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