Anthrax vaccine efficacy debated across military and public
Fort Detrick officials defend the anthrax vaccine as safe and effective backed by peer reviewed research and 30 years of use yet pilots in California and Connecticut refuse vaccination. Defense leaders promote the vaccine as a defense against biological threats while critics cite Internet warnings and demand clearer public education.
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Fort Detrick
Defense
William Cohen
Cohen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hugh Shelton
Pentagon
Detrick
Phillip Pittman
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Usamriid
Col. Pittman
Private firms lose bid to collect child support
HAGERSTOWN AP State officials canceled a contract extension with a private firm after public workers showed effective methods in collecting child support. Washington County social services staff began teaching their techniques to other collectors while the General Assembly reviews the privatization effort. Lockheed Martin IMS disputes this, arguing state employees sabotaged privatization to protect jobs. The article notes about 9 of 17 billion dollars owed in child support nationwide is collected annually.
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Lockheed Martin Corp
Glendening
General Assembly
Washington County
Lockheed
Ron Jury
Lockheed Martin Ims
Baltimore City
Queen Anne's County
Mount St Mary's Draws Michigan State In NCAA Midwest
About 250 Mount St. Mary’s fans packed the student union to learn their NCAA tournament path. Mount was the 11th seed in the Midwest and will face top seed Michigan State in Milwaukee on Friday. Coach Jim Phelan and family watched, while players joined the front during the telecast.
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Mount St. Mary’s
Jim Phelan
Dottie Phelan
Kate Phelan Robinson
Mountaineers
Emmitsburg
Mount St. Mary's
Student Union
Mount
Lth
Midwest
Michigan State
Milwaukee
Mount St. Mary S
Mount St Mary's
Earler
Phelan
Newton Gayle
Sierra Club battles hog farms in Frederick County
Sierra Club members oppose large scale hog operations in Frederick County and campaign door to door warning residents about hog manure pollution and odor. They distinguish CAFOs from small farms and urge attendance at a March 13 public meeting at Mount Mary’s College in Emmitsburg.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Sierra Club
Holiday Inn
US 40
Mount of Marys College
Emmitsburg
Chris Bedford
State
Bedford
Barn fire and arson strike wipes out Burkett farm
Thurmont resident Earl Burkett reports a 60 year old two story barn with milking shed on Walter Martz Road burned between 4 and 6 am. The fire destroyed the barn and attached shed, causing an estimated loss of 150000 with liability coverage only for the structure. The barn previously had no electricity and was used by Herbert Tyergar to store hay and equipment. Burkett recalls a family tragedy 23 years ago.
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Thurmont
Earl Burkett
Bernard
Gladys Burkett
Joan
David
Michael
Gary
Jerry
Charles
Walter Martz Road
Allen Ward
Burkett
Frederick
Herbert Tyergar
Doctors collect hats for Amazon natives aid mission
Walkersville physician Dr Richard Gough and his son Michael 15 along with friend Jimmy Van Der Schalie 15 are gathering at least 1000 hats to donate to natives in Peru. The drive began after a December medical mission with the Christian Medical and Dental Society, traveling to Iquitos and boats along the Amazon River.
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Walkersville
Peru
Amazon Jungle
Richard Gough
Gough
Hechinger, Jeep
A&a Bolt and Screw Co
Michael
Jimmy van der Schalie
Walkersville Family Medical Center
de Gough
Jimmy
The
Christian Medical and Dental Society
Iquitos
Momon
Amazon Basin
Jimmy van der Schaile
Michael Gough
Penu
Waiting game begins for seniors
Crunchtime ends as area seniors await college decisions in April. Walkersville’s Sarah Dolan, 17, already admits to Johns Hopkins and Franklin and Marshall on her radar and has UMd honors as a accept. Counselor notes most colleges mail letters by month end. deadlines cluster around March 1 for many schools and Christmas submission is urged to chase scholarships. Kristal Mal Jones, 17, plans fall at Towson or Susquehanna after early acceptance to five colleges.
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Walkersville
Sarah Dolan
Sarah
Sharon Boettinger
Frederick County
University of Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Franklin and
Marshall
Japan
Walkersville Vindoner
Jeanne Morris
Kristal Mal Jones
Towson State University
Pennsylvanias Susquehanna University
Joe DiMaggio Dies at 84 in Hollywood Florida
Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper famed for a 56 game hitting streak, died at his Hollywood Florida home at age 84 after lung cancer surgery and weeks of complications. His brother Dominick, two grandchildren Engelberg and Joe Nacemo were at his bedside. Burial will be in San Francisco. Moris Engelberg, his longtime friend and attorney, offered the details.
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Joe DiMaggio
Hollywood
Fla
Mr DiMaggio
Moris Engelberg
Dominick
Engelberg
Joe Nacemo
Mi DiMaggio
California
San Francisco
DiMaggio
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