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Tuesday, August 30, 1983/The Battalion/Page 5 Cocaine abundance causing lower prices held throuj | team iteur AiMei ■ TEES :M have b Engineerai to be used lii iment, rew lising new ;ar, when chosen aw ■84 were: ndrew 8 echanicaltr ineeiing;h rch; Dr.hi eth Hall, ■chanicjl engineeni| durry, ii id technolK jace engiM iy; Dr. PM son, eleclii ;ineering: Dr. Rid industrials •arch ingineennf the Batlali* eryl United Press International MIAMI — The southeastern United States is flooded with cocaine and the oversupply is cutting prices of the drug so much medical authorities fear an increase in cocaine-related deaths, it was reported Monday. Wholesale cocaine costs have dropped dramatically in recent months and if that price cut reaches the level of recreational drug users, deaths are bound to happen, Assistant Dade County Medical Examiner Charles Wetli told The Miami Herald in a story published Monday. The purity of street cocaine also is on the rise, further endangering users, Wetli said. Law enforcement authorities say the current bountiful crop of coca leaves — the basic ingre dient refined into cocaine — is caused by South American growers’ ambitious planting three years ago. That crop reached commercial maturity this year. “They’ve overproduced — like General Motors turning out too many Chevrolets,” said Arthur Nehrbass, commander of the Dade County Organized Crime Bureau. “It is mind-boggling,” said Phil Jordan, deputy chief of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Admi nistration. Cocaine availability is increas ing in part because of the record coca leaf harvest and in part by the well-publicized crackdown on “mother ships” capable of carrying marijuana, local and federal officials said. Marijuana smugglers are turning to the more easily concealed cocaine. Sgt. Skip Pearson of the police squad at Miami International Airport said by mid-August, the amount of cocaine seized this year already had outstripped the haul for all of 1982. Officials say the best way to measure cocaine availability is price and purity. In the past two years, the wholesale price of the drug in Miami has dropped an astonishing 50 percent — from up to $60,000 a kilogram in Au gust 1981 to less than $30,000 a kilo now. Cocaine supply has increased “in virtually every sector of the southeastern United States,” the DEA’s Jordan said. Large seizures this summer have included 1,391 pounds in Tampa, Fla.; 1,066 pounds in Boca Grande, Fla.; 8/6 pounds at Miami International Airport; 350 kilograms in Montgomery, Ala.; 180 kilos in Albany, Ga.; 78 kilos in Savannah, Ga.; and 225 kilos in southeastern Oklahoma. Experts say the wholesale price drop could soon show up at the retail level. Get the latest fashions in EXERCISE WEAR FLEXATARDS by Gilda and save 10% off our already low price at SPECIALLY for YOU 3601 E. 29th 846-2797 Good with coupon only, till Sept. 30 Reagan relaxing at ranch United Press International SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — ’resident Reagan is taking it :asy Monday, relaxing from a ough week of political fence- nending by building a backyard ence at his mountaintop ranch. Reagan had a hard time with Jacks, women and Hispanics )efore returning to the solace of lis ranch. Even a close political illy had some bad news for him. “This has not been a good eek,” was the candid comment >f chief political adviser Edward lollins, as Reagan wound up a cries of public appearances in .os Angeles, San Diego, and anta Barbara. The presidential politicking m sandwiched between 2‘A veeks of vacation at his’ ranch, vhere Reagan is constructing a lackyard fence from split tele- )hone poles, while his political tides return to the drawing boards. Rollins was looking back on andi| cveral events that could have an mpact on Reagan’s candidacy or re-election — and possibly lis decision to seek it. The first major blow was the iurprise decision of Sen. John Tower. R-Texas. to retire in stead of making a re-election bid. Tower is a key supporter of Reagan’s defense policies in the Senate and a political power in Texas, a state Reagan very much needs in his column in 1984 should he run. Aides were mif fed that before revealing his de cision, Tower persuaded Reagan to speak at two fun draisers. Reagan already has made two trips to Texas this year, to San Antonio and El Paso, to woo the Hispanic vote. His advisers be lieve he needs to at least match the 30 percent to 35 percent of that vote he won in 1980. Although he was politely re ceived by a group of Hispanic business executives in Los Angeles this week, Hispanic leaders leveled sharp attacks on the president the day before at news conferences in Los Angeles and Washington. Reagan’s problems with women also gained significance last week. Even before Justice Department staffer Barbara Honegger charged Reagan with reneging on promises to root out laws that discriminate against women, Reagan’s stand ing with women voters was wor rying his political aides consider ably. National polls show Reagan’s approval rating with women is 9 percent or more below that of men. Reagan also took a beating from blacks, who used a march to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights march on Washington as a rallying cry for Reagan’s defeat should he seek re-election. -m KCIBIN’S ANTIQUES Rent to own Antiques or Buy $6.00 charge on $100 or more. NO INTEREST ADDED. Wardrobes from $125 Dressers $95 and up Chest of Drawers $55 and up Bars $125 and up Bookcases $100 and up Desks $75 and up Side Boards $125 & up Table & Chairs Sets $225 & up Approximately 75 Antiques WE DO OUR OWN FINANCING 3 miles east of Caldwell on Highway 21 on the Bryan side. 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