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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1951
Page
3
RELMAN MORIN reports in a continuing series that teenage narcotics use is rising with a growing, organized network described as a mob. The piece profiles a well connected woman whose status is cited as a rationale for the spread.
In New York Aug 24 AP reports a teen with a hypodermic needle signals a broader drug problem. Narcotics experts warn the trend is not local and is rising in towns, tied to stress and fear of war. Miss Dorris Clarke notes youths misuse drugs despite awareness and curiosity. Psychiatrists link escapism to unhappiness, while role models and crime influence teens.
Officers warn youths spend up to 100 dollars weekly on drugs, most of it cut. Narcotics experts say addiction drives psychological and physical cravings, pushing desperate teens toward theft, burglary, or prostitution. Care facilities are meagre and cures often fail, despite education and warnings. Experts remain pessimistic.
A Phoenix youth, Loftis, faces four misdemeanor charges after the hit and run death of Mrs. Mary Dean Cley, 59, near her home. He is charged with negligent homicide and failing to stop. Loftis, found drunk driving with prior convictions, could face up to four years if convicted on all counts. Jacobson, 320, was charged as an accessory for assisting Loftis in leaving the scene.
U.S. Presidential Adviser W. Averell Harriman may return to Tehran to resume Anglo Iranian oil negotiations after informing Premier Mossadegh he would confer with British officials in London. Fatemi said Harriman plans to depart for Belgrade and on to London, while tanks gathered in Tehran to deter a rally later tonight.
The United States hopes Harriman can resume Iran oil negotiations. He had brought Britain and Iran together after talks broke down in June, but said no new proposals were ready and the talks are suspended. A protest in Tehran mourned a member killed at the rally on July 15, the day Harriman arrived.
Elizabeth New Jersey August 24. Mrs Elsie Petrozello of Springfield won a divorce yesterday on grounds of cruelty. She testified her husband habitually threw knives forks and water at her and that it made her nervous.
Shanghai Communist newspapers report 21 more enemies of the state executed on Aug 18 in Shanghai, raising total executions to 40 in the first 18 days of August. Nine others were sentenced to death with two year suspended terms to allow reform in prison labor camps.
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