Internationally Known Pioneer Scientist To Retire
Dr. LeRoy D. Fothergill, longtime scientific advisor at Fort Detrick and a pioneer in the Biological Laboratories, will retire this month. A testimonial dinner at Fort Detrick will honor him, with Major General William M. Creasy as toastmaster and Dr. Ira L. Baldwin to comment on his career.
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LeRoy D. Fothergill
U.S. Army Biological Laboratories
Fort Detrick
Fothergill
William M. Creasy
U. S. Army
U.S. Army Chemical Corps
Ira L. Baldwin
University of Wisconsin
Bacteriological Sciences
Baldwin
Dr. Fothergill
Detrick Field
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Nevada
Carson City
University of Nevada
U.S. Navy Medical School
Bethesda
Maryland
U.S. Navy Reserve
Biological Warfare Laboratories
United States
Naval Service
Wisconsin
Ohio
Fothergill Named Chair of NATO Scientific Study Group
Dr Fothergill was named chairman of the American group chosen to study chemical and biological nature for NATO and served as vice chairman of the international group. The Naples sessions in March 1961 produced recommendations for the Von Karman Committee. He wrote over 30 scientific papers including a textbook on Immunity and notable work on encephalitis linking a human case to equine encephalomyelitis. He holds multiple memberships in major scientific societies and serves on several government science committees.
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State
Michigan
Illinois
New York
Harvard
Army
Fothergill
Fort Detrick
Secretary of the Army
Elvis J. Stahr, Jr
Department of the Army
Armed Forces
United States
John J. McCloy
NATO
von Karman
Naples
New England Journal
New Engld
American Society For Microbiology
American Academy For Microbiology
New York Academy of Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Research Society of America
American Association of Immunologists
American Public Health Association
Delta Omega
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Board
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council
Rector Plans Post Retirement Work At Illinois University
A former Center for Zoonoss Research rector at the University of Illinois Urbana plans to continue his epidemiology teaching after retirement. He resides near Frederick on a 46 acre farm with his wife Mrs. Fobergirl, enjoys agriculture, livestock health, gardening, and woodwork, and pursues English literature. Their three sons include two on duty in Germany and a civilian son living in Florida.
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Center For Zoonoss Research
University of Illinois
Urbana
Illinois
Frederick
Fobergirl
Fothergirls
Germany
Florida
State Ranks 11th In Teacher Pay
Maryland public school teachers earn an average of 6415 a year ranking 11th among states. The National Education Association reports 726900 students for 1963 64 and per pupil spending at 489. New York tops with 705 and national averages are 5963 and 455.
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Washington
Maryland
Alaska
National Education Association
New York
Religious ceremonies govern civil marriages in Maryland
Maryland debates civil marriages with ministers from Judaism Catholicism and Protestant churches weighing in on church law versus state policy The clergy largely back civil marriages for freedom of religion and to avoid forced church rites while reaffirming that religious ceremonies remain preferred for church recognition. A Maryland law allowing civil officials to perform marriages went into effect January 1 with civil ceremonies already conducted by Ellis Wachter. A separate Maryland Health Center funding story notes congressmen backing a $70 million National Environmental Health Center at Beltsville with a projected $45 million payroll.
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Maryland
John L. Lippeld
St. John’s Catholic
Kosman
Robert F. Woodward
First Baptist Church
Maryland Council of Churches
the Baptists
Woodward
Robert M. Grumbine
Grace Episcopal
New Market
St. Timothy’s Chapel
Frederick
Episcopal Church
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Grumbine
Ellis C. Wachter
Health Center
Baltimore
Beltsville
Bandits rob church funds in Md. bank setback
A Marvin Methodist Church group counted Sunday collections at Woodmoor Suburban Trust Co on Monday when two men robbed them of 1000 to 1500 dollars. The white-armed bandits, one with a submachine gun and one with a shotgun, struck about 1 35 p.m. in a rear room of the Woodmoor Shopping Center bank branch. The church sits opposite the shopping center in Four Corners.
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Silver Spring
Four Corners
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