Tht:i Journal-News, Tuesday, May 14, 1991

New group
to battle
By Michael J. Shearer
Of the Journal-News

censorship
F - A new organization that says it will . on publicizing the names of pohtlClans who support what it calls has joined the growing controversy concerning the rental of X-rated video cas settes in Butler County. The Stop Censorship in Butler County group, which has about 40 members announced Monday that it wilUight Citizen's For Community Values as that group attempts to drive X-rated movies from county stores. earlier this month, CCV called on At a local officials to pressure video store owners until no X-rated videos are available in the county. Following the rally Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger to help the group achieve its !!Oal.

founder Nicolas Martin, of Fairfield, said while he does not watch X-rated movies he wants to protect the rights of residents re:,it or purchase sexually explicit movies. There are many people who don't like Xrated films and find them offensive but find censorship more offensive," said. SCBC's founder also strongly criticized the CCV and its tactics, calling the group "religious zealots" who are wrong when they (Please see BATTLE, Page AlO)

Battle- - - - - (Continued from Page One) suggest that pornographic movies lead to more rape and crime. "They're religious fundamentalists and they're going .about their business of trying to jam their views down people's throats," he said. "They intend to do this by using the police force and legal system ." CSBC plans to publicize the names of politicians who "support censorship" by placing advertisements and distributing leaflets . These politicians pose a serious threat to the rights of residents, :.Vlartin said. "I just want them to mind their

own business," he said. "They rep resent a threat to the social order." Despite SCBC's objections, Holzberger said Monday he still plans to crack down on video stores renting X-rated movies and to form a countywide citizen group to deal with the issue. About 60 residents have sent letters to Holzberger stating they support his efforts since CCV's rallv, he said. "i think that's a sign there's a strong opposition to the pornography," Holzberger said. "It's not my intent to be a censor or to come into people's homes."

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Group aims petition driVe at censorship

By Linda Wright
Of the Journal-News

Leader: Efforts to educate citizens on CCV actions

from Butler County video store shelves. Earlier this month, county CCV chapters conducted the Butler County White Ribbpn Campaign to rally support to force the videos out of the county. "We want to educate people of the censorship actions of CCV and it's a way to notify people in areasonable, sensible way," said Martin, executive director of the Consumer Health Education C<>uncil, a national firm that publishes health articles. The petition, which is crested with a bald eagle and bordered with American flags and pictures of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, bills itself as a "petition supporting American ideals a nd opposing government censorship." Martin said the petition doesn't "ask anyone to say kind things about porn." It condemns the making, sale, rental and ownership of child pornography, but it says that "citizens of Butler County have a right to own or rent, and have in their possession, reading, listening and viewing materials without government permission or interference . . ." While Martin calls CCV efforts to pull X-rated movies from video stores censorship, Fairfield CCV

FAIRFIELD The newly formed group Stop Censorship in Butler County stepped up its efforts Wednesday to combat what it calls "video tape censorship" by starting a countywide petition drive. SCBC founder Nicolas Martin sai d the group was formed to counter Citizens for Community Values' efforts to have videos deemed pornographic removed

president Connie Baruch calls it "law enforcement." "When we have obscenity laws throughout the country, to say it's censorship to obey the law is kind of ridiculous," Haruch said. Baruch said the privacy of the home is protected by the Constitution, but video stores where s<>called pornography is sold is covered by obscenity laws. "We have seven other counties (in the stale) that have been prosecuting and (Please see PETITION, PageA12)

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FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP With the scheduling of 10 in for mationnl meetings later this month. the townShip has tnken the fir st s tep to establishing a :-leighborhood Watch program. The township will hold meet ings twice a week from May 20 to June 27 at the ndministra tion building to explain to resi dents how the neighborhood watch program works and how thev can establish block watch proi;T"ams in their ;:ircas. Fairfield Tow nship Police Cnpt. Alan Laney, coo rdinator of the program . .so.id one of the first watc h sys terns Eel up in the town.ship wns >tarted by Tvlersvi ll e Road residents Jenny Hnley and her sister-in-law Camille Deilorde. The township has had a slight increase in the number of burglaries and breaking and
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For Co nnie Haruch. pornography is not just one of the evils prcv<llcnt in today's society - it's the number one evi l. "Drue.; and alcohol affect \o ur body," H.:iruch s aid. "Pomogr3phy affects 'o ur mind and \our co nce pt o( :::exuality , a nd lh:it's the bas is of fJmilies. I co nsider por nogTaphy to be the graver evil." Haru ch. the coordi nator of the Butler County White Ribbon Campaii>n against porn ography and the Fairfield President of Citizens fo r Community Va lues (CCV), bel ie ves that families arc t he of society and any threat to that foundation is a threat to society. She organi zed a local CCV chapter after attending the 1986 trial in which a local video store

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".\ ridiculous thing" is how Lou owner of Showplace \'idco in Fnirlield. described the latest c:impaign to r id the county r> f ;idult videos . C itizen s fur Commun1t\ \alucs 1 CC \" ) hrl\e a white ribbon c;rn1paiL.rn to s top locnl video shops frri m renting <ldult movies. They\(' had their rlay in court a nd lost." Epstein s :iid referring to the Jn86 trial which acquitted CC'.' Connie Haruch sees cornog raohy as society's rumber a ndeo shop ow ner of pandering obsce nitv. cne evil. Epstei.n pointed out that the owner was acqu itted of pandering CCV was the organization that obscenity charges for distributing led the crusade against the Map tapes of adult movies. plethorpe photo ex hibit. Even That trial and the subsequent though the CCV lost the case, Epretrial both end ed in hung juries, stei n said, the suit cost the Con and Haruch. tem porary Arts Center over . believes it was be 5200,000 in legal fees. (P lease see THREAT, Page E2l Epstei n said that small store
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Co nmc Haru ch and the C it izens for Commumtv Valu es rel-. heavil:-- on the r Cport by the igs6 Attorney General's Commission on Pornogrophy, commonly Known :is lhe Co mmis s ion. Tha t report found that pornography wns very harmful, espe cially to children. Although the report is nearly two-thousand pages lon g, Haruch snid s he has "oone through a good portion of it r C'scorch crs ;mcl ps ychf) log-1 sts who ha ve rxnm in ed th e report, however, ha ve found it to be n.::iwed in va rious ar eas. :\ m::ljo r complaint about the re port was that it stated as :.:in ob jectJ\" C to r ec ommend "mor e eITec tive ways in which the sp read of pornograp hy could be conta ined ." Thus it presupposed that pornog raphy was harmful, according to Douglas E. Mould in an arti cle published in American Psychologjst. . The 1986 report had four months, $400.000 and a staff of eleven with which to do their jobs.
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Tuesday. May 21. 1991

Fairfield man watching Video Ayatollahs'

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Nicholas Martin had always thought that Butler County was a good place to live. The ' Fairfield resident found the people to be friendly and the streets safe to walk. So when the mayor of the biggest city in Butler County pronounced the county "sick," Martin was shocked. Hamilton Mayor Adolf Olivas was speaking at the May 4 White Ribbon Against Pornography Day rally. Olivas and other county . cials promised to take action to stop the d1stnbution of videos they consider offensive. To Martin this sounded like censorship, so he founded 'a new organization called Stop Censorship in Butler County (SCBC). As part of their anti<ensorship campaign the SCBC has issued a petition that defines their position as the traditional American Pholo b y Rob Ervin view, that government officials should not beFairfield's Nicholas Manin has founded a new organization called " Stop Censorship come dictators of what consenting adult Amer in Butler County." icans read and watch," Martin said. The public can hear the text of the petition by calling 677-6055. Q: I understand that you do not rent adult videos, so why the interest in protecting them? A: It's none of my business if other people do but it's not a fashion in which I entertain myself. But the people who are promoting censorship here and elsewhere are not anxious to just stop with X-rated video tapes, they think for !!xarnple that horror films are satanically : inspired and should be prohibited or at least

Nicholas Martin
They have expressed the opinion that HBO is immoral and should be removed from the airwaves along with R-rated tapes. By the time you have obliterated R-rated tapes, horror films and HBO you've eliminated what 90 percent of Americans do with a significant portion of.their leisure time. But even more seriously, while America has a tradition of tolerance and diversity of opinion, it also has a history of having very vocal and sometimes powerful minorities who have suc_ceeded in banning a whole spectrum of matenal that has nothing to do with sex, like Mark Twain and - one of my favorite writers - H.L. Mencken. But the genie has been in the censorship bottle for the last 50 years or so and now these people are attempting to yank the cork off and let the genie out. Q: Your newsletter refers to "Video Ayatol lahs." Who are they? k Th

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Porn stance is challenged
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By Jamie Bereaw
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HAMILTON - The head of the organization Stop Censorship in Butler County Wednesday challenged Mayor Adolf Olivas' public stance on prohibiting pornographic videos, and claimed Oli v s erroneousl y indicated child pornography is available in the county. Fairfield resident Nichol as Martin told the Hamilton City Council Wednesday th at during an a nti-pornography rally May 4, sponsored by Citizens for Community Values, Olivas cited loca lly available video tapes "that exploit children , that molest children. That show children being raped." "You will be held accountable for the statements you make," Martin told Olivas. Olivas , however, countered that he never said child pornography was a vailable in Butler . County. Martin attended the meeting to read a prepared statement criticizing support from public of fici als for the anti-pornogTaphy stance embraced by the CCV. Videotape censorship in Butler Cqunty would violate the constitutional rights of citizens in the county, Martin told the council. "Butler County and Hamilton officials want to make criminals of Mr. and Mrs. Butler County for slipping a tape in the VCR and turning on the 1V," Martin said. "I believe my views speak for majority of (the city),'' Olivas countered. He also said that if Martin wanted to get into a battle of letU!rs to determine the views of Butler County citizens, Olivas was confident the perspective of people opposed to pornography would prevail. During his address before participants in the May 4 White Ribbo!'s Against Pornography rally, Ohvas said he feels pornograr.hic videos degrade women and ead to imitation of the acts depicted in the material . Martin said the rally repre sented the minority view of a fraction of the county's population, which threatens civil liberties in Butler County.

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Hamilton Mayor Adolf (above. cen ter) resoonds to criticism s W ednesday about his pa rticipation in an '".Phy rally May 4 as co. unc1I member Dan C1ank (above. left) and Vice M ayor Kath erine Aum pr>-C ol e (above, right) listen. Martin, the Fa1rfteld resident w ho heads the orQanization Stop Censorship 1n Butler County (below). disputes 0 1). vas May 4 statements.

Differences are defined

By Ken York
Of the JoumeJ.News

HAMILTON - To understand the difficulty of outlawing X rated movies, you have to know the difference between "pornographic" and "obscene," according to Hamilton Law Di rector Gary Sheets. "Pornography is some sort of depiction that arouses sexual desire, said Sheets. "Obscenity is something that appeals to the perverse or . . Sheets IJ:i ,. tJit . 1973
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vs. Cnlifornia, the U.S. Supr6'ine Court decided that in order to be illegal , material must be obscene, rather than pornographic, said Sheets. Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger has said he will ask Hamilton City Council to consider an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to possess X-rated mo,;e video cassettes. ''We can't draft an ordinance saying that something's obscene if the Supreme Court says it is not," Sheets said. In order to be enforceable, an ordinance would have to deal with obscenity, and there are al ready stats laws against that, he said. "If it's illegal under state law, there's no poi.nt in making a

mirror ordinance." reg;on's American Civil Liberties Obscene ma terial is material Union, said that "three-pronged that the ave rage person would test" to determin e if something is sa y vi olates community stJrn- obscene was applied to the con dards, depicts sexual conduct in trovcrsial Mapplethorpe photog a pa te ntly offensive way, a nd has rap hy exhibit la st yea r. no serious liU!rary, artistic, polit" It was determined to have arical or scientific value, Sheets t istic value." he said . said . Wong said offic ials of the "It's a)I very subjective ," he ACLU ore a ware of the debate added. ah<>ut pornography going on in Bern ie \Von g, who se rv r s on Bu tl er Coun ty and may issue a the Lawyers Committee of the st at..e m cnt.

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FAIRFIELD - An anticensorship petition drive that gathered 360 signatures in its fir.t 10 days came to an abrupt end Sunday. Acting on legal advice, Slop Censorship in Butler County Director Nicolas l\lartin halted his group's effort due to concerns that petition signeni might sue the group if they were ar rested for selling or trading adult video tapes. The signen1 could claim that SCBC made them vulnerable to arrest by asking them to sign the petition, Martin said. "It's enough of a possibility to make the peti tion drive, which is not essential, unnecessary," he said. "'There's no way to assess our

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HAMILTON - Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger joined Hamilton Mayor Adolf Olivas Wednesday in rejecting an offer for a live radio debate about pornography and censorship. After indicating Tuesday that he would wait one week before deciding, Holzberger said Wednesday that he rejected Stop Censorship in Butler County Director Nicolas Martin's challenge because the debate would not be beneficial. "The laws are there and there is nothing to debate about," Holzberger said. Martin's offer also was extended to Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb, who is out of town this week.

