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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 the stars and stripes  services educating men to shun drugs Washington a the armed services Are stressing the educational approach i their efforts to curb use of Ltd and other drugs by . Service men. Films lectures and printed material play a prominent part in these efforts. Ltd the hallucinatory drug receives increasing attention although Broad Antidrug pro Grams also Are directed against marijuana and narcotics Inmany forms. The Navy appears to have taken the Lead in attacking Thelsa problem. Last june top Navy admirals issued directives ordering com manding officers to publicize widely educational materials on the effects of Ltd. The Navy also prepared Ananti Ltd film and distributed it throughout the service. All personnel Are suppose to see the film the Navy says. The air Force does not have specific program aimed at Ltd but says the subject is included in general information pro Grams and special information distributions about the hazards of drug  health lectures to new airmen have been expanded to include As Well Force said its surgeon Gener Al s office is preparing a letter to All major commanders de tailing the latest findings about Ltd effects and hazards. The air Force has mad available the Navy film to Field commanders and they show itto subordinates. The army said it is developing an educational program  clude lectures distribution of pamphlet on drug abuse and the showing of a  the Navy film on Ltd is not required showing Little army local commanders May exhibit it. The army also plans to use a revised version. In january the army issued statement saying except for official governmental or authorized medical purposes Mill tary personnel shall not possess use sell or Transfer depressant stimulant or hallucinogenic drugs nor shall the such drugs onto and ital lation or other under army property  the Overall armed Servic Forti Are being conducted a general Pentagon ment laying in Pai apartment acknowledge testicular responsibility for & Belling and protecting Remhof the armed forces drug abuse and for Dia members who use or the use of drugs in a improper North Vietnam v ,. Sout China or Ai Freedom bldg 2\ a crop Jcarroll South Tea i. It 11 i r Khe Sank area the hazardous Posi Tion of the . Marine base at Khe Sanh just below the demilitarized zone in South Vietnam is put into focus by this map outlining the relative positions of .and communist forces. Black arrows indicate communist infiltration zones while the White Arrow is a . Helicopter route. American flags show Hills held by .forces while starred North vietnamese flags indicate Hills held by the communists. Associated press map does Pill bring about baldness London a does flu Pill cause baldness maybe it does the British medical journal has reported. In an editorial on the theory that a woman taking contraceptive pills might wind up having no babies but also no hair the journal said feminine baldness might be caused by body changes or even a feeling of guilt. To Ward off the vision of hordes of Bald headed baby less women the journal hastened Todd the findings weren t proven. Theoretically said the voice of the British medical association the Pill could possibly upset the delicate mechanism that regulates hair growth or loss. Some women it noted Are predisposed to the sort of hair loss suffered by men and son hormones of the Type used to the Pill could have a masculine a ing effect on some women. Other body disturbances could do the same thing said tie journal. An encouraging factors that Oral contraceptives bring on pseudo pregnancy an pregnancy normally retards Tow loss of  pills also makes some women feel guilty the Jour said leading to Scapegoat symptoms that could provoke More Side effects. Aides predict backing by courts induction no penalty., draft officials say Washington up Selec service and Justice depart ment officials said saturday they believe the courts will uphold their Contention that induction into the armed forces does not constitute punishment. Such a determination could have an important bearing on whether draft boards can induct men for participation in demonstrations considered illegal. I would also support the practice of immediately inducting draft Law violators. Federal judge George l. Hartjr. Did not Rule on the merits of the Issue thursday in denying petition against induction of demonstrators. But a key Point concerning punishment appeared to have been concede for the purpose of argument in his hearing on the  challenged by judge halt to define their stand attorneys for the National student association contended Only that induction of demonstrators constitutes a deprivation of a  denial of a deferment of a College student on the basis of guilt not established by a court might still be held unconstitutional the decision would turn on civil rather than criminal Law. The action might a considered Only administrative. It. Geri. Lewis b. Hershey director of the selective service system has Long contended that induction into the armed forces is a privilege rather than  s letter of last oct. 26 to the 4,084 draft boards recommending that they reclassify participants in illegal demonstrations triggered the student association s suit. Hart denied the association petition on technical grounds indicating that the Issue  be decided until a suit is brought by an individually affected student. The selective service sys tem s practice since its inception has been to induct draft Tow violators immediately. They Are taken ahead of Volunteer for the draft who otherwise have the first  of the draft Law however almost always involved Man s failure to report his whereabouts or to carry a draft card or other matters within the province of the local Board. Whether the boards have the of the american Chil liberties authority to determine that a Union representing the Studem demonstration is illegal is the association said an Appeal of new Issue. Hart s ruling will la filed in toe Melvin l. Wulf Legal director . Court of appeals this week Kuropkat edition Cou. James w. Campbell Usa editor in cd Elmer d. Frank " production Henry 8. Epstein.  circulation Mana an unofficial new Papor of and for the . Armed Force. , . Europe command and printed Dally at Germany. Military addre4i Fth Star and strip. Apo wits it Natl l Al 8trip port Fach 1m4 , Germany. Tel i he n1   
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