University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 4-9-1982 Montana Kaimin, April 9, 1982 Associated Students of the University of Montana Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Associated Students of the University of Montana, "Montana Kaimin, April 9, 1982" (1982). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 7376. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/7376 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Politicians, economists, financial experts to speak Saturday economics. By Joanne DePue UM graduate student in inter­ interest to Montanans, such as entitled "Montana’s Financial Dodge advocates a laissez faire Kaimin Reporter disciplinary studies/political natural resource development and Leadership: A Question of Values,” economy and director of the coal tax investment. will be he|d. Panel members will be capitalist society, with little or no government intervention in Sen. John Melcher, D-Mont., will conference, various economic The seminar will focus on how Gerry Meyer of D.A. Davidson & business, while Photiades ad­ be among the politicians, issues of interest to Montanans will journalists can best present these Co. of Missoula; Paul Chumrau, a vocates a decentralized, economists, financial experts and be addressed in an attempt to help types of issues to the general retired Missoula First Federal Savings and Loan consultant; Earl democratic socialist society. professors who will speak Satur­ people define their views on public. A question and answer Johnson of the First Bank of Another debate, “Toward a day in Missoula at a conference economic issues. period will follow. Healthy Montana Economy,” will entitled “Montana in the 80s: Hard At 8 a.m. there will be a discus­ At 10 a.m. Ron Perrin of the UM Helena, and Nick Cladis of Paine department of political science will Webber in Billings. be held at 2:25 p.m. Mike Fitzgerald Choices." sion entitled “Economics Seminar Panel members will present their of the Montana I nternational Trade The conference, funded by the for. Reporters." Bruce Finnie, a give the keynote address: political views about ways capital Commission will argue in favor of Montana Committee for the Helena economic consultant, and "Reaganomics and the New Public from Montana’s coal severance tax the growth of primary industries Humanities, will be held in the Tom Power, chairman of the UM Philosophy.” According to McIn­ should be invested and whether such as mining and agriculture as Gold Oak Room of the University department of economics, will tyre, Perrin’s speech will argue that "for the second time in this century new methods of financing will be the way to a sound Montana Center. address current political and developed for potential home- economy. According to Dan McIntyre, a economic issues of particular a fundamental shift in American society is being caused by a buyers. Tom Power of the UM depart­ federal response to an economic At 1 p.m., there will be a debate ment of economics, on the other crisis.” The first shift was during between Larry Dodge, Libertarian hand, will argue that instead of the administration of Franklin Party candidate for the U.S. exploiting Montana natural Roosevelt, he said. Senate, and Professor John At 10:30 a panel discussion Photiades of the UM department of Cont. on p. 8 montana k i i i m i n Friday, April 9, 1982 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 84, No. 84 Street drug abuse common in Montana, director of Montana crime lab says By John Bulger eight different substances in the Calling it “Montana's favorite Kaimin Reporter making of a copy of a name-brand indoor houseplant,” Melnikoff Street drugs and their abuse drug. showed the audience a slide of a are common in Montana, and “It's become a national business confiscated marijuana plant that although the popularity of some to sell these things because the .towered several feet over a man’s drugs fluctuates, overall use profits are so enormous.” head. remains static, according to Ar­ Melnikoff said the “look-alikes” Another slide showed packages BULL RIDING was Just one of the events that occurred at the annual nold Melnikoff, director of the are easily obtained and magazines of hashish, which weighed 37 UM rodeo last night. The rodeo will continue through tomorrow State crime lab. like High Times advertise imitation pounds, with a street value of night. (Photo by Ken Kromer.) Melnikoff spoke to about 70 drugs at “pretty competitive nearly $500,000. This contraband people yesterday in Room 109 of prices." This has lead to confusion was taken from several students at the Chemistry-Pharmacy Build­ for law enforcement people who Bozeman who were able to pay Arsenal workshop