Controversy Over Methadone and Drug Treatment Policy
Black communities fear a form of slavery through indefinite drug maintenance. The National Conference on the Status of Health in the Black Community urged multiple therapy modalities, including abstinence and real job placement, while experts debated methadone's value, risks, and alternatives such as levomethadyl and narcotic antagonists for long term addiction control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Bavarleis
United Press International
Meharry Medical College
Nashville
Harvey Gallance
Morris 9. Bernstein Institute
Beth Israel Hospital
New York
Max Fink
New York Medical College
Fink
Guy
George C. Lowe
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Jerome Jaffe
Federal Special Action Agency
Jane
Mary Hubbard
Intake Center
Illinois
Chicago
Army
Bethesda
Midland man dies in bridge painting accident
At the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel a painting crew truck toppled from a railing during lowering operations. Milan Lona of Midland Pennsylvania was killed. Thomas Bennett of Cape Charles Virginia is missing and presumed dead. Richard Forest of Midland and Harry Farley of Hampton were treated. Tarbuck Painting Co. employed the crew.
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Portsmouth
UPI
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Milan Lona
Midland
Thomas Bennett
Cape Charles
Bernnett
Lésmile Bridge
Richard Forest
Harry Farley
Hampton
Tarbuck Painting Co
Service station robbed of $500 in Shenango Township
Two white males about 19 or 20 held up clerk John McNicholas at 10:55 p.m. at the Areo service station 2012 B Washington St. They wore sweat bands and showed a gun, taking $500. No entry attempt reported. McNicholas was nearby with money on him.
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Shenango Township
John McNicholas
Cadet St
McNicholas
Areo
B. Washington St
Mild-mannered cop kills self after airshow shooting
Reading Pennsylvania police say off-duty officer Charles W. Kurtz, 32, described as well mannered and courteous, went berserk at a Reading airshow and shot two fellow officers, Olin J. Wait, 24, and Russell Huyett, 31, before killing himself. Wait remained hospitalized in serious condition with a chest wound while Huyett’s superficial injuries were not serious. Captain Jack Shipe led the uniformed division and noted the three men were off duty security guards at the event.
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Reading
UPI
Charles W. Kurtz
Olin J. Wait
Russell
Huyett
Wait
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Reading Hospital
Jack R. Shipe
Uniformed Division
Shipe
U.S. Air Force
Thunderbirds
Kurtz
Eugene restaurant discrimination case sparks labor hearings
United Press International reports in Eugene Oregon that Ronald Philip Young 24 says he faced sex discrimination when Captain's Table restaurant replaced waiters with waitresses this spring. Manager Jane Johnson says the issue was clothing and that the firing and rehiring of staff followed an experiment that failed. Young says he was not rehired because he could not be found.
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United Press International
Eugene, Ore
UPI
Ronald Philip Young
Jane Johnson
State Bureau of Labor
Eugene Man
Johnen
Dheck
Young
Kissinger Says U S Will Not Let Japan Drift
In Tokyo Henry Kissinger told Japanese business leaders the United States will not allow Japan to drift in world affairs. Riot police surrounded his hotel while plainclothes officers watched the corridors. An incident occurred when right wing students tossed impeachment leaflets and were arrested.
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Tokyo
Henry Kissinger
United States
Japan
Kissinger
Angela Davis rally canceled at University of Detroit
A university spokesman said the victory rally for Angela Davis was canceled due to threats by benefactors to withhold gifts and bequests. Wendell B. Addington said he was informed by Provost James Woodcutt hours after announcing the event, which had been set for June 18.
