Army to Begin Urine Tests for Heroin Use in Vietnam
In Long Binh, GIs sit nervously as Sgt. Rogers reads a 390 word notice announcing a new Army drug program. Urine samples will be tested by a machine. those testing positive will receive medical treatment and possible rehabilitation with up to 60 days in care, no punishment.
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Army
Kenneth J. Braddock
Long Binh Vietnam
UPI
Chamam Uv
Detroit
Johnny L. Rogers
Sgt
Rogers
Zwolle
Steve Willey
Lodi
Calif
Willey
Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Cambodia
Shink
Vacation advice column shows absurd wildlife and travel tips
Washington humorist Dick West answers reader questions with spoof guidance on camping near buffaloes, tree safety, canoe gear, tree aging, and polliwogs. The dated style and playful misprints lampoon vacation worries and park danger lore.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Thermal Longstream
Egads
N.D. A
Elray Limphet
Quash Bay
Ore
Colorado River
E. J. Boil
Upper Wrought
Roy O’joy
W.va. A
Great Smoggies National Gnat Sanctuary
San Spatula
East Mooning
Ala. A
Park Service
Senator cites $1 billion in Laos aid figures
U.S. Senator Stuart Symington says America spends about $1 billion in economic and military aid for Laos, far above the $52 million publicly cited for economic assistance. He questions the published totals, noting bombing adds to the total, and he plans to publish staff findings despite possible Pentagon classification. The report was prepared after a Laos visit by his Senate subcommittee staff. Rockefeller Center spans 12 acres across 17 buildings in New York City.
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Washington
UPI
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Laos
Symington
Senate Foreign Relations
Beclley area asks, residents seek sewer hookup guidance
Readers ask about helium gas suppliers, sewer line hook ups in Homewood Addition, park spraying plans, rights against overcharging justices of the peace, veteran pension eligibility, joint bank accounts after a mother's death, correcting foreign titles for WV licenses, wills needing lawyers, and joint liability in murder cases.
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Homewood Addition
Doris Price
City of Beckley Sanitary Board
City Hall
S. Kanawha St
Advertising drives cereal prices up 15 to 25 percent says FTC
FTC study summarized for Congress finds breakfast cereals cost Americans 15 to 25 percent more due to heavy advertising and high profits. Wholesale prices run about 20 percent above costs and suggested retail prices mirror another 20 percent markup. Major makers Kellogg General Mills and Post Control about 83 percent of the market.
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William B. Mead
Washington
UPI
FTC
Congress
Kellogg Co
General Mills Inc
Post
General Foods
Quaker Oats Co
National Biscuit Co
Ralston Purina Co
Technology on Trial Institute Seminar on Nuclear Debate
The Technology On Trial Institute convened as its Guggenheim Pavilion dedication coincided with a seminar where Weinberg and Lapp defended nuclear tech yet signed statements opposing bomb use. Critics argued deterrence fails when leaders are irrational, data banks threaten privacy, and technology drives conflict, pollution, and inequality.
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Peter H. Stanwyck
University of California, Berkeley
Stanwyck
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New York City
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A. Kermit McKeever
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West Virginia
Justice of the Peace
Veterans Administration
Alan K. Stewart
Department of Veterans Affairs
Illinois
Springfield
Homer R. Shields
W.va
Department of Motor Vehicles
Don Lemmer
Motor Vehicle Division
Centennial Building
Kanawha Street
Raleigh
Beckley, W. VA
Richard J. Barnett
Institute of Policy Studies
Defense Department
Courtney Blackman
Winberg
Nizer
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc. Insurance Building
Ashland
Supcet
Ashland Petroleum Company Diviston of
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Garnie Stidham
U.S. Route 21
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