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Cooper Hill The Weather Treatment Plant Cloudy and 'cool tonight and I Thursday. The. low tonight In the See Page 32 40s. Thursday’k high in low SOi with a chance of rein. MANCHESTER, C»NN.; WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1.M7J VW,.XCn,Nal7 MANCHESTER — A City o f Village Charm THOITY-TWO PAGES — TWO SECTIONS PRICE FIPTEENCCNTI Porno Crackdown id Launched By Police HARTFORD (AP) A coordinated crackdown on dealers in The governor said he had received an avalanche of sexy books and magazines was announced today by Gov. protests against peddlers of pomography-10,000 cards and 'Riomas J. Meskill, who called it a fight against “ pollution of letters, “ the greatest single sustained mail since I’ve been in 3.0IFF* the mind.” office.” In addition to the arrest and prosecution of suspected smut sellers, Meskill said any lottery agent who is convicted Local B o ^ Store of violating the state’s anti-pornography laws will have his license revoked by the gaining commission. “ We are fighting to end pollution of the water and the Center Of Debate air," the governor said. “ We have-to fight this pollution of the mind.” ^ Since Its Opening Mesklil said it is difficult to believe that pornography is not harmful, especially to young people. James V.' Magee Jr., 30, of ty when they attempted to get Existing state iaws, he said, should be adequate for the Job Bridgeport, manager of the court orders to close the Ixrak of punishing pdrtidgraphy dealers. If . they are inadequate, Manch^ter Book %op at 739 store. they should be strengthened by the legislature next year, Main St., today was served a The measure, which became Meskill said. warrant charging him with two known in the legislature as\"The counts of promoting obscenity, in Manchester Pornography Bill," A special state commission which studied the traffic in connection with a series of ^ t e passed the House of Represen­ pornography in 1970 and 1971 was unable to agree on its Police raids in the state at noon­ tatives in a close voice vote, on effects or on what measures should be taken against it, if time. March 29 of this year. any. The commission members issued three differing reports The store was closed up when However, on April 7, it was in May of last year. !> the arrest was made, but „ , defeated in the State Senate by a Stqte police and local police in Bridgeport, New Haven, Manchester Police say Magee 14 to 21 vote. The action came was the only employe in the store after a two-hour debate. New Britain, Danbury, Manchester, New London, Groton at the time and had to close It. Citizens Against Pornography and Norwich took part in the investigation that led to today’s The court order did not include imioediately rallied persons and arrests. closing the store, and no organizations sympathetic to its The probe included purchases of alleged pornography by materials were confiscated, cause and launch^ a “Gong of. undercover agents of the eastern and southwestern r^ on al police said. Guilt" campaign. For 21 con­ For Selling Alleged Obscene Materials Magee was released this after­ secutive days, ^11 of the 21 crime squads. noon upon a written promise to senators who voted against the The arrest warrants were obtained by Chief Circuit Court \ appear in Circuit Court 12 af bill were sent letters, criticizing Prosecutor Cornelius J. Shea from (M ef Circuit Court Judge James Magee, manager of the M anche^r Book Shop at 739 out of the shop. Magee was arrested today for promoting Manchester on Nov. 13. them for their action and warning John J. 1)aly. Main St., follows Manchester Police Det. Eimest McNally obscenity. The warrant was sighed by them they would be held accoun­ Judge John Daly, chief judge for table for their “blatant moral the Qrcuit Court system. insensitivity." It was served by Det. Lt. John On June 29 Grant resigned his Krinjak of the Manchrater Police post with the Chamber, after its Department. He' was accom­ executive board had given him an Bus Firm Se^ks panied by Manchester Det. ultimatum • to resign or face Peace Force Fi m g Ernest McNally; ^ d ford Ward, immediate dismissal. Grant deputy chief prosecutor for the charged the board's action was Court-Ordered Circuit Court system; and State because of his involvement with WASHINGTON (AP) - WhUe before a cpase-fire takes effect. agreement also must provide for The Los Angeles Tjmes Trooper Anthony Rosi of the the pornography issue. The board the United States maintains it He said the maneuvers withdrawal of North Vietnamese reported, on Tureday that the Connecticut State Police Detec­ doiied the charge and said Swank tive Division. State Subsidy won't be mihed into a peac^ in . probably 'tfould not provide forces and that there must be United Stato is seeking “ tangible was no longer an effective ex­ Indodiipar ernihgeihents iue “ l^fibant changes." He also clarification that the oouiuil will