Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - October 14, 1969, Yuma, Arizona Editor's Notebook How Best To Control Iy JONES OSBORN In three previous columns we have reviewed the best ic knowledge that is available on the subject marijuana Most of the scientists and doctors who have studied mari- juana and a great many ol he lawyers and judges must deal with j u a na of fenders in the c o 11 r seem to that we may be making the problem more difficult for by imposing such haish and rigid penalties In our federal laws we sify marijuana the same as heroin And the laws are rigid They impose the same penalties for possession use and sale of marijuana as they do foi heroin But a great many ing people don't know the ference They regard both as dope and fear they are equally harmful Politicians who tend to follow public emo- tions are not above making use of this fear Two separate bills are now before a Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency One is backed by the politicians who want to attack the marijuana problem with harsh penalties and stronger enforcement It would preserve the long mandatory prison sentences even for first-time possession ol marijuana For a first offense of selling it a mandatory on term of at least five years with no chance for probation oC suspension Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell himself the senators to consider the fact that our federal laws impose a heavier penalty for fense selling of marijuana than they do for manslaughter or sabotage Dr Stanley director of the National Institute of tal Health says flatly that marijuana is not medically a narcotic He says it is a take to classify it the same as heroin In our laws Marijuana penalties he feels are more harmful to the convicted person than the weed itself Dr Roger O Egeberg tant secretary of Health Education Welfare under Nixon says that the penalties on marijuana ought to be re- He says the records show that only a very small fraction of those who have smoked marijuana go on to more dangerous drugs such aJ heroin Their views are more In cord with the other before the Senate It would abolish mandatory penalties giving judges some leeway in dealing with various types of offenders It would put marijuana and heroin in different categories where they belong It would make it easier for ad- dicts to get needed treatment It seems fairly evident that the existing penalty structure has not worked For it is that from 8 to 12 lion Americans have used mari- juana at least once Tt seems clear lhat it is time for a or our ex- isting laws and methods of at- tacking the problem In the meantime young men and young women stay clear of marijuana The penalties are extremely harsh Don't make a martyr of yourself for thing as foolish as a cigarette TROUBLE livening up your End of problem Read CHECKING yp the new col- umn find a musing tacts guaranteed to win you fond listeners Be sure to catch L M Boyd's CHECKING UP every day in Hie Daily Sun YUMA 284 18 Per Copy lOc Yuma Arizona Tuesday October 14 COUNTERS MORATORIUM ARIZONA Nixon Sets Address On War's Progress By KENNETH J FREED Associated Writer President Nixon after saying again lie will not allow day's blossoming Vietnam movement to influence his policy has announced he will speak fo the nation early next on the course of the war The announcement of the Nov 3 address came Monday only a few hours after the White House See Story Page 2 made public a letter on which Nixon told a Georgetown Uni- versity student there will be no change in Vietnam course merely because of a public demonstration Still the timing of the speech announcement and the way in which the letter was released caused considerable surprise It is rare that a planned speech is announced three weeks in advance And it is even rarer that the White House releases contents of a presidential letter to a private usual procedure being to let the recipient an- the contents As It Exists In saying Nixon would discuss the entire Vietnam situation Nov 3 as it exists at thai the White House noted the speech would come just about a year after former dent Lyndon B Johnson ordered an end to U.S bombing of North Vietnam Thus the White House said early November would be a good time for a major sion of the war While Nixon continues to in- sist he won't allow his course to be swayed by those who it is growing more and more apparent the rium has grown far beyond the scope of the concept Instead of a day in which dents would demonstrate their opposition to the war by staying away from classes for a day the movement has spread to in- VIGIL Vietnam war testors stand Jn front of the California state capitol in Sacramento as a list of the state's war dead is read The group said the vigil will continue until Wednesday evening when a rally will be held on the capitol AP Gen Chapman Lashes MEMPHIS Tean AP ho commandant of the Marine hit out today at rything organizations which use instant and theatrical ence to draw attention to their to the Vietnam war Speaking on the eve of Ade antiwar demonstrations Gen Leonard F Chapman said ueh groups have taken nary behind the right of dissent while supporting the effort of e They employ some of the Welcome Winter At Trailer Mr and Mrs Harvey man River Falls Wise of the pacifists in speaking of this he said But from very beginning they have waved the flag of the enemy burned our own flag practiced violence and preached heir own war as a means to de- stroy our present society In comments tor a service club Chapman compared ex- treme dissenters with Viet Cong guerrillas Like our enemy in Vietnam they fight a guerrilla he said They too have a dom of movement and the ad- vantage of doing battle when and where they choose Their sanctuary is the honesty and in- of the responsible ters Chapman contended that such people are not representative of today's generation of young Americans tut said they dD get more attention because they use he methods of sensationalism to carry their elude nearly every facet of the nation's life Leaders of the member Alliance for Labor tion announced Monday it is backing the protest movement the first endorsement the has received from a ma jor labor organization The alliance was formed by United Auto Workers President Walter Heuther and acting Teamsters president Frank E Fitzsimmons which no er counts the UAW and sters as members strongly supported Nixon's Vietnam cies and is not taking part in the moratorium Further support came day from W Averell Harriman the original U.S Paris peace under the Johnson ad- ministration Speaking