The Bermuda Recorder

              page twelve the bermuda recorder saturday january 27 1972 mrs dorothea o.b.e weary willie and tired tim bermuda readies oil contingency plan first graduates from king britain's open contlnnee from page 1 north cape of norway by steamer mrs king also visit ed spain puerto rico mor roco tunis yugoslavia rus sia the caribbean peru brazil uruguay and vene zuela for the past eighteen months government has been consider ing the implications of a major oil spill which could possibly occur in bermuda and an oil spill of major proportions in the atlantic which could affect these islands the advice of the british government who iiave had much experience in deal ing with major oil spills was sought and an expert in this field visited bermuda in janu ary of 1972 to advise on the preparation of an oil contin gency plan which hopefully might never be used and also realise that oil-pollution-fighting technique are changing rapidly so that any equipment purchased now could become obsolete before the need to use it would arise it is also recognised that in the event of a major oil sp?ll in bermuda waters outside assis tance would have to be request ed from the united kingdom canada and the united states of america and the bermuda government is now establish ing lines of communication with these countries in order that such assistance may be obtained as expeditiously as possible in an emergency the department of marine and ports services has a lim ited amount of equipment on hand and the oil companies hold limited stocks of dispers ant for use in combatting the minor oil spills which ber muda experiences from time to time university through the post and lectures delivered on radio and tele vision — and at week-long sum mer schools throughout the country — to make their way through a degree course broken up into six full credit courses britain's open university now entering its third year has announced the award of its first degrees r honour a new oil pollution act has been drafted giving this gov ernment adequate powers to deal with serious oil pollution risks resulting from a shipping casualty and specifies that fines of 50,000 may be imposed on persons found guilty under this act and the amount of the fine is unlimited on conviction on indictment the 867 graduates — all of whom now hold a bachelor of arts degree — were only a few of the 23,500 students who successfully sat examinations at the close of last year in this university of the second special qualities mrs king was awarded the m.b.e in 1961 and in this year's new year's honours list she was awarded the o.b.e speaking of her reac tion to the award she noted i was quite surprised to learn that i was to be awarded the o.b.e because normally women seem to get only one award and that's that i believe that there are only two other women who have been award ed the o.b.e it's a great honour since each credit course is taken as the equivalent of half the work handled by a full time student in a conventional uni versity in one year the stu dents revealed in the words of the open university vice chancellor dr walter perry special qualities of maturity and determination goodmorning tim goodmorning willie you will know then where your prosperity comes from chance an oil contingency plan work ing party consisting of repre sentatives from many govern ment departments the ber muda biological station ham ilton fire brigade and the oil companies have held meetings over the last several months and it has been recognised that bermuda would be unable to stockpile adequate suppues of materials and equipment to deal with a major oil spill in this area government con siders it unwise at this time to spend a large sum of money on materials and equipment the graduates include people ranging from a royal navy officer from ipswich in eastern england to a clergyman from cornwall in the west a bank clerk in london and at teacher in newcastle in the north it's good to see you again after your usual or should i say unusual weekend wiliie i know you have been in some tall arguments over the new or should i say the fifth bank which seems to be the popular name for it i am for this fifth bank tim because it has something to give the man in the street that the other banks do not have behind this new bank we have men whose reputa tions are at stake it is government's intention therefore at this time to estab lish lines of communication with other governments par ticularly those of our closest neighbours in the united states and canada to provide imme diate assistance in the event of a major oil spill in the form of trained manpower equipment and materials held by govern ment agencies in those coun tries due to the very special nature of our marine ecology both the department of agriculture and fisheries and the bermuda biological station are firmly against the use of oil dispers ants to deal with oil spills since it is possible that these chem icals might have a lasting and damaging effect upon local marine life dr perry who emphasised that the open university de gree was of the same standard as that gained at any conven tional british university de scribed the results as very satisfactory they have one thing in com mon all had successfully com pleted higher educational stud ies in the past and so were al lowed to claim exemptions from certain parts of the full open university course satisfaction mrs dorothea king noted that she gets a lot of satisfac tion out of her community work she stated i'm inter ested in people and it's very satisfying if you can lend a hand from time to time how ever what really worries me about the organizations with which i am connected is that we don't have any young peo ple what will happen when we're gone continuing she said i know young people don't like working with old people but they should be learning now or when they're forced to take over it will be that much more difficult you know willie when tois was first discussed i was against it and up to now for the life of me i can't just get it into my head as to its usefulness the number of banks we now have in this island is quite enough to deal with the amount of money or any other business that these banks are capable of handling so why a fifth bank i can quite understand why the other banks are riled up to a pitch of protestation can you imagine these men doing such a torn fool trick as to destroy their own future no qualifications are requir ed for admission to the open university — other than resi dence in britain behind it all tim i see a bunch of men who are filled with fear as to what this fifth bank can and will accomplish and bring to the notice of many people in this island what they have failed to do the open university which enters 1973 with more than 40,000 students expects at least three years to elapse be fore being able to announce its first full degrees 40,000 students this wholly new kind of in stitution has attracted consider able interest in other countries similar learning systems are being developed in spain and japan open university courses are beiitg tested in the united states and individual packages of course material — publications radio tapes and television films — have been sold in bermuda guyana australia new zealand west ern europe nigeria canada greece india pakistan ro mania thailand israel argen tina lebanon mexico iraq and iran to^naol fl olcnoeo bes 522 *^^^ fll fll *•** tihwa 1 1 lm hi fl oottuo m / i fll r ■■ gosling brothers ltdi bermudaj the way you have been talk ing willie raises a bit of sus picion in my mind that you may have a notion of becoming a share-holder of course i can't blame you if there is a future in it for you then you have every right to make much of the opportunity last year more than 25.gc0 british adults sat a total of 36,000 examination in subjects rangiitg from foundation courses in science to compara tive physiology from basic studies in the humanities lo the history of the european ren aissance and the reformation and achieved an overall pass rate of more than 70 per cent that may be so tim but competition is good for the trade while to you or a few more people this new bank may seem out of place but on the other hand these men who are behind this new venture are not fools they are mer of brains who are quite capa able of running this bank as those who are running the four we have now and as far as i know they are backed by canadian finance so wha is wrong with having one cut standing bank backed bv american finance here in bermuda mrs dorothea king is a unique woman who derives pleasure out of doing for others it is only fitting that the work she has done and is do ing be recognised i can't see the government turning it down they will have to have good and sound reasons if they do they studied at home — us ing correspondence material if they do tim we will fight it 1973 is supposed to be a ticklish one for bermuda but i can assure you tim there will be some tall scratching going on before we get through with them heroin continued from page 1 in 1856 the hypodermic invented 13 years earlier was introduced in the united states it was widely used dur ing the civil war to give mor phine to the wounded and ill thousands of veterans return ed to civilian life suffering from the soldiers sickness — morphine addiction macy and in many rural gen eral stores the chemicals were used in homes for relief of such illnesses as headaches and female weakness medical attitudes changed this change was precipitated by the publication in popular newspapers of sensational ac counts of the experiences of addicts now willie i must leave you as i hope to meet my friend mr marshall to discuss our motor traffic problem hope to see you next week when 1 hope we will have more time to discuss a few more subjects than banks public response to addiction ask yourself tim what is the rest of our business backed by but by american finance who runs your hotels canada or america let uncle sam pull up stakes from this island by the dawn of the 20th cen tury the american pharma ceutical association had organ ized a committee to study and report the extent of public de mand for addiction-provoking drugs the demand was term ed appalling and attempts to control the distribution and consumption of narcotics be gan a controversy soon raged over opiate addiction but opiate use continued to grow especially among women and businessmen it was estimated that two-thirds of all opiate ad dicts belonged to the middle and upper classes of society — including the writer and poet edgar allan poe in 1896 heroin the strongest of all opium derivatives was synthesized from morphine physicians immediately began to use heroin to cure morphine and opium addiction again the result was substitution of one addiction for another so say i tim introducing to bermuda up to this time public morals were not offended by the medi cinal use of opium although chinese opium dens were held in very low esteem it was not until the 1890's that public and the laws limiting distribu tion did little to curb narcotic addiction they only made the drugs more difficult to ob tain soon narcotic addicts were turning to underworld markets — once only a minor source of supply as costs rose addicts became increasingly involved in crime fitetgtorth throughout the 19th century opium and its derivatives were available almost anywhere and could be bought legally with out a prescription in any phar v e england's finest rainwear the public who had long equated opium dens with the underworld was quick to link the heroin addicts with organ ized crime the response was a crackdown on addicts and pushers or sellers of the illicit drugs flflh*flbk:-flb:-fl flfl»^7m lightweight bri-nylon with six av aflf v -^* xxt\\w 9 vflp vfek ■■""■■■ njf tt_j_w z i|i7 jr bbbbw^bbbbbbbbbbbbb fl b fl bj b fll . vj ■ coats of polyurethane for 100 waterproofing ideal for • sealed seams golf sailing cycling • nylon zippers 1 heroin today the increase in herion ad dicts has been attributed to many causes — the conditions of ghetto living permissive ness drug experimentation and boredom i wr fl b ' bis «__ , s5 i 2j flflflflflflflflflkflflflfl iv mm bl i a ■ || • hi i;"i ■ * fi9^j!*zz xwtsu " ii i w»f li '■■ • ' / ir iii i \ ib • zippered pockets complete coverage for home office shop | call 1-2021 today uthis time tomorrow . . . jrtaybe too late - • double seats in trousers attitudes toward heroin ad dicts are now changing most authorities see the addict as a sick person the inadequate personality unable to cope with the stresses of normal life — a victim as well as a criminal to this end comprehensive programs of prevention treat ment and rehabilitation have been developed • wind cuffs i ; • 100 waterproof • hoods on jackets argus lnj for those heroin addicts who do not wish to change their lot the outlook is — as the conditions were described nearly 70 years ago — appal ling • yellow & 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