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Show Church, School Combine to Give Film on Problems of LSD Users Acting on the premise that an informed community has a better chance of becoming a safer community, two interesting interest-ing and informative films relative rela-tive to the use and effects of LSD have been shown at the local high schools. The films titled "LSD" and "Trip to Where," were shown at the high school Monday and Tuesday evenings to a total audience au-dience of more than 1,200 students stu-dents and parents. City Councilman Marvin R. Green, chairman of public safety, safe-ty, spoke briefly between the showing of the two films. He explained what the local situation situa-tion is, with respect to the use of drugs by youth and children. "We should be aware and a-wake a-wake relative to the problems," Mr. Green said. Assistant Principal C. Don Crump said that the films were authentic, factual and well re- ceived by those who attended. According to Principal John Gourley of the Junior High, one of the films "Trip to Where" was shown to the Seventh and Eighth grade students Wednesday Wednes-day morning and afternoon. He also said that an antidrug anti-drug program has been going forward at the Junior High for the past three weeks. This included in-cluded the showing of samples of marijuana products and mockups of the popular narcotic nar-cotic pills now in use. The Monday through Wednesday Wednes-day showing of the LSD films in Pleasant Grove was initiated initiat-ed by Bishop Leon Walker of London. Upon his recommendation, recommenda-tion, Mayor Joseph A. Christiansen, Chris-tiansen, Lindon and Mayor Paul T. Fordham, Pleasant Grove, added their support. The films were secured thru the efforts of Richard L. Bennett, Ben-nett, U.S. Army Reserve, American Am-erican Fork. "If we can save only one child, our efforts will be repaid a hundred fold," Bishop Walker Walk-er emphasized. Sweetheart, Sherrie Peay and her attendants Pam Duke, Jane |