OTHER VOICES...

Beverly Hills' Dr. Hacker attacked theory of Chicago psychiatrist Maurice Krout that certain gestures betray hidden emotions (finger on nose fear; fingers at lips shame.) Joking off explanations, (such gestures have many meanings, mostly culturally determined) Dr. Hacker said popular acceptance of this theory would induce conscious use of such gestures for concealment. . . i.e., "psychology of poker players."

Calif. AMA meet: Dr. Coleman Harris of SF criticized psychosomatic approach to allergies, etc., as more admission of scientific ignorance than proved point of view. Noted certain allergic conditions, commonly credited to psychosomatic causes. such as parental rejection, actually may appear less among problem children than average.

When NY Civil Liberties Union submitted copy of forthcoming pamphlet YOUR RIGHTS IF ARRESTED to Police Commissioner Adams, Mr. Adams felt something should be added about police rights and "when to go along quietly." Following added to text: "It is unwise to be insolent to a police officer or to cause a disturbance or disorder or to resist an arrest by a police officer even though you know that you are innocent. Such behavior tends to lessen the respect of the community

for law and order, which the police officer in the legitimate discharge of his duties represents."

Recalling Christ and the adulterous woman: "Let him without sin cast the first stone," the Rev. Joseph Huntley of Broadway Congregational Church said, "I wonder how many of us would have thrown the stone. When are we going to quit throwing stones at those who fail to measure up to what we believe are good rules for living? . . . The treatment of sexual deviates is especially disgraceful. When are we going to be more concerned about the sinner than the sin? I hate to admit it, but I am afraid the church is too hidebound with a rigid moral law to make progress."