End of animal tests in cosmetics signals shift
Public pressure and advances in non animal testing spur Avon Revlon Faberge Mary Kay Amway Noxell to move away from animal experiments. Eye irritancy tests may be replaced by cell culture and computer models, aligning industry with humane ethics and safer science.
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Avon
Revlon
Faberge
Mary Kay
Amway
Noxell
Cosmetic Company
United States
Europe
Ostrich farming boom eyed as quirky money pit in Iowa
A farmer in Iowa shifts from beef to ostrich ranching after modest returns from 28 birds yield slim profits. Prolific hens Big Jim and Sally, along with about 100 Midwest and 200 Texas ostriches, spark talk of meat skins and feathers. Yet experts warn market volatility and high start-up costs, even as Europe welcomes ostrich meat with lower fat.
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Iowa
Donald Trump
Dick Hugg
Big Jim
Sally Hogg
Midwest
Texas
Sally Rand
Europe
Hugg
South Africa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
North America
U.S
Neiman- Marcus
Walt Disney
Whitten Drives NASA Solid Rocket Motor Push
The Mississippi congressman Jamie Whitten, as chair of the House Appropriations Committee, steers a multi million dollar plan with NASA to fund a new generation of solid rocket motors for the space shuttle. Critics cite safety panel concerns and a $1.5 billion price tag over five years, while Whitten’s district stands to gain.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Jamie Whitten
Mississippi
House Appropriations Committee
Whitten
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
House
Whitten Pushes Nuclear Plant Site For New Shuttle Motor
NASA backed plan to build an advanced solid rocket motor in a quiet Mississippi plant at Yellow Creek. The proposal, tied to Rep. Whitten’s district, moved through committees amid support for a 121 million dollar research appropriation next year and countercharges about safety and political influence. Additional notes report on counterfeit Pentagon parts and a correction naming the correct travel delegation members.
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NASA
Yellow Creek
Miss
Whitten
Jim Lynch
Rep
Robert Roe
D-N.j
Space Committee
Roe
David Nagle
Diowa
Congress
Appropriations Committee
House Moor
Senate
Lowell Zoller
Mississippi
Pentagon
Protests force halt to Boonsboro CCC camp relocation
Residents and civic groups oppose moving the Boonsboro Civilian Conservation Corps camp to a site near Frederick city limits prompting the Board of Aldermen to revoke a 6000 gallon per day water permit and threaten to cancel the sewer connection. The setback disrupts land clearing and building plans adjacent to McCurdy.
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Boonsboro
Civilian Conservation Corps
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
McCurdy
Prisoners Overpower Guard at Frederick County Jail
Twenty years ago five inmates overpowered turnkey Raymond Lings at Frederick County Jail, seized keys, and demanded which key opened the back door. Lings was beaten with a broom and threatened with a razor. They tried to lure another turnkey, John Shaffer, into their cell but the plan failed and the escape ended with Lings released. A Maryland State Roads official said interstate speed signs would drop from 260 to 10 mph within two weeks to align with recent legislation. The legality of 70 mph without posted signs was noted as a question for lawyers.
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Raymond Lings
Frederick County
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Lowell Hattery and Buckeye roots in a quiet reminiscence
Veronica Schaffer recalls a luncheon at Olde Town Restaurant with Lowell Hattery. They share Buckeye birth, farm memories, and a life arc from college to PhD and Maryland, tied to service and family. Molly, his wife, lives near Edgewater Beach and manages ongoing illness.
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Lowell Hattery
Molly
Edgewater Beach
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Maryland
Lowell
Tom
Maxine
Department of Agriculture
Dad
Fort Detrick landfill plan sparks local protest
A pair of News-Post articles reveal a Fort Detrick landfill hearing was only a preface to plans to expand the site sixfold within Frederick city limits. Few residents spoke at the hearing, and organizers say the expansion would alter local waste management and environmental impact.
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Fort Detrick
Detrick’s
Frederick
Contained Letters on Detrick Dump and Abortions Debate
A reader laments army control of Fort Detrick waste disposal and questions state licensing, urging a fresh hearing with health officials. The letter also critiques Joseph Balbi’s abortion rights arguments, arguing a fetus is not yet a human being. A third writer, Lisa Parks, warns about river dangers near the Potomac and criticizes reckless river use.
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Joseph Batbi Gra
Balbi
Mr. Balbi
Norah Whiting
Frederick
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Eugene W. Pruitt
Gaithersburg
Manuel B. Weinberg
Walter K. May
Veronica Schaffer
Mount Airy
Detrick
Army
State Health Department
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Lisa Parks
Knoxville
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