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Today is Thursday, 157th day of 1991. T: days left in the year. Thought for Tc Golden Age was neve Age." - Thomas Fu historian (1608-1661) Today's highlight ir On June 6, 1944, tl vasion of Europe too ing World War II as stormed the beach mandy, France. On this date: In 1844, the Young tian Association wm London. In 1918, the World of Belleau Wood, whi suit in a U.S. victory mans, began in Franc In 1925, Walter Pe Automobile argument founded the Chrysler ends in assault charge In 1933, the first d: RICHMOND, Ind. - A Hamil- theater opened, in Ca In 1966, black ac ton man has been charged by police with attempted murder in Meredith was shot connection with an assault on an- as he walked along : other Hamilton man Monday highway to encourag registration. night. In 1977, the U. Timothy Robbins, 23, 1709 S. 12th St., Hamilton, was charged Court ruled states c with attempted. murder after he . pose an automatic de allegedly twice drove his car into for defendants convi Samuel Philpot, 29, also of 1709 dering a police officer In 1985, authoriti S. 12th St., Hamilton, at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to Brazil, exhumed a identified as the re1 Richmond police Lt. Kris Wolski. Philpot had been riding in Rob- Josef Mengele, th bins' car in the Indiana city when "Angel of Death" oft! the men had a disagreement over caust. In 1990, a federal what Wolski described as a Lauderdale, Fla., de "family dispute." Philpot exited the car, and Rob- Live Crew album ", bins allegedly knocked him down They Wanna Be" tc with his car, Wolski said. Robbins The group is asking drove away, then returned drivini; peals court to overtu: "in :i reckless mann er." Wolski
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It was just a matter of time be fo re the forces in Butler County colling for the elimination of por nngraphy were countered bv peo pi e saying that would abridge t heir constitutional rights. And there can be no doubt that .,; I he Citizens for Community Val Q) ucs - like its counterpart organi mlion, Stop Censorship in Butler r:ounly - hes the strength of its ,,:. . convictions, and is willing to wage "C it< battle until it is resolved. c: \Ve applaud that kind of com ::> C/l mitment, on both sides . It is only 1he oflrn raucous over is sues of public concern that keeps Q) z nny democracy in fighting trim. Whnt is disturbing is that some (ij c: . of the more 'isible supporters of !::; . the CCV - notably Hamilton 0 . Adolf Olivas and Butler <I> County Sheriff Richard r- Holzberger - seem to be backing awev from the opportunity to defend. sentiments they have, until challenged, been so willing to ex press in public. SCBC Director Nicolas Martin has publicly challenged the views of the CCV, and taken his per spective to Hamilton City Council and to Holzberger. I3ut nttempts I'> get these vocal supporters of the CCV to meet in a public de bate have been turned aside - hy Olivas because the mayor appar c ntly doesn't think it an importnnt enough issue; by Holzberger because "The laws are there and there is nothing to debate about." In a letter to Martin dated June I, Olivas rejected an offer by the SCBC to debate the issue of cen sorship as it relates to the current push to eradicate X-rated videos in Butler Countv. Olivas said he hcli.-cd little could be accom plishcd b)' continuing the discus sion, and added he would attend to "other important and reel is focing this community." The renlity is thnt when CCV initiated the discussion May 4, with its White Ribbon rally on the Butler County Courthouse lawn, pornography became a very criti cal public debate. When Olivos added his perspective at that rally, terming pornography a "cancer" in the county, he freely joined thnt debnte, albeit in e per fcctly political environment. And when Martin nnd his orga nizat1on responded by introducing a discussion of constitutional safeguards, that consideration be came an equal part of the debate. Now the lines are clearly drawn: Citizens for Community Values, supported by the impas sioned rhetoric of Olives, clearly opposes pornography and believes it should be eradicated; Martin and the SCBC believe that, re i:erdless of the value of a given rated work, it is the right of the individual to consume that work so long as it violates no one else's rights. And like it or not, Olivas and Holzberger placed themselves in the debate. We think it wrong, and a little wenk, for them now to attempt to withdrew from that discussion. The people of Butler County, who have a great deal at stake es this issue winds itself to a resolu lion, would be well-served to hear both sides state their cases in e controlled and lucid manner. If they ultimately must make a deci sion on the issue of pornography, they must hear the arguments of both sides free from the insulation of rallies and media interpreta tion . To deny them that is to pre vent them from making an intelli gent choice. It's one thing for a politician to state controversial views in the safety of a crowd that agrees with him from the outset. It's another matter altogether for that politi cian to step outside the protected environment of that crowd and defend his views, prove his point, carry the day. That's precisely t he difference between a politician with the strength of the crowd's convictions, and a statesman with the strength of his own. Michelle Langdon Fairfield "I do . My ooponunit1es are oood because 1 m gert1ng a good educauon from Miami and that ma kes me employable. Miami has a good name." Greg Nelson Wet Cheter "I con t th ink I'll a ;ob rign t 3wav because my fi eld is osvchology Kim
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Do you believe poverty is a pro bl em in Butler County?

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Editorials

Why the reluctance fo debate on porn?

ple th:t t wot1 ld abri dge their c,.., ns titutio n:i.I rights. And there cnn be no doub t th nt the Citizens for Community Vnlues - like its cou nte r pa rt or gnni rntiun, Stop Censorsh ip in Butle r Cou n ty - has the s trength of its r'm\ic tio ns, nnd is willing to wa ge its battle un til it is resolved. We a pplaud thnt ki nd of commitment, on both sides. It is only the often ra ucous debntc over is sues of public concern that keeps nny democracy in fighting trim. .What is disturbin g is t hat some of t he more visible supporters of the CCV notably Hamilton Ma yor Adolf Olivas and Butler Ceunty Sheriff Richard Holzberger - seem to be backing away from the opportunity to defend sent iments t hey have, until cha llenged, been so willing to express in public.
SCDC Directo" Nicolas Martin has publicly challenged the views of the CCV, and taken his pers pective to Hamilton City Council and to Holzberger. But attempts to get these voca l supporters of the CCV to meet in a public debate have been turned as ide - by Oli vas because the mayor apparentl y doesn't think it an important enough iss ue; by Holzberger because ''The laws are there and there is to debate about." In a letter to Martin dated June I, Olivas rejected an offer by the SC DC to debate the issue of censorship as it r elates to the current pus h to eradicnte X-rated videos in Butler County. Olivas said he believed little could be accomplished by continuing the discussion, and added he would attend to "other importa nt and real issu es this community.'" T he re ality is that when CCV initiated the discussion Ma y 4, with its White Ribbon rally on the Duller Coun ty Courthouse lawn, pornography bccnmo a very criti ml public debate. When Olivas ad der! h is perspective at t ' t rally, te rming pomograhy a "cnncer" in the county, he freely joined that debate, albeit in a perfectly safe political environment. And when Martin and his orga-

Tom Bradford Fairiield "No. Not if you want to get o ut and look for a job."

Janet Ted Bradford Donohue Falrlleld Falriield "Not really. There are a lot of " I really have n't s een any exjobs but people don't want to cept down in Cincinnati." s tart wo rking ."

