Maryland approves mandatory seat belt law for next July
Maryland lawmakers give final approval to a mandatory seat belt bill pending Gov. Harry Hughes signature. The law applies to front seat occupants, allows police to enforce only during traffic stops for other violations, and does not add points to driving records. Senate sponsor Sen. Mike Miller cites growing public support for the measure.
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Brad Finn
Maryland
Harry Hughes
George Brosah
National Conference of State Legislatures
District of Columbia
Senate
House
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Mike Miller
Prince George's
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Miller
European tour cancelled by agency amid terrorism fear
Antietam Travel Service cancelled a planned European tour after recent terrorist acts. Lori Winn of the Frederick agency said travel plans shifted to domestic trips or to the Caribbean and Hawaii as terrorism threats grow. Hood sociology professor Roger Reitman warned of the real risk of indiscriminate killing and possible terrorism reaching the United States.
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Antietam
Lori Winn
Frederick Travel Agency
Carrbbean
Hawaii
Hood Sociology
Roger Reitman
America
United States
Reitman
TWA
Athens
Frederick doubles parking limit sparks move for UPA
Frederick aldermen banned double parking on Market and Patrick streets left side from seven to five, targeting downtown deliveries. United Publications of America, at 44 N. Market St., may consider relocating as trucks must park across the street. Police will allow metered prebooking and 5 pm signs, with a two week grace period for compliance.
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Frederick
Market
Patrick Streets
University Publications of America
N. Market St
Market Street
UPA
Judith Terrill-Breuer
Richard J. Ashton
Seventh
Bentz
Carroll Streets
Ashton
Charlie Haugh
Shipley
Khadafy Warns of U.S. Military Intervention Threat
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy issued a nebulous threat amid strong U S military posture warnings after airport attacks in Rome and Vienna. Reitman quoted stating the United States began talks with Egypt about a Libya intervention in response.
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United States
Muammar Khadafy
Rome
Vienna
Egypt
Libya
Reitman
Khadafy
Anita Stup seeks re election to Frederick County Board
Anita Stup, the sole woman on the five member Frederick County Board of Commissioners, announced her bid for a second term from her Frederick home. She vows to push for open government including open budget workshops and notes three Republicans running could shift a Democratically led board. