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...Humphrey was in San Juan, along with Senator William Fulbright, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. They were bidding goodbye to an old friend and welcoming a new one as the next Governor of Puerto Rico. Stepping down at last was Luis Muñoz Marin, 66, the island commonwealth's leader for the past 16 years. Into the Governor's La Fortaleza palace went Roberto Sánchez Vilella, 51, Muñoz' able Secretary of State (Vice Governor) and hand-picked successor who has worked faithfully for el maestro since 1948. "There is no substitute...
Belden Daniels, one of the directors of the Commonwealth Service Corps, spoke to the chairman of the PBH committees and asked their help in establishing "a network of PBH's all over the Commonwealth...
Alan R. Liebgett '66 was sworn in by Governor Peabody '42 Tuesday as one of the first fifteen volunteers in the Commonwealth Service Corps...
...book is officially illegal in the Commonwealth now; and it has become increasingly difficult to obtain a copy since the Obscene Literature Control Commission moved against it in January, 1964. Once the 15-year-old's purchase of Fanny had been reported to the Commission, it recommended prosecution to the Attorney General's office. Made up of three clergymen, a high school principle, a police chief, and a newspaper publisher, the Commission is chaired by Joseph Zabriskie, who insists that the "rank-and-file in the state" endorse its efforts to seek out obscene literature which is alien to prevailing...
Fanny and the Commonwealth met head on before Justice Macaulay on May 27 in Suffolk County Superior Court. A full day of testimony saw Assistant Attorney General John E. Sullivan call but one witness, as the publisher enlisted the assistance of five Massachusetts English experts, including John M. Bullitt '43, professor of English and Master of Quincy House...