Rat fishing contest draws crowds to Baltimore alleyways
In Baltimore, about 40 contestants paid 3 dollars to bait hooks with bacon and attract rats in a second annual rat fishing contest at the Yellow Rose Saloon. Junior Difatta won with a 12 3/4 inch rat, as spectators and organizers debate the event’s usefulness amid city rat concerns.
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Baltimore
Chuck Ochtech
Junior Difatta
Ocitech
Mr. Ocitech
United States
Zack Germroth
Department of Housing and Community Development
Mr. Germroth
Yellow Rose
Lisa Teal
Lisa
Marie Teal
Chuck
Bob Lehew
Md researchers complete mummy experiment
In Baltimore AP report researchers at C W Post University and the University of Maryland re created an ancient Egyptian mummification on a 76 year old donor who died last spring. After 35 days of natron drying the body weighed about 70 pounds and was wrapped in 100 yards of linen.
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Baltimore
Bob Brief
C.W. Post University
Brier
Ronald §. Wade
University of Maryland Medical School
Mr. Brier
Dr. Wade
Herodotus
Betsy Bryan
Johns Hopkins University
Shads Return in Chesapeake Bay Comeback Signals Recovery
Annopolis AP reports about 129000 American shad returning to the upper Chesapeake Bay this spring to spawn, the second highest total in 14 years since a fishing moratorium. Conservationists warn the run is small compared with historic levels while shad declines persist in other East Coast rivers like the Hudson and Connecticut.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Bay
Hudson
Connecticut
mid-Atlantic
Baltimore schools chief battles unrest over privatization plan
Walter Amprey faces student walkouts and public pressure as he trials private operators to run city schools. Critics cite mixed test gains, funding gaps, and raised concerns of large contracts. The controversy extends to Patterson High and EAI efforts, while Sylvan and Calvert School programs proceed with caution.
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Baltimore
Walter Amprey
Maine
Amprey
Education Alternatives Inc
Minneapolis
Hartford, Conn
EAI
Joe Nathan
Center For
University of Minnesota
Humphrey Institute
Patterson High School
Hyde Foundation
Bath
Linda Prudente
Baltimore Teacher's Union
Calvert School
Jay Gillen
Gillen
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Hastings Center
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Shad
Watsons Catering
Family & Friends
Patrick
Wheaton, MD
Wheaton Plaza
Fairfax, VA
Fairfax Court
Hyattsville
Laurel
Capital Plaza
Waldorf
Charles Mall
Falls Church
Frederick
Arlington
Springfield
Springfield Mall
Temple Hills
Branch Ave
Enais
Mr. Gillen
Nat Harrington
Manmiss
Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc
Optimum Choice Incorporated
Maryland
Optimum Choice
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