Marijuana use linked to weakened immune cells study finds
A Columbia University medical team reports that regular marijuana or hashish use, at least weekly for four years, correlates with reduced function of white blood cells and inhibited cell division. The Feb. 1 Science article notes a first direct evidence of cellular damage in humans and calls for review of marijuana policy.
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Frederick County
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Associated
Ess
Gabriel Nahas
Nahas
National Commission
Columbia
Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Penne
Banking On Pull and Political Influence in Bank Charter
The Baltimore Evening Sun reports on alleged influence peddling around a new bank charter. Key figures include W. Dale Hess, Tidewater Insurance Agency, and Governor Mandel's allies. A grand jury is asked to probe possible trafficking in bank charters and hidden stockholder details.
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Federa
Evening Sun
Thomas B. Edsall
Theank
Andel
W. Dale Hess
Tidewater Insurance Agency
Tidewater
Mandel
Hess
Serence
Ernest H. Jr
Hess-Tidewater-Mandel
Banking
Cory
William L. Wilson
Baltimore Evening In
Bankers probe alleges political influence in new Maryland bank
Frederick businessmen form a bank as allies of Governor Mandel may seek stock stakes. G B Delaplaine Jr quits board claiming a power play and linking Tidewater partners to campaign fundraising for Mandel. Delaplaine notes November meeting and suggests a governor tied deal.
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Frederick
Mandel
G . B. Delaplaine Jr
Thomas B. Edsall
Evening Sun
Delaplaine
Ernest B. Cory Jr
W. Dale Hess
Hess
Harry W. Rodgers 3d
Tidewater
Politica Council
Cory
Nixon cover-up allegations loom in White House finances
A Philadelphia attorney Kenneth Gemmill is accused of steering efforts to exonerate President Nixon in a ponsinie tax return case. Former aides Edward Morgan and Frank Demarco admitted backdating a deed for a $576,000 deduction. Witnesses describe Gemmill pressuring for favorable dates and cash handoffs involving Howard Hughes and Bebe Rebozo, while investigators seek possible fraud. The piece contrasts Nixon’s 1969 triumph with ongoing scandals across politics and industry.
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Washington
White House
Philadelphia
Kenneth Gemmill
Nixon
Edward Morgan
Frank Demarco
Internal Revenue
Gemmill
Howard Hughes
Bebe Rebozo
Rebom
Robert Abplanalp
Hughes
Vietnam
Choosing a President Acolytes Face Hard Question
Bruce Bross reports on Columbia University's American Assembly session titled Choosing the President. Scholars hesitate to define a presidential personality or moral character beyond proven political experience and fidelity to the rule of law. The panelists prefer tests of deeds over probing character.
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Nixon
Columbia University American Assembly
James David Barber
Assembly
Erwin Hargrove
The
Urban Institute
Keer
Enal
Tokyo Dispatch Reports Youth Arrested in Attempted Assassination
A Tokyo dispatch states a youth dressed as a hunter was arrested after firing a pistol at a prince. The bullet narrowly missed the head of the prince, and police acted swiftly to detain the assailant.
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Tokyo
Regest
20 Years Ago Democratic Nomination Called Off
A brief political bulletin notes that 20 years ago the Democratic nomination process encountered an abrupt halt when a scheduled event was canceled, leaving analysts uncertain about the party’s path forward.
Reading Favored Over Wild Goose Chase In School Board Debate
Readers criticize a biased slide show on school funding and propose prioritizing reading improvement and textbooks. They warn against a costly study and urge using funds for reading programs and stable school capacity instead of expansion.
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Meade Felton
Felton
Jon
Frederick
Tam
Urbana
Frederick County
Berry's World style note on Watergate uproar
A fragment notes the Watergate hearings with a foreign bureaucrat and an exasperated quote about a “monster” being haranced, capturing a moment of tension and satire from last summer's proceedings.
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