Demand for breast X rays rises after Reagan diagnosis
In two weeks after Nancy Reagan's cancer became public demand for mammograms increased at several centers. Mount Sinai saw only a small rise, while the Guttman Breast Diagnostic Institute faced a flood of calls and higher show rates. Massachusetts General and University of Chicago reported doubled mammogram volumes with two month wait times. The American Cancer Society urges regular screening ages and notes many women call for guidance or referrals.
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New York
Nancy Reagan
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Lynn Seiler
the Guttman Breast Diagnostic Institute
American Cancer Society
Reagan
Houston
Cancer Information Service
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Tumor Institute
Emily Parnell
Parnell
Cancer Society
Joann Schellenbach
Two County Women Elected To State Posts In Federation
The Maryland Federation of Republican Women elected two Frederick County women to state positions at its 65th annual convention held Oct 16 17 in Gaithersburg. Tia Lowe became assistant treasurer and Margaret Morgan was named Western Maryland regional chairman.
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Federation of Republican Women
Maryland Federation of Republican Women
Frederick County
Tia Lowe
Frederick
Margaret Morgan
Middletown Valley Group
Western Maryland
Sue Shockey
Garrett County
Mrs. Morgan
Gaithersburg
Mary Ste Grossnickle
Dorothy Kelly
Helen Remsberg
Nadia Taylor
Barbara Wheatly
Bertha Kennedy
Marie May
Roberta J. Smith
Eien Sauerbrey
Elfrida H. Kainz
Constance A. Morella
Dodie Londen
National Federation
Jo Ann Marriott
Annette Brennan
Anne Haller
Sylvia Hermann
Lois Hessler
Jody King
Peggy Lodeesen
Barbara Mayle
Marilyn Mikesell
Pat Painter
Ruth Tyler
Mary Jane Rawlins
Jacqueline Phillips
Irene Ubs
Montgomery County
Republican Federation
Barbara Powell
Helen Chamberlain
Volunteer Center seeks help with Kids on the Block program
The Volunteer Center of Frederick County asks volunteers to spend four hours weekly learning puppeted presentations on sexual child abuse for the Kids on the Block program starting this fall. Lyn at 663-9096 collects inquiries.
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Heartly House
Call Lyn
The
Cancer Society
Mary Ann
Mental Health Association
United Way
Kidnapping suspect says baby is hers in interview
Dorothy Brown 44 of Randallstown claims the infant Kendal B Kernes she took from Johns Hopkins Hospital is hers. She fled with the 4 month old on Oct 25 to Philadelphia, spent days at a religious shelter, and was later arrested in Southwest Philadelphia. Officials say Kendal was confirmed by tests and given to Patricia Nixon and Keith Kernes. Brown faces kidnapping and interstate transportation charges and is held without bond.
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Baltimore
Dorothy Brown
Johns Hopkins Hospital
the Sun
Philadelphia
Kendal
Patricia Nixon
Keith Kernes
Ms. Brown
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore Sun
Sinai Hospital
Sinai
Md. woman facing harshest baby snatching sentence says attorney
Ellicott City mother of four received an 18 year term in federal court for kidnapping a newborn in Pennsylvania. Her lawyer Daniel F. Goldstein argues the sentence is the harshest nationally and should prompt a reduction under new guidelines that urge similar offenders to receive similar punishments.
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Ellicott City
Ramona Joan Thompson
Philadelphia
Ms. Thompson
Pennsylvania
Daniel F. Goldstein
Ms.Thompson
Goldstein
Mr. Goldstein
Elyse Richer
Riverside
Cailiff
Study skills lecture scheduled at Liberty Elementary
Liberty Elementary School will sponsor a lecture by Dr. John George, curriculum specialist for elementary mathematics and social Studies in Frederick County. The lecture is set for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 3 in the school library and will cover study skills and motivation strategies for teachers and parents to help children become better students.
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The
Liberty Elementary School
John George
Frederick County
George
Montgomery seeks 420 million for county schools expansion
Montgomery County seeks a six year capital improvements program totaling 420 million for new schools and modernization. The plan adds five elementary schools and a middle school in the upper and eastern areas, with enrollment projected to rise from 96,454 to 120,442 by September 1994.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Harry Pitt
Bruce Crispell
Crispell
Upper County
Area 1
MD. 29
Olney
Pitt
Area
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Damascus
Bethesda
Mentary
S. Christa McAuliffe
Jones Lane
Darnestown
Quince Orchard High School
Board of Education
Quince Orchard
North Springbrook
Silver Spring
Redland
Briggs Chaney
Sherwood High School
Sandy Spring
Navy
Maryland teachers push for independent standards board
At the Ocean City convention Maryland State Teachers Association President Beverly Corelle urged creating an educator controlled professional standards board as the top priority for the General Assembly. A prior bill was defeated with opposition from the state Board of Education, and heavy pushback is expected again. The group also backs removing contract issue judgments from the state board to a labor familiar agency.
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Ocean City
Maryland State Teachers Association
General Assembly
Association
Beverly Corelle
State Board of Education
Chamber of Commerce
General Motors
United Auto Workers
MSTA
Division of Labor and Industry
Hood College schedules learning lunches
Hood College announces a series of learning lunches in early November. On Wednesday November 4 at noon in Carson Cottage, Harry St. Ours, assistant professor of art, will present A Day in the Life of a Videotape. On Monday November 9, a slide lecture titled 1 000 Years of Christianity in Russia will be given by Dr Anne Derbes and Dr Len Latkovski. Participants may bring a light lunch. beverages are provided.
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Russia
Anne Derbes
Len Latkovski
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Annette Levi
Clifton Bowens
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Clifton
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Baltimore Museum of Art
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York Springs
Bermudian Springs
Gettysburg Hospital
Hanover General Hospital
Gettysburg Hospital Department of Radiology
Montgomery
Henry Moore
Toronto
Moore
Capie Ray Wachter Photo Center
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