Edgewood Arsenal eyes 350 beagles for chemical tests
Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland seeks bids from three firms for about 350 beagle puppies to use in toxic chemical experiments at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Bids ranged from 104.50 to 127.50 per day, with lowest offer from Hazelton Research Animals of Vienna, Virginia.
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Edgewood Arsenal
Arsenal
Robert B. MacPherson
Union County
Aberdeen Proving Ground
American Kennel Club
Hazelton Research Animals, Inc
Vienna
Maryland PSC tightens utility rate hike stance
The Maryland Public Service Commission appears to adopt a stricter approach to rate requests, approving far smaller increases than sought. Chairman Sullivan denies a hard line, while member Baldwin confirms a pattern of granting utilities less than requested to balance utilities and consumer rates. POTOmac Electric 9 pct on 20.9 pct request. Potomac Edison 9 pct on 22 pct request.
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Baltimore
Maryland Public Service Commission
PSC
Robert L. Sullivan Jr
William S. Baldwon
Baldwin
Potomac Electric Power Co
Potomac Edison Co
Gary Alexander
Commission Peoples’ Counsel
Washington County Schools Closed Amid Sick In Protest
Washington County teachers held a sick in to protest contract delays as the county planned to vote on a new contract with an 11.4 percent pay hike. Superintendent Claude Kitchens announced closures following the event and a late start was initially planned after an absent count.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Claude Kitchens
Washington County Teachers Association
Jail escapee shot near Beltway at Holiday Inn
Vincent L. Wheeler a 23 year old Virginian who escaped Fairfax County jail was shot and captured by Maryland State Police at a Holiday Inn parking lot near U S 1 and the Washington Beltway. He was taken to Prince Georges General Hospital in stable condition after a struggle with Trooper Robert Lipsky. The second man involved remained at large.
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Greenbelt
Virginia
Maryland
Holiday Inn
U.S. 1
Washington Beltway
Vincent L. Wheeler
Fairfax County
Robert Lipsky
Lipsky
Wheeler
Prince Georges County General Hospital
Braverman Denied Right to Federal Practice
Maurice L. Braverman of Baltimore, once disbarred after a McCarthy era conviction, was denied reinstatement to federal court practice by a 6 to 3 ruling. The court held his 1952 Smith Act conspiracy conviction involved moral turpitude and cannot be erased. He vowed to pursue the dissenting view and continue the fight.
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Braverman
Baltimore
Maurice L. Braverman
U.S. District Court
Hage
U.S. Supreme Court
Ok Ban Braverman
Maurice Braverman
Appeals Court
Baltimore Eyes Calm Summer Amid Teen Unemployment
Baltimore officials say the city should stay relatively peaceful this summer despite high unemployment. Teens face a 34.8 percent jobless rate and minority teens at 40.6 percent, while overall unemployment sits at 11.6 percent. Police note crime rose earlier in the year but do not expect unusual violence now.
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Baltimore
Department of Labor
Baltimore City
Maryland
Ime
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John J. Bishop
R-Balt. Co
Bishop
AKC
New Jersey
Lyndhurst
MacPherson
Utility Commission
Frederick Towne
Singapore Future Farmers of America Alumni Association
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