European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes thursday april 4, most users aged 21-30 drug addiction up 2,325 during 67 Washington a the  of narcotics says the nation s number of known drug addicts climbed last year to 62,045half of them White half nonwhite. Henry l. Giordano commissioner of narcotics presented the statistics at a recent hearing of a House appropriations sub committee. His report was made Public tuesday. The total of 62,045 Active narcotics addicts As of . 31, 1967, compares with 59,720 year earlier for an increase of 2,325.the increasing use of Mari Juana Giordano said particularly by those under 28, is Al most certain to Lead to stronger More dangerous drugs. Nearly half of the total know addicts he reported lived in new York , he said addiction shows no discrimination. Of the total30,881 were White 31,164 non White. Most 28,414, were in the21-30 age bracket 22,989 be tween 31 and 40 8,425 Over 402,085 Between 18 and 20 and 13 were 17 or  said new York state has 32,347 drug addicts compared to second ranked California with 7,457. Illinois is next with 6,587,followed by new Jersey with 2,834. The 46 other states have12.840 total. The number of known addict sin the following cities included ebon toothsome her ambition is to be a dentist so us lacked Janice Koss 36-23-36 practices by filling a bathing suit at a Beach near los an Geles. The answer booze Austin Tex. A in the Wake of president Johnson s decision not to run again a University of Texas journalism pro Fessor posed this question to his class what alternatives Are left to conservative Texas democrats trying to maintain the establish ment liquor by the drink comeback the answer loud and Clear. Chicago. 6,489 los Angeles,1,997 Detroit 1,842 Baltimore 1,348 Philadelphia 1,290 Washington . 1,106 Newark n.j., 1,004 san Diego calif., 587, and Buffalo n.y., 550.inherent in the increase Gior Dano told the subcommittee inthe marijuana problem. He said the number of arrests for Mari Juana in 1984 waa j2.482. Two years later the total had risen to 14,815, with about 40 per cent 5the marijuana users under ii a ars old. Lindsay wants emergency Powers in Case of rioting in new York City new York a mayor John v. Lindsay tuesday asked for emergency Powers to ban the Sale of firearms and alcoholic beverages and to impose a cur few in the event of civil disorders in the City. Lindsay said the City has been fortunate in avoiding any civil disorders for the past two Summers but added that there can be no guarantee of  he sent legislation to the Cit Council which would empower him to declare a state of Emer gency either citywide or in a specified area upon written certification of the City s emergency control Board. Fall authority it is imperative that in disorder situations City officials have Clear and full authority to take any and All measures that maybe required to restore order and protect the lives and property fall citizens he said. Under the proposed Legisla Tion in the event of an outbreak of civil disorder the Mayo would be empowered to ban the Sale and display of firearms an ammunition establish a curfew prohibit the Sale of alcoholic beverages and close places nor Mally used for Public entertain ment. He also would be Able to control the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in Tho Emer by services. The duration of the declare emergency would be for 15 Days but the mayor would have the Power to terminate it earlier or extend the duration. Violators of any of the Emer gency measures would be subject to a maximum Fine of $500and imprisonment up to one year or  said that the riot commis Sion s report which he helped to prepare As the commission1 vice chairman emphasized thata mayor As the chief elected official of the City must take the ultimate responsibility for governmental action in times of . 4 in Albuquerque Burn draft cards Albuquerque . Up while a crowd of about 100 demonstrators cheered four me burned what they said were their draft cards in front of the Albuquerque army induction Center tuesday. The four then disappeared while demonstrators distributed leaflets opposing Tho Vietnam War. Tobias Rosenblatt new director at the University of new Mexico radio station said the looked like draft cards and i saw them burned. They told me it was their draft  a Man wearing an air Force uniform identified As airman first class Terrence Toomey of Kirtland fab was carrying a sign Reading hell no Don  air Force authorities removed him from the Demon stration. The Fri said it had not yet started any investigation into the incident. Agent in charge Leo Conroy said he would first have to determine if any Federal Laws were broken and if the cards were genuine draft  police said no warrants had been issued for the Youngmen since burning draft cards was a Federal  can Burn their draft cards or their birth certificate Sand we Don t care said a police spokesman. It s no against City  the demonstration was staged by a group of University students called the resist Ance and some members of the political organization of free City states the militant Spanish american organization. Larry Lack head of the resistance and former news editor of the hippie newspaper the los Angeles free press said about 70 persons signed statements calling the War in Vietnam illegal and immoral he said the statements would be turned Over to the  in Albuquerque 711 Catholic priests have quit in two years by George w. Cor fell new York a at least711 roman Catholic clergymen left the Priesthood in the unite states in 1966 and 1967, a Survey report said tuesday. The Catho Lic group which made the sur vey termed the findings alarm ing. It was the first documented compilation of current statistics on the matter in this  by the National association of pastoral renewal the report said the departure of priest from the Active ministry involves such an alarming  Ber of men As to demand a pub Lic fully financed study by the american  108 veterans More than 108 of those who quit their religious vocations were longtime priests ordained for 15 years or More the report noted. Most of the rest had been priests from three to 12 years. Of the 711 cases 322 of themen have married while 265 have remained single with the status of the other 124 a report  included 39 Seminary professors nine chancery officials 34 pastors and numer Ous Parish assistants Campus chaplains and High school teach  report was based on de tails of cases gathered from replies to questionnaires from association members. Names and other data were Cross checked to eliminate duplication. Noting that Many cases May have gone unreported the association said the total was no considered Complete. Obviously this report is  said the Rev. Joseph Fichter of Harvard University a Jesuit sociologist and member of the association s advisory Board. Declaring that the finding showed the need not Only for study of Why men Are leaving the ministry but also for a change in the Church s negative attitude toward those who do leave the report  and eleven who held responsible positions in the Church cannot All be classified As derelicts a reference to a phrase in a recent Bishops pastoral letter. The decisions of such men must be  the report said Survey responses indicate that in very Many instances Contact is los with a Man once he leaves the ministry. This loss to his Community is clearly a result of present ecclesiastical proce dures. These men must be acce Tedas part of the Community a simple process for transition Tolay life must be established financial assistance should be provided during the period of transition and they must Havethe right to marry publicly in the  of the 711 total the report showed that 501 were diocesan priests and 210 were members of religious orders. For the two year period 228 left in 1968,while the number Rose to 480 in 1987. The Date was Uncertain inthe other three cases. There arc almost 60,000 Cath Olic priests in this country nearly 37,000 diocesan priest Sand 23,000 members of religious  report includes cases from 110 of the 153 american dioceses and from 25 of the 160 religious  Duggan executive coordinator of the association said the findings were the first composite figures on the Situa Tion although various estimates have been made both higher and lower than the data turned up. The association with a membership of about 1,500 priests and laymen and chapters in 22states, was founded last year to promote renewal in the Church and to stimulate open discussion. Its president is Thomas puce Lik professor of ecumenical the ology at Bradley University Corla 111. In calling on american Bish Ops to explore the mat Lor of priests leaving the ministry the association said the study should be conducted by inde pendent researchers so that it can be acceptable to All  a basis for renewal. This is necessary because of the existing credibility Gap be tween priest and  to g o jul 6how Sou tx0 pm