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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1969
Page
5
An editor’s note surveys teen access and use of marijuana across the nation. It cites Dallas teens, Portland parties, and a New Mexico high school editor estimating 25 percent of students have tried the drug. Experts link teen use to adolescence and peer influence, while teens voice mixed attitudes about its safety and popularity.
Hollywood actor Vince Edwards shares his obsession with horse racing explaining he bets to win and often places the daily double while avoiding buying a horse. He notes discipline in handicapping and laments sharing bets with his wife Linda who occasionally wins small amounts.
In a humorous column Dick West notes the rapid obsolescence of plans and devices from missiles to freeways. He jokes that even childbirth could become obsolete and suggests a paradoxical plan to slow progress by standing still while poking fun at engineers and planners.
In New Orleans editor Neil Campbell notes a high percentage of students at Tulane University use marijuana for kicks. Teenagers like Christopher Bates, 18, arrested in Philadelphia suburb Springfield Township, say adults misjudge the risk and that smoking pot feels harmless and stylish. Tim Sharp, 17, Miami Beach High School, urges early school programs to explain drug dangers and progression. Psychiatrists, police, and worried parents confront the issue as attention shifts to effects.
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