Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesdov. nrnrv 24 .197 s :v--r4+a6141 - - %A. I1 4'# J.#- .. YEAR-END REPORT: Inflation up 3.4% Hippies flock to N. Sumatra for cheap grass, easy living NEW MORNING PRESENTS Chester Himes' Ossie Davis' WASHINGTON (M) -- Consumer prices rose moderately in Decem- ber, closing out 1972 with a 3.4 per cent increase in the rate of infla- tion, the same as 1971, the gov- ernment reported yesterday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), said, however, that prev- iously reported sharp increases in wholesale prices, particularly for food, were not reflected in t h e December Consumer Price Index report. Consumers may be noticing the increase this monthbthe BLS hint- ed. Herbert Stein, chairman of t h e President's Council of Economic Advisors, said rising retail f o o d prices are to be expected in the months ahead." He noted that the administra- tion has decided to retain price controls on food and is trying to increase food production as well as reduce the amount of food held in stocks. As for other price increases, Stein said, "the administration has and will use, if necessary, manda- tory authority to prevent excessive increases."~ There were lowerrprices report- ed for meat, fresh fruits, and used cars, the BLS said. But increases in new car prices, mainly because of a Price Commission order allow- ing price boosts on 1973 models, pushed up the index for nonfood commodities. The 3.4 per cent annual increase in inflation was over the Nixon administration's target. It h a d hoped to cut inflation to the range of 2 to 3 per cent by the end of the year. Stein said that the December in- crease was well within the target. The administration never said whe- ther the target applied to one month, a quarter, six months or a year. "Conditions have improved for reaching reasonable price stabil- ity," Stein said in a statement. In another report, the B L S said that average weekly earnings of American workers rose 2.7 per cent in 1972. The figure is adjusted to eliminate the effect of inflation., INDONESIA (Reuters) - West- ern hippies are flocking to North Sumatra around the city of Me- dan, attracted by the cheap mari- juana and easy living. Marijuana grows in profusion in this part of Sumatra and the local residents have used it for years- to spice their food and cure upset stomachs and sore feet. For years government officials ignored the fact that the sale and purchase of genja (its local name) by the kilogramm was as simple and about as risky as buying ciga- rettes. But North Sumatra's sudden popularity among young western- ers and a growing smuggling trade which brought pressure from other governments, along with signs that young Indonesians were start- ing to cmoke it in large numbers, has brought about a police crack- down. Police have brned off more than 240 acres of marijuana plants aroundrCedan in the past few months and farmers have been sternly warned about growing it. But supplies show no signs of drying up. All police have appar- ently succeeded in doingso far is pushing the sources of supply far- ther from the city. Genja's most famous traditional use here is in curries. The dried marijuana leaves give a fine flav- or to the food and Indonesian cab- inet ministers have been among those to praise its excellence. One government official, de- scribing how good it was, said, "after eating it you feel satis- fied. And yeah, rather light in the head." Farmers use it as an herb to treat foot trouble in their cattle and also feed the green leaves to them. The leaves, boiled in water, are also a traditional cure for human stom- ach ailments. Farmers who have long made marijuana a profitable sideline have defended their crops from po- lice raids by planting it further from the roads. Several foreigners have been ar- rested for trying to smuggle mari- juana abroad from here or for possession of the drug. The major case to come before the courts involved a young Aus- tralian, David Theiler, 22, of Mel- bourne, who was arrested in Ja- karta as he arrived from Medan with two suitcases allegedly pack- ed with marijuana. He was sentenced to two years jail in October last year. COMING THURSDAY 9:30 P.M.-MODERN LANGUAGES AUD. III iE "AESTHETICALLY AND AURALLY STUNNING. PROVIDES MOMENTS OF UNFORGETTABLE BRILLIANCE." ( r" "im k) AN ELECTRIFYING AND ELECTRIFIED PICTURE." ( n:) BY DA. 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