State backs study center in Cambridge
ANNAPOLIS AP The Board of Public Works approved an agreement that Cambridge will give the state 789 acres on the Chaplain River for a University of Maryland study center at Horn Point. The plan lets the state own the land even if the center isn’t built, while Cambridge can veto other projects there. The center would focus on environmental and estuarine studies, water pollution solutions, and farming Chesapeake Bay waters for better fish and shellfish crops.
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Annapolis
Board of Public Works
Cambridge
Chaplain River
University of Maryland
Horn Point
Francis V. du Pont
State Health Department
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Bon Secours
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Matthew Tayback
Health Department
Richard M. Matthews
Board of Regents
Chesapeake Bay
Hybrid Seed Corn To Aid Blight Fight
Hawaii growers cultivate 1100 acres of blight resistant hybrid seed corn for Pride Seed Co to ship to the Midwest. The crop on Kauai shores up mainline supplies after last year’s 14.7 percent drop in U.S. corn output due to Southern corn blight. Metcalf Farms expects to finish harvest by month end and resume planting mid next month as land becomes available.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Garden Isle
Kauai
Metcalf Farms
Pride Seed Co
Glenn Haven
Wis
Department of Agriculture
Harold Barr
Metcalf Farm
Richard Metcalf
Pride Seed
Metcalf
Waimea
Kilauea Sugar Co
Kilauea Sugar
Barr
Judge Ousts Panther In Cop Slaying Trial
In Baltimore Maryland hearings over the murder of Patrolman Donald W Sager began with courtroom clashes as Marshall Conway 25 and two other Panther suspects faced jury selection. Conway was removed after calling the trial a railroad job and alleging racism as he demanded a new defense counsel. Prosecution witness Set Stanley Sierakowski testified about the shooting from a police car and Sager’s death while noting his wristwatch was stolen.
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Baltimore, Md
Marshall Conway
Criminal Court
Charles D. Harris
Conway
Donald W. Sager
William M Kunstler
New York
H.rap Brown
Chicago Seven
Stanley Sierakowski
Sager
James W. McAllister
San Diego Mayor Freed By Jury
San Diego Mayor Frank Curran was acquitted of bribery and conspiracy charges after nine hours of deliberations. Curran faced counts tied to a $3,500 campaign contribution described as payoffs for influence over a fare increase, part of a broader indictment of eight officials. He defended the judicial system while lamenting the exposure, saying it may deter capable candidates from running for public office.
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San Diego
Calif
Frank Curran
Curran
Charles A. Pratt
Yellow Cab Co
Ocean City Insurance Parley Set
Ocean City Maryland mayor Harry Kelley will convene a Friday meeting with state insurance officials to address difficulties local owners face obtaining fire and wind damage coverage. Several long holding businesses have received non renewals, with some seeking Lloyds of London policies as four firms exit Tilghman agency.
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Ocean City
APY
Harry Kelley
Kelley
Lields of
London
New Synthetic Hormone To Treat Baby Dwarfism
Washington AP reports a scientist says mass production of a lab grown substitute for natural pituitary growth hormone may take up to five years. Dr Salvatore Raiti of the National Pituitary Agency notes the synthetic product could dramatically aid dwarfism patients and reduce demand for cadaveric hormone, improving growth in treated children.
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Washington
Salvatore Raiti
National Pituitary Agency
Baltimore
San Francisco
Raiti
University of Maryland School of Medicine
US Public Health Service
National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases
Arsenic in Poultry Declines but Violations Persist
Federal figures show a drop in organic arsenic residues in poultry from 27.5 percent in 1968 to 17 percent in 1969, with 5 to 8 percent cited in 1970. Officials note no human health hazard from organic arsenic, though violations remain higher than in other farm additives.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Newark mayor recounts bribe offers in four city posts
Newark NJ Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson told a crime conference he was offered $31,000 in bribes to influence four municipal appointments within weeks of taking office. He urged greater cooperation among county state and national officials to eliminate organized crime, noting the need for action by political figures nationwide. Gibson, Newarks first black mayor, spoke at the Organized Crime Training Conference banquet.
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College Park
Kenneth A. Gibson
Newark
N.J
Gibson
Newarl
Food Funds Under Study
Washington AP The Pentagon reports it is sending surveys worldwide to determine how much Food for Peace money was diverted to arms for war.
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Washington
Pentagon
Lung Cancer Linked With Coal Mining
West Virginia health study links higher lung cancer rates to coal producing counties and population density. Kanawha County reports 108 deaths in 1969. overall death rate averages 39 per county. Health Director Dyer cautions the findings are statistical and not conclusive, but may guide further investigation.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Department of Health
Department
Kanawha County
Dyer
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England
Panther
Ocean City Insurance
Elbridge D. Tilghman
Ocean City Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Tilghman
Tilghman’s
Lloyd’s of London
C. D. van Houweling
Bureau of Veterinary Medicine
van Houweling
Bates
Labjan
Malmoe
Sweden
N. H. Dyer
Woolco Department Stores
Woolco
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