Maryland Driver Education Funding Up For Renewal
A Maryland Senate panel heard support for extending three more years of state funding for driver education. Lawmakers highlighted benefits such as fewer drunken driving convictions and violations, with costs offset by learner permit fees. Opponents urged study of statistics and questioned permit duration. If rejected, localities would bear the cost, affecting families especially in rural and Western Maryland.
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Maryland
Annapolis
Motor Vehicle Administration
MVA
Senate Constitutional and Public Law Committee
Arthur Dorman
Prince George's
Sen. Dorman
Sidney Kramer
D Montgomery
Catherine I. Riley
Frederick County
Montgomery County
General Assembly
Serendipity and Science Drive Drug Breakthroughs
An article in Science Digest explores how luck often shapes drug discovery alongside scientific method. It cites penicillin, chlorpromazine, and cyclosporine as outcomes of chance, with industry spending around $2 billion annually on research to pursue breakthroughs amid vast attrition.
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Zola Horovitz
Squibb Pharmaceutical Co
Science Digest
Serendipity
Alexander Fleming
Sandoz Pharmaceutical
Horovitz
Atlantic
Sandoz
David Winter
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
U.S
Wall Street
David Saks
Kremlin tries to provoke Syria Israel clash over SAM threat
Intelligence sources say the Kremlin seeks a Syria Israel air battle to test newly deployed Soviet SAM systems in Syria. Israel’s success against SA and SA-8 batteries in Lebanon and media reports of Soviet advisers killed while defending downed aircraft highlight fears Moscow faces obsolescence of its air defenses against American aircraft and Israeli tactics.
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Washington
Kremlin
Israel
Middle East
High Command
Syria
Lebanon
Dale van Atta
Bekaa
Pentagon
David
Soviet Union
Soviets Seek Mideast Air Battle to Test Missile System
U S analysts say the Kremlin aims to trigger a Syria Israel clash to test SA missile systems. The debate centers on whether SA-5s can outperform SA-6s and 93 amid pressure on Soviet capabilities in the Middle East. A separate note reports New York songwriter Robert Warren releasing a postal themed ditty and a spike in erratic mail service following its recording.
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Soviets
Kremlin
U.S
New York
Robert Warren
Erection of a Free Bridge Across Potomac at Shepherdstown
Yesterday items note a recommended erection of a free bridge across the Potomac River at Shepherdstown to the West Virginia Legislature by the State Roads Commission. Prohibition supporters are urged to attend a YMCA meeting to organize county efforts backing the 18th amendment. Frederick County Boy Scouts plan a 10 to 20 night hike leaving Frederick at 7 pm to H. Jewett Orth’s home for games and activities.
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Potomac River
Shepherdstown
W Ya
West Virginia
State Roads Commission
YMCA
BOY Scouts OF
Frederick County
Frederick
H. Jewett Orth
Rosenfeld donation funds YMCA drive at Frederick banquet
Twenty years ago Harry A. Rosenfeld donated twenty full YMCA memberships for the Frederick Shopping Center drive. Police Chief Charles V Main, then YMCA drive head, would decide recipients. The Francis Scott Key Hotel hosted the banquet. Mrs Charlie Roberts joined Vindobona Convalescent Home staff as an occupational specialist in a three month training program aimed at enhancing rehabilitation and patient adjustment.
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Harry A. Rosenfeld
Frederick
The
Center Association
Charlie Roberts
Mt. Philip Road
Vindobona Convalescent Home
Virginia L. Caskey
Don�t penalize savers for being thrifty letter
A senior citizen argues against a 10 percent withholding tax on interest and dividends. The writer lauds tax free savings incentives, warns the tax would raise interest rates and inflation, and urges continued support for thrift. He suggests alternative revenue measures and defends Social Security, urging policymakers to avoid harming savers.
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Lita Lintan Animation Cabana
Congress
All Savers
Sam
Uncle Sam
IRS
Washington
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