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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box D30, folder \"Jaycees, Grandville, MI, October\n27, 1970\" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald\nR. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDistribution all Ifth District only\n10/22/70 p.m\nmoffice Copy\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE AT 7 P.M. TUESDAY--\nOctober 27, 1970\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford before the Grandville Jaycees\nWe are today witnessing the most progressive and far-reaching Federal attack\non drug abuse ever undertaken in the United States.\nThe attack is two-pronged--legislative and administrative.\nLegislatively, the Congress has just completed action on the most\ncomprehensive drug abuse prevention and control bill ever written.\nAdministratively, the Nixon Administration has embarked on the most sweeping\neffort ever launched to curb the drug traffic in this country and choke off sources\nof supply.\nOne of the most dramatic developments in the war against dope was the nation-\nwide raid earlier this year in which 139 persons were arrested in 10 different cities.\nThat was the largest narcotics raid in the history of this country. It is estimated\nthat the ring which was broken up had handled 30 per cent of all heroin sales in\nthe United States and 75 to 80 per cent of all cocaine sales.\nEver since taking office, President Nixon has directed a stepped-up campaign\nagainst the illicit traffic in hard drugs, aimed chiefly at peddlers who are trading\nin young lives.\nMoving against sources of supply, the Administration has negotiated with the\ngovernments of Turkey, France and Mexico to enlist their support in cutting off the\nflow of heroin.\nMost recently France has joined with the United States in a drive to curb the\nnarcotics traffic flowing from Turkey to France via the Mediterranean and thence\nacross the Atlantic. About 80 per cent of the heroin reaching the United States\ncomes from opium shipped illegally from Turkey and processed in Southern France.\nThe French Embassy has informed me that 380 new recruits have been assigned\nto narcotics control duty in France since 1969, and 5,000 agents of the Customs\nService Gendarmerie and National Police Force have received basic training in the\ndrug problem and drug detection methods.\nThe accelerated French effort has resulted in the indictment of 311 traffickers\nin drugs and the apprehension of 1,400 drug users. French authorities have seized\n1,290 pounds of opium, 286 pounds of morphine, 143 pounds of heroin and 586 pounds\nof marihuana in the past 12 months.\n(more)\nDigitized from Box D30 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nThis type of program is the most effective way of preventing illegal drugs\nfrom reaching the U.S. market. If we can stop the production and exportation of\nillegal narcotics from foreign nations, we will have made great progress toward\ncombatting the drug abuse problem at home.\nMeantime the Congress has passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and\nControl Act of 1970, completing action on it a little earlier this month. President\nNixon had sought passage of this legislation in a message to Congress more than\n14 months ago, so I would say the Congress acted a bit tardily.\nBut now we have the legislation and it promises to be a tremendous help in\nmeeting the drug problem.\nThe new drug control legislation has three principal objectives: To deter\ndrug abuse through improved drug abuse prevention and control and through expanded\neducational programs; to provide improved rehabilitation treatment of drug abusers;\nand to encourage research into the causes of drug abuse.\nThe program called for by the new legislation is most ambitious but it is\nmandatory if we are to deal effectively with the crisis of drug abuse which is\nsweeping our Nation.\nThe new drug control legislation gets tougher with the peddler and pusher\nwhile seeking to rehabilitate the user and warn away the potential user.\nThe educational provisions of the new legislation are among the most important.\nIn the ultimate, the success of the war on drugs will depend on the extent and\nquality of the education effort engaged in by the Government and private organizations\ncombined. This is why the work being done locally by Project Rehab is so vital.\nThe new legislation authorizes grants and contracts by the Secretary of\nHealth, Education and Welfare, first, for the collection, preparation and dissemina-\ntion of educational materials on drug use and abuse; and, second, for the development\nand evaluation of programs of drug abuse education directed at the general public,\nschool-age children, and special high-risk groups.\nIn addition to these responsibilities, the HEW Secretary will train persons\nto organize and participate in programs of public drug abuse education; coordinate\nFederal efforts in drug abuse education; and provide technical assistance to the\nStates and local communities regarding drug abuse education programs.\nThe use of drugs presents a danger not only to the individual but to the\ncommunity in general. Drug abuse is a primary cause of the enormous increase in\nstreet crimes in the last decade. And so in moving against drug abuse, we are\nalso moving against crime.