. Forest Service
Shequalmie National Forest
Pacific Northwest
Clyde Ray
White River
Washington
Rau
Government loses bid to force food stamp damages ruling
The federal government was denied a Supreme Court hearing on its claim that states that wrongly deny food stamps to eligible recipients should be penalized. The court declined to hear two appeals from Pennsylvania New York and Connecticut with circuit courts in New York and Philadelphia previously ruling otherwise. Solicitor General Robert H. Bork warned the decision would impact nationwide food stamp operations noting a significant degree of laxity has become apparent.
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Supreme Court
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