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by James Smith
Staff Writer
Marijuana has been proven
less dangerous to the uset
than cigarettes or alcohol says
Dr. Robert DuPont, director oi
the National Institute on Drug
Abuse.
- However, DuPont said in a
recent statement that if
smoked chronically and heavily,
marijuana can cause
bronchitis and. other respiratory
ailments.
However,. John Shields,
executive director of the
Council on Drug Abuse stated
that while he expected more
persons to try marijuana
because of the statement, he
added?that?the?use?or?
possession of marijuana was
still illegal.
"The use of marijuana is
against the law and if persons
are caught, they can be
prosecuted," he said.
Shields also stated the
reason he felt more persons
would try to use the drug is
that now "they think this is a
way or excuse for justifying
their use of marijuana."
"While Dr. DuPont said
that the drug was not that
dangerous, he didn't advocate
the use of it," said Shields.
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while marijuana is less
dangerous than alcohol from
the physical view, it was not
from the viewpoint of the law.
He does, however, state
that alcohol is still the number
one drug in the nation and that
out of the nine million, known
alcoholics in the nation, there
were only 300,000 "junkies"
'(heroin addicts).
DuPont, who has previously
avoided making public comparisons
among the three
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most wiaeiy usea recreational"
drugs, said that while
none of the drugs is safe,
marijuana lacks the "lethal
effects" of either or tobacco.
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R.J. Reynolds Industries,
Inc., was recently honored by
the National Newspaper
Publishers Association at its
Mid-Winter Workshop in the
Virgin Islands.
The award was given in
recognition of the company's
outstanding contribution to
the communications industry
through the sponsorship of
journalism scholarships for
black students.
Accepting the award for
R.J. Reynolds Industries was
Marshall Bass, corporate
manager of personnel development.
The scholarship program
began in 1972, when Reynolds
Industries announced it would
provide a total of twenty
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accredited institutions. The
company said the program
had been designed to help
increase the number of
college-trained black media
personnel.
Students selected for the
program were chosen by the
NNPA Scholarship foundation,
working with the
Rewards <
Governor Jim Holshouser
has announced that the State
has offered rewards totaling
S12.500 for the solution of four
murder cases and a possible
kidnapping.
Rewards of $2,500 each
were offered in the following
--The January 7, 1976
murder of Thurmond Edward
Royal, 65, and Mrs. Lecie
Elender Pruitt Royal, 63, of
Wilkes County:* Investigation
revealed that the victims died
as a result of severe blows to
the head, crushing the skull.
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elation [NNPA] Award to
nbllsher of. the Louisville
> of scholarships for black
ersonnel development for
ships T
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National Scholarship Service
and the Fund for Negro
Students.
Since the program originated,
selected students have
attended such institutions as
the University of Maryland,
University of Nebraska, Stephens
College, Michigan State
University and the University
of Oklahoma.
Offered in
Fourteen rifles and shotguns
were removed from a gun
cabinet in the Royals
residence and an unknown
amount of money was taken
from Royal's wallet. The
reward will be paid to anyone
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tuimailing lniurmauon to tne
Sheriff of Wilkes County or
the Director of the State
Bureau of Investigation which
leads to the arrest and
conviction of the person or
persons responsible for the
murders.
-The robbery and murder
of Tommy Bowens, 70, the
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\Y FEBRUARY 21, 1976
-Help
Blacks Urged
Keep Money
In Community
? by June* Smith - ?
Staff Writer
"The black communityshould
be receiving the bulk of
the money that black people
spend, according to Johnny A
Williamson. ?
Williamson, president of
the Black Business League,
said last week that it's time to
get a system together where
the money can be controlled
that's spent by black people."
Williamson said that it was
time for the black businessmen,
pastors of all churches,
educators and all concerned
people to get together and
map out some sort of program
which would be conductive to .
ALL black people.
Williamson stated he feels
there is a great need for such a
system to be had in
Winston-Salem.
"Other cities have such a
system, why not one here in
Winston-Salem?"
At present, members of the
Black Business League are
negotiating on the purchase of
a 17.5 acre tract of land to
erect a "Community Business
Center" which eventually
would set. up 46 different
manufacturing businesses.
"Our people have the
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Murders
operator of a rural grocery
store in the Scuffleton
community of Greene County.
On January 16.1976, someone
entered the store, struck
Bowens on the head several
times and robbed him of
approximately $120. Mr.
Bowens died the next day as a
result of these injuries. The
reward will be paid to anyone
furnishing information to the
Sheriff of Greene County or
the Director of the State
Bureau of Investigation which
leads to the arrest and
See REWARDS Pace 2