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HonoraE1e 3.&#39;§dgar
Hoover, irectoro
Federal Bureau of Investigation. .
Justice Department
Washington, D. C. 20535

Dear Mr. Hoover:

;. I thought you would be interested in the enclosed record

1
disc and my letter to Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. I
As
mentioned to Senator Ervin, I don&#39;t
know what, if anye .0
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someway to stop it. i

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thought
occurred
to methatyou want
might to discuss Cf
this with the Attorney General and that hopefully - the
two of you would be able to do something. Certainly, the
great majority of decent Americans will applaud.any efforts
to makerecord racks and newsstandsrefrain from peddling
Such _
filth.

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March 19, 1969

sslonorable Sam J. Ervin, Jr. ~ &#39;

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Washington, D. C. 20510
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-i Dear Sam:
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I hope the package which houses this letter and the enclosures
PF did reach you unopened. It wouldn&#39;t
do for anybody, especially
to the recérd
E 3lady, to be exposed which you have before you.
I believe you will agree with me, after you have listened to the
enclosed disc, that it is the filthiest and most vulgar thing
ithe human mind could os &#39; ceive. It was brought to my
WC
attention by, _A xeroxed
v copy of his comments 15 enc osed. .

I don&#39;tknow what, if anything, can be done to stop the &#39;

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done. I
such trash,
realize that
but I believe something has to
we cannot -and should not -try to
be
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legislate morality, but surely can,
we and should, try to stop
dissemination of such excretory matter as this. .
If I appear to be indignant at this, I am; I think the time is
long past due when the great mass of decent Americans can be
assured that such as this will not be allowed to be_peddled to
their by_great
kids numbers of record shops across the country.
lkindest personalregards.
Cordially,
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3Enclosures

P.S. The thought occurred to me that you might want to expose

this to your friend, Senator Dirksen, and that the two of
you then may want to bring it to the President&#39;s attention
perhaps sitting down with him privately and playing it for
him. Since he will have the opportunity to name anew
Supreme Court Chief Justice in June, I&#39;m confident he&#39;ll&#39;be
interested ~particularly view
in oi some of the current
Court&#39;s rulingson pornography. . .
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The furor rages about all the "sex and violence" on television, but
only a few people coxzplain about the problems of pornography, andin this
case, that which the recording industry grinds out. y R

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The hit songs, if you examinethe "record charts", deal withrsubjects
like illegitimate children "LoveChild"!, -"Living,In Shame"no wedlock!
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and variovs thinly-disguised lyrics about drg-taking, fellatio, sexual
intercourse. _Onthe latter, there are dozensof recordings released every
month» -i .,

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Not everybody is as blatant as "The Fugs".&#39;

a The group derived their name,"o3"&#39;

Eourse, from the four letter word
for intercourse. They are well-knownon college campuses
and in clubs
in mjor cities. Their recordings are very successful.

You might want to listen to a fem cuts, without any ladies within
earshot, A copy of their most recent LP is attached. l
Cut describes
?~ the group&#39;s
ph?lo~sophy. Cut 3, Side 1, describes the use of Saran wrap ~
as an energency contraceptive in the back:seat of a car. This is a
. - well-knov:n substitute for rubber condromsamongyoung teenagers at our
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local schools as well asPS 152 in the Roux»! B
Side has a satirical
£ piece on the "fucking CIA nan". Cut 2 on that side describes the use
o1"&#39;the
Coca"Cola asa a
douche, pointing out that it provides good taste
as w ell -
as protection". -

If it wasn&#39;t a
The Fugs, it was similar group that recently appeared
on a Florida college campus, and when he curtain opened for the concert,
he
one of the entertainers was masturbating openly, and screamedat the
audience, "You kids have got to groove Z"

album
The 124th best selling record in Americatoday is "called"Two
I It
Virgins . features on the front, the full length nudebodiesof
Beetle John Lemon and his mistress Ovna---completewith genitals Showing,-
This has openedthe door, and already there are manynewrecord albums
showingnudesand psychedelicpictures -gjpeopleimitating coitus. _
I don&#39;t I
supposeanybodyin the fiupremeCourt cares. 1n fact, don&#39;t
knowof zranypeople whodo care. K-"Zaybe
I&#39;m
an old fashioned parent, but
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I&#39;m
not readyto listen to thesesongsat homeor on radio. Andwhile _
I ha "e two children that are Beetle fans,
1 seeno reasonwhythey should
look
have to at two nakedpeople whenthey buy the record. L
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of the Drgasrnic Rock, one leader
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finallybeenchargedby the Dade zeif in lull view of the audience.
County StaleAttornzgvfs
office. appeaged to masturbate. and then
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including
cne_for attacked. several mernbers of The
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before 92 one night performance.
mute12,000
young
fansat Miami ! Though
30 oft~duty
uniformed}
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whowerehiredby The;
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lice issuedthe felonychargeas lyoungsterswere present,they did
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and lascivious
behat-torin not make an arrest. The lav.-rnen
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public by ex;~osing_
his prlvai 4learedthat arresting Morrisonon
the spotwouldhavecauseda riot.
parls shill
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thought
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of indecent
expowr the exhibitiondisgusting
and did
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notriot.
and open public profanity plus one
of publicdnmlzennesswere also
filed against Morrison.
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triedto [indMorrl-i
immediately 1.
afterthe concert.
The bearded singer, a former
Florida State University student. FThe nextmorningthe
but he had lei: auditorium}
The Doorslet :
could receive a combi vd ma- mum _
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prison
sentence
of threeyears._
daysat theStatesHaiford
150
prison.
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Criminal Court Judge Edward
area,publicindignation
becamel
apparent as youngsters and adults
Kleinsignedthe warrantsandset
afelonybondoi $2,900
on_
Morri-
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1themisdemeanor
cliarges. J
= Miami and DedeCountyp01lC_C I voiced
theiropinion throughnews-
did not immediately arrest Morn- l papereditorials and overRadio;
ggn whq appearedd lhl-Z,SCT88.&#39;11C d 5WHAT, a Miami station,whose;
Continuedon pear 76? _ 1programming is all talk. i
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ordered an appearance of The
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I,too, aim-e your concern regu-ding this type

of recordingwhichin beingdistributedthrmghoutthe country
and certainly appreciate your briigilg itto my attention. It is
to
repulsive right-thinking peopleand can haveserious effects
on ouryoum people.
MAILED
10 Sincerely yours,
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to
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SenatorErvin possiblydiscussit with
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tee if lome iingcanbe done preventthe record

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distribution. enclosed
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own material
utilizing
theartistic
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?
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heritage
atthelow East
SideofNew
Yorkcombined
withthe
civilrights
andpence
movements. Accordim
toinformation
developed
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YorkOffice
thisgroup
wasamong
theinitial
founders
ofthe
YouthInternational
Party.Oneofthepriorrecordings
ofthisgroup
9 entitled
"ThePugsFirstAlbum"wasdiscussedwithAUSA Stephen
it mums»,Southern District
ofNewYork,who advised
thatafter
F: i listening
totherecorddid notfeelit would
he hea goodvehiclefor
tr 1
prosecution
undertheInterstate
Transportation
ofObscene
Matters
i tuteandhetherefore
declined
prosecution.
Therecord
which
{Sven orwarded
contains
ll numbers
bythegroup
which
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andrepulsive
andaremost suggestive.
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thisletter,theenclosed
material,
andthe
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recording
shouldforwarded
totheGeneral
Investigative
Division
for
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action
deemed
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