'Businessmen' corner pot market
. By CHRIS SIMEONI
Collegian Staff Writer
Most survivors of the 60’s will tell you
t.hat the mood, the climate arid the
complexion of marijuana smoking and
selling has changed for the worst.
. The Vietnam War created a new
lumanist morality which preached war
yas evil and love of mankind • good.
Marijuana was not yet socially ac
ceptable', 1 but was used by the “anti
establishment," the “hippies,” the
‘freaks.”
i Today, pot is smoked by professionals,
normal” students and even parents.
Not’only has the type of person who
.•mokes’pot changed, but also the person
.vho sells pot. Big businessmen, for the
.most part,’ have cornered the pot
market. ,‘i
- One source said, “The new morality
aas been de-emphasized by the big
businessmen. When tighter controls
Vere made on the 1 (Mexican) border,
Florida and the Carolinas, more people
. jecame prone to criminal activity.”
d Another source said, “In the older
lays, the cops didn't know what was
rjoing on. Today, if it’s hot outside and
he windows are rolled up (in a car) the
jjops will look at it (closed windows) in a
Bifferent perspective.”
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| PITTSBURGH - (UPI) Jimmy
Parter crushed Henry Jackson and
Morris- Udall in Pennsylvania’s pivotal
primary yesterday and predicted he will
w-in the Democratic presidential
nomination on the first ballot.
8k!‘I think we’re going to win on the first
Billiot,” a jubilant Carter told his
cneering supporters. “We're No. 1 now
,nd we’re going to stay No. 1. ”
| Carter, the 51-year-old former Georgia
pvernor won his seventh and most
nportant primary, routing Jackson,
Mall and Alabama's three-term Gov.
George Wallace.
«The key primary in the country’s
ipurth largest state proved a disaster for
Jackson, Udall and'Wallace! But they
Refused to surrender and said they would
Re on 1 with their campaigns. ,
Garner,
ft
\j By early morning an extremely close
;ace was developing between Marie
Earner and Virginia Eispnstein in the
face for Democratic state com
hitteewoman.
f .Garner had a slight lead, 1,396 to 1,341
Kotes, at 2:30 a,m., with 25 out of 78
jlrecincts counted. Still'to report are a
Majority of State College precincts and
post of the surrounding urban areas.
[ In the four State College precincts
founted, State College East Central 11,
East I, South Central I and Northeast,
Earner beat Eisenstein 71 votes to 37,160
to 69,97 to 115, and 55 to 122.
[Eugene Fulmer, running on a
'iepublican local team, appeared to be
iking a strong early lead in the race for
jfepublican county chairman. Early
jff urns showed Fulmer leading his
jLarest opponent Loretta Williams 1,217
M 790 votes. Henry Haranin trailed with
V) votes, and Rembrandt Jackson,' Jr.
‘VBis far behind with 247 votes. Jackson
>3 d said a few days ago he had, for all
] actical purposes, stopped running.
3 •
| With only nine precincts reporting at
.130 a.m., the' race for the Republican
domination to the General Assembly
©om the 77th district was, as expected,
Mery close.'
m Albert F. Williams of State College led
gl’ith 703 votes, compared to 614 votes for
IGreen takes Demo nom
Iri - ~ •
K PHILADELPHIA (AP) Congress-
I'man, William J. Green of Philadelphia
the Democratic, nomination
Mor Hugh Scott’s U.S. Senate seat yester-
May. Two Republicans battled for the
Might to face him in November,
a Former Philadelphia Dist. Atty. Arlen
ifspecter jumped to a lead over
H. John Heinz 111 of
lj Pittsburgh on the strength.of returns
a,from Philadelphia and its suburbs. The
Count was slower in Heinz’ territory in
western Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia journalist George
Packard was third. Three other can
didates were far back.
.With a third of the vote in, Green
enjoyed better than a 3-1 margin over his
lone opponent, state Sen. Jeanette
Reibman of Easton.
"I’m delighted. I thank the voters and
everyone who worked for me,” said a
] jubilant Green, from his campaign
headquarters.
With 48 per cent of the vote counted,
.[Green had 372,000 votes (75 per cent),
|« and Reibman 126,000 (25 per cent).
« Specter had tallied 170,000 votes (45
ijper cent), Heinz 101,000 (27 per cent) and
if Packard 65,000 (17 per cent).
‘-‘People are realizing it’s not the kid
with long hair any more, necessarily,”
who smokes and-or sells pot, the source
said. .