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ni za ti on r es ponded by introducing a dis cussion of constitutional snfegu nrds, t h nt cons id er a tion bccn me an eq unl pnrt of t he deba te. Now the li nes are clearl y d rawn: The Citizens for Commu nity Va lues, s upported by the impass ioned r hetor ic of Oli vas, clea rl y oppose pornography and be li eve it s hould be erad icate d; Ma r ti n and the SCDC believe t hat, r egardless of the value of a gi ven X-rn tcd wo rk, it is the right of th e individu al to consume that work so as it vi olates no one else's ri ghts . And like it or not, Olivos and Holzberger placed themselves in the debate. We think it wrong; and a little weak, for them now to attempt to withdraw from that discussion. The people of Butler County, who have a great deal at stake as this issue winds itself to a resolut ion , would be well-served to hear both sides state their cases in a controlled and lucid manner. If t hey ultimately must make a decision on the issue of pornography, they must hear the arguments of both sides free from the insulation of rallies and media interpretation. To deny them that is to prevent them from making an intelligent choice. It's one thing for a politician to stnte controversial vi ews in the safety of a crowd that agrees with him from the outset. It's another m a tte r altogether for that politicia n to step outside the protected en vironment of that crowd and defend his views, prove his point, carry the day. That's precisely the diffe rence between a politician with the strength of the crowd's convictions, and a statesman with the strength of his own. If Oli vas - a nd Holzberger are not merely posturing for the benefit of a vocal and politically potent group, they should welcome the opportunity to debate with Martin, with anybody who has a valid disagreement. If they are s imply seeking the safety of a popular poe, they should stny where they are, hot on the heels of other "real" issues and far from the topics that affect their constituents now. Ultimately, those constituents will interpret such hesitation. But by then, it will be too late to talk.

Lori Hester Clnelnnati "It's a problem everyWhere."

Marty Hampel Fairiield "Yes. There 's s o many poor peaole . People are homeless and do nt have anyt hing to eat. "

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"T oo m a ny gene rals, not eno ugh soldiers . .. " This phrase describes why Congress pass ed a $291 bill io n defense budget long on pork ond lean on items truly needed to protect our country's na tio nal security. Less t han tw o months after Am eri ca's victo ry in t h e Pe rsian Gu lf wn r , it wou ld see m obvious tha t know lerlgea bl c offi cials like Secretary of Defense Cheney a n d Chnirmo n of the .Toint Chief. of Staff Col in Powell should be t he general s lead ing us in deciding which wea po n systems and mili tary bases a rc essential to defending our co un try, and which are no longe r n ecessa ry. Bu t instead , some m embe rs of Congress fe lt th a t t hei r own person a l a n d poli t ic:i.1 mot ive9 we re more importnnt in de terminin g what to in cl u de in the d efe n se budget. Wha t took pla ce on the House fl oo r dea lt less 'vith defen s e of our cou nt ry than a hnnd ful of membe rs defend ing pet projects to win th e m ..otes back in the ir ho me di stri cts . For en exa mpl e of expe rt ad vice that we nt unheeded by som e mem bers of Congress, t he m nn who pla nned the U.S. air cam paign agai n st l r:tq , Lieu t C' nn n t Gc nr ral Cha r les Hor ne r , stntcd thn t the wnr hnd him twn lrss nns l hn im portance ri f Btcnlt h trrh nolney, 11ml t he nt'r rl to d rfcnd nenins t ballistic
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Members of a local organization arguing against the forced removal of adult films from county video stores should take their grievances to Columbus, Butler County Prose- . cutor John Holcomb said. "If others want to take part in some sort of debate, they should take it to the legislators in Columbus," Holcomb said Friday. The prosecutor was referring to an invitation he rejected from the leaders of the group Stop Censors hip in Butler County, challenging him to a

debate about the pornography/censorship issue. Holcomb said he doesn't think his stand against por nography in Butler County is an issue at all - it's simply a matter of enforcing the law. Nicolas Martin, who heads up the SCBC, last week formally withdrew his challenge to debate the pornography issue when he was turned down by Holcomb, Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger and Hamilton Mayor Adolf Olivas. 'The isf!.ne is not censorship, or what people have a right to do in their own homes," Holcomb said. "'l'h only i.;sue is the law that says

you can't sell or rent obscene materi als, period." If the public doesn't want that law to be enforced, the change must be made in Columbus, he said. Martin pointed out the U.S. Supreme Court has left discretion for prosecuting obscenity casea in the hands oflocal officials. "There's no question but there is a law," he said. "But officials have the option of prosecuting on the basis of community standard." Martin said the offerings of a gi ven video store a re open to the inspection of l::i.w enfcrcement officials e'!d, day, ilnd thmP. is no indication

tion today than they were in the past. "Unless Mr. Holcomb can show that the nature of material in video store is markedly changed recently, the fact that he hasn't brought prosecutions against the stores to date implies that they're in compliance with the law." Holcomb noted the law governing obscenity specifies only materials judged in court to be obscene. Pornographic materials are not illegal to sell or rent until they're proven ob-

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HUNTSVTLLE , Texas - A killer who had been on death row for 17 years was executed by injection early today for the murder of an antique-gun collector. Jerry Joe Bird, 54. was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m .. 12 minutes after the lethal druos began to flow . Bird was the 40th person put to death in Texas and the 14 7th in the nation since the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 let states resume use of the
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By Michael J. Shearer
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HAMILTON - The success of an effort to rid Butler County of pornographic videos may depend more on prosecutors and police departments in Hamilton, Middletown and Fairfield than on the three elected public officials who support the movement. County Prosecutor John Holcomb, who has spoken on behalf of anti-pornography efforts, said Monday that because Ohio law lists renting or selling obscene material as a misdemeanor offense, he can not take legal action in any incorporated area or in four of the county's 13 townships. In those areas, Holcomb said, state law only gives him the authority to file felony charges. Of the 11 Butler County video stores currently renting adult tapes, Holcomb apparently could only take action against one store in West Chester. Four stores operate in Fairfield, one in Hamilton and five in the Middletown area. While Holcomb, Sheriff Richard Holzberger and Hamilton Mayor Adolf Olivas have been critical of the availabilitv of the x-rated tapes, other Hamilton and two Fairfield officials were more restrained in their comments Monday. They also questioned Holcomb's claims regarding jurisdiction in misdemeanor cases. "I don't have any information in front of' me about any obscene tapes being rented at the store," said Hamilton Law Director Gary Sheets, who said his job does not include researching the information unless city leaders decide to press obscenity charges. "It's a serious decision to start down that road," he said. In Fairfield, City Law Director John Clemmons said his office has not made any decisions concerning the stores that rent x-rated < Please see PORN. Poge A6)

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him," Holcomb said Monday. "I think it's insulting to suggest a debate over whether a law on the books should be enforced or not. If Martin is unhappy with Ohio's obscenity law, he should pursue the matter with the state legislature and not local officials, Holcomb said. _ "My duty is to uphold the Jaw on the books and that's what I intend to do," he said. Martin said Monday that he was considering challenging officials with the anti-pornography group Citizens for Community Values to the debate instead.

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will be," he said. "If we determine that they are in violation of the law, we might take action." Both Fairfield Police Chief Gary Rednour and Hamilton Police Chief Torn Knox said they felt commenting on whether pornography creates problems in the area would be inappropriate.

