Horseshoe crab aids humane drug testing in Maryland lab
Scientists at Whittaker Bioproducts in Walkersville use blue blood from horseshoe crabs to test injectable medicines for endotoxins. The test, modernized since 1982, replaces rabbit-based methods and safeguards animals while ensuring drug safety.
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Walkersville
Food and Drug Administration
Literacy corps aims to curb dropout crisis in Maryland
The piece praises Maryland Governor Schaefer's Student Literacy Corps as a costless, practical plan to boost reading in schools. It highlights quotes from students Rachel Wojnar and Owen Donley, outlines program goals to reduce drug use by boosting literacy, and notes community support from schools and First Lady Barbara Bush.
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Virginia
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Maryland Student Literacy Corps
William Donald Schaefer
Rachel Wojnar
Anne Arundel County
Owen Donley
Columbia
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Rachel
Owen
South Frederick
Barbara Bush
Frederick School
Schaefer
Soviet crime wave shocks Kremlin with growing thefts
Western reports say the Soviet Union faces a crime surge as police collude with criminals. In one Georgian region day, 1,441 guns were stolen from eight stations, including 56 machine guns, while total losses across training centers, military, interior ministry police, and banks rose to thousands. Govorukhin notes brutal crimes and calls for glasnost. officials warn Drexel Burnham Lambert fallout could destabilize finance.
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Frederick area census jobs to be posted March 15
Frederick City and Frederick County workers for the decennial census will be listed around March 15 per area supervisor Charles Houck Jr. About 80 applications were on file. roughly 50 people will be chosen for full and part time census work.
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Lawrence Way Leads Campaign for Frederick County Commissioner
The News-Post notes Lawrence Way announced January 27 as a candidate for Frederick County Commissioner. He pushes change in government form, managed growth, and issues like child care and drug abuse, aiming to spark early public dialogue before September primaries and November general election. Democrats reportedly consider fielding candidates to trim the field. Governor Schaefer urges action to mobilize Republicans.
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News-Post
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Leaders and voters weigh 1990s issues in party races
G Lee Teets of Myersville questions party timing and leadership as Democrats debate strategy and Republicans announce early. He argues for decisive leaders who get things done and asks how other voters will respond in county commissioner races.
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Washington Post
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Double standard debate on Maryland Orphans' Court judges
Theodore Ward laments a double standard between Orphans' Court judges and other Maryland courts and calls for reform while stressing that all courts affect citizen protections. The letter advocates Stage II vapor recovery and mandatory recycled newsprint to improve air quality and public health, urging Gov. Schaefer to back both measures.
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Maryland
Shirley Happ
General Assembly
Frederick County
Circuit
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American Lung Association of Maryland
Office of Technology Assessment
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