THURSDAY. MAY 9, 1983
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Drug's Side Effect
Turns Woman's Hair
To Lovely Golden
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MCDFORD. OREGON
Rv DELOS SMITH
UPI Science Editor
. New York-flJPD-A new medi
cal .nystery is why a dramatic
"side effect" of a drug escaped
the attention of physicians up
to now although the drug has
been in use for years.
The apparent answer is the
"side effect" is so pleasant
patients - especially female
patients - do not report it to
their doctors lest it be taken
away and the doctors them
selves do not look at patients
as wholes but only at their ail
ing parts.
This "side effect" is to turn
brunette hair into blonde hair
and not washed-out blonde but
a lovely light golden. There's
no doubt whatever it takes
place, said the Welsh doctor
who has the honor of being
the first to report It to the
International Medical litera
ture. Noticed by Accldtnt
Dr. John D. Spillane of the
Cardiff (Wales) Royal Infirm
ary confessed he first noticed
It by accident. He had had a
. woman in her late 30s taking
the drug for some months
when It occurred to him she
"looked different" somehow
He was unsure just how
she looked different until he
questioned her at some length,
She was coy and finally made
him realize she was a blonde
now whereas before she had
been a brunette,
Thereafter he kept a sharp
eye on three other dark-haired
women and two dark-haired
men who were taking the
drug under his supervision.
In all of them the change
took place and "it was much
appreciated by the women
patients who seemed Inclined
to keep it a secret, he said,
He found the color change
from dark to light depended
upon a heavy daily dose taken
over a period of three months,
When the drug was with'
drawn, the hair resumed
growing out from the scalp
witn us former dark color,
"There were no general 111
. effects," Spillane reported to
the British Medical Journal
However, there wasn't the
slightest suggestion I way
had been found of making this
a world of blonde haired
women. The drug is used as
a relaxant of skeletal muscles,
as a sedative and when mixed
with other drugs as a pain,
killer.
.Prescription Drug
In high doses It can pro-
, auce Doth unpleasant and
dangerous side effects; It is a
prescription drug which must
be administered under a phy
sician's close supervision. Its
generic name is mephencsin.
Spillane said obviously it
somehow repressed the pro
duction of the basic dark body
pigment, melanin, permitting
the light pigments to take
over. How it does it is un
known but Spillane Is setting
up experiments to find out.
These studies, he suggested,
could provide a "clue" to a
chemical way of controlling
the highly malignant cancer
of melanin cells, melanoma.
Meanwhile, he commented
IhA "fliHn effects" of
drugs are making medical
practice more ana more aun
cult. Many are unpleasant and
appear early and that Is "for
tunate," he said. "Some of
course are insidious and late.
Rut uihot if they're not only
insidious but also not unpleas
ant? wnat ii tne eiieci is ac
tually pleasing to the pa
tient,'
Pressure Cooker Used in Tests Of Freeway Highway Material
Pressure cookers have a
variety of uses for food, but
who would ever think of cook
ing chunks of concrete from
the new Medford Ashland
freeway in them?
Aa a mutter nf fori, there is
an outfit in Salem doing this
very thing. Actually, tne pres
sure cooker is used as only a
part of the multiyllcity of
tests given to all material thai
goes into the building of Ore
gon's highways. These tests
are carried out in the state's
engineering laboritories,
which have been operating as
a branch of the Oregon state
highway department since
1919.
Most motorists would be
surprised at the extensive re
search and testing that Is con
ducted for the highways upon
which they drive. Just last
year, more than 38,000 sam
ples of work being done on
the highways were tested in
the state laboratories.
Road Material Tested
And every Imaginable type
of road material is tested at
the lab-ven the reflective
buttons on road signs, which
are individually scrutinized
for the correct degree of bril
liancy. G. W. Harra, head of the
lab, puts it this way: "Our or
ganization, which is listed as
a materials division of the
highway department, acts as
a controlling means for high
way material including every
thing from the gravel and dirt
on the base of the roads to the
paving and the structure."
When the existing lab build
ing was constructed in 1941,
the engineers let architects de
sign the exterior but left the
inside to be mapped out en
tirely by the lab crew for the
convenience of testing. This
has resulted in an ideal ar
rangement, according to Har
ra, as the material can easily
be taken from one room to an
other. - Since Its organization, the
lab has been in the continu
ous process of expanding and
purchasing new equipment.
Now, the lab crew Is work
ing nearly shoulder to shoul
der with dozens of pieces of
new equipment. Harra said he
expected some expansion in
the near future.
This greatly expanded oper
ation is due not only to in
creased highway work, but
also to the advanced methods
of construction requiring
more extensive testing. Prime
example Is the evolution of
Portland cement concrete,
which is now being used to
pave many miles of the Ore
gon interstate highway sys
tem.
