THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, February 28, 1968
Battalion Interview
Mother Goose
Rhyme On Vietnam
Drug Use Questioned
Humpty Dumpty (S. Vietnam) sat on a wall (Viet Cong),
Humpty Dumpty had a graeat fall (one of the worst wars
in American history), all the King’s horses (armed might)
and all the King’s men (enlisted, drafted and now reservists)
couldn’t put Humpty together again.
It’s amazing how a Mother Goose rhyme so closely
parallels the United States and free world peril in the Viet
nam War.
Few people realize that the staging statistics which
represent the number of men on duty, the number killed
thus far, the amount of supply, and the total cost of this
war is rapidly approaching the size of the Second World
War, when this nation fought for five years against two of
the world’s most powerful and determined enemies.
To be sure, an outright surrender tomorrow by the VC
and North Vietnamese would still leave U. S. men in Viet
nam for 15 to 20 years as they have been in Korea. And
even that would not insure South Vietnamese democracy
with a stable economy.
A little more than a month ago 10,000 Air Force re
servists were recalled to active duty, and that included
several Aggies here on the campus.
A couple of weeks ago 10,000 additional combat-ready
troops were airlifted to Vietnam to provide additional
strength.
A week ago there was a strong hint that the President
would ask Congress to authorize a higher troop limit than
the 525,000 maximum now in effect.
And in the past week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have
tentatively proposed the callup of about 50,000 Army Na
tional Guardsmen and Marine Reservists to bolster U. S.
forces within our own country to replace those going to
Southeast Asia.
New draft laws will reduce the number of students
able to receive graduate deferments, and any student who
drops out for lack of grades has just bought himself a ticket
abroad.
Much of the economy is geared toward wartime produc
tion, and along with it the threat of inflation and new taxa
tion.
Although this country will not declare it so, and although
Vietnam may go down in the history books as a “conflict”
as did Korea, this country is at war.
A complete re-evaluation of this country’s foreign policy
is not only necessary, it is mandatory. This country has
already lost much prestige in the war and it may have to
lose some more face again to bail itself out at all.
We must either risk war with Russia and China and
press with whatever means available to win, or-we must
admit some tactical error and, like the French, leave Viet
nam.
We cannot maintain a hold-the-line strategy.
Nevada Governor, Hughes Plan
Molding Of State’s Future
CARSON CITY, Nev. UP)—Gov.
Paul Laxalt said Tuesday he and
industrialist Howard Hughes are
helping put together a private
foundation that will plan compre
hensively the future of Nevada.
It will reach into every aspect
of the lives of the state’s citizens
— including moral and spiritual
education.
Hughes, who in the last year
has invested millions in Las Ve
gas hotel-casinos and other prop
erty, assigned one of his key exec
utives — John Meier — to the
idea. Laxalt so far has named
three members of a five-man
board of trustees, including
Meier.
Meier said the idea of the
foundation was his, adding that
Bob Robertson, a Laxalt aide, is
the key administration man in
the planning.
“Hughes hopefully would be
one of the first contributors,”
said Laxalt. Meier declined com
ment on this subject.
Robertson said the idea is
unique in government because it
may combine a proposed state
planning agency with a nonprofit
corporation to receive donations
and make studies.
Proposed surveys range
through preventative medical
health, nutritional inadequacies,
public relief and poverty, moral
and spiritual education to indus
trial development, including the
gambling-tourist industry.
(EDfTOR’S NOTE: Dr. Don
ald J. Merki, assistant profes
sor of health, has noticed many
misbeliefs and misunderstand
ings concerning drugs and nar
cotics. Dr. Merki, who has
done extensive research in this
field, answers the following
questions on narcotics. Thurs
day’s Battalion will carry a
second story by Dr. Merki on
the hallucinogens which include
LSD.)
BATTALION: What are nar
cotics ?
MERKI: Medically defined, nar
cotics are drugs producing
sleep or stupor or relieves pain,
which includes drugs of the
opium family. Legally defined,
narcotics includes drugs such
as marijuana which are phar-
macolically not a narcotic.
BATTALION: What drugs are
medically narcotics?
MERKI: They are heroin, mor
phine, opium and codeine.
BATTALION: What are the side
effects of these drugs ?
MERKI: They cause nausea, vom
iting, constipation, itching, res
piratory and constriction of the
pupils.
BATTALION: What will abu
sive use of these drugs cause?
MERKI: Abuse, which means us
ing a drug for no other reason
than pursuing the side effects,
will cause a reduction in sensi
tivity to physical and psycho
logical stimuli and will produce
a feeling of euphoria. The per
son using the drug will also
become indifferent to his envir
onment.
BATTALION: Can drugs be used
in moderation?
MERKI: No, the user develops
a physical and psychological
dependence on the drug. After
the first fix, there is no sense
of “in moderation.” You can’t
talk a person out of using
drugs or can he control the
urge to have larger amounts
of it.
BATTALION: How can a person
stop using drugs?
MERKI: You treat him like an
alcoholic, by just depriving him
of the drug, but if he has one
fix after shaking the habit, he
is hooked again.
BATTALION: What are the ef
fects of giving up drugs?
MERKI: Withdrawal causes
nervousness, vomiting, hot and
cold flashes and an obsession
to get another fix. The longer
the person has used drugs, the
more severe the withdrawal is.
BATTALION: How soon after
the fix does withdrawal begin ?
MERKI: Withdrawal begins eight
to twelve hours after the fix
and can last from five to ten
days. Fear of withdrawal
keeps more people on drugs
rather than that they like
drugs.
BATTALION: Is there any
medical use for heroin?
MERKI: Unlike many drugs
which have a legitimate medi-
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is known, has none. The opium
poppy extract is not used be
cause it produces inconsistent
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BATTALION : Is the possession
of drugs illegal ?
MERKI: It is illegal to possess
heroin, but other drugs may be
obtained by prescription from
pharmacies. Federal law strict
ly regulates the manufacture
and sale of drugs and records
are kept of their sale.
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