Drug Use Among Charlotte Students Prompts Action Debate
The Charlotte Observer reports findings from surveys of over 30 000 students in public and private schools showing rising marijuana use and early exposure to drugs including injectables. Alcohol remains the most used drug. experts urge balanced education over scare tactics and emphasize family and school influences.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Charlotte Drug Education Center
Mecklenburg Criminal Justice Pilot Project
Southern Regional Education Board
SREB
Sree
Florida
Charlotte- Mecklenburg
BNDD
John Ingersoll
California
RCA considers radar tailgating device and scent deterrent
The Roanoke Times reports RCA may invest in psychological research after losses in computers. It tests a radar bumper warning for tailgaters and jokes about using an invisible skunk scent to push dangerous drivers off the road.
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Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Subway Pickpocket Snares Wallet in Wall Street Ride
An insurance executive on a New York subway is pickpocketed as a smaller man bumps into him and flees. The jacket tears leaving only cloth, the thief vanishes and the wallet is never recovered. The story ends with the executive realizing the wallet was at home. The tale hints at urban danger and possible relocation.
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Gotham
Wall Street
Boondocks
Idaho
Social Security
North Wrenn Street
North Hamilton
Oakland
William W. Pulley
Greensboro
Beer to Boost Blooms and Deter Slugs in Gardens
A midwestern gardener and Edgecombe County farm agent report beer helps plants bloom and kills garden slugs. Place a pan of stale beer near infested areas at dusk. the slug drinks and dies, offering a non toxic pest control method while boosting environmental beer industry image.
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Edgecombe County
Postal test by AP shows mixed mail delivery results
The Associated Press mailed letters between six bureaus to test delivery times. City mail arrived faster than a year ago, air mail performance was spotty, and zip codes had limited impact on timing. No letters were lost and overall results show variable delivery.
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Associated Press
Hypocrisy and Sincerity in Parson College Protesters
The Chattanooga News Free Press notes that while some antiwar protesters advocate violence, Parsons College students raised 350 dollars to build a fence for a playground near a busy highway, showing constructive concern rather than armed action. The piece argues their actions reveal sincerity compared with violent demonstrators.
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Parsons College
Iowa
Rte Matoeet
Dispute Over Pot and Federal Drug Controls
Washington reports White House pressure on Congress to pass two anti marijuana measures. Walt Minnick directed BNDD chief Donald Miller to rally federal aides on June 13 to push for a treaty and enabling law expanding drug control powers despite HEW concerns.
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White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Walt Minnick
Donald Miller
Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Miller
HEW
Minnick
Senate Judiciary Committee
Readers clash with Henry Taylor over Israel policy
Arnold Aronson replies to Henry J. Taylor denouncing his claims on U S aid to Israel and on Nixon policy. The letter cites official figures of aid 1951 to 1970, Gallup polls, and public figures. The piece also covers Social Security office relocation and parking, plus local concerns about trespassing horses and crime.
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Arnold Aronson
Raleigh
Henry J. Taylor
Israel
Henry Taylor
U.S
Nixon
Taylor
Gallup
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Joseph J. Sisco
Robert Griffin
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
House
Rita Hauser
John Mitchell
United States
American Jewish Committee
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