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Beyond Adult Scope. In 1965, a 16-year-old boy bought a few girlie magazines from Sam Ginsberg at his Bellmore, L.I., stationery store and luncheonette. Ginsberg was tried and convicted under New York's new juvenile obscenity law; he appealed. His contention was that the right of a person to read or see material "cannot be made to depend upon whether the citizen is an adult or a minor." But the contention does not wash, said Justice William Brennan, who is frequently the author of the court's opinions on obscenity...
...thing, the court held 24 years ago in Prince v. Massachusetts, a child-labor-law case, that "the power of the state to control the conduct of children reaches beyond the scope of its authority over adults." And Brennan added last week that "the well-being of its children is of course a subject within the state's constitutional power to regulate." He also pointed out that New York's "prohibition does not bar parents who so desire from purchasing the magazines for their children." As to whether or not girlie magazines and similar material actually impair...
...miles cross-country in a secondhand car and studied the American rose industry-from breeding to selling. When Meilland went home, he became the first in Europe to use color plates in his catalogues and promote sales campaigns with colored posters He also fought persistently for European patent laws that would protect his new plants. Until his lobbying achieved success all over the Continent, his best products were pirated by competitors Today, with the law behind it, the Meilland is the top rose of the world...
...Law School has established a committee to "re-examine its responsibilities as they relate to problems of race in our society," A. James Casner, acting dean, announced yesterday...
...Committee on Race Relations and the Law School's Program established yesterday by Casner and dean-designate Derek C. Bok, is limited to making recommendations "to the appropriate people" after studying particular problems, Casner said...