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FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP The township trustees have announced that all township insurance policies will now be handl ed by the Ohio Township Association Risk Management Authority. OTARMA, the 2-year-old insurance company designed specificall y for townships, costs about $600 less a year, and provides broader coverage, said Trustee President Don Dixon. "It's a kind of self-insurance made up of a pool of all townships in the state," Dixon said. "It's our first year with them, but they made a proposal that fit all of our township needs perfectly." The decision to change from the township's current carriers, Wilkes Insurance Co. and Ingram Insurance Co. , was made at a lengthy tru stee meeting that sta rted last Wed nesday and th:1t had to be reconve ned the next day. The curre nt policies ex pi red at the end of May. "It not a decision made rn, iJ::," Dixon said. "Ingram :1 fl'I Wilkes in su rance compa1ir3 had done a grea t job fo r ., . but the pnc th e dif0

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Stores invited to talk obscenity

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Sheriff seeks consensus on adult tapes

welcomes Holzberger's offer and will attend the meeting. "I think you're always better off talking about a situation and seeing if you can reach a solution," Epstein said. "Hopefully, he'll be willing to listen. Despite Holzberger's offer, Epstein said he feels a majority of Butler County residents - especially the Stop Censorship in Butler County group - oppose efforta to rid the county of adult tapes. By renting the tapes, the stores are not violating any laws, Epstein said. "Pornography is legal. Obscenity is not; he said. "None of these tapes have been ruled obscene." Holzberger maintains that he and Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb are simply trying to enforce current obscenity laws. "I'm not trying to censor people in Butler County," Holzberger said. "I'm seeking compliance with the law." Following an anti-pornography rally coordinated by Citizens for Community Values last month, Holzberger said the event's success showed that residents did not want pornography in the county. Despite the formation of SCBC,

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HAMILTON - Eleven area video stores that rent adult video tapes will receive an invitation later this week from Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger asking them to attend a meeting about obscenity June 12. Holzberger said Monday he hopes the meeting in his office will provide an opportunity for him and the store owners to develop a consensus on what video rentals may be considered obscene. Lou Epstein, owner of Video Showplace in Fairfield, said he

Even if all three officials refuse Holzberger said he still plans to Martin's offer, the director promtake any action necessary to get ised to pressure them into voicing rid of the tapes. their opinions in the debate. "I have been aware all along "I'm hoping to convince them that there would be two sides- to that it's their civic duty; be said. the issue, he said. ' On Friday, SCBC Director Nico- "I'm not going to drop it very easilas Martin challenged Holzberger, ly." Holcomb and Hamilton Mayor If all three men do refuse his ofAdolf Olivas to a debate on cen- fer, Martin said he might chalsorship next month. lenge CCV representatives to a Both Olivas . and Holzberger debate. said they were still considering 'Tm hoping not to do that. but the proposal Monday. Holcomb, who called for making it's a possibility," he said. 'They're the possession of pornography il- not major players as far as I'm legal '.It the CCV rally, was out of concerned."

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By.Michael J . Shearer Eleven area video stores that rent adult video tapes received an invitation last week from Butler Sheriff Richard County Holzberger asking them to attend . a meeting about obscenity June 12. Holzberger said he hopes the meeting in his office will provide an opportunity for him and the store owners to develop a consensus on what video rentals may be considered obscene. Lou Epstein, owner of Video Showplace in Fairfield, said he welcomes Holzberger's offer and will attend the meeting. 1 think you're always better off talking about a situation and seeing if you can rea ch a solution," Epstein said. "Hopefully, he'll be willing to listen." Despite Holzberger's offer, EpBy Michael J . Shearer stein said he feels a majority of Butler County residents - espe One month after Citizens for cially the Stop Censorship in Butler County group - oppose efforts Community Values coordinated a rally against pornography, its to rid the county of adult tapes. By renting the tapes, the stores leaders are preparing to begin are not violating any laws, Ep- the second phase of efforts to rid Butler County of .pornographic stein said. "Pornography is legal. Obscen- video tapes. Southwest Ohio CCV Presiity is not," he said. "None of these dent Phil Burress said Tuesday tapes have been ruled obscene." Both Holzberger and Hamilton the second phase will include ef Mayor Adolf Olivas turned down forts to educate residents about an offer by SCBC Director Nicolas Martin for a live radio debate on Martin's challenge because the pornography and obscenity. debate would not be beneficial. Holzberger said that he rejected "The laws are there and there is

CCV prepares for the second phase of its anti-porn

how obscenity laws work. Final details of the effort are still be ing worked out, but Burress said CCV members might go door to door to speak with residents. "We're basically going to be educating the people we can reach easily of their rights," he said. CCV plans also involve work ing through county churches to encourage education" on pornog raphy and the problems it pre sents to teen-age children, said
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CCV's ability to enlist the support of public officials like Butler Sheriff Richard County Holzberger and Prosecutor John Holcomb have aided in the group's efforts. About 3,000 fam ilies have joined CCV in Butler County, they said. "We're extremely successful," Burress said. "Our campaign is geared to let people kn ow they must speak up. Silence is accep tance." statements at the rall y impl);ng that video stores in Butler Coun ty were renting child pornograp hy,

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Elisha Morgan museum

By Linda Wright
Of the Journal-News

FAIRFIELD - With the recent award of a state grant, the Elisha Morgan Mansion r.nay be one step closer to becoming the site of a citv historical museum. The Ohio Arts Council approved a $6,200 grant last month for architectural fees to renovate the

Georgian-style brick structure, built in 1817, said Robert Wessell, president of the Elisha Morgan Farm Museum Inc., the nonprofit group that owns the Ross Road mansion. However, Wessell said the grant amount the museum will actually receive depends on upcoming state legislature appropriations. "We're proud of (the grant), but

it's just a small chunk of the $200,000 needed to renovate the building," said Michael Sage, secretary of the Elisha Morgan Fann Museum Inc. "A city is well served by preserving its heritage. A place like the mansion gives legitimacy to the fact that Fairfield is more than just a bedroom conununity." Sage said that last summer the Elisha Morgan Fann Museum

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Sheriff hopes for porn solution

By Bill Jackson
Of the JoumalNews

HAMILTON - Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger said Tuesday he hopes his meeting with local video store owners to day will result in a solution to the continuing controversy regarding the availability of X-rated video tapes in Butler County. Holzberger said he invited store owners to the meeting "to go over Ohio obscenity laws and to seek voluntary compliance" with those laws. He said Tuesday that he hoped for a good turnout after having sent out "about 24" invitations to all video store owners whether the businesses stock adult videos or not. It's "just in case they think about having those videos in the. future," Holzberger said Although he asked to be invited, Holzberger said Nicolas Martin, director of Stop Censorship in Butler County, was not on his mailing list. "He is not a store owner and I don't particularly care to see him," the sheriff said. Contacted Tuesday, Martin claimed Holzberger had "reneged on a promise to me that he would let me be at the meeting." Holzberger said he had high

