El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 30

-Section Page Six EL PASO HERALD-POST Wednesday February 9 1972- Congress Has Declared War On the Drug A buse Problem Rock Musical El PasoT-Men Spot Fort Bliss At r'v'n9 Violations El T-Men saw 108 There were eight violations for Rep White's News Report turning from the wrong lane and seven for passing in school zones Other acts of discourtesy were seen in the way of running stop signs illegal U-tums disregarding pedestrians failure to yield right of way littering excessive motor noise no signal when turning driving the wrong way on oneway streets defective lights and no license plates ment of a Natronal Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention This council will include the Secretary of Health Education and Welfare the Secretary of Defense the Administrator of Veterans Affairs plus 12 other qualified people from throughout the country The drug abuse problem in this country and among our armed services has been one of my major concerns over the past several years and I am delighted that the Congress has now seen fit to give top priority attention to its control Sincerely your Congressman cases of driving violations in January according to a report by co-chairmen Irwin Lambka and George Broderson of the sponsors El Paso Traffic Safety Council and the El Paso Downtown Lions Club Speeding with 43 reports was the most often reported violation with 13 incidents seen of cutting in and out of traffic without proper clearance All cases reported resulted in letters to the violators asking that they exercise more regard for safety while driving ALSO REPORTED were eight motorists who ran red lights and eight for following too closely or "tail Falables a rode musical will open Feb 16 at Ft Entertainment Workshop Building 5008 Performances are scheduled for 8 pm Feb 16-19 and Feb 24-26 in Building 5008 PERFORMANCES on Feb 21 at Kallman Service Club and Feb 23 at Biggs Service Club will begin at 7:30 pm On Feb 21-24 the cast will present afternoon performances at area schools: Stan- ton Bliss Hughey and Schiis- ter Elementary Schools Admission is free The evening performances are all open to the public STOKES INSURANCE SERVICE Ksntsi 533-109 PLANS NEW Maria Kantukend points to sign about another weekend trip for the Armed Services YMCA-USO Feb 18 through Feb 21 The excursion will be to the Long Beach area of California Disneyland Marineland Queen Mary are a few of the sights to be seen Persons going will stay at the Armed Services YMCA in Long Beach Persons Interested RICHARD WHITE may call 532-4957 Mjr Fellow West Texans: The Congress has dearly declared all-out war on the burgeoning drug abuse problems plaguing this country with the passage of tough new legislation which will commit over $300 million to the fight through fiscal 1974 The bill passed by the House of Representatives on February 3rd created a Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention and designated sweeping and unrestricted powers to the new agency to expedite its charge to nullify the deadly encroachment of drug abuse upon our society IN PASSING the measure Congress declared that it is the policy of the United States and the purpose of the Act to focus the resources of file Federal government and bring them to bear on drug abuse in an effort to significantly reduce the incidence of drug addiction and drug abuse in the United States within the shortest practicable period of time and develop a comprehensive coordinated long-term Federal strategy to combat drug abuse The new Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention will be established in the THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY OPEN DAILY 10-10: CLOSED SUNDAY A Divisien mt SS Kreape Cm with Star in the United Steles Canada Puerto Rice Australia WsoDorDDini Executive Office of the President and it will be headed by a highly qualified expert in the field appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate Appropriations contained in the act provide for some $12 million in start-up funds during the present fiscal year and these funds will be expanded to about $150 million for both fiscal 73 and ONE OF THE FIRST responsibilities of the new drug abuse force will be to provide overall planning and policy and to establish objectives and priorities for all Federal drug abuse functions The act provides for stepped up research and development activities in the fight against drug abuse by giving the Director of the agency full authority to encourage and promote these activities through grants and' contracts to responsible and proven private and public agencies As the program develops a National Drug Abuse Training Center will be established to develop conduct and support a full range of training programs relating to drug abuse prevention functions The Center will eventually be operated under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health THE SPECIAL Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention will work directly wifii State md local agencies in various ways It will have experts available to consult on specific local problems and if necessary will send special task forces inot the field to analyze programs and work with local officials in designing an overall drug abuse prevention program Also the new agency will have sizeable funds available for direct grants to community mental health facilities already in operation and to other institutions conducting drug rehabilitation programs State level drug abuse prevention and treatment programs will also be eligible for receiving funds from the new agen- Additional strength for the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention will come from the called-for establish- Teachers Planning EP Meet SOLID STATE STEREO SET Discount Salo-3 Days Only lUra STEREO STSTEU Component system includes Garrard record changer FMAM and FM stereo radio 8 speaker sound system Rosewood finish 88 Discount Solo 3 Days Only Compact component system includes AMFM radio 4-speed record changer two-way speaker system dust cover Walnut finish Save at Kmart jy The Texas State Teachers Assn is already making plans for its 95th annual state convention to be held in El Paso in little more than two years TSTA Executive Secretary Sturgeon said today The TSTA convention is scheduled for March 14-16 1974 in the El Paso Civic Center now under construction The meeting normally attracts 8000 to 10000 visitors to the convention city PASO citizens were gracious hosts when we last met there in 1952 and we are looking forward to our Sturgeon said This will be only the fourth time the statewide teacher group has met in El Paso The first time was in 1900 the last was in 1952 The other El Paso date was in 1926 John Lovelady director of professional relations for TSTA and convention coordi-'nator for the convention is in charge of arrangements Love-lady formerly was with the El Paso Public Schools which he left in 1952 to join the TSTA staff I LOVELADY said he has met with Gary Conwell manager of the El Paso Convention and Tourist Bureau and the downtown hotel managers to go over general needs for staging a convention of this size Con-well will put together the package of contract room commitments meeting room needs food service information and other details Upon completion of the convention' center expected to be open by 1973 final plans can be consummated Lovelady said Lovelady has been in close touch with Charles superintendent of the El Paso Public Schools A local committee of school personnel will be in charge of local arrangements and schools will be dismissed on Friday during the Thursday-to-Saturday AUDIO LIGHT STEREO STAND 88 Reg Reg 2 888 2 788 Includes speakers AMFM FM stereo radio 8-track player with automatic channel indicator 4-speed record changer Outlet jacks Shop and save at Kmart Modal SKT 2408 Sound-activated psychedelic light box Single channel Walnut finish 24x10x8" Attractive modern -walnur wood table to accommodate large stereo systems Art Exhibit Scheduled In ProNaf Sando art will be featured at 7:30 pm Friday at the ProNaf Museum in Juarez Berger an American bom in Romania i living in Juarez and paints both portraits and abstracts using egg tempera as his medium There will be two recep-t i where visitors may meet Mr Ber- Miss Janti ger and learn about the Baha'i Faith one will take place at Restaurant Juarez at 10 pm Friday the other at the Hotel Paso Del Norte El Paso at 7 pm Saturday At both the of El Paso will present a film Just the and a speaker from Tucson Ariz Mrs Lisa Janti Mrs Janti bom in Poland has begun a promising motion-picture career in Hollywood when she became a and her interests changed She began devoting herself to community service She is now director of the Full Day Head Start program in Tucson The public is invited to the exhibit and receptions CASSETTE TAPE RECORDER BLANK TAPES Named for Honor Chester Piotrowski of 10509 Ponderosa street has been named to the honors list for the fall term at Michigan State University He is a student there in physical sciences and was 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