Gaithersburg IBM Wins FAA Contract
The FAA awarded IBM Corp federal systems division in Gaithersburg Maryland a 1 023 90 contract for continuing support in developing programs for the semi automatic air traffic control system now being installed at 20 U S centers.
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Gaithersburg
IBM
FAA
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Systems Division
IBM Corp
Gaithersburg, Md
U.S
Senators Press For Bill on Detrick Lab Funding Accord
The Committee of Concerned Detrick Employees met with U S Senator McC Mathias and staff from Tydings to push an amendment funding 15 million dollars for Detrick laboratories health research. Tydings and Mathias pledged vigorous support and team effort to move the HEW Labor appropriations bill forward, while Beall Jr. stops by Frederick on a thank you tour to back the Detrick project. U S wildlife imports totaled 78,045,992 in 1939.
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Derrick Employes
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias
Tydings
Doug Ross
Mathias
Detrick
Warren Magnusen
HEW
Maryland
J. Glen Beall JV
Frederick
Carnochan Sees Prayer Amendment As Non Effect
Frederick County Schools will not include prayers or Bible readings, awaiting State Board of Education interpretation. Superintendent John L. Carnochan argues the amendment is largely meaningless, aligning Maryland law with Supreme Court rulings by forbidding mandatory religious exercises.
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Randy Dodson
Frederick County
State Board of Education
John L. Carnochan
Supreme Court
Carnochan
Maryland
Fatal Disease Linked To Drugs
Eight doctors report a newly found sometimes fatal disease among drug users, especially meth. The condition destroys arteries to organs like kidneys, liver, and pancreas. In a NEJM report they studied 14 patients average age 25, four died, calling it necrotizing angiitis to alert physicians about its broad implications.
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Los Angeles
New England Journal of Medicine
Duke Heatherly Re elected Leader in Knights of Columbus
A. W. Duke Heatherly, former Frederick resident now based in Honolulu, completed his term as Grand Knight of Our Lady of Peace Council 5000 Knights of Columbus and will serve another year as membership and insurance chairman trustee and newspaper editor Ka Leo O Ka Aha-kuka Heatherly also represented the Knights at a Citizenship Day event where 200 new Americans were welcomed with Jack Lord as toastmaster in attendance during the ceremony he had previously visited Frederick with his wife last year and continues to be active in the organization.
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Duke
Heatherly
Frederick
Honolulu
Hawaii
Our Lady of Peace Council
Knights of Columbus
The
United States
Jack Lord
TV Star
Hawaii Five-O
Council
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East Patrick ST
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