Stop Censorship group's newsletter nets cool response by criticized local officials
By Bill Jackson
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HAMILTON - The centers of attention in a four-page newsletter published by Stop Censorship in Butler County were cool in their response to the newsprint circular when contacted Tuesday. Titled, "Censorship, the Dark Cloud Over Butler County," the newsletter paints Hamilton Mayor Adolf Olivas, Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb and Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger as community censors because of their positions regarding the availability X-rated video cassettes in the countv. hopes for the meeting. "I have discussed the issue ... with several owners and their at torneys and it has been positive so far," he said. "They wish to have dialogue (and they do not want) an expensive and prolonged court battle." Video store owners who agreed to talk to the Journal-News Tuesday said they were hopeful, but

Olivas said the document ''looks professionally made" and includes quotes from Tho mas Jefferson as well from lo cal politicians on both sides of the issue. Olivas, who in the publication is called "arrogant and ... rigidly puritanical ," said the group was "entitled to (its) opinion ." Holzberger called the docu ment "pure poppycock" in refer ence to a section that suggested he would like to enter homes and arrest residents for posses sion ofX-rated videos. Nicolas Martin, director of Stop Censorship in Butler County, said 10,000 copies of the newsletter printed. unsure what could be resolved. "I don't know what's going to happen until" Wednesday, said Brenda Beier, manager of West Coast Video in Fairfield. "I'd like to see some kind of solution come out of it.'.' In his letter, Holzberger said that he hoped to "work this out in a way that is conducive to all Butler County" residents.

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cummur'ucate 1ee11ngs ana pro claim stands on questions. Our flag was officially adopted June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress resolved that "the Flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternate red and white, that the union be 13 stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation." Before that the stripes had been accompanied by the British Union Jack to designate that the rebels were demanding historic rights of British citizens. The colors, obviously, came from the British flag. I wanted to tell Old Dad that a woman made the first flag for our first president, but I couldn't find proof that Betsy Ross made the first flag. I debated with myself about just telling the story as I have always heard it. But, naaa. 1 got all involved in looking up information about the flag. After Vermont and Kentucky joined the union in 1795, two stars and two stripes were added. You can see that flag in the Smithsonian Institution now. In 1818 the design was changed again. This time they went back to the 13 stripes and decided they'd use stars to designate the number of states. And that's what we've done. Adding up. I think the flag has been through 27 changes, the most recent was after Hawaii was adntitted to statehood in

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amendm ents bv Democrats to restore cuts in welfare and oth er Ee rvi ces. and t he Democrats all vo ted against the pro posal. The two-vea r, '$26.9 bil li on budget no.:;, return s to the Democratic House ""here leaders have said thev "vii i reirrt. th e chamres and call fo r a

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HAMILTON Video store owners and Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger agreed to a rough armistice Wednesday in the war over renting X-rated videotapes. Representatives of 11 video stores - some of whom brought their attorneys with them - acrepted Holzberger's invitation to a conference aimed at ironing out their diJTerenres.

'1 think everybody needs to realize that Rome wasn't built in a day," Holzberger said after the one-hour conference. "I think the video stores want to work with us to help police themselves." Lou Epstein, owner of Video Showcase in Fairfield, said he was somewhat relieved by the sheriffs apparent willingness to discuss the matter. "I don't think anybody wants to take this to court," he said. "This isn't one of the greater issues facing our community."

The video store owners agreed to meet with the sheriff again Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Butler County Jail to go over lists of their adult movies, Epstein said. In return, Holzberger promised not to prosecute any of the store owners for renting the tapes until after the August meeting. "I felt it was a very positive meeting," Holzberger said. "(The store owners) are business people who wish to conform with the law, and they have asked me to work within the framework of the law."

That framework is a section of the Ohio Revised Code which makes it.illegal to possess, rent or sell obscene materials. The ORC does not, however, prohibit pornography, and the difference between the two is important to understanding the problem, Epstein said. Pornographic materials are not obsrene unless they fail a threepronged test outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 in the case Miller vs. California. That test consists of determin-

ing that 'the materials appeal to prurierit interests; have no artistic, literary or political value; and violate community standards. Just because a movie is pornographic doesn't mean it's legall y obscene, Epstein said, adding thnt such determinations usually must be made in court. Epstein said he might be will ing to pull a few movies off his shelves to appease the anti-por nography movement, but he said he would not remove all of them.

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O'Neill said the store owners also are afraid of "economic strangulation." A representative of the Ameri" The loc al authorities can can Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) mount prosecution after prosecusaid Thursday that Butler County officials may be violating the con- tion, and defending against such stitutional r ights of video-store prosecutions is expensive." O'Neill said he was advised by owners in demanding that the the store owners that none of them stores remove adult videotapes. Kevin O'Neill, legal director for sold child pornography "nor would they counteOhio ACLU, said nance child porresearch will be nography to be done to deterI sold in their mine whether stores." the ACLU do Nickolas Martake legal action know tin of Fairfield, aga inst county organizer of about the officials or "volStop Censorship untarily defend ACLU, in Butler Counthe video-store and ty, called the owners from this meeting "exgovernmental anything tremely informaharassment.'' they're tive." O'Neill met for, I'm against, and ''We now Thursday with a framerepresentatives that's all I'll have to say have work for underof about 10 standing how the county video o n the subject. ' ' rights of Butler stores and the -John Holcomb, County people newly organized Butler County prosecutor can be protect- Stop Censorship ed," he said. in Butler County Sheriff Richorganization in ard Holzberger has been meeting Fairfield. O'Neill said county law-enforce- with store owners in efforts to ment officials are ordering . video- reach agreement on what videotapes removed from the shelves tapes are objectionable and should based on titles and not content, not be rented or sold. He was unavailable for comment Thursday. without meaningful investigation. John Holcomb, the county prosHe said one store was ordered to remove Doing it Debbie's Way. ecutor, said he is not involved in "That video happens to be an exer- the sheriffs meetings with the vidcise tape starring Debbie Reyn- eo-store owners. olds," he said. "I don't know who this charac"The government is not free ter Nickolas Martin is. . . . I do under the First Amendment to re- know about the ACLU, and anystrain speech on the basis of con- thing they're for, I'm against, and tent and is not free to tell people that's all I'll have to say on the what they can have on their shelves subject," Holcomb said. or what they cannot have on their shelves without doing any kind of The Associated Press contributed meaningful, factual investigation." to this report.
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Asked if he had rejected Martin's request for a proclamation, Fairfield Mayor Robert Wolpert declined comment. "That's just the way I'm hapdling it," Wolpert said. "If you asked me about the weather today, I would say no comment about that too." Martin said the mayor also informed him that he asked the City Council for help in deciding whether to issue the procla mation, and that the council decided last week to decline issuing of the proclamation without a disclaimer. "They swept everything under the rug because they don't want the liability of having to identify their views on censorship," Martin said. Member Mark Scharringhausen said the City Council simply wanted to stay out of the pornography issue because it is best handled on a county-wide basis. "We're not getting irivl)lved .in this issue," Scharringhausen said. "We have a lot of other issues to deal with, like waste water management and flood control."