In the pioneer days of con
crete road building the con
struction crews would obtain
gravel and sand from nearby
river beds, mix it with cement
until it appeared to be the
right consistency, then roll It
on the highway. Although
many of these old concrete
highways are still serving use
ful lives, it has been found
through years of experience
that carefully measured con
trol of water, gravel and sand
in concrete is necessary to in
sure longer lasting highway
life. Because of this, it has be
come a never-ending opera
tion for the lab crew to test
the consistency, setting time,
soundness and compressive
strength of concrete.
Presure Cooking Test
In the pressure cooking test,
for example, small bars of
concrete are kept at 420 de
grees temperature and 295 de
grees pressure for three hours,
then given a hot and cold bath
-all to measure the contrac
tion or expansion of concrete.
Not simply content with
specifications, the lab double
checks by testing samples of
concrete taken each day from
highways under construction.
Arriving in cylinder form, the
samples are cured and cracked
SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
Forest Grove The Rev.
Glenn W. Young, minister of
the Union Congregational
church (United Church of
Christ) in Upper Montclalr,
N.J., and an innovator in reli
gious education, will be the
speaker at the baccalaureate
services for the 1963 graduat
ing class at Pacific university
June 2.
; MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON THURSDAY. MAY . 1963 Q f
Crime Increases Although Detection Improves, Hoover Motes
at alternating Intervals by a
huge compressor machine.
At last comes the final In
spection of the completed
highways. If it meets the nec
essary state and federal speci
fications, the engineers then
declare another section of con
crete highway ready for use.
By JACK VANDENBEKa
United Press International
. Washington - IUPU - As J.
Edgar Hoover nears his 39th
anniversary as head of the
, Federal Burean of Investiga
tion, he has a paradox to
der that disturbs himkreat
ponder that distrubs him
greatly.
The , methods of law en-
- forcement and crime detec
tion have improved enormous
ly since he took over the
Justice Department's old Bu-
, reau of Investigation in 1924.
Despite this, crime has been
consistently on the increase.
What is the reason? In an
exclusive interview with Unit
ed Press international, Hoo
ver had this answer:
"A lack of public interest
and support - particularly
with regard to law enforce
ment and the administration
of justice - underlies Ameri
ca's rising crime problem."
He made these observa
tions: "There can be no doubt
that law enforcement has
made greater strides forward
than the underworld. Recent
years have witnessed an end
less series of advancements
in scientific crime detection
which not only strengthen our
efficiency in identifying and
apprehending wrongdoers, but
also assure greater protection
to the lawabiding and the
falsely accused.
Crime Grows
"In spite of these improve
ments, the crime problem has
continued to grow. During the
past decade, in fact, there has
been a 70 per cent increase
in serious offenses across the
United States. And in the
last five years, crime has risen
nearly five times as fast as
our rapidly growing population."
Hoover's comments were
made in written answers to
question submitted by United
Press International, supple
mented by a talk in his small
inner office at FBI headquar
ters. On May 10, Hoover will
start his 40th year as head of
the nation's foremost crime
fighting agency. It has been
a career lasting through six
presidents, and the lives of
Alvin Karpis, John Dillinger
and plane-bomber Jack Gil
bert Graham. It has establish
ed him as one of the most
powerful and venerable insti
tutions in America
His black hair is slightly
tinged with gray now, and the
hint of a wave in it is gone.
There is little noticeable
change in his ruddy complex
ion and his face still shows
determination and conviction
when he speaks.
Crew Listens
The energy wit,i which he
expresses his views makes a
passive audience out of those
in his office, a room that re
sembles a study. There is a
large, orderly desk contain
ing only a few momentos; a
small, double tiered book
case, and a high-backed loath
er chair where the FBI chief
sits.
Hoover's conversation cov
ers a wide range of subjects,
but always it has running
through it a strong thread of
personal experience, crime de
tection and deep religious be
liefs. In his written answers, he
made these points:
There are very definite
limitations upon the FBI's
authority, and "I consider all
of them to be most essential."
"A tremendous spirit
of mutual cooperation exists
throughout the law enforce
ment profession today one
unmatched at any time in
the past. We hope this cooper
ation will grow. It has help
ed our profession to reach
new heights of efficiency, pub
lic service and protection of
civil rights."
Most Vicious
Alvin Karpis, now fin
ishing out a life sentence at
McNeil's island, Wash., was
the "most vicious" person who
ever threatened to kill him.
The FBI, as well as Hoover
himself, has developed a
steady "following of outspo
ken enemies over the years,
including criminal and sub
versive elements and "a pe
culiar brand of 'pseudo lib
eral' who is obsessed by the
false notion that law enforce
ment and protection of na
tional security are incompati
ble with 'true liberalism.' "
It a man is to maintain
his balance and proper per
spective in life, it Is essential
that he "reserve a few hours
each week to pursue a hobby
(gardening is my springtime
favorite), to read good books,
to enjoy the company of fam
ily and friends, and to com-
Paper Ignored
Revere's Ride
Boston -dnr- Years later,
Longfellow immortalized Paul
Revere with his poem about
the midnight ride.
