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Friday, May 13, 2011

Flashback Friday - Marie Curie and Censorship - May 12-13, 1921



MME. CURIE PLANS TO END ALL CANCERS
Says Radium Is Sure Cure, Even in Deep-Rooted Cases, if Properly Treated.
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GETS TRIBUTE ON ARRIVAL
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Motherly Looking Scientist in Plain Black Frock Gives Thanks to Americans.


..."Radium is a positive cure for cancer," she said. "It has already cured all kinds of cancer, even deep-rooted cases....Nevertheless there can be positive cures when properly applied. Those who have failed do not understand the method."

--The New York Times, May 12, 1921

RADIUM NOT A CURE FOR EVERY CANCER

But Mme. Curie Holds That Substance Is a Specific for Many Forms.
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GUEST OF MRS. CARNEGIE
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Vassar, Smith, American Chemical Society and Academy of Sciences Plan Receptions.


..."What Mme. Curie said," explained her secretary, "was that radium was a specific for many forms of the disease. She did not wish to be understood as asserting that it could effect a cure in every case."

--The New York Times, May 13, 1921

Also of note:

MOVIE CENSOR LAW SIGNED BY MILLER

'The Only Way to Remedy What Every One Conceded a Great Evil,' Says Governor.
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HASN'T PICKED COMMISSION
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Three Men to Decide What Constitutes Objectionable Play, With Right of Veto.


--The New York Times, May 15, 1921

Governor Miller signed the bill shortly before a vacation with Mrs. Miller, set to last about 2 weeks. He argued the law wasn't censorship, because it sets the standards--even though the standards would be argued today ("inhuman" doesn't seem to be very specific to me). The governor hasn't decided who to appoint and interestingly (and contrary to the headline), said he would choose the right people, whether male or female! They figured to charge money for each film reviewed, and thus actually make money from this proposition. The commission could demand certain scenes be removed, or reject the film outright.

The New York Archives has a good summary of the history of this censorship board.

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