Because the pot-selling business has
become big time, one source said big
businessmen usually do not care about
the' quality of the pot they sell, and
sometimes do not even bother to try the
pot to see if it is worth selling.
The source said that because the pot,
business has grown so large, the people
at the top become “detached" from their
buying public. Even though these people
will come into contact with good pot in
small quantities, they will keep some of
it for themselves, sell some .to their
friends, and sell the rest to the public.
However, the source said, it is the large
quantities of commercial Mexican pot
which the big dealer sells to the public.
Another source said it’s the dealer who
only sells one or two pounds a week who
hurts the consumer most. He said these
people want to sell their pot quick, make
a little money; and save some pot for
themselves. Those are the people who
don’t care,” he said.
The same source also said the big
dealers vary in their sense of respon
sibility to their consumers. Even though
wins in Pa. primary
Jackson, however, announced that he
would make a “dramatic change’’ in his
campaign strategy, foregoing gimmicks
and taking his message to the American
people. Udall, in desperate need for
money to keep on the road, scheduled a
news conference in Washington today to
announce future plans. .
Hubert Humphrey,' who has stayed on
the sidelines in hopes that a stalemated
convention once again would turn to him
as the Democratic standard-bearer,
may have also been a victim of Carter’s
stunning, one-sided victory.
“This was such a'sweeping , victory
that Carter is how unstoppable,’’ Pitts
burglfMayor Pete Flaherty declared. .
• “Up to'today it was Carter ".versus
Humphrey,” Flaherty said. “Now it’s
Carter versus Ford.”
Eisenstein
Robert N. Hines of Ferguson Township.
Hines had carried four out of the. six
precincts. Both are area businessmen.
For the Democrats, Helen Wise of
State College is well ahead of her op
ponent Henry Guttenplan, also of State
College. Wise has carried all nine of the
reporting precincts with 895 votes,
compared to 614 votes for Guttenplan.
Both are teachers, with Wise's
significant lead possibly attributed to
her position on the University Board of
Trustees. •
According to early returns, the ,race
for Republican state committeeman and
committeewoman appears to be won by
the Republican team candidates J.
Doyle Corman, Jr. and Bonnie
McCormack. Corman has 763 votes and
McCormack has 1,653 votes.
They are running against ■ Arnold
Addison, municipal council member,
and Lula D. Witherow. Addison has 905
votes’and Witherow has 1,045 votes.
Witherow, 70, is the incumbent. Both
Addison and Witherow had' a strong
State College showing.
For Republican delegates to the
national convention with 30 precincts
reporting out of 79 at 2:40 a.m. today, the
apparent winner was Lula Witherow.
She has 2,262 votes, Gregory Leshock
had 1,644, Richard Reuscher had 1,221,
In the state treasurer’s race,
Democrat Robert E. Casey of Johnstown
held a narrow lead over party-backed
candidate Catherine Baker Knoll in a
fave-way race.
In the Republican contest, state Rep.
Patricia Crawford appeared headed for
victory over Norristown banker Joseph
Cicippio.
The state’s other fiscal post, auditor
general, also was contested, with state
Rep. Patrick Gleason holding a slim lead
over two other candidates.
Democrat A 1 Benedict was unopposed.
The vote count was slow in both
contests.
Specter piled up votes in hometown
Philadelphia and its four suburban
counties where 35 per cent of the GOP
faithful statewide are registered. He
also was doing well in some rural
counties.
Heinz, heir to the Pittsburgh food
processing fortune, was running well in
western Pennsylvania, especially
Allegheny County where he was ex
pected to win heavily.
Scott, a potent force in state and
national politics for 9 ver three decades,
announced earlier this year he would not"
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At midnight, EDT, with 52 per cent of uncommitted on the ballot. Jackson had
the state’s .9,638 precincts reporting, it been heavily favored to take the most
was: , delegates.
Cand.
Carter
Jackson
Udall
’ Wallace
Shapp
McCormack
136,657
72,002
20,262
19,719
® a y h . 1 J Jackson, from his headquarters in
Harris 7,864 1 Philadelphia, said “I thought I could win
In the complicated delegate count, but I didn’t. I have no excuses. We didn’t
which may not be clear for several days, ge t our message across:
Carter also forged a surprising lead with e B
'2l per cent counted. " ' Udall;, . the ; liberal Arizona
Carter had 50 delegates pledged or congressman, .who, has yet to win a
'favorable to.hlm, Shapp hafd'23,"Jackson ' primary, took the crushing loss with his
15, and Udall 9, Wallace 1. There were 37 customary good humor, declaring he
delegates leading who were listed as would not withdraw.
in close race
Charles Dodd had 1,067, Robert Hall had
1,111 and Samuel Breene had 575.
