Regrouping Call To Save Fort Detrick Jobs In Md
In Frederick Maryland a heated call to preserve Fort Detrick as a defensive biological weapons facility dominates local debate. The letter urges HEW to fund a health center, warns of job losses for thousands, and presses Congress and the White House to reverse the Army phase out and keep skilled staff in Frederick. The piece cites Senator Mathias and local officials seeking a high level review and continued operation at the Fort.
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NIH
Bethesda
Charles McC. Mathias
Frederick
Mathias
Department of the Army
Nixon
Department of Thermy
Fort Dugway
Utah
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
J. Glenn Beall
Goodloe E. Byron
Chamber of Commerce
White House
Fort Detrick conversion urged for health research center
Editors urge Congress to appropriate 15 million dollars to convert Fort Detrick near Frederick Maryland from a biowarfare facility into a comprehensive national health research center under HEW and NIH. The move would keep staff of 700 and enable studies from cancer viruses to genetic diseases. WRC TV backs the proposal.
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Fort Detrick
Frederick
Maryland
Nixon
Mathias
Tydings
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Wrc-Tv
Weight Watchers and a Fat Mind Fight Christmas to Easter
A reader recounts a weight loss journey from 156 to 132 pounds using Weight Watchers. She details strict discipline, meal portions, and social pressure, noting maintenance for life and the emotional battles with friends and family. The letter ends with a quip about holiday temptations and a separate joke about Santa and Christmas business.
Sound Economic Solutions by Advisers Stretched to Act
NEA Washington correspondent Ray Cromley argues that while economists can analyze inflation and excess demand, they fail to offer usable remedies. He suggests boosting production to match demand, targeting shortages with incentives, expanding training and investment in services, and using tax bonuses or penalties to cut unit costs. Antitrust tools could be applied more selectively to curb efficiency-destroying practices.
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Washington
NEA
Asia
KEFAUVER AND SHAPRO Offer 15 to 30 Percent Off Christmas Items
Yesterday’s news item notes KEFAUVER AND SHAPRO optometrists and jewelers reducing every article 15 to 30 percent for Christmas shoppers in Frederick city and county. Buck Ramsey, piloted Hustless in 1920, is expected at the Blue Ridge League stockholders meeting in the YMCA building this Thursday evening, with F K Schmidt hoping to attend. A window was smashed at Fleet Stull’s Yellow Springs store last night when an unknown person hurled a heavy stone, fleeing before the owner could reach the door.
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Shapro
Frederick City
Buck Ramsey
Blue Ridge League
YMCA
F.K. Schmidt
Fleet Stull
Yellow Springs
Mr. Stull
Christmas Mail Delayed by Railroad Strike Embargo
Frederick Post Office slows as parcel post embargo takes effect amid railroad strike. Santa to visit Winchester Hall for Empty Stocking Club event with 150 Frederick children aged 2 to 11, tickets required. Red Cross chapter grows nursing and disaster preparedness classes.
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Santa
Winchester Hall
Frederick County
RED Cross
Skyjacker profile blames moms and space dreams for hijackings
Dr. David Hubbard, a federal prison psychiatrist, studied 20 imprisoned hijackers and linked skyjacking to unresolved childhood issues, space fantasy, and a desire for power. He notes most were unemployed, some trained in flying, and many sought punishment rather than severe penalties, suggesting tougher deterrents may backfire.
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Marva Brown
Frederick News-Post
Montgomery Mall
David Hubbard
Hubbard
Ali
Momma
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