San Diego, Narcotics, 1962-1963
Scope and Contents
News clippings, letters, memos, memorandums & government reports. Examples are: One news clipping of an editorial—“Drug Addiction and the Law,” The Wall Street Journal, Ap. 24, 1963; 1 small packet containing corresp. (12/1/62-1/30/63) from Congressman Wilson, Philip Nichols, Jr. (Commissioner of Customs, Treasury Dept.), Henry L. Giordano (Commissioner of Narcotics, Treasury Dept.), Bert J. Shoblom (General Agent, Liberty National Life Insurance Co.) & attached news clipping—“Heroin Death Case Jurors Told of Baja Quest for Dope” (n.d.,n.s.) re/ Mr. Shoblom’s Republicanism, praise for Wilson & concern over the narcotics problems in San Diego & Tijuana; 1 letter (7/11/62) from Stanley Mosk (CA Attorney General) to Wilson re/ “the White House Conference on Narcotics which President Kennedy has scheduled for late summer; 1 large packet containing letters & memos (1/62-6/62) from Congressman Wilson, Basil Karp (Foreign Affairs Officer, Dept. of State), E.E. Eiler (Research Dir., Republican Associates of San Diego County), F.J. Morey & T.M. Heggland (Chief Adminstrative Office, S.D. County), Patrick P. O’Carroll (Dir., Federal Bureau Of Narcotics Training School, Treasury Dept., his enclosed brochure & application form), Henry L. Giordano (Acting Commiss-ioner of Narcotics, Treasury Dept.), & a copy of the “San Diego County Narcotics Enforcement Program . . . . This report contains five parts” (16 pp.) re/ extensive corresp. & crucial County information on this topic; 1 letter (2/1/62) from constituent G.L. Durden & Wilson’s reply (2/26/62) re/ information on “how the government is seen” & more Congressional power “to make the penalty for narcotics peddlers more severe.”
Dates
- created: 1962-1963
Creator
- From the Collection: Wilson, Robert (Wilson, Robert Carlton) (1916-) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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