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Motorcycle Group
Warns 'Smokers'
Of Weekend 'Bust'

By Tom Adams
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

"Smokers Beware of Midwinters
BUST," warns a purple mimeographed
sheet that was tacked
to the doors of Cabell Hall yesterday
morning.

After the large warning there
is some fine print, with details,
followed by even finer print that
identifies the group publishing
the warning as The Richard D.
Farina Memorial Motorcycle Association.

Midwinters Likely

The fine print reads, "There
have been many rumors and
some reliable information that
there will be a bust in Charlottesville
in the next 2-3 weeks. Midwinters
is the most likely time.

"Two years ago on Midwinters,
two University students were arrested
along with a former University
student for possession of
marijuana. The two students, notwithstanding
faculty protest, were
expelled from school by Dean
Runk.

"Last May the charges were
finally dropped, for improper
search warrants. But irreparable
damage was done to the two
students; and the former student
committed suicide primarily because
of the stresses of the case."

'Get Clean'

Then finally, in brackets, the
final warning of "Get Clean" is
printed.

Charlottesville Police, when
contacted by The Cavalier Daily,
said that they had heard nothing
about such a raid. They did say,
however, that if such a raid were
being planned, it would be directed
by University Security.

Wade Bromwell, director of
University Security, had no
knowledge of a marijuana or
drugs raid, but he said, "Of
course, this doesn't mean that the
Charlottesville police aren't planning
some sort of raid. They
have jurisdiction off the grounds
of the University. However,
whenever something comes up involving
University students, it has
been their custom to notify us."

Many rumors abound concerning
the possible raid. One of
these rumors has it that the police
officer who directed the Virginia
Beach raids this summer is here
in Charlottesville to direct the
same type raid.

No member of The Richard
D. Farina Memorial Motorcycle
Association could be found for
comment. The group is named
after the famous folksinger-novelist
who died in a motorcycle accident
several years ago. He was
29 at the time.

An administration source said
late yesterday that several narcotics
specialists will be in Charlottesville
during the next few
weeks.

Photo by Gill

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