1954-12-15 — Page 9

SOME ADDICTION IN SEATTLE AND PORTLAND

|NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

PRETTY WELL UNDER

CONTROL

SOUTHERN CALIFONIA – ESPECIALLY LOS ANGELES ONE DE WONST AREAS IN IN COUNTRY

OF NO NOITELEM IN

NORTH CENTRAL STATES

SERIOUS CONCERN

IN CHICAGO

„PRINCIPAL NARKOTIK

ENTRY POINTS

WHOLE OF YEKÁR HAS PROBLEM BRCEPT AT LUBBOCK- - -UNERA A FEDERAL JUDGE CRACKED DOWN HEAV- JLY ON PEDDLERS

ADDI

LEAR PT FOR

The

Narcotics

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1984

NEW ENGLAND RELATIVELY PRES

IN THE LARGEST ADDICTION CENTER

NATION

IN PITTSZ

Problem:

Spotty But

Dangerous Scourge

By HERMAN R. ALLEN

ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSFEATURES WRITER

THE MO

Although great areas|

“Wy have plenty of statistles, filega] malo or possession of nar- on areolies tax law matters, coilcs, 5-10 years on the second, in the United States are a good many from the De- and 10-20 on the third relatively free of illegal Department and Selective Service reflecting addiction narcotics, addiction to:

35 cs are order. but we must drugs is one of the most pte-ple

Inde figures from the states and brutal social problems ees to ge a true picture confronting the United of the extent of addiction." States.

If

What pro the lawa un nicotics? Here are those most Important to the domestic en- Ioverment officer:

Prestent Elend wer druit- tically demonstrated the extent of his concern by setting up a spectal Cabinet-level committee to determine the precise exten: which requires all persons of adole

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ways to combat t

As Mostrated by the me above, based

information

Con

a Governmen source, narcoties use full ws no definisi pattern. According to the US Commissioner of Narcotics. Mr Hurry J Anslinger, there are large actions where the securge is practica ly unknown:

New England, most of the southern states, the nerth central region ond the north west, The Buichu of Narcoties don't even have agents in Montana or Utah.

However, the picture is drasti- eally different in the big tits of heavily populated sections. Mr Anslinger clues New York as the longest add otion centre n United States, and rates the Los Angeles urea second. Cleveland and Detroit are both hot spots although

fegislatura the Ohio recently ordered the state's Altomy General toy recommend legislation ! Michigan proved a new 20-year penalty for illegal truffle.

ap-

Chicago is the only spot in Illinois

addiction eve where

was severe and, according to Mr

1. The "Harrison Act" of 1914,

handling narcoties to with the

ngla Government and pay an uccupational tax ranging from $1 a year for ductors to $24 a

manufac your for imj-orte. 8, Turers, ele.

2.

The Marijuana Tax Act, containing registration provisions an imposing a tax on transfer of marijuana of $1 per

wron

w

0

$100

ounty nau hond

when

the

rve paint let satiror.se",

3. The "Boggs Act of 1951, which provides a gaol sentence of 2-5 years on first conviction of

Other federal laws demand forfeiture of vessels, vehicles or aircraft used in illegal trame; grant rewards for information leading a conviction of vioda cưa, and prohibit cultivation of the oplum poppy.

Uniform Law

ver

"Strong lows, good entarze. ment, stiff sentences and a pro- hosphialist on programme aro the necessary foundations ....these.... plus an alert and determined public, will go a long blotting vul the way towards problem.

"There is no excuse for any state to have a tow which is In any way weaker than the Boggs Act." (Severa) states, they and. Have passed laws duplicating the Burrs Act).

