Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Anti-Drug Workshops Press Conference

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE ANC ANTI-DRUG WORKSHOPS THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1988 12:00 P.M. GOOD AFTERNOON. IN FEBRUARY I ANNOUNCED OPERATION FIGHTBACK, A COMPREHENSIVE, CITY-WIDE EFFORT AIMED AT PUSHING THE PUSHER OFF OUR STREETS. OPERATION FIGHTBACK IS A COORDINATED EFFORT BY 10 D.C. AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO COMBAT THIS DRUG WAR. BUT AS I HAVE SAID ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE GOVERNMENT ALONE CANNOT WIN THE DRUG WAR. IT WILL TAKE A COMBINED EFFORT BY THE GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS. THAT'S WHY I HAVE ASKED THE ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS WHO ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL TO CONVENE CITIZENS WORKSHOPS THIS SATURDAY