European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday june 16, 1977 heroin addicts study shows . Had highest rate Buffalo lowest in poll of 24 areas Washington a san Francisco has the highest per capita rate of heroin addiction and Buffalo. N.y., the lowest among 24 of the nation s largest metropolitan areas according to a new Federal study. The National Institute of drug abuse Nida study released wednesday says new York City has the highest estimated number of heroin addicts 69.000 in 1975, but ranked Only eighth in addicts per 100. 000 population. The nation had an estimated 522,000 to 559,000 heroin addicts in 1975, the latest year covered in the study. The Nida estimates Are based in part on admissions to treatment programs heroin related emergency room cases drug deaths and availability of the drug. Other Rogers starts probe of army losses Fayetteville. . An investigation of equipment losses at an Esti mated 80 per cent of the . Army worldwide installations has ii per today been ordered by chief of staff Gen. Ber Nard w. Rogers. The Fayette Villa times reported wednesday thai Rog rvs order  in real lion to a planned a Mac of the losses by the general accounting offi 111 a mint company Lew pm is Loac count Lor equipment was direct ii to the army inspector auditor general  Gen. Marvin d. Fuller the times said. Rep. Les Aspin d-wls., released find Ings last Spring that about $15 million Worth of army equipment disappeared at it. Hood tex., Over a 15-month period and that there were similar unexplained losses at other installations. During the same 15-month period in 1975 76, More than $620,000 in military equip ment at it. Bragg n.c., was reported lost damaged or destroyed. Only about 10 per cent of the losses were accounted for. The newspaper said it was told by a Pentagon spokesman that the army probe would include spot checks of units to deter mine whether Levels of authorized equip ment Are proper excessive or deficient and that the entire army system of equip ment accountability would come under scrutiny. They la be looking at whether new procedures Are needed the spokesman said. John Kuykendall audit manager for the Gao s logistics and communications Divi Sion said he had been told that the army investigation would affect 80 per cent of its worldwide installations. The times said the Pentagon spokesman it talked to was unable to confirm that figure. Kuykendall said the Gao would conduct its own spot Check later to verify the find Ings of the army investigation. He said the army expected to Complete its investigation by late August and have a summary report prepared by oct. 1. Pilot killed in crash Bremen. Germany up a British military air plane crashed into an uninhabited House tuesday killing its Pilot police  plane apparently was a Star fighter police said. Opiate addictions were not included in the study. Nida part of the department of health education and welfare said that estimating the number of addicts still is a guess ing game to some extent but that the new study organizes data and estimates More scientifically than before. Although this important new study has added a measure of credibility to the pro Cess the study used a Complex Trail of assumptions and the figures themselves re main estimates said or. Robert l. Dupont Nida director. Nida researchers studied heroin use in 24 Standard metropolitan statistical areas. These statistical areas used in census Fig ures go beyond the official boundaries of the City into regions influenced by the cities. For example the new York City area includes Small parts of new Jersey and Connecticut a Nida spokesman said. Following new York City in estimated numbers of heroin addicts Are los Angeles with 60.000, Chicago with 47.700, Detroit with 33,200, san Francisco with 28,600 and Philadelphia with 23,800.on a per capita basis san Francisco was highest with 916 addicts per 100,000 population followed by los Angeles with 864 Phoenix 796 Detroit 792 san Diego 788 Chicago. 677 san Antonio tex., 657 and new York. 608.karst Besteman Nida Deputy director said the 24 metropolitan areas in the study account for about 70 per cent to 75 per cent of the heroin users in the United states. One interesting thing from the study is that some of the cities listed at the top of the per capita list will be surprised to find themselves  Besteman some at the Bottom also will be surprised following Are the 24 metropolitan areas the rate of addicts per 100,000 population and estimated number of addicts in 1975 Atlanta 289-4.300 Boston 463-12joo Buffalo. 163-2.200 Chicago. 677-j7.700 Cleveland 382-7,600 Dallas 435-7,000 Denver 529-7,200 Detroit 792-33,200 Indianapolis 458-5,200 Kansas City 45w, 900 los Angeles 86wooo Miami. 530-7. 300 Minneapolis 578-10,500. New Orleans 483-5,300 new York 608 69 600 Oklahoma City 429-2,900 Philadel phia 493-23,800 Phoenix. 796-8,900 Raleigh. ., 241-600 san Antonio 657-6, 100 san Diego 788-11,600 san Francisco 916-28,600 Seattle 607-8,400, and washing ton. D.c., 490-14,600. With the beginning of hot Cummer weather people head for the beaches a whale of a Beach and some strange things often material ize. It s no different in the Bench at san Pedro calif., where ibis 110-foot-Long whale was built by Beac goers. Up nazi unit wins right to demonstrate Washington a a National organization espousing nazi doctrine won an important Legal Victory in the supreme court wednesday when the justices voted 5 to 4 that Skokie m., cannot bar the group from publicly demonstrating for an in definite period of  court ruled that Illinois courts mus allow the National socialist party of Amer Ica to hold a rally originally scheduled for May 1 in Skokie a Chicago suburb with a Large jewish population or give imme Diate appellate review to a court injunction barring such a demonstration. The nazi organization wants to protest against jews and  has an ordinance which requires the nazi organization and its Leader Frank Collin to take out a $350,000 liability insurance policy before obtaining a Park permit to hold a White supremacy Assembly. To protest the City s insurance require ment the party scheduled the May 1 demonstration in front of the Skokie City Hall. City officials however went to court. Cook county circuit judge Joseph  Wosik told Collin and his party that Stag ing the protest would be treated As con tempt of court. He barred the group from marching walking or parading or other Wise displaying the Swastika on or off their  the Illinois supreme court refused to immediately review the Case and in effect upheld Wosik s decision. The Appeal to the supreme court Sai Wosik s ruling prohibits free speech and Assembly and asked the nation s highest court to in effect allow the protest rally to be eld while a Legal fight is waged. Self defense sprays now available on italian Market Rome up self defense sprays have made their Way from new York to Rome. A company calling itself in English chemical pocket army notified the Public it has acquired italian marketing right for self defense tear Gas sprays. The supreme court agreed that free speech rights could not be adequately protected if the nazi group were barred from demonstrating during a Long Legal Battle. Attorneys for Skokie argued that Collin and the political party he Heads would not suffer great harm if forced to wait until the Legal fight is Over before holding rally. If a state seeks to impose a restraint of this kind it must provide strict procedural safeguards including immediate appellate review the court s majority opinion said. Absent such review the state must allow a stay the majority said in essence ordering that the nazi group be Al Lowed to hold whatever rally it desires. The High court s decision came in a two Page opinion. Dissenting were chief jus Tice Warren e. Burger and justices Wil Liam h. Rehnquist Potter Stewart and Bryon r. White. White gave no reason for his dissent the three other dissenters said that the Appeal by the nazi group was not Ripe for supreme court review