Religion: Legion of Decency

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"Riptide—Produced by MGM Unfortunately typical of the pictures that have been built around Norma Shearer, the much publicized wife of Irving Thalberg who picks her plays and her roles. It seems typical of Hollywood morality that a husband as production manager should constantly cast his charming wife in the role of a loose and immoral woman. . . . We advise strong guard over all pictures which feature Norma Shearer. .. . Protest. . . . Protest. . . .

"George White's Scandals—Produced by Fox. It seems difficult for George White to produce any type of entertainment he does not soil. . . . Protest. . . . Protest. . . ."

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TOMMY WARD, whose family has been harvesting oysters from the Gulf of Mexico since the 1920s, on the FDA's plan to ban the sale of raw oysters that are harvested in warm months; about 15 people die each year due to raw-oyster contamination
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ROBERT GATES, the U.S. secretary of defense, on leaks in the Obama administration about who supports a troop increase in Afghanistan and who wants a more limited approach

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