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( » I V'^>N Newkirk denies food poisoning possibilities With 1600 people eating in the THE VIRUS could very well same location every night, and have been spread by the food one of those nights a great num- *i service, according to Newkirk. ^ 'U V ^ iiSPK ber of people just happen to get But, there is no way of being "V. sick, many suspicions are aroused certain about that. as to the quality of the food. All that it takes for the infec- mi MONDAY NIGHT at Saga, the tion to spread, according to Saga two items on the menu were the Chuck, is one person sneezing in • • 4i Uv chow mein and the pepper steak. a bowl of salad, and then having Students who talked to the 150 different people eat salads • f Jul anchor were not consistent in out of that bowl. Or if a person what they had eaten, that they who is handing out the meat contended caused the affliction. portions has the virus and if; Some of the students reported breathes on everyone's share, then ifli that they had eaten the pepper all of those people are exposed to ^ope College steak and a salad, while others the virus. noted that they had eaten the NEWKIRK STATED, The chow mein without a salad. The doctor on call at the emergency combinations of food were num- room where the students went for erous and it was not possible to treatment, diagnosed it as stom- attribute the problem to one food ach flu." source directly. A spokesman at the hospital emergency room noted that they SAGA JESS Newkirk reported are compelled by law to reprort all oil and, michigan emphatically, "There is no way at cases diagnosed as food poisoning all that it was food poisoning. It directly to the county health de- wasn't a spoiled food item, it's a partment. As soon as the health Volume 88-10 Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 flu virus." November 7,1975 department hears of food poison- Newkirk went on to say that it ing, they are immediately at the could not have been a case of establishment's door, taking all food poisoning for several reasons. sorts of food samples and inspect- 'Priorities on sales' In food poisoning cases, the ing everything. spoiled food never makes it past Newkirk also noted, "Students the stomach. Regurgitation occurs that don't eat here are also very and the food never gets to the sick with this stomach flu. Infec- still tough on marijuana stage where it might cause diar- tions are running rampant right rhea. now." by John Scholten ture or delivery would remain the have two officers who are assigned The Holland Police Depart- same: a felony, punishable by to vice investigations. These offi- ment is as tough as they ever were imprisonment up to four years cers are supposed to follow up on on marijuana. According to Chief and a fine up to $2,000. drug activities that we get wind of Police Charles Lindstrom, "We HOWEVER, possession of mar- of. That is not all that these men haven't laxed off at all in our ijuana in more than two ounce do, however." enforcement efforts." quantities would no longer be "This bill clearly doesn't solve MOST PEOPLE who smoke considered prima facie evidence of the whole problem," said Bullard. pot these days don't get uptight intent to deliver. Under present "In fact, jailing people or threat- about being busted for the use of laws, use of marijuana is a mis- ening to jail them for marijuana the weed. If you're cool about it, demeanor, punishable by SI00 use is an outrage. It is idealistic no one really feels in danger of a fine and 90 days in jail. Possession for us to spend tax money prose- free ride out to the county jail, or distribution are also misde- cuting people whose personal that is, unless you were one of the meanors and can be punished by a choice of a 'high' is less harmful 13,000 people arrested in Michi- year in jail and a $ 1,000 fine. to them and their community gan last year for possession of the The bill was developed by than alcohol." mind-crazing substance called another decriminalization pro- "I THINK that marijuana use is "reefer." ponent, Rep. Perry Bullard along an outrage. It's not nearly as bad After four years of discussion, with Bryant. Bullard was once as heroin, of course," Lindstrom the Michigan Legislature looks admonished by Governor Milliken continued, "but I do feel that like it may be ready to stop for smoking marijuana publicly. society can't cope with another putting "these people in jail, but IN SEPTEMBER, the drug evil like alcohol or tobacco." giving serious consideration to a abuse task force of the White House speaker William Ryan is compromise decriminalization House's Domestic Council de- one of the sponsors of the bill. bill. livered its report privately to Pres- Ryan said one of the reasons he THE BILL, House Bill #5627, ident Ford. The panel told Presi- co-sponsored the bill is because introduced in the House of Repre- dent Ford that marijuana should present marijuana laws detract sentatives by Republican floor have low penalties and a low from the efficient employment of leader William Bryant, if passed, priority in law enforcement for the police. REEFER MADNESS-The use of marijuana in the U.S. continues to would reduce the penalty to a social and personal use. "THE MARIJUANA problem maximum $100 fine for pos- The report also said that law rise. In Michigan, there is currently a bill for the decriminalization of is not big enough for the con- marijuana penalties. session, use or distribution of two enforcement agencies should in- siderable amount of attention ounces of marijuana without re- stead put their efforts and dollars now being paid to it by law tention was focused by this and muneration. into dealing with hard drug abuse. reduced down to the current enforcement officers," Ryan said. two other statewide attempts in levels. Under the outline of the bill, WITH REGARD to this recom- Attempts to decriminalize mar- subsequent years, but none were the arrested person would receive The current effort to use a mendation, Chief Lindstrom said, ijuana in Michigan, as well as successful in getting enough sig- a citation similar to a traffic ticket legislative approach to get a com- "Our priorities are on sales. Per- other states, date back to the natures to get on the ballot. and be released. The offense promise version of decriminaliza- haps a very small percentage of 1960's and the first try at a THE PUBLIC pressure did re- would not be entered on a crimi- tion is the same as successful our total investigative efforts are statewide Marijuana Initiative sult in some reform and in 1971 nal record. Penalties for manufac- states like Oregon and California. devoted to marijuana busts. We Petition. Considerable public at- the penalties in the state law were continued on 'page 3,/ column 1 Freedom takes on new significance in Third World The following is written by Paul DeWeese. special the freedom we have really is. And, times seems to emphasize the corruption, rather, they couldn't begin to understand This is the fourth of a six-part series that 1 began to wonder why I hadn't considered decadence and the decline of an America why the American public became so upset describes his reactions to and impressions it so precious before. I had never really that is considered by her own citizens, in response. In Pakistan, immorality in high of Pakistan. lived without freedom and I believe it is many times, as second rate. places is the accepted rule rather than the because I have always been blessed with it I believe the reason this trend is so apalling exception. by Paul DeWeese that its value was never full appreciated. My experience in Pakistan this summer prevalent in our country is because people America is comprised of institutions and One lasting impression from this sum- have lost sight of the many blessings people who . make up those institutions, caused me to see novel situations in a mer's experience was the reahzation that different perspective. I not only saw the surrounding them daily. Instead of looking and when there are problems with Amer- the monetary aid received by Pakistan at the freedom and justice we do have, we ica, it is the people that are causing the material deprivation extant in other coun- from countries, such as America, does not tries and the limitations imposed upon instead concentrate on the corruption and problems. Every time we cut down Amer- usually reach its intended destination.