Contents of 'street drugs' revealed By ALAN LENHOFF A study of "street drugs" in Ann Arbor has substantiated what many persons have long suspected - street d r u g s rarely contain the substances they are sold as and often contain a number of harmful substances. The study, made by five University undergraduates in the College of Pharm- acy, concluded that of 55 drug samples purchased by students only 16, or 30 per cent, contained any amount of the drug they wrre alleged to contain. Perhaps even more significant is that 50 per cent of the drugs analyzed were found to contain phencyclidine (PCP>, a drug often prescribed as an anesthetic for apes or a tranquilizer for large ani- mals. According to Matt Lampe of Drug Help, a local drug information and crisis center, PCP can be very dangerous if it is mixed with "downers" (barbiturates) or if , is taken in extremely pure forms. The drug has a numbing effect on the limbs and face and often results in respiratory problems or even respiratory arrest. Surprisingly, none of the samples stud- ied contained any measurable amounts of strychnine, a toxic substance that is widely rumored to be an adulterant of street drugs. Lampe confirms the validity of these findings. "I've only seen one case of strychnine poisoning in Ann Arbor in the past nine months," he says. "There are a lot of myths about strychnine. Us- ually when a drug upsets someone's stomach they blame it on strychnine." Other findings of the study include: -In general, samples purchased as LSD did contain LSD, though frequentty it was mixed with other compounds; -Only one sample purchased as mes- caline contained a "trace quantity" of the drug. Generally, drugs sold as mes- caline were found to contain various mixtures of LSD, PCP and other drugs; -No samples alleged to be tetrahydro- cannibinal tTHC), which is the active ingredient in marijuana, actually con- tained the drug. PCP was a common chemical in these samples; See STREET DRUGS, Page 10 DEFLOWERED L A w'three -t R High-58 pimi mmin mma m "w~~miminPartly sunny, cold and breezy Thursday, May 13, 1971 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN News Phone: 764-0552 Anti-war group cancels celebration at local park A4sociated Press Play litme A young child performs in a theatrical production at a nursery for workers' children near Canton, China. This nursery is at the Shui Doug commune attached to a silk factory near Canton. U' E(ONOMIST REPORTS: Ecological C wuartnings may deaden interest By JIM IRWIN The "massive propaganda barrage" by environmental- ists may be dulling our appreciation of health and safety issues, suggests business economics Prof. Ross Wilhelm. Despite crusades by Ralph Nader and his supporters, var- ious new laws and government directives and continuous political oratory, low-phosphate detergents and no-lead gasoline are still not selling well, according to Wilhelm. The University economist cited the two per cent rise in cigarette consumption in 1970 - the first rise in two years - as evidence that the public is turning a deaf ear to health, safety and environmental issues. Discussing the issue on his WUOM radio program, "Business Review," Wilhelm said that for the past three years "a massive propaganda barrage by groups who are concerned whether we ar.e killing ourselves by one means or another," has confronted the American. public. The net effect of the whole campaign has been an enormous number of new environmental laws and govern- mental directives, but, according to Wilhelm, "so far " as the general public is concerned, the effects of the massive publicity over this issue seem to be wearing off. "In recent political campaigns, issues related to health, safety, and environment did not play a large role in public debate nor in the decisions of the voters in most election. Further, if we observe consumer buying behav- See ECOLOGICAL, Page 10 By ALAN LENHOFF A local anti-war group has cancelled plans f o r a "c o u n t e r celebration" of Armed Forces Day after be- ing informed that t h e y would have to post $2,500 bond for the use of Hudson Mills Park in nearby Scio Township. Charles Cambron, spokesman for the Community Coalition for t i e People's Peace Treaty (CCPPT), said plans for t h e May 16 outing were abandoned after Hudson Mills Ranger Don S ewart informed them that the bond was necessary. The picnic-rally w a s to be held to raise money f o r the Vietnam Veterans Against the War and a local group of anti- war mothers of prisoners of war. Cambron said park officials had previously indicated that if he filled out an application for a permit and could guarantee adequate rest room and water facilities, the group would be allowed use of the park without posting a bond. James Pompo of the Huron- Clinton Metropolitan Authority, which runs the park, said that after $5,000 damage was done to the park several months ago, Scio Township passed an ordi- nance requiring bonds to be set - primarily as a type of dam- age deposit - for all groups of over 50 people using the park. The bonds are set "at the dis- cretion" of the Chief Park Ran- ger. "The man who wanted t lie park (Cambron) s a i d there would be about 5,000 people there," Pompo said. "We fig- ured out the bond at about 50 cents damage per person. According to Pompo, the only previous bond that has be e n asked from park-users occuted when a rock group wanted to hold a concert. Hudson Mills Park has been used many times by local Boy Scouts and factory picnics with- out the necessity of posting a bond, Ranger Stewart :-elated. "But this is a much larger gathering than anything we've had in the past," he explained. CCPPT sponsored a bucket drive on the diag last week .to raise money for the rest rooms and water facilities for the ill- fated picnic. Cambron announced yester- day ,that the $60 collected by. volunteers would be given to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Velazquez masterpiece The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired this painting, the- "Portrait of Juan De Paraja," museum officials announced yes- terday, The price of the painting, over $5.5 million, set a world auction record when it was sold in London last November, The 17th century masterpiece portrays the Spanish painter's mulatto slave, who was executed in 1649. AWAITS SENATE: SST bill passes Hu4-se (continued from page 1) at the House action but said the question will not be decided until the Senate acts. In the Senate, the H o u s e vote was hailed by SST support- ers who said the issue could reach the Senate floor again as early as next Wednesday. Sen. William Proxmire, (D- Wis., the leading SST oppon- ent, said the House reversal "makes a travesty of the legisla- tive process." "There is no more reason now than there was in March to vote money for this white elephant," Proxmire said. Sen. Waren Magnuson, (D- Wash.), leading Senate backer of the project, commented: "This is an about face that two months ago no one expected," he said. "I believe it does re- flect the second thoughts of a lot of people here have felt since the project was killed." Senate sources said the Sen- ate Appropriations Committee probably would take up the bill next Monday. "We've got the votes on the Appropriations Committee to vote it out," an SST backer said, and my guess is that it could reach the Senate floor as early as next Wednesday." Proxmire said there h a v e been no technological b r e a k- throughs since the SST w a s scrapped to counter arguments it would have a severe and harmful effect on the environ- ment. The SST program was cancel- led March 25 after Congress halted federal funds. The primary builder, the Boeing Co., of Seattle, laid off more than 5,000 workers and began dismantling and packing more than 13,000 parts and tools and closing out some 3,000 sub- contracts across the country.