Drug addiction costs rise as use surges nationwide
UPI reports New findings by Dr Robert DuPont show a 10 billion annual social cost from drug abuse, with 6.9 billion in property losses supporting heroin habits and 1.5 billion in lost productivity. He cites Mexican brown heroin expanding across the Midwest and East Coast as Turkish supply declines.
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San Francisco
UPI
Robert DuPont
DuPont
Congress On Alcohol and Drug Problems
Ilat
Midwest
Turkey
Group seeks ban on Christmas trees in county buildings
Kern County Supervisor John Mitchell threatens to run for president dressed as Santa if Christmas trees are outlawed in county buildings. The request from the Jesus Christ for God organization to remove trees followed a courthouse display, which included a Bible image and was later removed by maintenance.
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Bakersfield, Calif
UPI
Kern County
John Mitchell
Santa Claus
Mitchell
Jesus Christ For God
County Board of Supervisors
Arabs Lose One Million in Vegas High Roller Spree
Three Saudi princes lost about $1 million over a weekend at the MGM Grand Las Vegas Metro Club. Each entered with guards and a $10 000 credit line, placing bets of 20000 or more on roulette craps blackjack and baccarat. They tipped up to 200 to staff and even added baccarat to the club’s games.
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Las Vegas
UPI
Morrie Jaeger
Mgm Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel
Jaeger
Metro Club
California bankers sue to block lobbyist control law
A group led by the California Bankers Association seeks a court ruling or delay on Prop 9 the Political Reform Act provision. They argue the law forces banks to register employees who relay economic data to officials and would disclose private financial dealings of public workers and their families including Assemblyman Alan Sieroty and aides.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
California Bankers Association
Superior Court
Alan Sieroty
Los Angeles
Sieroty
Bank of America
Security Pacific
Wells Fargo
Bank of Stockton
Lieroty
Forbes plans balloon flight to Atlantic crossing
Malcom S. Forbes and Dr. Thomas Heinsheimer prepare in California for a late December lift off from Santa Ana aimed at crossing the Atlantic. They intend to reach 40 000 feet and ride the jet stream toward Europe or Africa, seeking the first successful balloon transatlantic crossing after twelve failed attempts.
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Torrance
Calif
UPI
Malcom S. Forbes
New York
United States
California
Europe
Africa
Atlantic
Forbes
Thomas Heinsheimer
Rolling Hills
Moretti suit declined by California Attorney General
Attorney General Evelle J. Younger declined to file suit against former Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti over alleged campaign disclosure violations. The decision ends state action, keeping open the possibility of a civil suit by the activist group People's Lobby which had urged legal action.
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Sacramento
UPI
Evelle J. Younger
Assembly
Bob Moretti
People’s Lobby
Moretti
Younger
Pengeen
People's Lobby
Top labor leaders may quit Democrats
Eight or more AFL CIO leaders plan to resign from the Democratic National Committee over what they call shabby treatment at a Kansas City mini convention. They fault a New Left shift led by George Meany and Alexander Barkan and intend to meet in Washington to finalize their action next week. They accuse party elites of excluding blacks Jews and other groups from influence while opposing minority goals.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Democratic National Committee
New Left
Los Angeles Times
Ried
Afl-Cio
Kansas City
Times
Harry Bernstein
Washington
National
George Meany
Alexander Barkan
Afl-Cio Committee On
Sen
George) McGovern
al Zack
Democratic Party
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