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" * ^sisrs^sr''.-ar*-?*?*__*?. e Drunks No PLA Longer V Criminals By Yvettc McCullough k M \l \ Staff WHtcr B II \1 w Public drunkenness vmII / no longer be considered a I crime in North Carolina, mm ^ according to a taw that went M \ \ into effect October 1. The I 1 General Assembly passed a il , new statute that provides \ law enforcement officers treatment persons ?4 1 who are - This change in the law is the result pf a study by the _ ??Attorney General's Com n i n v* ^ ?- - umicc on ruoiic Drunkenness. The committee, which was comprised of r t criminal justice personnel, v-^J doctors and mental health personnel from all over the fr state, recommended the discriminalization of public v ' drunkenness. /Nv^ "The committee recom-? ?^ mended, that we take the . illness of alcoholism and harvktmish SWEET WESTERh treat it as such, Attorney UAMBYftKlifC L General Rufus L. Edmin- HUfllTUIIfJ . . V- "; . . HARVEST FRESH NIW CROP SWEI sten told the Chronicle. DATATACC A "For years we've been ^ putting alcoholics in jail for f Allt IFI ftWFB 1 having the disease of alco- harvest fresh sweet yellow holism," he added. AMIAIJC O The old law created large m caseloads and hampered law enforcement's handling __ oL public, drunks^ said the "attorney general.- m "Most judges threw the ^ 1^1 9 drunk charges out because ? ?^3EJ they felt that drinking was a f x = sicknessr^ a police officer j said of the old law. "If you \ arrest a drunk, he'll stay in \ ^ J jail for a few hours, then he's right back in the street again." ' With the new statute, a person who is a public I I -.drunk will be transported tohome or the home friends. Another alternative will be to transport the person to shelters or a ^ v ' 1 . hospital if medication attention is needed. "Look, why do we put I people in jail for having an F J ! , 1 IJ I r-illnessy-" -Edminsten-re- - marked. 44Why use T3w enforcement's very scarce time to convict people being sick?" ^ "Now what we do is this; if you're an alcoholic and you're not bothering anybody, we either leave you alone or Edminsten rnnfinnoH ?-? vyiuiiiuvui i^hhhhh McNaught, public safety attorney, the new law will not have much effect in Winston-Salem. CI VJ I Pi i "As a rule the department has not been hauling people in who are 11 H H ^ drunk/' McNaught said. "If they did, they wouldn't have time to do anything I ?J McNaught ing inebriates to jail will be resort. When they are J taken to jail, they won't be A W arrested but given a chance to sleep it off, J Once they are sober they will be free Scheduled RALEIGH-They're lK!li?mL*jE lovable, cute and amusfrna. Give them six months and f Iflfrfl they'll be irritable, a nui- I V^QjfVffl sance, and in some cases, downright dangerous. People's desire to hold ^HQQSy wild animals as pets is a problem all wildlife agencies have to cope with, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is j no exception. M | I^H On October 23 at 9:00 a.m. the Commission will ^MtM II hold a public hearing on MM some proposed changes in the regulations governing t PAIKVIIW MALL the holding of wild animals MON. SAT. f A.M.-10 P.M. in captivity. SUNDAY 11 NOON-9 P.M. I y THE ALL h VIN A SHARI DIANNECHAKONA ?100.00 \l y V \ WINSTON-SALEM II V I \ BARBARA DuBOSE >100.00 WINSTON-SALEM \ It \| J RUSSELL COMPTON f/.^\\\ J *100.00 WINSTON-SALEM HARVEST FRESH I ^ ?? U.S. NO. 1 WHITE ^ fv POTATOES fi ^V.V.MG I : . _ HARVEST FRESH SALAD ' '. size1 99* TOMATOES... ?. 39* IT * HARVEST FRESH i*. 88* SPINACH V?K?Oz 69* HARVEST FRESH * !? AO* DIITA9 AflAC . 1?< U' RUIMUMUMJ.. 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W-D BRAND ALL VARIETIES SMOKED jLlvK L SAUSAGE..... jp?k?oz *1" cltlii A -W D BRAND COOKED HAM OR A PICNIC 'p?g *1" boas VL _/ m All VARIETIES MOIITON Q W T.V. DINNERS 3 f 2- $F9I duthwash INST. COFFI rnpf 24 oz. $199 astor coffee vpsules (save 40') 1 CREAMER. ONTAC pkgt $1?* .BB.E iin/ 1biets (save 35') APPLE JUIC UFFERIN .... "n1 88* vancamwbeanee vay (save 31 *) each with s7.50 or IASAL SPRAY. .^88^ WEEHEES.. bkITstew j 99' Bill ?I " 1AZA THRUWAY SHOP. CTR. VILLAC >P.M. MOW.-SAT. 8 A.M.-10P.M. MON.S P.M. SUNOAfU NOON-9 P.M. SU* I ? * , ^ The Chronicle-Saturday, October 7, 1978 -Page 17 ING! jjuCig. ? ?K^B| V8t? JODi fO? P.oS'C ;st ..*V( 4 C>*Mt s*v?? \W/ ^ SMp\ iw^.% \ ItW 1 111 r 4.' .'B?' ' rf> q !<*> 17 II % "-H. < .? jjb I hfR^u H|A\ 1 ifi \l * i * - - M~ - I1JH ^HTxA^BvTyffl n|l HiviQv JLlkI pttH ii H\ Q ?r I Ski BM iijiy * /y ndmg on numtw of gams tic lists you obtain Tha mo** ticfcsts you cottoet. battar your chsncas cA wtantog. 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PAPERPLATES^^J* riiTai rs'2hri5?n VZ" I ?f SUM?M?NO >~Br|Q ?- conAGE t III9 LIMIT 1 WITH 17.M OR . CHEESE A MOti FOOD 0*011 THRIFTY MAID RLUI BONNKT * ST1X WHtPPf I SHORTENING MARGARINE .. Wo7' 49* *#MVW V KRAFT AMI tic AN WNCL1S HH . CHEESE Wo1 $1?* | PALMITTO FARM ALL NATURAL PfMCNTO ? ? CHEESE & $1" T SUPiRRRANO ALL FLAVORS SWISS STYLI RH M 1 YOGURT 3 59' KSQ., RURAL HALL * MAYBIRRY MALL, MT. AIRY AT. 9 A.M.-9 P.M. MON. SAT. 9 A.M.-t P.M. IPAY1-7P.M. SUNDAY 1 7 P.M.
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