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Show h'li S' alt Synthetic Drug Market for Purchasers Rip-o- ''sV-- - ukf ff X' tribune 'V: '! B X; BllxillO N('VS leaturr Hiylili"liU Sunday Morning, April 2. 197S ! Page One ion II 'Onee Gixirge Rome T nhune Staff Writer Young (teople in Salt l ake County are being duped In drug dialers wtio purxrt to sell a high quality marijuana extract or mescaline or other ha lucinogen when in fact the substance is an animal anesthetic that has the potential to scramble the brain Tin drug phencyclidine or PC'P has a variety of street names including Angel Dust'' and ' Peace Pill," down to "Rocket Fuel" and "Goon." and. like so many other synthetic drugs, it emerged on the West Coast in the 1960s On the West Coast and then on the East Coast, it lietween popularity and disfavor. Today, it is soaring in use here and has yet to see its peak, said Salt Lake County narcotics agents Michael George and Randy Anderson Buyers I'naware Fifteen jiercont of drug arrests in the county are now precipitated by the sale of phencyclidine, its popularity !eing matched by cocaine which costs the user considerably more (Cocaine is up in use due to heroin sources being severtHi recently' But the great majority of persons taking PCP don't know what theyre getting They're usually told theyre (THC), buying tetrahydrocannabinol which is the active component of marijuana, and buy it on the theory that this will be a quality marijuana experiroller-coaste- Dan Valentines Nothing Serious1 MARRIAGE TIP: This is the time of the year when many young people are making plans for a June marriage. This making plans for a June marriage very happy cedure for ' ' ' A , ' a is pro- the They have confidence nd hope. They are ready for marriage. Phencyclidine, also known as PCP or angel dust, is taken by pills, snorting, injection or in marijuana cigarettes. 1 Who Says Education In Utahs Just a Joke? program- med to get mar-- 1 ried in June are not that confident or carefree. it. They are not quite sure they are up to Most young men, and quite a few of the odder fellows, are scared of getting special session of the Salt City Board of Education Saturday, members" took some strange action. In an effort to For example, balance declining high school enrollments, the board voted unanimously that elementary schools be changed to (kindergarten through fifth grades), while high schools will be (grades seven to 12). Remember Saturday was April Fools Day. In the spirit of the day. district staff produced a newsletter that announced the special meeting," which of course would have violated open meeting laws had it actually taken place. Some of the other items reported in the district letter included: An announcement that the research department in conjunction with science teachers would identify top students for the removal of cells for a cloning project. A report that a basic skills math unit. Gambling for Numerical Pro ficiency. has come under fire from the Salt Lake County attorneys office for violation of the lottery and gambling statutes. Dr. Eva Crangle, district math specialist, said, We don't expect much heat. Luck's been a lady wi.h us, and the program is slotted for high stakes. We will drop the subsection entitled Use of Bingo in ' Awarding Grades. A notation that teachers will participate in a plan to increase their effectiveness in teaching all basic skills that would enable them to work from 7 a m. to 7 p.m. in their buildings, with parent conferences to begin at 7:30 p.m. The new plan is hailed as a relief of the stress factor noted in several faculties. It will also relieve teachers of claiming a home office as a tax deduction. In a Lake married. Its a male trait. I have a young friend who is getting hitched in June. He came to my office the other day and said he wanted some inside tips on how to have a happy marriage. K-- 5 WELL," I SAID, I'm glad you came to the old pro. Just give me one hint on how to get along with a wife, he said. I will do I answered, Son. just that. 2 . And I did. To have a successful and happy to a woman, I said, a man has to learn as soon as possible his e wife's private signs that she is . marriage tell-tal- mad. Just what do you mean, sir, the young man asked. I TRIED to explain, WELL, every wife has a different way of indicating when she is mad, and a husband has to learn this as soon as possible if he is to survive. Give me an example," the young man said. Well, I learned years ago, during the first month of my marriage to Elaine, that she sticks her right shoulder blade up and out when she is peeved. when she is really Sometimes, mad, she will bat her left eyebrow. So, when I come home and I see my wife standing in the middle of the room with her right shoulder blade up in the air, and if her left eyebrow is going up and down, I know she is mad, and 1 tread carefully. DOES THAT WORK with all women? the young man asked. No, son. I said, every woman has a different way of indicating she is mad. "Some snort through the nostrils, many wiggle their middles in a jerky swagger when they are mad. Other women stomp their feet. "Youve just got to study your wife and find out these tell-talsigns. When my wife is really mad, I mean really mad. she becomes polite, actually overly polite. I COME HOME for supper, and if Elaine is really sore about something, she will meet me at the doorway and say, 'Is Mr. Valentine ready for his dinner?' " "When she says that, I know I'm in for a bad evening, 1 said. How will I learn if the girl I'm going to marry gives any signs when she is mad?" the young man wanted to e tell-tal- . . amateur chemists eaimot lie depended upon PCP appears in a ariety of guises, in tablets and capsules of all sizes, shapes and colors, in jxiwder or crystalline form, and is often sprinkled onto parsley, mint or. in the main, martjua na cigarettes Once we explain that they're not really getting THC, that it's an animal tranquilizer and that it does scramble your brains, most of the young people are amazed, said Deputy Anderson. "Theyve