Council member Jim Menninger said he objects to .Martin's proclama tion request because he feels it could be used to further a u"litical At odds with Menn mger and Scharringhausen are council members _ Marilou Duderstadt and Linda Bradford , both of whom said they would hav.e endorsed the proclamation. "I feel we should have given him the proclamation unfettered,1' Duderstaclt said. "The proclamation was generic. The council adding the disclaimer draws us into the (obscenity) issue." Bradford said she supported the proclamation, but she felt the addition of the "obscenity clause" was a logical addition given the circumstances of the request. ''With Nicolas Martin director of the stop censorship group and opposing the anti-pornography group, it was a logical thing to add," she said. ''We wanted to state and make our position clear as a council that we do not support obscenity, which is contrary to the laws of the United States." '

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I know you will be as delighted as I was to learn that WMUB, the public radio station of Miami University, has offered one hour of the station's time for a live debate on censorship in Butler County. I will represent the anti-censorship contingent, you will undoubtedly want to appear for the other side. Invitations to join this broadcast debate have also been sent to Mr. Holcomb, and Mr. Holzberger, who share your antipathy for personal choice in the rental of video tapes. I am informed by WMUB News Director, Bob Long, that the station has selected Monday July 1, from 7 to 8 pm for this important opportunity. Mr. Long has thoughtfully indicated that they would consider alternate dates if the July 1 date is inconvenient. In your interesting speech to the CCV's White Ribbon rally, you made it quite clear that the rental of adult video tapes is the greatest threat to the well-being of local residents. You said that Butler County was "sick" due to the presence of "video tapes that exploit children, that molest children, that show children being raped." You said that adult tapes were a "cancer" which degraded, humiliated, subjugated the women of Butler County, and made them less than human beings. I know you will be pleased to have this live opportunity to discuss and debate these and the other unique views you expressed at White Ribbon Day. Many people have told me they would like to know how much it will cost thecity to prosecute video stores, as you suggest. I am sure that the occasion of the debate will be widely publicized and you will be guaranteed a large audience with whom to share your views. I look forward to continuing our productive dialog on these issues. Please respond by June 7 so that the proper arrangements can be made with WMUB.

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I am in receipt of your correspondence of 31 May 1991 soliciting my appearance on WMUB to discuss the topic of "censorship in Butler County." I see little being accomplished by continuing what you termed "our productive (sic) dialog." If memory serves me correctly our first encounter was more remarkable for your penchant to interrupt than by any manifest gift for listening. Therefore, I respectfully decline your invitation. My comments at.the White Ribbon rally, which you most thoughtfully transcribed and made available for public dissemination, speak clearly as to my opinion on the true issues of obscenity and pornography. Considering your purported concern for the protection of individual's right'i, indisputably you would safeguard my right to voice my belief and conviction. Despite your disappointment, I trust that you shall be able to carry on without me in much the same manner than as if I were present. I, on the other hand, shall be attending to the other important and real issues facing this community as I have for the past seven and a half years. Thus, I remain ... Sincerely,

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I am pleased to inform you that WMUB, the public radio station of Miami University, has offered one hour of the station's time for a live debate on censorship in Butler County. I will represent the anti-censorship forces at the debate, and I am sure you will want to speak for the other side. WMUB News Director, Bob Long, informs me that his station has selected Monday July 1, from 7 to 8 pm for this important opportunity. Mr. Long has thoughtfully indicated that they would consider alternate dates if the July 1 date is inconvenient. Your detestation of and proposals to eradicate adult video tapes in Butler County are of great interest. In fact, your idea to make it possible to arrest people who own copies of these tapes is one of the most widely discussed topics of late. I am frequently askedfor the details of what is coming to be known as the "Home arrest" plan. This live broadcast will be the ideal occasion for you to explain your plan. As a taxpayer, I am also personally anxious to ask you how much expense local governments will acrue in arresting and litigating cases against video stores and people snared for possession. The publicity attending this debate will guarantee a large audience eager for details. Invitations to join this broadcast debate have also been sent to Mr. Olivas, and Mr. Holzberger, who share your antipathy for personal choice in the rental of video tapes. The media have also been notified. Please respond by June 7 so that the proper arrangements can be made with WMUB, which expects us to arrange our appearances among ourselves.

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FAIRFIELD - City officials refused a request for a First Amendment Day proclamation because the proclamation's author rejected a clause saying the First Amendment doesn't protect obscenity, said the director of Stop Censorship in Butler County. , Nicolas Martin, author of the proclamation, said he objected to a disclaimer proposed by city officials because his proclamation simply celebrates the bicentennial of the l3ill of Rights. ).'he .proclamation refers to First Amend}tlent guarantees of freedom of religion, speech, the press, peaceable assembly as well as the right to petition go:vernment for a redress of grievances. "After all, this year is the bicentennial of the First Amendment; not the , bicentennial of exceptions to the First Amendment," Martin said. "I told them it was inappropriate _to burden the proclamation wi'th exceptions to the First Amendment." . Asked if he had rejected Martin's request for a proclamation, Fairfield Mayor Robert Wqlpert declined comment. "That's just the way I'm handling it," Wolpert said. ''If you asked me about the weather to day, I woulel say no comment about that too."

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Handmade masks are a new source of contention between Butler County Sheriff Richard Holzberger and a Fairfield man heading opposition to a crackdown on adult videos. Nicolas Martin is head of Stop Censorship in Butler County, which 1 s challenging a campaign by the sheriff and County Prosecutor John Holcomb to rid 'ff H b local video shops of X-ratSh en 1 erger oz ed movies . Martin 's group set up a booth at the Butler County Fair, where - along with literature they handed out masks maae from enlarged photos of Holzberger. Martin claimed the sheriff showed up at the unattended booth Tuesday and rifled through the literature looking for a mask . Martin said he contrespassing charge sidered filing a against Holzberger. But because the sheriff's office and prosecutor would handle the case, " I probably wouldn 't get anywhere." Holzberger said he went to the booth looki ng for Martin., noticed the fliers and looked througfl them to see whether the false faces were there. Martin said the sheriff came by again Wednesday looking for the same item , but tfley were all gone. Martin advised him to check with one of several sheriff's deputies who had stopped at . the booth earlier in the day to chat - and to pick up masks. Reporter: IRENE WRIGHT