To make a law aimed at addic-

Mr Tompkins

ray.

addlet

Forty-three states and the Dis- trict of Columbia have adopted tin effective, Mr Analinger and what is called

"uniform the which in state law,

general violators should

receive follows the Harrison Act,

not differ- ind principally in licensing de- and should be required to take parole for jess than five years tal and provisions for pearly not cleation wh subsequcni The Ave states not using the monthly examinations. uniform act have what Mr Ansinger says

are stale hawa They recommenat That The narcoties maximum sentences be levied at least is good. commissioner adds the best state against peddlers,

especially in law of all is New Jersey's. cass involving

minors; that What can be done about addic- "bargain picas'' in efforts tion? In a book, "The Trame lighten sentences not Narcotics." Mr Analinger and Mr seerpied, and mut every case, no William F. Tompkins, U.S. matter how small, bè presented

for the New Jersey * geng attorney

Jury and vigerously prosecuted. District, write:

tu be

In 2,000 A.D. Oslo Traffic

Problem Will Be

Solved

Oslo, Dec. 14.

A new underground railway, starting in the east end of Oslo and emerging above ground to serve the new suburban housing districts east and north of the town, has been proposed as a means of solving the trans- Serious trafic in St Louis. Mr port and traffic problems resulting from the rapid increase in the popula-

Anslinger, it now is controlled

fairly

wed the cy lev

Anslinger mys, has been stopped

by the severe sentenera issued.

Been Worse

tion of the Norwegian capital.

out

by

the very

•

by Federal Judge Roy Harper. But there is by no moans, mainly through solid rock, the the Grenland station with the unenimous approval for this actual underground tunnel is not present National Theatre station

worked

long. Starting at the so that prssengers could travel Aho,

the main right through from east to west municipal planning office for National Theatre in underground and suburban street, Kari Johang Gate, it takes or vice versa.

train

cily Ave transport, and estimated to cost the electric

But while the planners about 220,000,000 kroner (nearly minutes to get west to Majorstua,

11,500,000).

onto the town boundary on the estimate that the first part of the

the Gronland western side. From there, il project,

station

Despite the seriousness of the mareedles problem today, it has In the post been even work. During World War I one out of every 1.500 draftees was rejected because of dope addiction, World War II rejections came to only one out of 10,000.

now

Pago 9

TRADE AND COMMERCE SECTION

U.S. GLASS INDUSTRY

Severe Threat From

Other Nations

Washington, Dec. 14.

Glass manufacturers in Japan, West Germany and European countries threatened to drive the United States glass industry out of business, the Tariff Commission was told yester- day.

Witnesses told the Tariff Commission that they could not hope to compete on the home market against the low prices of foreign glass- ware importa.

the

The Commission today opened hearings on subject of import duties and restrictions. The Commis sion's job was lo report to President Eisenhower on:

World Cotton

Markets

New York, Dec. 14. Cotton prices stepdied after a mixed start, keeping above the previous close most of the ilme. Overall nellvity was on the quiet side, however, with trad- ing halting for frequent long Intervals.

Leading

were spol Arms accredited sellers of arcund 10,000 bales In the Maren delivery,

hedging supposedly against purchases of new crop gotten in California and other Western bell sections.

Climaxing the session with a brisk closing rally, Anal

prices were the best for the day and net 5 to 14 peints above the previous close. Opening prices were unchanged to up 4 points. New Orleans closed up to 13 points.

Trading in the spot month will end in the noch

hour to- Trading volumes and morrow. open interests in the Exchanges today were:

Month

British Surplus At E.P.U.

Lekári, Dec. 14, Willowing the Novem ber meillement of the European. Payments Uniozi, the British deficit towards the

been

reduced to £119,800,000,

nei, eredit sur

plan for November amount od to £1,100,000 MAIF of which was toldent in gold and half by s tbddsfion of her overall debt to the E.P.U.Thőd-Presse,

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK

STOCK

MARKET

New York, Dec. 14. Industrials succumbed to realising pressure in

the late few minutes of trading today after moving irregu- larly through most of the session in the lightest, activ. ity in weeks.

