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Answer Inappropriate

When asked yesterday about the delay in
obtaining the opinion Mr. Middleditch said; "I
can't answer any questions. It would be
inappropriate for me to do so at this time."

The legal opinion obtained from the
Richmond firm of Florance Gordon and Brown
states that "after reviewing the statutes and
case law that there is little probability that the
production of "Hair" in Richmond will be
interfered with by local or State authorities."

The opinion states also that "previous police
attempts in this area have been under State law
— and mostly unsuccessful."

The delay in obtaining a similar opinion
from Mr. Middleditch and the lack of "busts"
of local movie houses for showing X-rated
movies has caused continued speculation by
students at the University that the
administration may try to block the
performance of "Hair" in University Hall.