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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1990

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4

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.

Whittaker Bioproducts 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.

Army of Welfare Maryland Virginia Boyd Smith Frederick Maryland Student Literacy Corps William Donald Schaefer Rachel Wojnar Anne Arundel County Owen Donley Columbia Joseph Shilling 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.

Washington Soviet Union Eastern Bloc Security Transportation Service Interior Ministry KGB Aeroflot Stanislav Govorukhin Sovetskaya Kultura Central Asia Congress of Deputies Govorukhin Gorbachev Drexel Burnham Lambert Wall Street Drexel

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.

Frederick City Charles 5. Houck Jr Walkersville Fie Houck

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.

Lawrence Way Ime News-Post Frederick County Way War Democratic Party William Donald Schaefer

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.

ABC Washington Post Republican Party Corted

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.

Orphans’ Court Maryland Shirley Happ General Assembly Frederick County Circuit The American Lung Association of Maryland Office of Technology Assessment

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