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The loks in Industrials

amounted to $2.70 on average- sharpest break since Oct. 14, with losses among the lenders ranging to 24 points in Du

Pont, 1 in Standard Oil (NJ), around paint in Chrysler,

↓

Goodyear, Procter and Gamble, Standard Oli of California, U. S. Steel, United Aircraft, Westing. house Elconic and Woolworth.

A single issue, Atlantic Const Line, again supported the. Tali

1. The limit to which duties (From Our Correspondent? | average point.

and Import restrictions could be

modified, or continued at present

Noot Quotations on the Hong- standards, without threatening og Stock Exchange and the

fforising's tratisactions: zorious injury bo A domestle

DEARES BUYERS NEILERA SALKs industry.

BANKS

2.

30 @ 1036

018

Whether increases in duties HK Bank or increased restrictions Ware InsurancES necesary to protect dofirestic Union Industry, and the minimum | DĚČÍB, ETC.

Whart increases needed in such cases.

cdent (0) 18.00 15.86 RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT

Wheelock

At the same time, the dơverh- ment's Committer för Reciprocai Information was holding Rear- Ings on the piùnă óf the Elsen- hower Administration to negotiate a reciprocal trade agreement with Japan next year.

Witnesses Bétörő the Tarif Commission were submitting similer statethents to the Com- mittee.

the United

LAND, ETC. HK Hotel

ick Larse Humphreys Italy

+

.

6.80 6,00

.Elsewhere int the group, Santa Fe fell 2 points and New York Central 4 point.

such as this

Individunt new developments were responsib'e many of the day's wide

for moves.

The

BIGGEST LOSSES

general sell-off trader ascribed to normal corrective activity' after the sharp run-up.

to 149 | and

tax adjusting. Biggest losses come in recent

.. 14.80 18.20 1000

15.50

Yaurel Furry C. Light (0)

c. Light (NI

Kb.

Beatric

Mbao Floo

6019

23.40 11.50

180

18.10 18.20 1900

18.50 18.10 500

2:500

300

18.30

62

Sume

upside loaders,

The lighter volume of 2,650,000 Blares today war scen as an in- dication no large volume of stock is pressing for sale,..

Among the sharper lösser. Spencer Chemical fell 4% 60 504% after its President report- od a growing surplus Notrogen.

Chance Vough Aircraft elunip- 61.10ed3 points to $30 when the Company said it would have to 1814 lay off production employees and expected lower cales and earn- ings next year following a re- cent Navy contract cancellation.

.... 3894 8014 631

1919 11 šiti nayo sio ga

One of the felt witnesses te day. Mr Marakali, Clbatóna-fa- presenting one of Stats biggest handmade glass Telephone manufacturing the present Tarin Chimission's

corobables and INDUSTRIAIS hearings would decide whether

Поре such handmade industry con- tinues to exist Volume Open Interest States, or American handmade

in the United STORES, RTÉ. 19,700

Dairy Bėžį 263 glass plants are driviti out of

Ris 10.90 business,

Dee.

Mar

0,700 41,700 907,200

May

20,500 1,090,100

July

20,000

543,400

hel.

5.000

124.300

Dec.

1,700

1,100

Mar.

£700

26,000

Mar

3,300

24.000

108,400

TOTAL

as follows:

2,877,300 bales

NEW YORK

"If we don't survive, who is thère to thanufacture theka items so necessary for our national security, Mr Gleason said,

Prices of futures, closed today can superiorily in ingenuity and

Mr Glenton dold that Ameri

technological process could not make up the leeway that foreign compelers thɔoyes in low wage ratek.

May

Dec.

Mar.

July

Oct.

Dec

Mar

May

NEW ORLEANS

35.000 34.41-44

34.03.04

34.89

31.87-08

34.00

$4.70

34 73

31.69

The worker in a United Blates

between factory earned

172 conta

and 680 conts an hour compared with the average Japanese who earned only 21.8 cents an hour--Ching Meli

Prices of futures, closed today Special

as follows:

Spet

Dec.

M

May

July

Oct

Dec.

Mar.

