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"Unequivocally no You would be le- galizing the enslavement of a generation to those drugs When Prohibition was repealed alcohol consumption rose simply because alcohol was made legal People who had not tried it before began using it The same thing would happen with drugs" When I met this exceptional man outside Woodson Junior High in Washington I wasn't surprised to learn that he had been raised by hardworking parents His father always seemed to be holding down several jobs at once—carpenter bus driver professional singer fireman garbage collector He survived the rough spots and the 14 years it took to earn his college degree to become director of Baltimore's public transportation system His dad was a stern taskmaster but the discipline paid off Montel was voted president of his high school class Then he joined the Marines Within six months there were two meritorious promotions He became the first black Marine to attend the US Naval Academy Prep School Once commissioned he earned a slew of decorations including two Meritorious Service Medals Now he's just as dedicated to his new mission In fact it has nearly become a personal crusade "White or black rich or poor" Williams said "kids today are begging for something different than they're getting—attention affection and respect" When Williams took the stage at skit some Woodson after his "shoot-out- " kids seemed jolted This was not another adult shouting slogans or preaching from an ivory tower "If you go out there trying to buy dope you're going to get something out of the barrel of a gun" he admonished "These guys who sell dope are out to take your money and hurt you" Education he insisted is tied to the good life drugs to jail and death When he spoke in Chinese and then in Russian the boys wheeled about in their seats g each other If they become dropouts he said they can't expect to speak either language "When your friends are getting their degrees you'll be head of the french-fr- y line at your local carry-ou- t" Williams told them At suburban Mount Vernon too he pulled no punches To the girls he said: "Take this with you the rest of your life You will not spend time with a man for some dope forclothes because you are worth much more than that" To the boys: "I haven't referred t6 any of you as men yet You may think you are because God equipped you to make a baby He gave you something more precious A brain He wanted you to learn responsibility If you make a baby you better damn well take care of it" All applauded high-flyin- Helena Bratten a vice principal nudged me She had never seen her stu- dents so enraptured His secret? 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Monte! admitted that his new show must cater to the ratings so it has its share of froth and frivolity But he said he insists on dealing frequently with the topics that concern teenage America most like suicide and sexual abuse homeless children and runaways gang violence and the AIDS epidemic "I can't do every show on issues important to children" he said "but when I do I reach millions more than I ever could on the road" When he isn't taping he's back out visiting schools across the country How long he will wear both hats cannot be easily predicted But I have a hunch that there is something in the voices of the children that will keep pulling him back "People think I'm playing but I'm serious" he said "I'm in it for the long run Do you remember hearing those children when we left Woodson?" 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