\nThe job of curbing drug abuse will be a long hard one, for the Nation must\nrepair damage incurred by years of neglect of the drug war.\n# # #\nCONGRESSMAN\nNEWS\nGERALD R. FORD\nHOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER\nRELEASE\n--FOR RELEASE AT 7 P.M. TUESDAY--\nOctober 27, 1970\nExcerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford before the Grandville Jaycees\nWe are today witnessing the most progressive and far-reaching Federal attack\non drug abuse ever undertaken in the United States.\nThe attack is two-pronged--legislative and administrative.\nLegislatively, the Congress has just completed action on the most\ncomprehensive drug abuse prevention and control bill ever written.\nAdministratively, the Nixon Administration has embarked on the most sweeping\neffort ever launched to curb the drug traffic in this country and choke off sources\nof supply.\nOne of the most dramatic developments in the war against dope was the nation-\nwide raid earlier this year in which 139 persons were arrested in 10 different cities.\nThat was the largest narcotics raid in the history of this country. It is estimated\nthat the ring which was broken up had handled 30 per cent of all heroin sales in\nthe United States and 75 to 80 per cent of all cocaine sales.\nEver since taking office, President Nixon has directed a stepped-up campaign\nagainst the illicit traffic in hard drugs, aimed chiefly at peddlers who are trading\nin young lives.\nMoving against sources of supply, the Administration has negotiated with the\ngovernments of Turkey, France and Mexico to enlist their support in cutting off the\nflow of heroin.\nMost recently France has joined with the United States in a drive to curb the\nnarcotics traffic flowing from Turkey to France via the Mediterranean and thence\nacross the Atlantic. About 80 per cent of the heroin reaching the United States\ncomes from opium shipped illegally from Turkey and processed in Southern France.\nThe French Embassy has informed me that 380 new recruits have been assigned\nto narcotics control duty in France since 1969, and 5,000 agents of the Customs\nService Gendarmerie and National Police Force have received basic training in the\ndrug problem and drug detection methods.\nThe accelerated French effort has resulted in the indictment of 311 traffickers\nin drugs and the apprehension of 1,400 drug users. French authorities have seized\n1,290 pounds of opium, 286 pounds of morphine, 143 pounds of heroin and 586 pounds\nof marihuana in the past 12 months.\n(more)\nThis type of program is the most effective way of preventing illegal drugs\nfrom reaching the U.S. market. If we can stop the production and exportation of\nillegal narcotics from foreign nations, we will have made great progress toward\ncombatting the drug abuse problem at home.\nMeantime the Congress has passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and\nControl Act of 1970, completing action on it a little earlier this month. President\nNixon had sought passage of this legislation in a message to Congress more than\n14 months ago, so I would say the Congress acted a bit tardily.\nBut now we have the legislation and it promises to be a tremendous help in\nmeeting the drug problem.\nThe new drug control legislation has three principal objectives: To deter\ndrug abuse through improved drug abuse prevention and control and through expanded\neducational programs; to provide improved rehabilitation treatment of drug abusers;\nand to encourage research into the causes of drug abuse.\nThe program called for by the new legislation is most ambitious but it is\nmandatory if we are to deal effectively with the crisis of drug abuse which is\nsweeping our Nation.\nThe new drug control legislation gets tougher with the peddler and pusher\nwhile seeking to rehabilitate the user and warn away the potential user.\nThe educational provisions of the new legislation are among the most important.\nIn the ultimate, the success of the war on drugs will depend on the extent and\nquality of the education effort engaged in by the Government and private organizations\ncombined. This is why the work being done locally by Project Rehab is so vital.\nThe new legislation authorizes grants and contracts by the Secretary of\nHealth, Education and Welfare, first, for the collection, preparation and dissemina-\ntion of educational materials on drug use and abuse; and, second, for the development\nand evaluation of programs of drug abuse education directed at the general public,\nschool-age children, and special high-risk groups.\nIn addition to these responsibilities, the HEW Secretary will train persons\nto organize and participate in programs of public drug abuse education; coordinate\nFederal efforts in drug abuse education; and provide technical assistance to the\nStates and local communities regarding drug abuse education programs.\nThe use of drugs presents a danger not only to the individual but to the\ncommunity in general. Drug abuse is a primary cause of the enormous increase in\nstreet crimes in the last decade. And so in moving against drug abuse, we are\nalso moving against crime.\nThe job of curbing drug abuse will be a long hard one, for the Nation must\nrepair damage incurred by years of neglect of the drug war."
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