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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
5
Washington lawmakers weigh whether addicts are victims or criminals and debate reviving early 20th century free clinics, mandatory death penalties for drug pushers, and reforming narcotic treatment across federal, state, and local systems amid rising addiction concerns.
Opponents argue that harsher punishment targets small street dealers, not big operators who allegedly mastermind drug smuggling. They claim the death penalty would punish minor offenders while letting major players avoid direct contact with drugs.
A record shows more than 5,000 distinct sulfa drugs have been manufactured, highlighting the breadth of antimicrobial chemistry. The development reflects ongoing pharmaceutical innovation and diverse therapeutic options for bacterial infections.
Six people died in a West Side Detroit fire that destroyed a frame two story house. Neighbors aided rescues as ladders were used to reach victims and the sole survivor Pleas Michael Griffin Jr reported being asleep during the blaze. Otto Harrison 33 his wife Pauline 31 their two children Geraldine 8 and Dolores 3 and Lucille Griffin 34 and her 23 month old Pleas Michael Griffin Jr perished in the blaze.
A Christmas operetta sponsored by the Chester Grade School will be staged tonight at 7 30 P M in the grade school gym. Pupils from the second third and fourth grades participate with a choral group and a band led by Marc Anthony.
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