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Louis A. Zurcher, Charles K. Bowman. The Natural
History of an Ad Hoc Anti-Pornography Organization in
Southtown, USA.

Louis A. Zurcher, R. George Kirkpatrick. Collective
Dynamics of Ad Hoc Anti-Pornography Organizations.

Louis A. Zurcher, R. George Kirkpatrick. The Natural
History of an Ad Hoc Anti-Pornography Organization in
Midville, USA.

Paul Bender.

An Analysis of Constitutional Requirements

as Manifested in Case Law.

Timothy C. Brock. Erotic Materials: A Commodity Theory
Analysis of Availability and Desirability.

Glide Foundation.

Peter Hocker.

Report on the Law Relating to Obscenity and

Pornography in Japan.

Norman N. Holland. Pornography and the Mechanisms of
Defense.

Lenore Kupperstein.

The Role of Pornography in the Etiology of Juvenile Delinquency: A Review of the Literature.

Ernst Linveh. The Law of Obscenity and Pornography in
Israel.

John Money. The Positive and Constructive Approach to
Pornography in General Sex Education, in the Home, and in
Sexological Counseling.

Quality Educational Development, Inc. An In-Depth Review
of Research and Educational Programs in Sex Education
for Elementary and Secondary Schools in the United States:
1900-1969.

John J. Sampson. Traffic and Distribution of Sexually
Oriented Materials in the United States, 1969-70.

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Relationship Between Exposure to Pornography and Juvenile
Delinquency As Indicated by Juvenile Court Records.

Louis A. Zurcher, Robert G. Cushing. Some Individual
Characteristics of Participants in Ad Hoc Anti-
Pornography Organizations.

Remember, the cost to the Commission of the above was in the

neighborhood of $1,000,000.

More information regarding the majority of the Commission, the tyranny of the Commission Chairman, and the runaway Staff is contained in the Dissenting Report of Commissioners Hill and Link and in the additional Dissenting Report of Commissioner Link, in both of which I

concur.

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One final fact--one final ironical fact. This Commission, the

majority of which have opted for absolute freedom for the pornographers, is the very same Commission which at its very first meeting imposed upon all its members a cloak of secrecy--a vow of silence. No Commissioner was permitted, outside of the hallow d halls of the Commission meetings, to discuss, give interviews, make pub. statements, etc., regarding the

work of the Commission, the opinions of the Commissioners, etc. My request for admission of the press to the meetings of either the Commission or its Panels was refused. Amazing! Incredible! Beyond belief! The "confidentiality rule" of the Commission is understandable when viewed in light of the fact that every effort was made by the majority of the Commission to eliminate dissent. As a matter of fact, it was necessary for me to go to Court in order to obtain the right to speak up, the right to dissent.

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Nevertheless, September 7, 1970, found W. Cody Wilson, Executive Director, in Miami Beach, Florida, at Commission expense,

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The record in this regard is clear from a perusal of the Complaint

for Declaratory Judgment, Injunction, Temporary Restraining Order, and
Other Relief which I filed in the United States District Court, District of
Columbia [Civil Action No. 2671-701, on September 9, 1970, and the Order
of the Court resulting the refrom, as well as the Stipulation of Dismissal
on September 14, 1970.

I hesitated to include so much detail regarding the operation of the
Commission. However, upon reflection, it seemed important to me for

two reasons:

(1)

The fact that the public, particularly law enforcement and the courts, might be misled into thinking that the recommendations of the majority of the Commission were based on worthwhile information and had validity which, indeed, would be a tragedy; and,

(2) The recommendation I have made to abandon the

use of Presidential Commissions as an instrument of govern-
ment required some explanatory detail as an example of the
operation of one Commission.

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attending the American Psyhological Association Convention, freely
discussing and divulging to the Convention and to the press the reports
and findings of the Commission, along with his own opinions the reon.
At this same time, the writer had been unable to receive final Panel
Reports or the final Commission Report upon which to base his dissent.
Further, at this same time, the Commission had advised the writer that
there were not sufficient funds to permit a full Minority Report or
documentation thereof.

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The Question of Involvement of the States

Staying with the mandate of Congress in Public Law 90-100 which

the majority of the Commission was supposed to do but did not, we find

emphasized by placement in Section 1 of that Act the following statement:

The State and local governments have an equal
responsibility in the exercise of their regulatory
powers and any attempts to control this transmission
[i. e., of obscenity and pornography] should be a co-
ordinated effort at the various governmental levels.

and in Section 6 (b):

In carrying out its duties under the Act, the Commission
shall consult with other Federal agencies, Governors,
attorneys general, and other representatives of State
and local government

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In my opinion, the compliance of the majority of the Commission or of its Staff with the foregoing was, for all practical purposes, nonexistent. Even the most liberal interpretation of what was done in this area would have to be classified as an abortive attempt. As a matter of fact, the Chairman of the New Jersey State Commission To Study Obscenity and Depravity in Public Media, (which Commission co-existed in the same

time frame as this Commission) made several overtures to the Commission's

Staff, specifically W. Cody Wilson, the Executive Director.