For delegates to the. Democratic
national convention from the 34th
Senatorial district, the leaders at 2:45
a.m. with 30 precincts reporting are
Allen Patterson(conimitted to Udall),
961 votes; Robert O’Connor (committed
to Carter), 912; A. Frederick Fellmeth
(committed to Carter), 761 votes; Jo
Hays (committed to Jackson), 745 votes;
Elizabeth Yeager (committed to Udall),
614 votes.
Incumbent Albert W. Johnson led in
the Republican Pennsylvania primary
election for U.S. Congress from the 23rd
district by about 2,000 votes over Charles
Seeger at 1:30 this morning.
Johnson, who could not be reached for
comment, was pronounced the winner in
Elk,.McKean and Warren Counties,
Johnson had early leads in six other
counties, including Centre and Clear
field. He was ahead by 225 votes in
Centre County with 20 of 78 precincts in
and 737 votes ahead in Clearfield with 34
precincts counted.
The total vote in the district as of 1:30
a.m. was Johnson, 11,433 and Seeger,
9,360, with votes reported. from all
counties except Potter.
Seeger said it was too early to say
anything because he expected 50,000
votes to be cast.
nat
seek a fourth, six-year term.
Green’s victory over Sen. Reibman
was expected, although it marked only
the second time she’s lost a race in the 20
years she’s been in politics. The first
defeat occured during the Eisenhower
sweep of 1956 when she was edged out by
-188 votes in her second bid for the state
House.
Green, 37, has served in Congress for
12 years. His successful fight last year
.. against the oil depletion allowance made
him a favorite of the working man.
His name recognition in the
Philadelphia area where 25 per cent
T of the Democratic vote is located was
enhanced by his late father who servi
in Congress for 18 years. He was boss ot
the Philadelphia party for most of them.
Weather
That cold weather we’ve had the last
two days will let up today and tomorrow.
A blend of sunshine and cloudiness today.
High 51. Clearing and cold again tonight.
Low 36. The outlook for Gentle Thursday
calls for partly sunny skies and milder
with a high of 61.
Per Cent
35
28
Votes
244,343
196,342
In winning, the 51-year-old former
Georgia Governor not only routed
Jackson, ■ Udall and Wallace but also
licked the coalition of organized labor
and the state party machinery which
grouped behind Jackson in an un
disguised “Stop Carter” plot.'
State Senator Joseph Ammerman
appeared the winner in the democratic
primary election for U.S. Congress from
the 23rd district as, of 1:30 this morning
with a 3,200 vote lead.
Ammerman, contacted at his office,
said he was gratified with the votes he
had gotten. “Now is the major un
dertaking,” he said, “with Johnson
seemingly re-nominated.” Ammerman
called for everyone interested in ef
fective representation for the 23rd
District to join with him for the general
election in the fall.
Ammerman had early leads in seven
counties including Centre County,
where he led by 1,300 votes with 20 of 78
precincts tallied and Warren County
which he won by 250 votes.
Atigan, also running for a state senate
seat, blamed this for his defeat. '‘lf I had
stuck to just one candidacy I believe I
would have clobbered him,” he said.
He also blamed a lack of money for his
defeat.
Totals in the voting as of 1:30 this
morning were Ammerman 9,589 and
Atigan 4,409.
New Lift-off to heaven preached
By MARC COHEN
Collegian Staff Writer
“Bo and Peep forfeited literal heaven
to bring Us the principles needed to enter
the next evolutionary state,” Floyd, a
blonde-haired man told a HUB lounge
audience yesterday. More than 60 people
sat in trance-like conditions, as Floyd
and Cecil told them they didn’t have to
die to reach literal heaven.UFOs will
take people to heaven, they said.
“Bo and Peep counsel the heart when
they, say we teach the departure,” Floyd
said in,a slow, deliberate voice.
Cecil added, “We’ve been given an
understanding of what these beings are
like, and they are not human in any
way.”
“They are sharing the principle of
overcoming. the discarnate minds bind
ing us to this garden, earth,” Floyd
said.
These discarnate (stripped of flesh)
minds can only express themselves
through a viable human plant vehicle,
Floyd said. “They (discarnate minds)
take over because they don’t want to get
vehicles of their own and we are trying
to overcome this,” he said.
