The Murders Heroin and International Narcotics Control
In a 1951 dispatch, U S Bureau of Narcotics chief Harry Anslinger recounts a case from Trieste where heroin is legal to buy and sell, prompting a flight of a narcotics agent to investigate. The piece traces international narcotics control efforts, Italy's illegal production, and the role of U N and WHO bodies in curbing opium and heroin flows, including Iran's purge under police and military cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste
Iron Curtain
Italy
Tehran
Iran
Garland Williams
Singapore
Hong Kong
Far East
Williams
Worn Year Round Pinafore Pattern Shares Easy Huck Weaving
Pattern 7126 offers a white or color huck pinafore with easy weaving and a stamp of cheap craft appeal. Includes children sizes 2 4 6 8 and costs 35 cents plus 10 cents for first class mailing. Mail to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old
Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Anslinger on narcotics efforts across nations
The account outlines international drug control moves from 1950s to 1960, noting declines in heroin addiction due to police co operation. It covers Afghan and Turkish policing pacts, regional narcotics meetings, and Interpol as an information hub. It references U S actions against Cuban cocaine trafficking and interactions with Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
United Nations
Afghanistan
Tur
Commission
Turkey
Cuba
Castro
Washington
Inventor seeks golf ball beacon to guide players
Des Moines Iowa based inventor works on a golf ball containing a tiny transmitter that beams a pattern of beeps to a receiver held by the golfer. The beeps are intended to lead the golfer to the ball during play.
California Demos Promised National Support
California Democratic candidates were promised national party help as they campaign to retain state control. Senator Hubert Humphrey told the California Democratic Council convention that California will be the major political battle of 1962 and urged the party to stay aggressive to finish what began in 1960.
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Fresno
Calif
California
National Party
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
California _ Democratic Council
Humphrey
Thief Steals Seven Street Signs in Phoenix Subdivision
Deputies trace a single night theft of seven decorative street signs from a Phoenix area subdivision. Signs stolen include Breatheless Drive Mule Train Road Up and Down Place Nonchalant Avenue Elbow Road Easy Street and Carefree Drive.
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Phenix, Ariz
Sheriff's Deputies
Peacock's Imperial CremePromises Wonders For Weathered Skin
An ad touts Peacock's Imperial Creme as quicksilver based skin treatment that smooths wrinkles and age spots. It alleges rapid improvement within days and offers a six day risk free trial with full refund if unsatisfied. It targets facial and hand blemishes and promotes oils to unclog pores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cannibalism Reported Among Some Tribes in New Guinea
A fragment notes that a few tribes in Netherlands New Guinea still practice cannibalism. It mentions a gun incident in Granite City and a medical operation at St. Elizabeth's tar, where a boy named Dwayne burst his abdomen due to a revolver injury.
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St. Elizabeth's Tar
Dwayne
Netherlands
New Guinea
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Larry Husted
Wesley Lowe
U.S. Narcotics Bureau
Harry J. Anslinger
U.S
Los Angeles
Ers
Frederick County
Virginia
Golladay Building Supply, Inc
Virginia Corporation
Back Creek
Frederick
Winchester
Circuit Court
Dibney W. Watts Maister
Hele
Mussolini
France
Switzerland
Commission On Narcotic Drugs
Permanent
Central Opium Board
U. N
World Health Organization
Commission On
UN Economic and Social Council
The
Economic and Social Council
Canada
China
Egypt
Greece
India
Mexico
Peru
Hungary
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
Yugoslavia
Shah
Interpol
Household Finance Corporation
Loudoun
Wgce
Brookes
NEW Menace
Anslinger
Will Oursler
Permisson
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, Inc
Demos
By Marie Davant
Aaa
Granite Gity
Ill
W.T. Grant Co
Mpers
N. Loudoun St
Chevrolet
CHEVY
Fisher
Chevrolet Sales Company
Loudoun ST
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