May

LIVERPOOL

3425b

34.67-69

34.02-95

34.72

Future clorings, American middling, 15/16 inch, in pence per ib., were as follows!

An export commitee appoint runs above ground on four dif- and the eastward underground to report on he plans ex-erent routes, one of which winds Hine, could be completed by pressed the opinion that the its way up the side of the 1,400-around 1981, it is not anticipated

wh the town.

that the whole underground possibility of surface transport, root hill overlooking facilitated by new wide main Soveral of these lines have network under the centre of the finished before exit roads. should be investigate been extended since the war to town could be The Cabinet committed Mr before such big capital in meet the needs of the new hous- around the year 2000. Elsenhower set up to deal with; vestments were made.

which

have Ing groups narcoties has five numbers-¦ Oslo is not big city as capital rapid and comfortable com Secretary of the Treasury, Mr cities g The

munications right Into the centre present populą. With adjoining whom work tion with Humphrey, under

ning suburbs is of the town. Districts

along the *** 200

The tunnelling werk involves the agents of the Bureau of estimated at

something over west side of tot electric suburties.

the Oslo fjord have considerable geological dimeul- Narcotics; Secretary of

of Health, $10,000.

But It is o

is a rapidly ex- good services of

Under the town itself, Education and Welfare. Mr panding town, es rapid that bars trains which run from

the under which

there are large deposits of what neither housing Hobby.

Jurisdiction neither

nor transport main line Oslo Wert station.

is regarded as the world's most narcotic addiet hospitals at

at have been able to keep up with It ha this

the east-enders, difficult oozy clay. This pheno Ky., and

since World War II, those who live east of the menon is connected with the Irek changed. F Worth, development

statistien put the increase natural dividing line of the Aker of salt in the earth caused by concerned by edziction

selectees

at over 81 per cent. Kards communications. And as of the Ice Age. servicemen; Atty. Gen., Mr

of the new

housing time goes on and the big eastern Brownell, who directs prosecu estates which, after the wartime housing areas are completed, As long as clay has a normal

Among

Secretary of Defence. Mometal ion between 1948 and River, who are worst da as reglacial moventh's at the close

draft

In

andandy

Det/Jon.

Mar/Apr.

May/June

July/Aug.

Oct/Nov,

Singapore Stock Market

Cement

#0 4031⁄2 2000 @ #{

10.80

18.10

1789

Watson

1." Crawford

COTTOND

Təkillà Corp. 6.85 8.90

Noxym

11. 1.80 9.65 6500 @ 9.00 MISCELLANEDUS

Kabataba

0.08 4.930

World Rubber

Markets

Singapore, Dec. 14. The martot remained steady all the day on good

Western Union Tell 3% to $74- % when directors' feelurafina of the usual dividend disappointed Wall Street.

The American Stock Exchange volume was 1,100,000 shares.

DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones closing averages on Wall Street today were It's follows:

30 Industrials

20

ite

| 15 ureitities

85- stocks

40 boods

Cymm. future price

index

Dec. 13 Dec. 14

-349.79

317.00

130.45

13458

41.33

0137

144.01

143:40

101.20

101.25

160.54 158.48

-United Press,

Chicago Grain Prices

Chlengo, Dec. 14. Prices per bushel in conts:

Overseas advidow and good demand fo lower grades. The market closed ossier with, some profit-taking. wheat, No. 2, red Futuro closinget

No. 1 rubber per ib. boc. M}-

Jan Feb.

Spot

To nubber per lb. bac. No.

Singapore, Dec. 15, Brokers today, quoted the No following stock prices.

spot fubber bézsáted

Mar.

Bapt.

Corn, No. 2, yellow

31.69

31.10

33.17

Dao, 14 Dec. 18. Closing. Opicing

No. 1 Daw Craps

Spot

71.06

Arifah Borneo Petros

31.04

leurn Byrd'orie

NEW YORK. Furires today closeil; 8 to 18 paintu hight With Kales of 147 contract.

May

Sept

教

Dec.

