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House Bill 6539, the so-called "dog-pound seizure repeal bill," would prevent the of pound dogs for medical research...
While researchers secure some canines from dealers or breeding companies, "the majority of research [at Harvard] is with pound dogs." Dr. Richard F. Rodger, an assistant clinical veterinarian at Harvard's New England Regional Primate Research Center, said yesterday. The Southboro, Mass center buys about 2500 dogs from area pounds each year...
...that happens, the effect on cardiovascular research will be "devastating," said Dr. A. Clifford Barger, Pfeiffer Professor of Physiology. The cost of purchasing and preparing pound dogs is roughly $50 a piece, he said adding that other sources might cost as much as 10 times more. That increase would either force the University to devote more experimental projects...
While he was in Korea, Schlesinger let competitive running slide for a while, until last March, when the first International Seoul Marathon was held. "I thought 'This is it, Dan, this is your last chance to run a marathon,'" he recalls. So the lanky 5-foot-10 130-pound runner dedicated four months to an intensive training schedule, running 10 miles twice a day and 15 to 20 mile jaunts on Sundays...
...difficult point for the public to appreciate, mostly because many people have been unable to believe that inflation is really slowing. Prices are still rising, and the consumer who pays more for a pound of bacon or a pair of shoes than he paid on his last visit to a store rarely compares the increases with those that occurred a year or two ago. Even so, Reagan seems to be convincing some people. An even 50% of those polled by Yankelovich now believe that the President is doing an acceptable job of containing price rises...