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It was high noon-time for the long-awaited shootout between Sheriff"Clean Dick" Holzberger and the anti-censorship gang. When the smoke cleared the sheriff lay mortally wounded. The agreement with the video stores reached last week was a tremendous-but unreported- victory for smut lovers of Butler County. Less than half the video stores agreed not to rent six tapes that had been found obscene elsewhere in Ohio. BFD! That still leaves Xrated inventories 99% intact. Why did Holzberger cave in? Had he suddenly turned over a new, libertarian leaf? No, Holzberger lost an intensely fought political battle in which he was dogged and defeated at every tum. Volunteers distributed thousands of leaflets and worked many hours to protect the Bill of Rights. It was a unique watershed event. It was enough to drive a man to drink. Or if rumors about Holzberger are to be believed, it was enough to drive him home after he had had too much to drink. For the second time in two years the Citizens for Community Values (CCV) lost a colossal battle. This time, though, their defeat was even more important. They were beaten not by 12 jurors, a la Mapplethorpe, they were defeated by ordinary citizens of a community whose values the group purported to represent. Behind all that pompous bluster and sports celebrity endorsements, the CCV was no more than a paper tiger. They had to cancel their video store picketing due to a lack of participants. They wouldn't even debate on live radio. They were run unceremoniously out of town. Three months ago Holzberger said he would get Hamilton to pass a law making the possession of adult video tapes illegal. He said numerous times that he wanted all adult tapes gone and that busts would commence soon. Prosecutor John Holcomb told the White Ribbon Day anti-pornography rally

that he wanted similar state legislation. And Mayor Adolph Olivas accused stores of renting kiddie porn, an accusation which was not substantiated in a single media outlet. Olivas recanted his accusations before Hamilton Council. "I was just talking off the top of my head," Olivas said, and was never heard from again on the matter of censorship. Prosecutor Holcomb also disappeared, except to mumble a few inanities about the kooks at the ACLU. Only Holzberger took time to catch on. By the time the Butler County Fair arrived last month, "Clean Dick" had become a laughing stock. Mention of his name brought sneers and laughter. Holzberger now says video stores can keep adult tapes, so long as they rent only to adults (which they were doing anyway). "Do it Debbie's Way" is safe. But the reason Holzberger backed down has gone unreported, especially by the Hamilton Journal News, which appears to be bending over backwards to shield the sheriff from public embarrassment. He was beaten by rare organized community opposition to censorship, the sort which the Cincinnati area has never witnessed before. CCV has retreated like Iraq's elite Republican Guard, pausing only to issue occasional press releases from the sanctuary of Hamilton County. CCV president Phil Burress complains about the credibility of anti-censorship leaders. But coming from an admitted former porn addict, most people are no longer impressed. "We busted the myth of supremacy of the bluenoses," said Nicolas Martin, founder of Stop Censorship in Butler County." His organization takes credit for Sheriff Holzberger's stunning defeat. "Our only question is how the news media missed the story," Martin added.

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Following property-tax reduction specialist Dickie Weiland's appearance as a witness for the prosecution at the 1 . , /' Mickey Esposito trial last l ' week, one ofWeiland's friends called to complain about coverage in Kevin O'Hanlon's Enquirer story that a paragraph reciting Weiland's sleazy past was unduly harsh and should not have been included. The paragraph read: "Weiland pleaded guilty in 1976 to submitting a false financial statement in connection with a federal Housing and Urban Development project. He voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law and served less than a year in prison." Noting that six of the ten properties at issue during Esposito's trial were owned by Weiland's clients, most people believe that Weiland's background is indeed an important part of the story.

Meet "Mr. Republican"

After spending all week at the Butler County Fair handing out funny Sheriff"Clean Dick" Holzberger facemasks, Nicholas Martin, founder of Stop Censorship in Butler County, now claims to be the driving force of the Butler County GOP. "Carlos Todd may be the titular head of the party," Martin said, but I speak for the heart and soul of the party. Someone needs to fill the void left when Buz Lukens retired." "I've paid my dues," Martin said, explaining that the sheriff had personally raided his booth several times during the week looking for his X-rated Traci Lords videotapes. Holzberger made no apologies for his lack of due process. "I can be wherever I want to be. My badge entitles me to that," Holzberger said. Martin, however, was undaunted and claimed that his time at the county fair had been well spent. "More than 7000 people joined my organization during the week," Martin added. "Now let's see if they can stop me."

hy do men want to wear home to that past prime mornwomen's clothing? Before ing man on the fast fading someone who has nothing WKRC. WKRC, after getting rid better to do than wrap of all its talent, thought it could him or herself in the tattered cloak save things by having the pubof Political Correctness, let me state lisher of this rag, John Foster that I do not care whether men wear Dullass, appear with the mornwomen's clothing or not. But I saw a ing man, Jerry Thomas. Mr.. .I sign the other day that brought the guess ... Thomas, is known for subject to mind. dressing as an old woman and The practice does have a long and passing out Good And Plenty at more or less reasonable history. The the school yard. Mr. Thomas theatre, of course, both ancient and and Mr. Dullass make a wonmodem, has gone along with what is derful pair. now referred to as "cross dressing," Now Mr. Thomas was billed although in the theatre, such garb .on the sign in Delhi as the MC would be merely costuming. for an upcoming ball game. A Some of the better known examples skirt ball game. A skirt ball in fairly recent times include Ray game is where supposedly Bolger in "Charly's Aunt," Jack straight men dress as women Lemmon and Tony Curtis in "Some and mince around playing softLike It Hot." Flip Wilson as ball. It is, from the reaction of Gearldine. Milton Berle every chance the crowds, very funny. he got. All playing a part, all playing You might think such exhibifor laughs. Hardly the kind you see tions would bring protests from on Oprah when she features "Men the feminists. Well, it did. Once. Who Dress Like Women And The As the men dressed as ugly, Women Who Marry Them." hairy legged women took the John Cleves Symmes, while on field, the protestors ran out on duty as a Colonel in the Revolu- the field. Then the players' wives tionary War, was said to have dis- got into it. No one could figure guised himself as a woman to sneak out which set of ugly, hairy through enemy lines. Later a Judge legged women were the particiof the New Jersey Supreme Court, pants, so everyone went home. he worked deals to acquire all the Anyway, if you want to know land between the Miami Rivers and why men dress as women, go see north to Kingdom Come. A nice Mr. Thomas MC the skirt game man, really. You can look it up. in Delhi. Call him. He'll be Getting back to the sign .. .it was happy to tell you when and displayed in Delhi. Delhi, for those where. of you who live east of Vine Street, Mr. Dullass, by the way, does is an area that once was mostly farm not dress like a woman. On land and greenhouses which has alternate days he is Tweedle been converted into a kind of Colerain Dum and Tweedle Dee. Avenue with low flying airplanes. It The views and opinions can boast of... of... well ... John Pont in this column do not neccoachs football out there. They are not going to build a bridge there. essarily reflect the views Dusty Rhodes uses Delhi as a base and opinions of the author. They do, however, reflect to launch attacks against the Hamthe philosophy of The ilton County Courthouse and a bunch of old deaf nuns who couldn't hear Whistleblower, its staff, its the airplanes anyway. And, it is also management, and most im-

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