Show 1 I I i 1 NIK BEAY-NIK K KA POLICE A most bizarre operation inthe inthe in inthe the f Hd of narcotics Beatniks Beatniks' s' s was was was' recently carried out in New York As a result almost one hundred men and women were arrested in a series o 0 f spectacular raids The raids netted the narcotics narcotics narcotics narcot narcot- ics squad which consisted of persons heroin valued at The story of or the raid is in in- Five detectives had spent a month haunting t the h e hangouts of Beatniks and had succeeded in in integrating i into t n t o 0 othe the society in Harlem Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn and Greenwich Village As a result the detectives learned the habits and haunts so we well l that the entire police narcotics squad in New York joined in a series of raids which resulted in the arest areat of ninetysix ninety- ninety six men and women and the seizure of a large narcotics sup sup- ply We were interested to learn what the police officers had to do to achieve the status of Beatniks For one thing they g grew r ew goatees They also learned to play bongo drums and grew affected af af- affected af affected sideburns They w wore o 0 r e ebow ebow bow ties and participated in interpretative interpretative interpretative in in- dancing and musical musical musical musi musi- cal programs and vague intellectual intel intel- discussions We have never had too much sympathy with the theory that this is the beat generation In fact this generation has th the e opportunity of a lifetime an anthe and d the youngsters of today's ag age e find themselves in the m most o 0 s t powerful country in the world with perhaps the greatest opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- of any citizens in th the e world Jobs are relatively abundant the living standard is good goad an and d VC we are are o on the verge of th the e sp space ce era Our country is still stil 1 growing there is always a wa way y for a youngster with determination determination and the will to work t to tomake tomake 0 make a living and improve himself him kin himself t self and therefore the dreamers dream dream- ers who would pity themselves s and seek sympathy for or their to lot lotin lotin t in today's world leave us some somewhat somewhat e what cold |