Marijuana Major Problem For U S Vietnam Troops
In Saigon the military ordered an intensified crackdown after a survey found marijuana use among troops. Viet Cong reportedly supply marijuana to GIs to sap combat effectiveness. An anonymous survey of departing troops showed about one in 200 were smoking marijuana. Marijuana arrests were the largest offense, involving MPs, young officers, guards, and combat men. The 1st Air Cavalry Division warned that marijuana dulls performance and can trigger reckless acts such as shooting and grenade throwing.
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Inspection Nets Illegally Held Imported Items
Washington AP describes federal inspectors seizing over half a million items at ports and entry points last year to guard against pests and diseases. A potato atop a car radio in Texas was confiscated as a potential hazard, illustrating the breadth of inspections across baggage, cargo, mail, cars, ships, and planes. Highlights include a New York case with a traveler’s pest charm and a Miami seizure of avocados from a bassinet, banned due to the avocado seed moth larva risk.
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Agriculture Department
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Safety Lesson Ends With Carbon Monoxide Incident
In San Francisco AP report officer Clifford Walker gave an unscheduled safety lesson at Lincoln High School traffic school. He arrived after hearing pounding on the door and found a woman Rosalie Vaughn 30 in a station wagon with four children, unsafe heater heat caused carbon monoxide sickness. all five were treated and released. The piece also notes the Old Baytown Chess Club seeks to reorganize inviting all chess lovers to meet at 6 pm Wednesday in Room 3 at the Community Building.
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