$1,000

Official values were all un

Sao Paulo cotton prices were hot received-United Pross,

tion of narcotic Jaw violators; and the irst postwar period more and there people are be-salt detent, it is solid and arm, New York Sugar

and Secretary of State. Mr of shortages, uro, now growing coming "essi-enders." Dulles, responsible for American up like mushrooms, aro altuated observance of International in the eastern and northern out- parcelle agreements,

skirts of the town. It is părtă- cularly in this direction

that has been

but

where the salt has been washed out, it has become a most unstable vote. In the coutre of the town this case may This committee. named as its

The underground plan, design-stretch to a depth of 30 metres executive secretary Mr David P.

learted to help the “eart-endors," is (over 80 feet), and further east Page, assistant to the Secretary

based on the building of large even down to 100 metres (over As mort and more famlives underground station beneath the|300 feet), of the Treasury. Although on the job only a couple of weeks, move out to the new dormitory big Gronland meet markets.

Mothods have been found, how Mr Page already has started to estates, the already overworked

Sketchte dukemi that, it will over, of countering this problem, bus services to the centre of the wards his first goal: more "In-town get more and more crowd-be infinits Losedon Plecadilly ifmificient talt is administered formation.

Letters have gone ed Every day now thousands Circus station, wild exilato to the clay becomes hard and out to all state governors, anking them to assemble data fruin of workers struggle on to packed various neighbouring creste, firm as before, and these methods buses and strap hang their way and a big ticket hul ballway will have to be used when the It beclable to the commute to work in the utmost com- down to the tedin level yang dew tunnels are being bored.

Market

Now York. Doc. 14.

dus closed unchanged to today closed unchanged to 8 points lower with sales of 22 contracts,

Domestic No. 0 sugar futures, loved unchange lower with Bains of 16 contracts. mixed trade between dealers, refiners and commission Hetkel on both contracts pending developments in, the Take the exaling welward fr is bellmated that. the pros raw market. underground, 1231 crual chrianam jetted to Gronland underground. Fujire closings were. you might cal addiets and

below. Byünd metaldies be very salon And, ie onstward úzicker The journey is also usually un-BERLE WOULD Bifs ground ins Bella, in the auth

elis:up | hour, every of about 18,000

committee. **What we need.". Mr. Page,

1- maid în bò interview, "are what

roolibe court

fort

Agures Arrents

cinissione to hospitals, whether people who have been cured of duly prolonged by 'ružil-bölt above proing, well deir for the passenger an hour à Omure res addiction have yet cured sad traffe Junta d

* Simera dhe a greet mikay nhw there, then would

Me hoising, preas on the west side viilola döreätiönurag

Tew people realise it, but of the ally, too, but them, the AWAYRIDOIANA REWS ka

moštilj federal activity. In this already, much" "baiter, farved

Aarocélos, neid in Based on tax the

RWISE, TAMUW..do not go aleatile surtion tralal and ribara

/after tha nddios an aith, although (ben, trainkiz

binary) of them; reach tha“ addet |The existing underground was

completed

from garded, today in Utoplana,

· Ho," 4, (world);

Fraser à Nervi,

Ordinary Santan $1.97 716% Cann. prez. 30.00 Hongkong &z Shang•

hal Bank (Color Register) Itaffice Hotel Singapore Cold stor

PUT FERMODEL TEMOS |

Henglong

Fetaling Tin

About 60 per cent of the star "floor" businelo wis tupresishted.

60 23 $1,00; lis exchanges of Marchi contraels

for fear, "stieets in the actual (Dec. market

Boybeans, No. 1, yellow

|: otherwise the pot market ipiled huibh, with Idading fackpot Suries marking time, shipment

berarikits were

11ght

London Foreign supply overwerd bent.

Exchange

BIO) 1. KUCICH MAKES canta a pound.

Cicak

pricoa

130-182n

Yrk our

$14.00 sted Prem.

New York Foreign Exchange