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...that the decision does not impair the court's previous rulings, which permit restrictions on publishers and sellers of obscene material. "The states," said Marshall, "retain broad power to regulate obscenity." That being the case, the new ruling creates an anomalous situation. "It says," complained District Attorney Lewis Slaton of Atlanta's Fulton County, "that a person has a right to possess obscene material which is illegal to sell...
PROFILES IN COURAGE (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). Walter Matthau stars in the story of Georgia Governor John Slaton, who in 1915 dared commute a controversial death sentence...
...Glen, then nine, badgered Slaton to teach him and his fellow Cub Scouts how to get the most out of their new chemistry sets. Slaton was soon teaching chemistry to 20 Cubs in his home, got a bacteriologist to teach the use of microscopes. Response was so eager that Slaton had to branch into electronics...
Professional educators helped with the curriculum; Rexall chipped in its mimeographing services. Soon the classes, dubbed "Community Science Workshops," outgrew Slaton's house, moved into churches and the California Museum of Science and Industry...
Last year more than 200 youngsters flocked to courses in everything from art to astronomy. Happy to help, regular public school teachers volunteer their services for $6 a night. U.C.L.A. is so impressed that it wants 30 of Slaton's top students to attend the university's Lake Arrowhead science center for a weekend of astronomy and nature studies. The power of Slaton's project is its simple premise-not to reform public schools or start private schools, but to help kids help themselves to learning. Slaton says that his objective is "to stimulate or heighten interest...