He added most people have large
armies of discarnate helpers guiding
them through their “We must
encourage them to disassociate from our
vehicles,” he said. “When one is suc
cessful in overcoming these discarnate
minds, one is changed into a higher
in State
all of these big dealers are “out to make
a buck,” he said, some look out for their
consumers by always supplying con
sistent quality for a steady clientele,
adding, however, "they don’t have to
screw people to get money.”
The first source, however, said, that
some "survivors of the mood of the6o’s ”
still exist, who try to constantly sell
quality merchandise.
Another source said that compared to
four years ago, pot in State College is
bad. But another said the quality “hasn’t
been too good or too bad, but the
Columbian (marijuana) has been ex
cellent.”
All sources agreed that marijuana
dealing has' become more business-like,
but one said he only deals Columbian
(marijuana), Mexican marijuana and
hashish, selling about two pounds per
week.
Because the pot business has grown to
such a capacity, fear of being arrested,
or paranoia, has become a thorn in the
dealing community’s side.
One source said that paranoia for
getting “busted” generally exists. He
said, however, that it is those people who
don’t get that scared that "are those who
can assess things objectively,” adding
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The message
Members of Bridging the Gap, a religious organization operating out of Portland,
Oregon, preached to listeners outside Willard, bearing this sign and passing out
"Know Your Bible” cards. The group’s members travel mostly to college
campusesi
vibration.”
Floyd said members of his group were
in the process of converting body cells
into new vibrations. “We are en
deavoring to overcome our human
condition and be harvested off this
planet or garden,” he said.
Members of his group flanked him
with alternating happy and stoic ex
pressions on their faces as he spoke. The
individuals in the group said their names
were not important and changed them
frequently. The only female member of
the group said she couldn’t talk because
she was “giving energy” to what was
happening.
When asked to explain the specific
process and experiences, both Floyd and
Cecil said experiences mean nothing out
of context. They quickly added that the
principles Bo and Peep showed them had
not deceived them in any way.
Cecil said many members of the
higher level came from gardens very
much like earth. “We all had pretty
human lives,” he added. “We were
fairly successful at being humans.” Cecil
said he literally “walked out of his life”
to give 100 per cent effort to the
movement in the upward direction.
“Anything that would be an ex
penditure of energy in the lateral
direction-was wasted,” Cecil said. “We
have chosen to be what some people feel
as being selfish during this period
because we are not expending energy in
College
that “most people who get busted are
those who have done something stupid.”
The source said it’s not who you know
that applies anymore it’s who you
trust.
Marijuana, according to one source,
doesn’t come to State College
specifically from one area. He said
many deliveries come from the large
east coast ports, such as Boston and
Philadelphia. Another source said a
good deal of pot comes from the south,
from Florida and the Carolinas.
One source said that pot doesn’t arrive
in State College in any particular
fashion. “So many people try to im
provise; everybody does something
different,” he said, adding that pot
deliveries arrive in small quantities,
under 20 pounds, or large quantities,
over 50 pounds.
The same source said State College is
really neither a destination or a
transitional town for pot some of it
stays, some of it goes. “Everything is
situational,” he said.
The source said, “If I could do one
thing to improve the pot in this country, I
would bring the pot in from Africa. We
should stop screwing around with south
of the border pot,” he said, adding, “but
I can’t think of a way to do it.”
human type relationships. But we’re
striving to become members of the next
evolutionary level.”
Floyd said the information has always
been around but the change-over
requires a certain “mind stuff” found on
this planet.
“It entails taking your head off,
shaking it up, putting it back on, then
thinking and seeing in a completely
different way,” Cecil said.
“It’s like a dog can't help a dog but a
man can help a dog,” Floyd said. “We
would serve this place after overcoming
it. We can take over some respon
sibilities in tending this garden that
aren’t easily comprehended.”
Steven R.C. Erikson entered into a
one-sided shouting match with Floyd,
Cecil and his group claiming they were
false prophets and man needn’t be taken
by spaceship to heaven. “You are
denying the religious connotations of
Christ,” he told Floyd.
Floyd and his group sat quietly and
thanked Erikson for his comments.
Floyd reiterated that his group wasn’t
recruiting members, “just making in
formation available to you.” He added,
“When we’re gone, you’ll know what we
did.”
“What-we are offering is not a path
way to the mountaintop,” Floyd said,
“but a departure from the mountaintop
to literal heaven."