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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1972

Page

4

Drug Use Rise Among Women and Middle Class Junkies

AP story from San Francisco notes Haight-Ashbury clinic doctors warn of evolving drug patterns. Increasing female hard drug use, rising cocaine abuse, and growing Vietnam veteran heroin involvement poised to ripple nationally within 6 to 18 months. GI junkies and multi drug users threaten broader societal impact.

San Francisco George R. Gay Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic Haight-Ashbury Dr. Gay You East Village New York Dr.Gay David E. Smith and Dr Gay National Institute of Mental Health

Waco Man Tidwell Plans World Relay From Amarillo

Waco draftsman Carey Tidwell returns to Amarillo to enlist Maverick Club and YMCA help for a goodwill relay around the world. The plan calls for 13 000 miles through at least 14 countries and possibly Russia and China, gathering signatures of goodwill from volunteers and the public.

Carey Tidwell Amarillo Maverick Club YMCA Tidwell Waco Russia China Pat Hamilton Dennis Skog Wildorado Western Amarillo Boulevard Polk Street Eastern Street

Religious Woodstock draws 100000 to Dallas

Explo ’72 festival brought more than a hundred thousand Christians to Dallas to hear Billy Graham at the Cotton Bowl and participate in evangelism. Delegates arrived by car bus plane and even bicycle, setting up camps and lodging around Market Hall and Arlington on a 28 acre site. Organizers aim to teach scripture and to tell five other people what they learned, spreading the message nationwide.

Dallas UPI California Texas Mimi Barre North Hollywood Calif Market Hall Madeline Michael Explo Nebraska Jesus Anne Marinelli Blackwood, N. J Cotton Bowl Evangelist Billy Graham Arlington Pat Hall Price

Mothers Aid Plan Marks Step in Amarillo Integration

The Amarillo League of Women Voters backs a mothers aide program to help children bused for school integration. Board approval requires PTA and principal cooperation. The plan aims to ease concerns of black mothers and foster community understanding while pursuing citywide integration. Additional recommendations include neighborhood coffees, enhanced preparation for teachers and parents, and minority studies in elementary social studies.

Amarillo League of Women Voters Amarillo Lee Sashn) Harris Elmhurst League Harris Concensus Louis Finney Calumet Bob Ashworth Hilltop Ashworth

Murder Suspect Faints in Court in Dallas Trial

Richard Gross, 37, charged with murdering E. J. Myers and wife Altha, collapsed during the first day of trial. He was unconscious and underwent medical examination after prosecutors said the episode was staged to support an insanity defense. The victims were found wrapped in bed linens in a hotel room rented by Gross.

Dallas (Ap Richard Gross Dallas Gross E. J. Myers Altha

Army Deserter Held for Drugs in Copenhagen

U S Army deserter Ted Price 23 of Cleveland was jailed in Copenhagen as police probe a morphine base ring that allegedly moved at least $200000 worth over recent years. Price denied leading the operation, saying he was a small wheel, and faces further police inquiry and trial after a three week detention.

Copenhagen Ted Price Cleveland Ohio Denmark West Germany Price Magistrates’ Court

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