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April 20, 1999
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'Concerns Are Very Real' Expert Panel Discusses Bioterrorism Threat, Preparedness in U.S. By Rich McManus
The thought of adapting biological agents to do harm instead of good
seems anathema at NIH. But the campus played host Mar. 23 to a
sober discussion of how the United States must prepare nonetheless
for the possibility, once regarded as taboo, that some group may use
viruses, bacteria or toxins to sicken or kill unsuspecting thousands of
citizens. Because this threat has become more plausible in recent
years, NIH's role in both disease prevention and therapy has
broadened.
Respect Yourself, Others Will Join You
NAACP Chief Mfume Offers By Carla Garnett Photos by Ernie Branson
A new campaign for workplace harmony is just getting under way
with a simple theme: "Respect — Give it to Get it." During
the campaign's kickoff event on Mar. 30, keynote speaker Kweisi
Mfume, president of the NAACP, told employees it's important to
lay the groundwork for the theme: Develop self-respect first; respect
from others will follow.
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NAACP President Kweisi Mfume