seen their friends freak out on it and they don't know why," said Deputy George Mr George said currently a great deal of marijuana is being sold locally See Page B 2, Column 2 Minority Category There are those, of course, who are more and know of PCP and know what they want. This, locally, is a minority category, the deputies said. If they were they would know that the cost of extracting THC from marijuana is nearly prohibitive and they couldnt afford to make a occurs bepurchase w'hen mark-u- p tween manufacturer, wholesaler and supplier. As is, PCP, represented as THC, costs from $50 to $9(1 per gram on the street. Agents George and Anderson report that, in their experiences talking to school groups, young people uniformly have no idea that the promise of THC is the reality of an anesthetic for primates. Rip-of- f World The drug w'orld, the deputies concurf red. is a w'orld, and PCP is a crystalline example. The substance is clandestine PCP, manufactured by persons with a basic high school education in chemistry in backyard and basement laboratories, and not the veterinary drug. Sold under the registered name of Sernylao, production rights were acquired by Laboratories, Inc., in 1969, and this is currently the sole legitimate source of phencyclidine, according to PharmChem Newsletter, a drug industry publication. PCP is reportedly closely related chemically to an anesthetic used by humans called Ketamine, and while the former has its origins as an animal tranquilizer it doesnt necessarily produce tranquil people, according to one pharmacologist. The mass public first became acquainted with Angel Dust in the late 1960s when it was discovered to have been taken by a large number of people at the disasterous Altamont Music Festival in California which ended with stabbing deaths. Effects Vary Its effects vary, but as with other hallucinogens, overdoses can produce psychosis or possible death, reads a report by the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Justice Department. Trust the effects to vary, the deputies said, depending upon the psychological state of the user, the amount taken and the quality of the PCP itself. The danger with street drugs is that there is no certainty of quality control: the sophistication of the chemists or d rip-of- , education policy and controversies between the board and community. Moist March Bows Out, April Showers Begin Even as March went out with a splash as one of the wettest on record, showers were moving in late Saturday and foiecasts indicated April will begin with more wet weather. March also broke or bent several other records at the Salt Lake Ciy International Airport National Weather Service Station, according to William J. Alder, principal assistant. It was the third wettest March on record with 3.47 inches of precipitation. The wettest was in 1944 with 3.67 inches and the second wettest 3.56 in 1952 There have been 57 days with measurable precipitation since Dec. 1, 1977, another record The previous record was 56 days in 1951-5That same period which ended Friday midnight was the second warmest winter-sprinperiod on record at the airport with the warmest being December, 1933 to March. 1934. had an average temperature of 49.2 degrees. The coldest minimum temperature for the month was 28 degrees, which was the warmest minimum on record, 27 degrees being the old record established in 1973. Highest temperature for the past month was 74 degrees recorded on the 29th, which equaled the previous record set on the 30th in 1969. However the previous record high minimum recorded in 1940 of 40 degrees was exceeded by a reading on the 30th. While there were scattered showers and thundershowers in some valley areas of Utah Saturday, piecipitation amounts were generally light. Ski resort areas 111 the Wasatch Mountains, which only reported some rainfall during the day Friday, got one to six inches of new snow by Saturday morning The forecast for Sunday calls for March was the second warmest on more shower activity, then a period of record, also, with an average temperature of 48 degrees, 8 4 degrees above clearing on Monday and a resumption normal for the month. The warmest of unsettled weather with more showers March on record was back in 1934 which on Tuesday and Wednesday. four-mont- The result is quite the opposite, and the inexperienced user is much more prone to have adverse reactions, particularly if he or she is psychologically vulnerable, being nervous or afraid or wary of what lies ahead, according to the deputies. The newsletter also poked fun at new recertification requirements for teachers, the districts new ethics Bio-Ceut- ic g Versus 70 for Non-India- ns Average Utah Indian In 1975 Died at 31 By Clark Ixibb Tribune Staff Writer A high infant mortality rate and accidental and violent deaths are two major reasons why the median age at death for Utah Indians was 31.1 years in 1975. However, dying in the state in the same year had lived to an average age of 70.3 years, according to a report issued by the State Health Divisions Office of Health Planning and Evaluation. Dr. Eleanor Meux, division director, cautioned that the statistics on Indian death rates fluctuate greatly because there are so relatively few Indians that any kind of an epidemic or sharp boost in accidental or violent deaths can have an impact which cannot be reasonably n statistics. matched with of Median Age Range For example, the median age at death over the past eight years ranged from 21 .3 in 1968 to 46.7 in 1971, while the never comparative age for went below 69 or above 70.7. Using the most current year in the 1975 of the 503 Indians born. report 17 died nine in the first month, eight before the first year. This represents 33.8 deaths for every 1 (100 live births By comparison, of 31.164 287 in the first month, born, 398 died 111 before the first year This means only 12.8 deaths for every 1.000 live births Dr. Meux was not able to pintpoint any one cause or set of causes non-India- non-India- non-India- s There's some consolation in the thought