action" by Hanoi toward pidllng The Manchester Book Store, an ecutive vice president. being imde for an inteinatioi^ s ^ the spreading out of the not be interpreted by eithor side back its troops in South Vietnam “Adult Book Store,” opened in .Swank announced he would HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Co. asked a Superior fon» to supervise a cease-fire Communist forces makes .them, as a coalition government. before signing the peace agree­ October 197r on Main St„ nhxt write a book oaoeernini the per- Court judge Tuesday to force State Tm^pottation Com­ agreement. “very vytomble” to South Viet­ Nixon administration officials, ment. door to the State Theater, and nogragjiy issue in Mamtiester and missioner A. Earl Wood to act on the threatened bus crisis. Diiildmatle sources said namese mrces. however, have indicated they almost immediately became a that he would show how he was State Department spokesman The company’s lawyers obtained a show cause order from Tues^ that Canada, bidonesia, The une-point agreement, doubt that Thieu might block the controversial issue. deterred by local residents in his Charles Bray ^ d Tuesday that Hunjgaiy and Pdand have agreed which was worked out in secret agreement. An organization calling itself drive to close the Manchester Judge George A. Saden summoning Wood to answer a motion reports from foreign diplomats to provide 2S0 officers each talks in Paris, provides for an in- The New York Times reported, Citizens Against Pornography Book Store. for a writ of mandamus on Thursday. A writ of mandamus is toward the forpe, which the place cease-fire, and withdrawal that Canada, Indonesia, Hungary was formed, with the 1 ^ . J. He waged a vigorous lettor- an order directing a public official to perform his statutory meanwhile, that the U.S is and Poland would be nam^ to United States wo^d like to see in of U.S. troops and the release of seeking assurances from Hanoi Grant Swank as its chairman. Its writing campaign against those obligations. place at the time a cease-fire all war prisoners in Indochina an international control commis­ members began picketing the Manchester stores which dis­ The company's suggested that it will withdraw some 35,000 sion to supervise Ae peace were The hearing is scheduled for becomes effective. within 60 days. troops stationed in the'northern store, held meetings of protest played alleged pornographic remedy directs the state to make “in the speculative category.” books and maga^es and re­ the same day Saden will hear an North Vietnam and the Viet It also provides for establish­ provinces of South Vietnam. The and petitioned the Manchester any necessary agreements for quested their owners to remove attempt by Hartford officlab to Cong had demanded that the ment of a council with represen­ paper quoted informed sources A spokesman for the Canadian Board of Directors to take some "continuing. developtn| or im­ them from public view. prevent the bus firm from ending UniM States sign a nineimint tatives of both the South Viet­ that the United States had been foreign ministry said Canada has action for closing it. proving the company’s service." Oh Sept«,13, the manager of the operations. peace agreement in Paris on namese government and the Viet led to believe that Hanoi would not been invited to participate, The ReV. Swank, an ordained The Democratic-controlled ^Manchester Book Store, The motion for a writ of man­ Tuesday, but U.S. spokesmen Cong to supervise elections. comply with the demand and but that officials have discussed it minister in the Nazarene church, legislature passed during a following a complaint by Swank, damus orders Wood to act im­ said adiUtional details had to be President Nguyen Van Thieu withdraw some of its forces 20 or and understand that Canada was executive vice president of special session last month a bill was summoned to .Circuit Court mediately to perform the duties worked out and the day passed insisted in a National Day speech so miles across the demilitarized could be invited. the Manchester Chamber of aimed at forcing Republican Gov. 12 to show cause why he "imposed upon him” by state without a signing. in Saigon today that any peace zone. Commerce. rhotnas J. Meskill to uw state shouldn’t be restrained from statutes to prevent the suspen­ U.S. spokamen also declined North Vietnam has an es­ The commission would line up The Board of Directors in­ funds to provide bus suibsldles. Selling an allegedly obscene book, sion of bus service. to encourage speculation in timated 145,000 troops engaged in two communist nations and two structed Town Counsel David Meskill's veto of the subsidies called "The Slave Boy." The company, saying it incurs diplomatic circles that an agree­ the contest for South \Tetnam, noncommunist nations, repkeing Barry to draft a blU designed to section of the bill Is the subject of On Sept.

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