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r V- ***#VIL. 06/67 I NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Q t y U PO BOX ££40, BRAND CENT NEW YORK, NY 10017 Home Finds *Gold’j ji In I9th Century. •STORY PAOEV^ i . •. in 'Salad Days' at Westbeth Is A Good Evening Of Theater REVIEW, PACE NINE A Pro-Drug Rally Attracts a Protest BY DAVID GOODWIN A pro-marijuana rally under the arch in Washington ^u a r e Park May 2 attracted some 125 supporters and a counter-demon stration of 12 Democratic activists who were there to protest the event. The rally was spon sored by a coalition that included the New York Caril Liberties Union, the NORML chapters at*i<Golumbia and NYU. Burning Issues. And the Committee to Boycott Crack. Bring Back Herb. . Dana.-^8lH9{« the Marijuana . Coalition. wanted to distinguish between *‘a harmless plant and those dangerous chemicals like cocabe and crack.” He said that drug sales in the park and across the nation were a polit ical issue. '^Street people have to sell some thing to live. If the only thing out there is cocaine, there’s a lot of poor people who are going to deal cocaine. We think the solution is to bring back marijuana and boycott crack.” Robert Rygor. a member of the anti-drug protest group, which was made up of mem bers of the Village Reform Democratic Club. (VRDC). said \there’s a distinction to be made\ between marijuana and chemical drugs, but added, \We don’t want any drugs Continued on Page Six ■ J.. 'M Michael Moran (left), a writer for Grass Roots Magazine, speaks for marijuana and against drug teste, while protesters rglly themse ves against all drugs In Washington Square Park. (Vlllager/Rosenstock Photo) Adults, Youngsters on the Run in Washington Sq» Some 125 kids and 25 adults participated In the annual Family FunRun around Washington Square Park on Saturday morning. The run was organized by the Washington Square Road Runners and Grace Church School , and sponsored by Froze Fruit and Pressman Toys to benefit children's projects in the pafk. (Vlllager/Rosenstock Photo)