Wrong impression
• My letter in the Chronicle of the 9 July had the wrong heading on it, which was 'Drug abuse, cause of crimes' not 'Waimarino crimes'. My letter was towards the escalation of crimes in Ohakune and Raetihi only, as being a resident of the past 40-odd years, I have seen the incentives of the elders of my Maori people crumbling to the think box and drug abuse. Drugs have been mans' salvation according to Chinese history as they had opium dens only to the select. Drugs mixed with alcohol may Tum to page 5
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 404, 21 July 1992, Page 4
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96Wrong impression Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 10, Issue 404, 21 July 1992, Page 4
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