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Under the existing laws the bookseller is held responsible for any libelous matter in a book he sold, and if a suit were brought, the seemingly innocent "advice" by the commissioner could be--and doubtless would be--considered prima facie evidence against the bookseller. On the evidence that the bookseller had been warned of a book's libelousness, the court could judge him guilty. Such subtle suppression is dangerous the bookseller cannot read all books and therefore must depend on the state for advice. In so doing, however, the seller cannot determine whether the state's advice is accurate...
...generalizations, but most members of the Tastevin would agree that they are gross oversimplifications. Why, it is like saying that all the wines of the Medoc have intellectual bouquets--a statement that totally ignores the near bluffness of the Brainaire Ducru and the sincerity of the Pichon Longueville (doubtless due to its being a Pauillac). But to return to the Moselles: I have but recently enjoyed, in company with Mr. Leve, an Auslese Bercastler Doktor, a prince among Moselles, that was 17 years old and still displayed its fine breeding and sprightly elegance; and few indeed are they who would...
...highest levels in Washington, reflecting a situation that is doubtless nationwide, two moods are pitted against each other. Both concern the Korean truce talks that have dragged along for seven months. One Washington mood was described last week by a foreign diplomat as "a rising note of exasperation." The other mood is patience-continued patience until Communists break the uneasy stalemate that now prevails in East Asia...
Success breeds success and Princeton's recruiting minions are now drumming up talent in areas which for years never knew Princeton had a football team. Several North Shore (Mass.) schoolboy gridders are in Princeton's class of 1956 and doubtless they won't be the last...
...mild case of migraine because of its drawing power. Several games to date have packed the Blockhouse with the faithful and later major games may see some of the fans turned away because of the 3,000-man fire law limit. Come next season, Messrs. Bolles and Getchell doubtless will have to contend with a horde of irate and seatless fans. They'll have no answer to give...