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Broader Appeal. Despite its growing sobriety, the question recurs whether High Times is not in fact encouraging lawbreaking when it advertises itself as "devoted entirely to the exploration of psychoactive drugs." However, hip-casual Editor Ed Dwyer, 27, formerly with Coronet, draws a careful distinction. Says he: "We support the legalization of marijuana, but we never advocate the use of it. We report on its use and the interesting facts associated with altering consciousness, but we do not lead our readers into drugs. Everybody must decide by himself. It's a personal thing...
Still, a single-cause magazine can come down as fast as it goes up. Concerned but bullish, Editor Dwyer plans to broaden High Times' appeal to include the clothes, food and homelife of the pot generation, and investigative stories on the drug agencies. Says Dwyer: "Our audience is optimistic and pleasure-oriented. We're putting it all together for this readership...
...response from New York was swift. "I don't think this Administration understands the problems of cities," snapped Mayor Abraham Beame. City Council President Paul O'Dwyer's protest was succinct: "Crass stupidity." Their irritation had some justification. While the city is trying to raise a modest $960 million to make ends meet this month, the U.S. Treasury is borrowing almost $6 billion. Indeed, Treasury Secretary William Simon has said he was "optimistic" that this year's federal deficit can be held to a mere $60 billion on a budget that will include $3.4 million...
...firemen were rehired. At the same time, 18 of the firehouses that had been closed were reopened. The city offered to take back more policemen and firemen if their unions could come up with escrow funds as the sanitation men had. Said City Council President Paul O'Dwyer: "It makes us look like we're rewarding sanitation men for going out on strike...
Paul O'Dwyer President of the Council New York City...