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A. +. _ +. ee ‘Bemorandun fer Mesers. Teleon, DeLoach, Rosen, Bishop ae 2 1970 I said we have had the same problem iz obscenity; the surrent court will aot declare cbscene even that which is raw obscenity. J said we made several raids in Washingtoa and New York and got some of the most extreme ebscene material ever seen and these will be tried locally. I said the Solicitor General is anxious to have one of those cases earried to the Supreme Court. The President commented they might reverse one of the other eases. 5 said cases have gone up before from Customs or the Fost Office Department of the Inspectors sending money and buying material themselves and the Court frowns on this as entrapment. | said these things we had were for sale fn atores or being brought down to ¥ aszhington from New York and I am urging prompt trial in the Distriet Court and then it can be appealed to the Supreme Court. The President said to tell the people ia Justice to get some publicity out on that; that the country is sick of that crap they see in the newsstands. The President said he is ao prode, but “my God, ” this $tulff they are doiag eontinued that (Justice) Douglas had an article ia one of those magarines. T said he did - a magazine that is pornographic. I said the attitude ef (Justices) Douglas and Black is they won't look at a pornographic motion picture like "] Am Curious - Yellow." The President ssked if he had Jerry Ford call me, would I fill him in om this; that be is a good maa. I told him esident said on the capital punishment thing, he is fer it, he is going te tell (Egil) Krogh and the “legal eagles” te get hold of Justice and get something up; that the way he figures it, you _F