Fifty Years Ago Today, December 23, 1965

Obscenity Law Violates Itself

Like "Fanny Hill" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover," New Jersey's new anti-obscenity bill is becoming a smash hit. The legislation is, by its own definition, obscene. Children had to be cleared from the Senate gallery whenever the bill was discussed because the Garden State's legislators went to great pains to describe in detail those parts of the anatomy and those sexual acts outlawed in print.

Fire

Two persons burned to death Wednesday night when they attempted to pour kerosene in a fuel oil heather, authorities said.

Contest

Ten-year-old Frances Berry, 1115 Brown Ave., today was named the winner of The Ledger's Christmas Coloring Contest. She received $15 as first prize.

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Fifty Years Ago Today, December 23, 1965 ."