with con- emotion the former New York governor said We're a free country paying a tremendous price for the war and entitled to dissent Civil Rights leader Whitney Stolen At A burglar stole from 2690 4th Avenue last night Police said the burglar pried a door open and then pried a cabinet and a safe door inside the cabinet The burglar left the same way he entered lice said Partial tracks of shoes in were the only clues police found In another burglary Buck Moore 1258 18th Street reported that record albums worth 550 a racing bicycle and a Colt 357 num revolver worth 5120 were stolen from his premises A third burglary occurred in a car while Mark C Westgate 1065 13th Avenue was in class at Yuma High School Police said the right wind wing was broken and a burglar reached and opened the car door Twelve stereo tapes worth were stolen and the was ransacked Inside The SIM Comics 7 Crossword Editorial 6 Markets 2 News Quiz Sports Women 3 THE WEATHER yesterday S3 this morning Temperature at 11 today 74 Relative humidity at II Average hign this date 90 Average low this date 60 FORECAST to Wednesday o hi gh cloud wit h change in temperature through High this afternoon 83 ow tonight 57 High Wednesday Sunset Sunrise M Young director of the National Urban League ex- pressed opposition to the war for tlie first time in endorsing Wednesday's series of rallies prayer meetings marches and discussions Vietnam is tragically ing America's attention from its primary urban and racial the very time that crisis is at its flash Young said At Whittier College which Nixon attended as an under- graduate moratorium leaders plan to light an antiwar flame of life as a constant reminder of who have died and are dying it burns A WC Students Join Moratorium By DEBRA SEEGER With considerable attention being focused on campus activities concerning tomorrow's moratorium there may be those who are ing if Arizona Western College will voice any ments A group of AWC students not sponsored by an outside club or organization has planned a very informal demonstration opposing the war in Vietnam and the handling of that war's issues by the Nixon tion To Evoke Tomorrow's demonstration has been explained as a way to evoke interest and exchange ideas concerning the war ents faculty members and community people are invited to swap ideas in the warm de- sert sun The grassy hill just across the sidewalk to the east of the Little Theater will serve as headquarters for the This is where people can congregate all day but especially at noon when -a few are expected to step forward to speak By Anyone Other than posters hanging and handbills in circulation a letter has been drawn up that will be sent to President Nixon signed by anyone who agrees with its contents It states that those who sign the letter oppose U.S military action in Viet Nam The letter goes on to state that the signers cannot support Nixon's current war policy concerning Vietnam The letter will be available to read and sign in the grassy area also The students who have ed together in this cause are of very different backgrounds Because of this the war is the only issue these students can totally agree upon Interesting and very informative discussion is expected to come from the gathering together of And Share who feel lhat middle-age and older people are close-minded are urging these people to come and share ideas with the group States sophomore Jerry What I am hoping for is to have people look at the Vietnam situation again Too often the people who can help correct a disgraceful situation like this war don't care to bother themselves with such trivia This apathy con rub off on their children in a small community like Yuma We are urging anyone crs ami wish to sign lie letter to President Nixon to do so before 2 p.m In tills small way we will at voicing our which is morc than I can say many eligible voting Above all the AWC planners -are atmosphere in faculty can discuss peaceful procedures of opposing the nam The basis of net ion for Wednesday's moratorium will bo to do something live For this reason sheets will be distributed In the early afternoon which name congressmen and their addresses It Is hoped by many AWC students that the bulk of people will be In by noon tomorrow some ulty members have indicated their support ot the boycotting of class Is entirely up to the individual student and professor Light Quake SAN DIEGO Calif AP A light hit the San Diego area at Sheriff's officers said persons enst of the city tele- phoned to sayi No damage was reported California of at Pasadena said it about 4 too light for serious damage on the scale YUMAN By NELL JOHNSON The Yum a Sun Foster Abraham 43 of Route 1 Box 21 was arraigned this morning before of the Peace Ersel Byrd on murder charges stemming from a shooling incident day afternoon Dead is Billy Cook 35 a sient A quarrel began shortly after 2 p.m at 177 Maiden Lane Bolh men had been at a nearby bar but met outside a short ime later According to witnesses Cook had chased Abraham earlier in the day with an open knife Ends Fight Here FOSTER ABRAHAM Held for Murder found a knife in Cook's pocket during the investigation after the shooting Pistol Pointed Witnesses also said Abraham pulled the gun during the quarrel and pointed it at Cook saying Don't get on me man the -22 caliber pistol pointed at him Cook reportedly still approached and put his hand in his pocket said Abraham find INVESTIGATION Law enforcement officers and Tri-State lance personnel search the murder scene at 177 Maiden Lane for evidence tim Billy Cook 35 shot four times lies under sheet after he was dead at the location Suspect Foster Abraham 43 Winterhaven was on the charges this morning Sun staff the revolver four or five times Police found Cook had four wounds in the chest stomach and arm Moments later Yuma man Todd Hemingway arrived at the Abraham admitted to him he fired the weapon at Cook I shot him he wag going to pull a on me and I shot Abraham confessed to Hemingway Abraham then pointed out where he put the weapon In Pocket Cook's hand was in his et clutching the closed knife when ha died Ambulance Service was first on the scene but Cook was dead before they arrived Abraham is being held in the Yuma County Jail without bail No datt for a preliminary ing has been set and no request for an attorney has come from Abraham Services are pending at on's Yuma Mortuary for Coot He U survived by his father Cook ot Yuma a Clyde Cook of Waco Tex k sister Gussie O'Dell of Waoo Tex and a cousin Lottie Washington of Yuma He was born in County Tex on Jan 25 1334
