Word: tropics
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ancient whiffs of brimstone still linger on Boston streets. And those who like to concern themselves with threats to the Commonwealth's morals will breathe a sigh of relief. But by far the largest group of people--those who have not yet purchased their copy of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer--won't even be able to find out what the fuss is all about...
...Attorney General's office has won its suit to have Tropic of Cancer declared obscene, and the book is now permanently banned in Massachusetts...
Student, faculty, and administrators at Brown University have joined in an effort to overturn a ruling by the Rhode Island Attorney General prohibiting the sale of Henry Miller's novel, Tropic of Cancer...
Barnaby C. Keeney, President of Brown, members of the faculty, and students have since been planning moves to test the legality of Nugent's move. A week ago two undergraduates advertised in the Brown Daily Herald copies of Tropic for sale; Nugent will investigate them, if he finds that they have violated a state...
Meanwhile, the Providence Public Library has defied the Attorney General's order and continued to circulate Tropic of Cancer, Nugent has threatened to arrest both the librarian and any cardholder who tries to remove the book from the library...