But in the story published
in the Massachusetts Gazette
on April 20, 1775 - the day
after the ride ended - there
is no mention of Revere.
Referring to the Battle of
Concord bridge, the newspa.
per said: .
"Last Tuesday night, the
(British) Grenadier and Light
companies, were ferried in
long boats from the bottom
of the Common over to Phil's
farm in Cambridge, from
whence they proceeded
their way to Concord, where
they arrived early yesterday.
"Upon the people's having
notice of this movement on
Tuesday night, alarm guns
were fired through the coun
try and expresses sent to tha
different towns, so that very
early yesterday morning
large numbers were assent'
bled from all parts of tha
country.
'A general battle ensued,
which, from what we can
learn, was supported with
. great spirit on both sides and
continued until the Kings
troops retreated to Charles.
town."
me -expresses sent were,
of course, the alarm spread
ny Revere and his companion,
William Dawes.
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mune with God."
Neither Honvpr nnr Mm
agents have had all that much
ume lo relax since that day
in 1824 when he took the
ith Of office aa heart nf tha
Justice Department's Bureau
of Investigation. It was auite
job he was stepping into.
Harding Scandals
The Harding adminiatra-
tion scandals had started com
ing to light, and the Justice
Department was Involved.
Graft and corruption were
common among the bureau,
and special agents even In
cluded some ex-convicta.
Hoover changed all that.
but it took a while.
'It was Franklin D. Roose
velt," Hoover said, "who
made the most significant ad
dition to our jurisdiction
when, In 1938, he named the
FBI the civilian investigative
agency primarily responsible
for safe - guarding America'a
internal security. Our domes
tic intelligence responsibili
ties - including Investigations
of espionage, sabotage and
subversion - have increased
greatly since that time."
In the early days. Hoover
had only a few hundred
agents who couldn't even car-.
ry guns. Now there are more
than 6,000 G-Men in S3 offi
ces stretching from Alaska to
Puerto Rico.
FBI Revered
It was aiso in those early
days that the FBI became en
graved in American folklore.
"During the 1830's, under
world terrorism - highlighted
by bank robberies, kidnap
ings, gangland assassinations
and murders - captured head
lines from coast to coast,"
Hoover recalled.
"The abduction of young
Charles Lindbergh in 1832 led
directly to the passage of tha .
federal kidnaping statute.
Two years later, responding
to the series of assaults upon
banks by the Barker-Karpis
gang, the Dillinger mob and
other bands of gunmen. Con
gress enacted the federal bank
robbery statute. I am proud of
the FBI s role in helping to
smash the notorious gangs of
the 1930's. But. these achieve
ments were not attained with
out sacrifice."
In particular Hoover sin
gled out the "Kansas City
Massacre," in which Special
Agent Raymond J. Caffrey
and three police officers were
gunned down by Pretty Boy
Floyd and his gang. In the
succeeding five years. Hoover
recalled, seven more FBI
agents were shot to death.
"No law enforcement or In
telligence agency worthy of
Its name can avoid the wrath
of criminal and subversive
elements," Hoover said.
Hoover Unafraid
'I frankly do not take un
derworld threats against my
life very seriously. This Is a
mental attitude which I devel
oped during the gangster era
of the 1830 s, when several
notorious gunmen promised to
add my name to their vic
tims."
One of these was Karpis.
He held me personally re
sponsible for the deaths of
Fred and "Ma' Barker," Hoo
ver said. The Barkers were
killed by FBI agents in 1935.
"I accepted Karpis' threat
as a personal challenge," he
said. "When I arrested him
on Canal atreet in New Or
leans the following year, Kar
pis' face turned ashen white
and he surrendered without
a fight."
Asked to recall some of the
outstanding cases he has han
dled, Hoover listed a series of
notorious ones, ranging from
the smashing of the power of
the Ku Klux Klan in the 20s,
to Jack Graham's dynamiting
of a passenger plane carrying
44 persons in the 1950s, to the
more recent hijacking of an
airliner In the southwest by a
father and son who wanted to
go to Cuba.
Role Switched
With the advent of the 40's,
the hot war and then the cold
war, the FBI had to switch
much of Its energy from crime
detection to fighting subversion,
Some of the highlights of
that period, Hoover recalled,
were "the smashing of several
German spy rings, the appre
hension of eight Nazi aano
teurs who were landed on
our east coast by submarine,
and the conviction of 11 na
tional leaders of the Commu
nist party, USA, for conspir
ing to teach and advocate the
overthrow of our government
by force and violence."
"This," he said, "was the
start of a new era, the atomic
age; and even as United
States forces helped destroy
the Nazi military machine in
Europe and Africa, Soviet
agents clandestinely conspired
to steal nuclear secrets and
penetrate our government."
He said he shared the view
expressed by Judge Irving R.
Kaufman when he sentenced
Julius and Ethel Roaenburg
In 1951: "Your crime Is worse
than murder. Plain, deliber
ated murder Is dwarfed in
magnitude by comparison to
the crime you have commit
ted ... "
J.