that if Congress spends all its time in investigations there will lie no chance to pass an 11101c giveaway laws predominately responsible for the higher infant death rate among Indians. It was pointed out. though, that the causes that did appear more frequently were ones that would be susceptible to prevention through good medical and preventive health care and that their frequent occurrence can be taken as indicative of a lack of sufficient care, the director said. Survive Infancy Even if Indians survive infancy (again using 1975), the median age at death of Utah Indian residents was 40 years. That figure fluctuated during the past eight years from 50 in 1971 to 34.1 in 1968. In cataloging causes of Indian deaths Utah, both for residents and nonresidents in the state, Dr. Meux in discovered three factors accidents and violence, heart disorders and accounted alcoholism, in that order for more than half of the 592 Indian deaths recorded from 1970 to 1975 inclusive. Indians One hundred ninety-sevedied through accidents or violence motor vehicle crashes (97). falls (13:. drownings 5 suicide (19) and other (assaults, suffocation, etc.) (53). These were added to 71 deaths from heart disorders and 60 from alcoholism The latter is figured separately from the role alcohol may have played in the accidents and violence Such information would go to public safety officials but is not included in health division See Page . Column 2 n ( 1 . e Expert Urges Speed on Jobs Bill Approval know. "There's only one way, I said. Pick with her as soon as possible. Dont wait until the June marriage. Make her mad as soon as possible, and a fight Robert Bryson Tribune Staff Writer The nation's high unemployment figures of the last two and one half years about 7 percent will continue unless definite action is taken by the government. That action, says the president of the National Association of Social Workers is passage of the Humphrey Hawkins Bill creating jobs Dr. Arthur Katz, a professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, also says that President Carter's oroposed welfare reform program needs to and that some form of national health insurance is needed to help "socialize the cost ' of medical treatment. By find out the tell tale sign asked, "is she a "By the way," blonde?" YES SIR, SHE IS." he said, a very beautiful blonde." Well," I said. If she is a bonde, she will probably indicate anger by tossing her hair slightly to the right, and up. "You make a blonde wife mad, and you come home from the office, and she'll usually be standing in the middle of the living room, and as soon as you come through the door, she will look at you with a cold stare, then toss her head with the bonde hair on it slightly to the " right, and up Gee, thanks Mr. Valentine, you've given me some very valuable inside information for my upcoming marriage. Always glad to help a young lad," I said, anytime. SAM, THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: Show me a man who helps his wife with the housework and I'll show you a woman who has a good job I . ence young ladies. men explain that they're not null getting VUC. that it's a n animal IrampiUier am that it seramhle your Itrains. no.- - of the youngr ar ai naz.etl. 1 7i e st'en their friinls freak out 011 a amt they hm'l kn m yhy."says Salt Lake County nareoties agent Miehael (horge. we 1 T' u A X' l)r. Arthur Katz Need of People Is Jobs" i t A! Support ERA And, he also said in an interview m Salt Lake City that his organization supports the Equal Rights Amendment and that the measure is a "critical development for the nation " Dr Katz was in Utah to address the ' the high unemployment figures ue have seen in the nathm the last 2xz rears w emitinue unless definite actum is taken hr the gin eminent " says Hr. Arthur Katz. local chapter of the organization he heads. The meeting was held at the Hilton Hotel. 1.50 W. 5th South The Humphrey Haw kins hill will pass Congress, but it will lc a weak version of the original bill This is extremely necessary. The high unemployment figures we have seen in the nation the last 2'z years will continue unless definite action is taken by the government No Curtailment lie noted that the private sector of t lunation':; economy has no way ot curtailing unemployment And in the future, if anything, participation by women, technological advances will result in a smaller ratio of the general population needed for the labor force.'' he said. He said any offsets such as a decline in the birth rate have been cancelled out by passage of the law allowing workers to stay on the job until age 70 Katz noted that President welfare reform program is based on employment People Need Jobs' Our association agrees that the need of people is jobs And that tile Presidents projMisal does a lot to reduce the However, we consider it complexity unrealistic to base a program based ion'll jot's everyone call work at it' times when there is an inability to produce jobs," he said He said most lalxr economists also feel that to work the program will need two million, rather than 790, mm, jobs Dr Katz, also said any jobs created Dr ('alter s need to U- - at prevailing wages, rather than the minimum w age It is hard to conceive this .t' a great lucent iv e to move tow ard work act o. itv at the minimum wage." he said 'Political Compromises' He noted that he IxOicvcs President Carter wanted more ohs for the program, but had to make xhtu'ul compromises He also said that a national health insurance plan would help contain rn N for medical treatment more easily Some forms of medical education arc already being subsidized by tax funds. Those physieans and others win use this help should have a social obligation to disperse their talents in such areas as ghettos and other areas whete it is not so profitable." he said He said an increase in the suppliers of medical services is needed and tiial medical services cannot be bought and sold as a commodity. Thi; is life and death And if the income of physicians has to he cut. for Sm Page B 2, Column 1 |