held ing on current street drugs and mistake the copies for the real their bond of $40,000 in cash on their abuse in Montana. thing. The crime lab has since the day of their arrest. "Obviously, Melnikoff started the crime lab in distributed information sheets to they had another source of income By Kyle Albert bicides, insecticides, and Missoula in 1970 after graduating police around the state so they than work-study,” Melnikoff said. Kaimin Reporter pesticides there too. from UM with a master’s degree in may identify suspicious pills and Melnikoff passed several folders Bromenshenk said last night chemistry. capsules. around the room that contained Jerry Bromenshenk, University that there are 157 known dump One of the facets of the drug The most commonly abused confiscated drugs. One of the of Montana assistant professor of sites which take up 1,400 acres of folders contained LSD in blotter zoology and botany, was one of 30 the 26 square mile arsenal. Some market, Melnikoff said, is what is drugs in Montana that lead to over­ form — stamps impregnated with scientists who volunteered for an of the wastes are,in basins which known as “Look-alike" drugs. doses are amphetamines and co­ environmental cleanup workshop measure up to a mile across and These are capsules or tablets caine. Most of the amphetamines the drug — which can come in many different sizes and designs. held at Rocky Mountain Arsenal other wastes in piles or buried in made to look like prescription abuse comes from people who Stamps with stars, butterflies, and last week. trenches. drugs. have been prescribed the medica­ cartoon characters were common. The workshop was the first time One sedimentation pond is These items can be sold freely tion as an anti-depressant. Melnikoff said LSD use has the military, private industry and called “Basin F.” It is an artificial because they don’t contain the Cocaine abuse has grown con­ dropped off in Montana because it academians put their minds pond lined with asphalt, which the substance they are simulating. siderably, overtaking amphetamine is hard to get the drug. together to solve the problems of Army assumed was a safe way to Many of them contain only abuse, Melnikoff said. The market Other drugs are even more hazardous waste dumps at the store liquid wastes until they could caffeine or drugs which are simple price in Montana is cheap com­ arsenal, which touches the evaporate and be further process­ laxatives, and are therefore not pared to elsewhere and in Montana scarce. Melnikoff said the lab hasn't handled any heroin in two northwest edge of Denver. ed. considered to be controlled sub­ cocaine may sell for as little as Raw materials and byproducts The liquid in Basin F is similar to stances. $120 an ounce, less than half the years. Another facet of the drug market of nerve gas, biological weapons, red syrup, Bromenshenk said. The “You literally don’t know what price in other places in the nation. in Montana is the manufacturing of munitions and rocket fuel have asphalt lining has cracked and you’re buying, even from the same Marijuana is still the most com­ been dumped at the arsenal by the source," Melnikoff said. As exam­ monly used drug in the state and drugs in the state. One drug Army. Shell Oil, which leased part ple, he cited one manufacturer 645 samples have gone to the of the land, has dumped her­ Cont. on p. 8 who, in just one week’s time, used crime lab in 1981 alone. Cont. on p. 8 Washington governor rejects Northern Tier pipeline proposal OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. tana.” He added that his ad­ Puget Sound, which is a national the interests of its people,” said reliable access to crude oil John Spellman, declaring the ministration will be discussing treasure," Spellman said. Spellman. supplies. A refinery closure in protection of Puget Sound more "possible alternatives” with the "I cannot allow the sound, its Spellman said the Northern Tier Montana would have a drastic important than the project's governors of other affected states delicate ecology, or the economy project “fails to serve those in­ impact on our agriculture and on national security value, yesterday and officials of Northern Tier and lifestyle it supports to become terests. Instead, it directly our business economy.” rejected the Northern Tier oil port Pipeline Inc. He did not elaborate. endangered,” he said. threatens them." Only one major Montana and pipeline proposal. Federal officials, who have The governor was following the Schwinden said he is not sur­ refinery has an interest in the Northern Tier officials said they claimed the pipeline is vital for recommendation of the state prised at Spellman’s decision pipeline, however.