The attempt

of the New Jersey Commission to cooperate, exchange information, and otherwise be of value was formally acknowledged but never accepted.

The States are, indeed, concerned. Witness the Honorary Committee membership of Citizens for Decent Literature, Inc., a nationwide community organization formed (a) to make the public aware of the nature and extent of obscenity and pornography in the United States, and (b) to aid and abet

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law enforcement, i. e., arrest, prosecution, and conviction of the porno

graphers.

CITIZENS for DECENT LITERATURE, Inc.
Honorary Committee Members

UNITED STATES SENATORS:
Hon. Carl T. Curtis, Nebraska
Hon. Thomas J. Dodd, Connecticut
Hon. Paul J. Fannin, Arizona
Hon. Barry Goldwater, Arizona
Hon. Jack Miller, Iowa
Hon. Frank E. Moss, Utah
Hon. Karl E. Mundt, So. Dakota
Hon. Jennings Randolph, W. Va.
Hon. John Sparkman, Alabama
Hon. Strom Thurmond, So. Carolina
Hon. Milton R. Young, N. Dakota

U. S. HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES:
Hon. Thos. G. Abernethy, Miss.
Hon. E. Ross Adair, Ind.
Hon. Joseph P. Addabbo, N. Y.
Hon. Frank Annunzio, Illinois
Hon. L. C. Arends, Illinois
Hon. John M. Ashbrook, Ohio
Hon. Thomas L. Ashley, Ohio
Hon. Walter S. Baring, Nevada
Hon. E. Y. Berry, South Dakota
Hon. Jackson E. Betts, Ohio
Hon. Ben B. Blackburn, Ga.
Hon. Hale Boggs, Louisiana
Hon. Frank T. Bow, Ohio
Hon. Jack Brinkley, Georgia
Hon. William E. Brock, III, Tenn.
Hon. John H. Buchanan, Jr., Ala.
Hon. J. Herbert Burke, Florida
Hon. Laurence J. Burton, Utah
Hon. Daniel E. Button, New York
Hon. John N. Happy Camp, Okla.
Hon. Bob Casey, Texas

Hon. Chas. E. Chamberlain, Mich.
Hon. Donald D. Clancy, Ohio
Hon. James C. Cleveland, N. H.
Hon. Harold R Collier, Illinois

Hon. Wm. M. Colmer, Miss.
Hon. Robert J. Corbett, Pa.
Hon. William O. Cowger, Kentucky
Hon. William C. Cramer, Fla.
Hon. Philip M. Crane, Illinois
Hon. W. C. Daniel, Virginia
Hon. Dominick V. Daniels, N. J.
Hon. Robert V. Denney, Nebraska
Hon. John H. Dent, Pa.

Hon. Edward J. Derwinski, Illinois
Hon. Samuel L. Devine, Ohio
Hon. William L. Dickinson, Ala.
Hon. William J. B. Dorn, S. C.
Hon. John Dowdy, Texas
Hon. Thaddeus J. Dulski, N. Y.
Hon. John J. Duncan, Tenn.
Hon. George H. Fallon, Md.
Hon. Michael A. Feighan, Ohio
Hon. Walter W. Flowers, Ala.
Hon. Gerald R. Ford, Michigan
Hon. Samuel N. Freidel, Md.
Hon. Edward A. Garmatz, Md.
Hon. Charles H. Griffin, Mississippi
Hon. James R. Grover, Jr., N. Y.
Hon. G. Elliott Hagan, Georgia
Hon. James A. Haley, Florida
Hon. J. P. Hammerschmidt, Ark.
Hon. James M. Hanley, N. Y.
Hon. Julia B. Hansen, Washington
Hon. William H. Harsha, Ohio
Hon. James F. Hastings, N. Y.
Hon. Wayne L. Hays, Ohio
Hon. Ken Hechler, West Virginia
Hon. David N. Henderson, N. C.
Hon. Lawrence J. Hogan, Md.
Hon. Craig Hosmer, Calif.
Hon. James J. Howard, N. Jersey
Hon. W. R. Hull, Jr., Missouri
Hon. Charles R. Jonas, N. C.
Hon. Carleton J. King, N. C.

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