Supreme Court Expands Censorship Motives Rule
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, upholds obscenity convictions and broadens censorial authority by allowing judges to weigh publishers motives. The decision affects Ralph Ginzburg of Eros, a New York book dealer Mishkin, and a Massachusetts ban on Fanny Hill, signaling a new motive-based test for obscenity.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Eros
Ralph Ginzburg
Ginzburg
Fanny Hill
New York
Edward Mishkin
William J. Brennan Jr
Tom C. Clark
Mishkin
America
Pacifist James Peck Guilty of Interruption at White House Dinner
New York AP James Peck is found guilty of interrupting a public meeting and resisting arrest at a Waldorf Astoria dinner honoring President Johnson. Judge Joseph A. Martis bail set at 3000 pending sentencing, with potential 18 months in jail. Peck claimed he spoke before Johnson and intended only to honor the dead in Viet Nam.
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New York
James Peck
Viet Nam
Johnson
Waldorf-Astoria
Joseph A. Martinis
Peck
Freedom House
Truck Rolls After Clutch Failure on Rt. 73
A steel truck carrying 48 000 pounds of coils overturned last night 18 miles west of Trenton on Rt 73 when the clutch failed. The driver Charles Billey 45 of Monterey Ind escaped injury. The rig rolled into a ditch and toppled onto its side while ascending a steep grade.
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Rt. 73
Trenton
Charles Billey
Monterey
Ind
Cohen Wins $110000 Suit Over Prison Beating
Former gambler Meyer Harris Cohen won a $110,000 damages award from the federal government on grounds of negligent supervision at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Judge Sidney O. Smith Jr. awarded the sum after a nonjury trial over the 1963 attack by inmate Bert Estes McDonald in the prison electrical shop. Cohen, serving a tax evasion sentence, suffered paralysis and brain injuries, with the judge noting a 50 percent disability.
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Atlanta, Ga
Mickey Cohen
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Cohen
U.S. District Court
U.S. Dist
Sidney 0. Smith Jr
Bert Estes McDonald
Smith
McDonald
Springfield
Atlanta
Alcatraz
Meyer Harris Cohen
Cultural Pact Signed After Puzzling Delay
The United States and the Soviet Union will extend their cultural exchange program for two years at similar levels as before. The agreement was signed in a brief State Department ceremony after a three day delay. The pact runs through 1966 67 and covers entertainers scientists scholars movies and exhibits begun in 1958.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
U. S
Probation For Man Continued
Hamilton judge continues probation for J. David Reynolds of Middletown as he faces new charges for violating probation set January 6, 1961. Reynolds pleaded guilty to a 1961 forgery charge and was linked to an attempted break in at Middletown Lumber Co. He was convicted of malicious destruction of property, fined $100 and costs, and ordered jailed in Butler County for nonpayment.
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Butler County
Five SNCC Leaders Arrested in South Africa Consulate Sit In
In New York five SNCC leaders including John Lewis and James Forman were arrested for disorderly conduct and intrusion after a three hour sit in at the South African consulate on Madison Avenue. Harry Belafonte posted 250 dollar bail. The protest marked the sixth anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre and condemned apartheid.
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New York
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Madison Avenue
John Lewis
SNCC
James Forman
Cleveland Sellers
William Ricks
Beni Amer Use Melted Butter for Hair Taming
Report notes Ethiopian Beni Amer people apply melted butter to manage frizzy hair, a traditional grooming practice observed in daily life or cultural styling. The practice reflects unique regional beauty methods.
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Ethiopia
Rogee Goodfellow Sammy Joe Court Battle Ends
London AP reports 35 year old Rogee Goodfellow Sammy Joe, after 17 months in court, is found legally married to Victoria of Nigeria. The judge rules the first marriage valid while Felicia, Katherine and Frances are not his wives. Rogee asserted he could not be married to multiple women and the court confirms Victoria remains his spouse.
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London
Rogee Goodfellow
Sammy Joe
Frances
Felicia
Katherine
Victoria
Nigeria
Rogee
Post Office
Edward Rees
England
Felicity
Rees
Cincy Man Re-Elected Honorary Vice President
National Housing Conference directors re elected Bleecker Marquette of Cincinnati Ohio to the post of honorary vice president in a routine year end vote.
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Cincy
Washington
National Housing Conference
Bleecker Marquette of
Cincinnati
Ohio
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