Pornography Fight Lags Across Nation
survey of attitudes of various states towards pornography since US Sup Ct June 21, '73, ruling that allowed local communities to decide obscenity questions for themselves; residents in most places appear to be apathetic towards anti‐obscenity efforts; Dale Toolye, Denver Dist Atty, says pornography mkt is over‐saturated and customers are simply getting tired of it; police officers in various cities rept that while mkt may be saturated in downtown areas, pornography businessmen continue to expand into residential neighborhoods, suburbs and small towns; Capt Jerry Kennedy, head of Denver police, says that his dept feels that pursuing obscenity cases would be waste of taxpayers' money; Los Angeles atty Burt Pines says he views pornography as victimless crime; case involving pornography raid in Raleigh, NC, in Aug '73, in which Judge Edwin S Preston ruled material not obscene noted; Lt Robert G De Foreest, Seattle vice squad, notes many theaters are currently showing X‐rated film Deep Throat; others commenting include atty Barnard Carey, Kenneth L Gillis, Father Francis Lawlor and Lt Larry Reese; illus of Boston ‘Combat Zone’ where adult entertainment is allowed to be shown (L)
