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In the early 1970s, during a showing of the film, ''The Last Picture Show'', Ware and his wife, Barbara, walked out of the theater during a nude bathing scene. The DA received many telephone calls and letters from people offended by the film. The theater sued successfully to return the film to the screen. Ware also tried unsuccessfully to stop sexually-explicit [[magazine]]s, including ''Playboy,'' from being sold in Rapides Parish. Ware never wavered in the positions he took. In a 2001 interview, he said, "I think our failure [to stop pornography] is reflected in the life-style of the country today. Community standards have changed since then and none of them for the better."<ref name=deathofware/>
In the early 1970s, during a showing of the film, ''The Last Picture Show'', Ware and his wife, Barbara, walked out of the theater during a nude bathing scene. The DA received many telephone calls and letters from people offended by the film. The theater sued successfully to return the film to the screen. Ware also tried unsuccessfully to stop sexually-explicit [[magazine]]s, including ''Playboy,'' from being sold in Rapides Parish. Ware never wavered in the positions he took. In a 2001 interview, he said, "I think our failure [to stop pornography] is reflected in the life-style of the country today. Community standards have changed since then and none of them for the better."<ref name=deathofware/>
In his 1978 race, Ware defeated a challenge waged by his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Arnold Jack Rosenthal, a lawyer-businessman who was the last-serving of the finance and utilities commissioners for the City of Alexandria and a persistent critic of Mayor Snyder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cenlanews.com/2010/12/arnold-jack-rosenthal-passes-away.html|title=Arnold Jack Rosenthal Passes Away|author=Steve Coco|publisher=cenlanews.com|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref> Ware did not seek a fourth term in 1984 but returned full-time to Voltz and Ware.
In his 1978 race, Ware defeated a challenge waged by his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Arnold Jack Rosenthal, a lawyer-businessman who was the last-serving of the finance and utilities commissioners for the City of Alexandria and a persistent critic of Mayor Snyder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cenlanews.com/2010/12/arnold-jack-rosenthal-passes-away.html|title=Arnold Jack Rosenthal Passes Away|author=Steve Coco|publisher=cenlanews.com|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref> Ware did not seek a fourth term in 1984 but returned full-time to Voltz and Ware.
Ware was president of the Louisiana District Attorney's Association from 1974 to 1975. From 1975 to 1983, he was a board member of the National District Attorneys Association. He also served as chairman of the Louisiana District Attorney's Retirement Board. Ware was a member from 1964 to 1968 of the Rapides Parish Democratic Executive Committee and from 1968 to 1980 of the Louisiana State Democratic Central Committee.<ref name=whoswho/> Ware is a former member of the Louisiana Board of Ethics, which acts as the supervisory committee for campaign finance disclosure.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://domino.ethics.state.la.us/CampOpn.nsf/999d109733135c25862567f8006847bf/1a568b535d5b78e786256fa5005bfa7e|title=Ethics Board Docket|date=February 10, 2005|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref>
Ware was president of the Louisiana District Attorney's Association from 1974 to 1975. From 1975 to 1983, he was a board member of the National District Attorneys Association. He also served as chairman of the Louisiana District Attorney's Retirement Board. Ware was a member from 1964 to 1968 of the Rapides Parish Democratic Executive Committee and from 1968 to 1980 of the Louisiana State Democratic Central Committee.<ref name=whoswho/> Ware is a former member of the Louisiana Board of Ethics, which acts as the supervisory committee for campaign finance disclosure.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://domino.ethics.state.la.us/CampOpn.nsf/999d109733135c25862567f8006847bf/1a568b535d5b78e786256fa5005bfa7e|title=Ethics Board Docket|date=February 10, 2005|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref>