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Australian Obscene Publications - April 28th, 1954
Continued discussion of the amendment to the Police Offences Bill. Particular focus is paid to the meaning of the word "obscene."
Australian Obscene Publications - April 6th, 1954
Discusses how to tackle the publication and distribution of obscene periodicals using examples set by other countries, such as Canada and the United States.
Australian Obscene Publications - May 4th, 1954
Continued discussion of different clauses for the Bill, as well as penalties.
Bill 10 (21-1) - September 28th, 1949
Known as the 'Fulton Bill,' after E.D. Fulton, member from Kamloops. Includes amendment to Subsection one of section two hundred and seven of the Criminal Code, to address printed materials that induce young people to act violently or immorally.
Bloody Mary
Comic book story that depicts an innocent-looking young girl murdering people.
Boiling Anger Is Usual Reaction Of City Father In Reading Children
Looks at how crime and horror comic books are effecting youth. It focuses on parents' anger towards the medium, as well as increased levels of juvenile delinquency from children who read comic books weekly.
Bottoms Up - Mysterious Adventures #18
A woman murders her alcoholic husband, stashes his body parts in bottles of whiskey, and returns them to a bootlegger. Comic referenced in the senate hearing on juvenile delinquency.
Breed Juvenile Crime
A review of Wertham's article "The Comics...Very Funny!" Some of Wertham's main points are restated, and the reviewer mentions a recent comic book burning in Chicago.
Catholic Students Burn Up Comic Books
Discusses the burning of 2000 comic books, as ordered by the Bishop of the Albany Catholic Diocese
Censorship or Self Regulation?
Schultz attributes the "mass hysteria" around comics to Wertham, and the rise of hysteria to the development of doubts about the harm of comics, and the concern over the threat to freedom of speech.