is now likely to remain for a few more years, "The law only punishes those homosexuals who do not keep their urges under control and commit homosexual crimes" (which means any homosexual acts).

And here is James E. French III, described by the San Francisco CHRONICLE as Marin (county)'s best known delinquent, charging that homosexual "affairs" were common at ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL. He said when he told his therapist about an affair with a "homosexual queen" the therapist said that was just part of growing up. Dr. Reginald S. Rood, superintendent and medical director of the hospital said. French was warned and transferred several times to break up relationships. Dr. Rood said every effort is made to prevent homosexual activity at the hospital. . . And here is a Jackson, Miss., Negro teacher who attempted suicide after his arrest on a charge of "molesting" a white boy and carrying indecent litera-

ture.

And here's one from New York: Christmas shoppers scurried to safety as police shot a young sixfoot fugitive, an unidentified member of gun-forgery-and-shakedown gang that made a specialty of robbing bachelors, usually after striking up acquaintanceships in taverns.'

And here from Pasadena: two school teachers found shot to death in vine-covered cottage in what police there termed a murder and suicide. Reason unknown. The two young teachers, one of whom had suggested suicide in letter to his mother, were sprawled on floor, the gun between them and cocktails on table nearby.

No, Miss Jackson, the "gay life" isn't all sweetness-and-light. The

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picture isn't always pretty, but if we want to clean it up, we can't look the other way.....

STATIC...

Art center Laguna Beach: new census showed 8,500 inhabitants, 44% male, 55% female AND 1% who declined to say...

Speaking to American Group Psychotherapy Association in N. Y. C., Dr. Cornelius Beaukenkamp recently warned that childish sex taboos have turned America into nation of neurotics and break up many marriages and happy friendships. Society, he said, must stop. trying to amputate sex drives by calling them dirty. "Human beings. are entitled to the right to follow their urges."

Dr. Gregory Pincus made news in 1936 by fertilizing an ovum from a rabbit outside the mother's body with a salt solution. In 1940 he produced a virgin-born rabbit by chilling the mother's fallopian tubes for 20 minutes (suggesting the possibility of a world of self-fertilizing females). Now he reports a contraceptive pill almost 100% effective. with women. (Interesting possible side-effect: women sterile for years might take the pill awhile then possibly become pregnant when suddenly giving it up).

According to Duvalls' newspaper psych column, people like to see men in mother roles and such. "It is the comparison with the normal, or the unexpected, that makes the story interesting."

In curious letter slipped to Congressman Lipscomb (R., Cal.) while he was in Russia was a hint that British skip-diplomats Burgess & MacLean, reputedly homosexual, have met death in Russia by "accident."

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