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Wednesdav. February 20.1974
University Daily Kansan
Showings Increase In Movie Ban
BY NICHOLAS C. CHRISS The Los Angeles Times
HOUSTON — the skin-flick "Deep Threat" made its third debut in Houston Friday after months of legal battles during a shooting spree. The public got to see the performative movie.
Those who saw it in the interim included college students, PTA members, professors, baseball players, psychiatrists and psychologists, guests at stag parties, police officers, hangers-in on the courtyard, high school principals and even a priest.
The odyssey of "Deep Throat" began last April here in Houston when Joe Spiegel was shot by a man who wasScene material at his downtown movie house, Cinema West. It ended a few days ago when the second jury failed, 3-3, to reach a verdict. The first jury was also tied.
Actually, "Deep Throat" had been shown
in the summer of 1972 for the first time in Houston, almost a year before Spiegel got his print. But the movie passed unnoticed at the time. It was only later that the film and its star, Linda Lovelace, became known nationally.
There was still another private showing,
this time to members of the ioca press.
About 150 turned up for the late-night
performance.
Then there was another private showing,
said Spiegel, for members of the Houston
Gymnasium.
The "Deep Throat" affair began when Spiegel obtained a new print of the movie early last year and invited the players of a soccer team to attend. A team to see About 90 men turned up,
A few days later the movie opened at Cinema West, making its second debut in Houston. It played only three times. The Squad moved in and confiscated the film.
Two Students File Protest Against Religious Shouters
The shooting of religious views by so-called "Jesus freaks" on campus has offended two university of Kansas students, according to a Security and Parking report.
The report is in the form of a complaint filed Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Miller in which they said they were 'subjected to yelling and loud talking from the 'Jesus freaks' on Jayhawk Boulevard between Bailey and Snow halls.
In the complaint, the Millers also objected to what they called the offensive attitude of the preachers. Mrs. Miller, Lawrence senior, said yesterday that the shouting of the "Jesus freaks" still bothered her and her husband, Lawrence junior, and that she
resented having the preachers' religious views foisted upon her.
"If they give you handouts, you can refuse them, if they talk to you, you can talk back, but when they scream at you, what can you do?" she said.
Mrs. Miller said some of the preachers told her they would continue their preaching on Saturday.
"They're not going to quit—they say their message is too important," she said.
According to Mrs. Miller, the "Jesus freaks" said they had been told by the Dean of Men that their preaching would be more long as no public address system was used.
"If everyone gets a whistle and blows it in
ears or ears, something they'll
stop."
High School Personnel To Confer with Freshmen
Max Griffin, assistant director of admissions, said yesterday that 250 faculty members from 125 high schools across the state will be in City, Mo., would attend the conference.
Freshmen will have an opportunity to offer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their high school preparation for college at the principal-counselor-freshman conference tomorrow in the Kansas Union.
Griffin said that last year more than 1,000 freshmen met with their high school administrators and counselors and that 1,000 to 1,200 were expected tomorrow.
Marshall Jackson, assistant director of admissions, said one of the purposes of the conference was to inform high school students that he would best meet the needs of their students.
"The reason for the conference is to acquaint students and counselors with programs on campus. We are trying to get them involved." The students they send us," Jackson said.
Jackson said that the conference helped establish a better relationship between his team and the US.
Harlan Hess, assistant principal at Shawnee Mission North High School in Shawnee Mission, agreed with Jackson on the purpose of the conference.
Hess said by that talking to freshmen he and other school administrators could determine the strengths and weaknesses of their schools' education and counseling.
In conjunction with the conference, the Office of School Relations will offer a special workshop for high school teachers in science and physical sciences, Jackson said.
Garner's speech will center on the long-range energy plan being developed by the Federal Energy Office. Garner will also talk about the relationship of education in secondary schools to over-all public education efforts.
The program features a luncheon address by William Garner, director for research and development for the Kansas City Environmental Protection Agency.
That's when the movie's strange odyssey in Houston began. The film was shown to some members of the District Attorney's office who wanted to observe it at the police station.
But it was when the film went to the courthouse that it really began to attract
Spiegel's trial took place in a state district court, and when the movie was shown to the juries the courtroom became so jammed that a jury of everyone had to move to a larger courtroom.
Some bootleg copies of the movie began to show up around the city. One officer from the Vice Squad said he got to sit through six times at various official showings.
Spiegel said, "The District Attorney's office wanted the film all the time. They said they wanted it for staff meetings to plan their court strategy."
The District Court 12-man jury disagreed 6-6 about whether to reach a decision. A mistrial was declared, and the case was moved on to a county criminal court.
Meanwhile, the film was being shown to various groups in the interests of justice, sociology and other related causes. Dr. Chad Gordon, chairman of Rice University's sociology department, showed it to about 300 students who said it did not dffend them.
Gordon's showing was in the Media Center Auditorium, which holds about 250 persons. Gordon said that after 300 students showed up to study the film the doors had to be turned away. The professor then hurried away. The professor said that he turned a questionnaire to the students and that 92 per cent did they didn't think the movie scenes were shameful, 95 per cent did not think the scenes were morbid, and 75 per cent might most of the scenes were amusing.
Professor Gordon was asked to testify for the defense.
During the legal battle the movie was
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shown to members of a local PTA group. They were considered potential witnesses. Hanging in the courthouse also took place when Bruce Kelley, the priest-lawyer. Rev. Bruce Kelley, was asked to view the film for the state. He said he thought the film was morally repugnant to him.
At the University of Houston "Deep Throat" made its debut before a number of psychiatrists and psychologists who wanted it. About 200 showed up for the movie.
An officer in the Police Department Vice Squad said he heard the movie was "shown socially" by some members of one county court, and Spiegel said he had been told it was shown at a Christmas party by the courthouse who had access to the film.
A local newspaper columnist, Lym Ashby of the Houston Post, wrote that a local judge took it home to show to some friends and said they were welcome at the house, but that the deities denit it.
He emphasized that neither of the judges in whose court the case came up were informed.
Spielag it didn't "happen that way. He said, "The judge's wife wouldn't have it in the house, but some of his friends showed it during the (Christmas) holidays."
An academic dean will be appointed to direct each of the three schools.
Spiegel said his side in the case desperately needed a copy to show to potential witnesses, so he finally obtained permission to make a new print.
"It was a mess, when we got it back," he said. "It was dirty and scratched. A long piece, about 20 feet, had been torn off. The film was new when we got it, and we expected it would be shown maybe 12 times officially.
"But my projectionist checked it out closely, and we estimate it had actually been shown 30 to 40 times. And that's conservatively speaking." Soiegel said.
So, after the second trial also ended with a hung jury, Spiegel got to put the flick back in his theater. He changed the setup and quarried and started charging $5 a customer.
About 30 people turned up for the first showing Friday. Spiegel said there didn't appear to be too much interest anymore in seeing the movie at his place.
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