Honoring Mothers and the Day's Long History
A retrospective on Mother's Day tracing its roots from ancient Greek rites to Roman Hilaria, and modern observance. It notes Julia Ward Howe's 1870 peace plea, Alma Mont Jarvis's 1907 formalization, and the 1900s spread to Canada and beyond. The piece includes carnations symbolism and a 1938 poem contrasting domestic duties with war.
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Cybele
Rome
Hilaria
Julia Ward Howe
Skin trouble mars statue re dedication
New York reports dark streaks along Liberty's torch arm and black marks on her left cheek despite a 66 million renovation. National Park Service cites pollution from Manhattan as cause. stains cannot be removed without risking copper skin. Substantial interior work included a new elevator and rib replacements.
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New York
National Park Service
Liberty
Manhattan
Robert Balboian
Park Service
Azalea and Rhododendron Show and Related Events
The fifth annual Azalea and Rhododendron Displays run May 10 and 11 at the Vocational Technical Center in Westminster with free admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The Mason-Dixon chapter of the American Rhododendron Society sponsors plant displays, sales, and expert chats, plus a showcase of bonsai, flower arrangements, and garden art. On May 10 at 7:30 p.m., Rev. Richard Rodes and pianist Jean Rodes perform color slides and commentary at Sneadner Hall, Frederick Community College, followed by a May 11 Unitarian Fellowship discussion at the YMCA. A separate free program at Loudoun Memorial Hospital in Leesburg on May 24 from 9 a.m. to noon covers balance and assertiveness for women, with details available by calling the listed number.
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Vocational-Technical Center
Washington Road
Westminster
Mason- Dixon
American Rhodofendron Society
Richard Rodes
Soviet Union
Jean Rodes
Sneadner Hall
Frederick Community College
Unitarian Fellowship of
Frederick
Rodes
Unitarian
Loudoun Memorial Hospital
Leesburg
Mars
Wives Earning More Than Husbands by Age Across Years
A graphic shows 1991 and 1983 data on wives earning more than their spouses, with six age groups. It lists numbers and percentages for each group, highlighting gender pay dynamics and shifts over the two years while noting age-linked trends.
Soldier Nurse Leads Vaccines Mission at USAMRIID
Captain Susan Steinfield, a registered nurse at Fort Detrick, merges frontline nursing with Army duty in a vaccine research program spanning Argentina, Central African Republic, and China. She tracks outpatient and inpatient protocols, monitors volunteers, and supports trials including malaria and Junin hemorrhagic fever, while pursuing graduate studies at the University of Maryland.
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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Usamriid
Fort Detrick
Frederick
U.S
Ws. Steinfield
Congress
Egypt
Argentina
Central African Republic
Peoples Republic of China
Ms. Steinfield
Italy
Thailand
University of Maryland
Wives' wages top husbands in rising share of two earners
Census Bureau analysis shows 4.8 million wives in two earner families earned more than their husbands in 1983, about 18 percent, up from 16 percent in 1981. The study notes higher earnings among wives aged 25 to 34 and links wage gains to education and professional work, while most households still show male earnings lead.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U.S
Mary F. Henson
Robert W. Cleveland
Bureau
Cleveland
Suzanne WM. Bianchi
Daphne Spain
Spain
Bianchi
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Associated Press
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National Nurses Week
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Country Touch
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