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...Russian and Turkish soldiers who man their common frontier have evolved even in this ticklish period a code of ethics. As they march along either side of the river, the Russian soldiers turn their backs when the Turkish soldiers pass, and the Turks do the same when the Russians pass. Some of the more boisterous Turks yell across to the Russians. But the Russians stolidly, silently continue their...
...past fortnight, the man who knows all anyone needs to know about U.S. censorship has been in London trying to explain it in simple English. It is a tough job-even for the Johnston Office's jowly, jolly Joe Breen. No. 1 U.S. "interpreter" of the Hollywood morality Code...
...basic fact that amazes the British: the Code is a voluntary brake Hollywood puts on itself. Its clearest purpose: to keep non-Hollywood censors-official and amateur-out of the industry's hair. (The Code's dozen-odd pages of printed rules need no explanation. Samples: "Adultery . . . must not be ... justified, or presented attractively. . . . Complete nudity is never permitted...
What really makes the Code tricky is the way it is "interpreted" for each picture's questionable scenes. Four "interpretations" are currently troubling the British...
...prevent snooping by casual callers, the playback can be controlled by setting a code number in the machine before leaving. When you call from outside, after the Ipsophone has announced itself, you say firmly: "Hello, hello." The Ipsophone then switches to another track and slowly reels off a series of numbers; after each number in the code you repeat, "Hello, hello." If you get the combination right, the Ipsophone plays back the messages; if not, it emits a derisive busy signal. After hearing all the messages, you wait for a sign-off buzz, then pronounce, "Erase, Erase," and the record...