H can . . , economic
d social . es really be . g-
oifiCantly to the left of th im-
posed by former m yor Ed.
Koch, en befo e the election,
the Blac Democrat named
Koch' former deputy m yor
athan Leventhal to lead his
tr itio team.
The po rful post of cor­
porat co nsel as offered to
oc 'sformer la partner, Vic­
tor L. Komer. Iii ort, Black
activists -and progr ives are
. , are these elections a
. d of"n ocoloni I elution" to
the ongoing r ce/clas crisis
ithi n tbe U.S., providing
Mri n-Americans, Hisp nics
and oth opl of lor with
the ymhols may occupy a
fi reh ad po ilion of pre tige,
but the Icvers of uthority,
privileg nd po r in finance,
economi c develop nt, re I es­
t te nd tran portation and
m dia ret in in t hands of
bite male ruling elite.
Opinion
I
the Ice
IS \5
URF!
Age.
mcnted with meth m-
phet mine (1985).
- H pitals reported a 72
r nt increase- in drnissio
(or treatment in th fir t half of
1985 comp red to the s me
period in 1984. Treatment d­
missions continued to rise t n
� Iarming rate through tit
cond half of 5.
We mu t begin to ta c more
forceful action, n only on the
. ue of "cr ck" d "icc" but on
her forms of dru abuse as
ell.
This plan of ction will entail
und drug pre ention educa­
tion programs, drug rch bilita­
tion and tr e t me nt , nd
effective la enforcement
trategi .
The Congres ha pa d
legislation in recent years to
provide funds for the . on
dru ... but need to do
much more, especially' terms
of prevention. I underst nd the
politi of din foreign . d to
