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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1971

Page

3

One in Five Moved On To Heroin

London AP study of alien-age girls at a reform school finds one in five who experimented with soft drugs like marijuana progressed to narcotics such as heroin over three years. Authors Noble and Barnes of Maudsley Hospital note higher progression among girls than boys and link drug use to family disintegration rather than crime, with 40 of 194 users advancing to narcotics by 1970 versus 1 of 100 nonusers.

London British Medical Journal Peter Noble Gill G. Barnes Maudsley Hospital Noble Noble and Barnes Noble-Barnes

Flags Run Up Over Capitol for Requesting Citizens

Washington AP reports a steady daily ritual where flags are raised and lowered over the U S Capitol for constituents who request flags that previously flew over the building. Thousands of flags are flown yearly with fees for 3 by 5 and 5 by 8 foot sizes, and a signed certificate documents the date of the flight.

Washington U.S. Capitol Congress Philip Roof Capitol Roof Hawaii Alaska George M. White

Mrs John Pettry Graduates From MU Night School

Mrs John C Pettry of High Ridge the former Kathy Stoecklin graduated from the University of Missouri in St Louis with a BS in Education English from the night school. She will teach English at Wheatland Junior High School in Wheatland Wyoming for the 1972 73 school year. She is the daughter of Mrs Alvina H Weyerich Jr of Jonesburg and the late Ray C Stoecklin.

John C. Pettry High ‘Ridge Kathy Stoecklin University of Missouri St.Louis Pettry Wheatland Wyo Alvina H. Weyerich Jr Jonesburg Ray C. Stoecklin

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