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Detroit
UPI
Angela Davis
University of Detroit
Wendell B. Addington
Michigan Committee
James Woodcutt
Court clears abortion report path in Pennsylvania case
UPI reports Commonwealth Court dismissed a suit by men affiliated with anti abortion groups who claimed Gov Shapp discriminated by appointing only women to the Pennsylvania Abortion Law Commission. The ruling allows the panel to release its findings to the governor on Monday as planned.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Commonwealth Court
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania Abortion Law Commission
Girl killed in Grosvenor Road gun attack in Belfast
In Belfast the Grosvenor Road gunmen opened fire on an army post near the Royal Victoria Hospital. The assault wounded five civilians and a young girl was killed while two teenagers were injured. A separate report from Pittsburgh notes Lewis E. Isenberg Jr. and cousin Robert G. Isenberg were convicted of a $21,799 bank robbery in Greenville and Lewis received a 20 year sentence while AWOL from a Maryland prison at the time.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Grosvenor Road
Royal Victoria Hospital
Pittsburgh
Lewis E. Isenberg Jr
Greenville
Mercer County
Isenberg
Robert G. Isenberg
Washington, D. C
First National Bank
Robert
Lewis
Race F. Marsh
Maryland
Humphrey Rules Out Wallace Ticket in 1972 Race
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey reaffirmed his presidential bid in Pittsburgh and rejected any plan to join Alabama Gov. George Wallace on a Democratic ticket. He called a Wallace-Humphrey joint ticket "not possible" and said withdrawal from the race remains highly remote regardless of other endorsements.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Humphrey
Minnesota
Democrat
Fire hydrants shut off cause Laurel Glen blaze in State College
UPI reports firemen let a flames burn out in an unfinished Laurel Glen apartment in State College as hydrants at the site were shut off. Sixteen unoccupied units were destroyed while firefighters contained the fire from spreading. Fire Chief Ron Ross cited construction as the apparent reason for the water stoppage.
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State College
UPI
Laurel Glen
Ron Ross
Ross
Man on parole waives hearing in jet extortion case
Philadelphia police say Robert G. Dillenbeck, 36, of Kensington, on parole after 11 years for armed robbery, waived a preliminary hearing on threats to blow up an American Airlines jet to Cali fornia unless paid 300000. Magistrate Leomporra kept him in custody with 150000 bail after FBI arrest following extortion meeting.
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Philadelphia
LPI
Parolle
American Airlines
California
Tullio G. Leomporra
Robert G. Dillenbeck
Kensington
Liea
FBI
Dillenbeck
Federal panel orders new ballot access for minor parties in Pa
A Pennsylvania federal court panel ruled that state election law unconstitutionally bars minor parties from the ballot. The decision allows Communist Party Socialist parties and People Party candidate Dr. Benjamin Spark another chance to qualify for the November ballot after lawsuits filed last March alleging unconstitutional nomination timing that blocks minor party candidates.
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Schanton
UPI
Pennsylvania
Communist Party
Socialist
People Party of Peace
Benjamin Spark
Albert Hospitalized With Chest Pains In Oklahoma City
Speaker of the House Carl Albert was rushed to St Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City with chest pains during a Democratic fundraising dinner. Doctors said no heart attack occurred, noting prior heart issues since a 1966 attack. Albert remained resting, briefly waved to onlookers, and expressed relief after testing. Attending guests included Hubert Humphrey and Henry Jackson.
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Oklahoma
Albert
Mike Massad
Massad
Smith
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Autopsy Hints at Gang Type Slaying in Youth’s Death
Allegheny County Coroner Dr Cyr Wecht linked the death of 14 year old Joseph Wells to possible ritualistic or gang type slaying. Wells was found face down in a creek bed at Fawn Two with his hands bound and shot in the head and chest by a .22 caliber weapon.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Cyr Wecht
Allegheny County
Natrona Heights
Weeht
William Jennings
Jennings
Wells
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Herbert Denenberg
Mike Douglas
Washington
Nixon
Navy Ens
David Eisenhower
Julie
Edward Finch Cox
Tricia
Harvard Law School
Stockholm
Chiborne Pell
D-Ri
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U.N. Environment Conference
Moah's Ark
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Galileo High School
Chrag Mohammed
India
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Albert Stricken
Joseph Wells
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