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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1962
Page
3
A study criticizes the lack of precise data on narcotics policy and enforcement. Eldridge notes reports emphasize police activity, with Chicago reporting 85,000 narcotics offenders in files and 96 percent of arrestees entering new records in 1960.
Former U S Rep William Meyer discovers his nomination papers include the name of rival W Robert Johnson from Brattleboro who signed unknowingly while Johnson itself runs for the same nomination Johnson notes the confusion as he questions narcotics trafficking and policy Eldridge urges a broader federal role with sentencing reform probation and data gathering via a federal bureau within HEW to address narcotics issues
Henry Fonda states he will skip Broadway this fall to focus on film work and stage craft. He values good scripts and prefers the theater for personal satisfaction but aims to balance acting with family time including a fishing holiday with his son Peter who is starting a film career.
The Texas Highway Commission approves a program to build 25 public boat ramps offering free year round launching. Each site will include a ramp parking access road incinerator signing and landscaping with an estimated total cost of 113000 funded by surplus boat registration fees under the 1959 Water Safety Act. Locations include Lake Tawakoni near Greenville and several rivers and bays across Matagorda Jefferson Panola and Hardin counties.
A National Education Association official says organizers for a teachers union had little luck in Texas. Jennings Flathers noted the American Federation of Teachers is active in Texas metro areas with locals in Edgewood near San Antonio and in Houston, but neither is strong. He cited strong professional teacher organizations and an unfriendly atmosphere as factors in Dallas Fort Worth efforts a year earlier.
The destroyer Battleaxe and the frigate Ursa collided at sea in the Clyde area off Scotland. Both ships sustained substantial damage. Three crewmen from the Battleaxe were seriously injured and hospitalized, with four minor casualties reported as the vessels limped into Greenock.
An FDA spokesman said hundreds in Kansas City received thalidomide, a German tranquilizer linked to birth defects. Most expectant mothers have since given birth to normal infants. one eight month pregnant woman remains, her case under notification. The tablets were not prescribed by a physician. The drug reached about 30 local doctors and was supplied to several.
Lou Poller indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington for perjury resigns as president and director of Miami National Bank. Directors name William L. Pallot as president and Theodore A. Davis Jr. as board chairman. Poller defends himself and cites a personal matter, claiming no bank connection to the charges.
The Electronics Industries Assn of Japan estimates 180 million transistors were produced in 1961, marking a notable year with higher output attributed to expanded exports.
New York reports show more deaths in the 46 to 59 age group from self harm than traffic accidents. Self inflicted deaths account for 3. per cent of victims in a recent study, traffic accidents 2.7 per cent. Heart disease remains the leading death cause at 54 per cent.
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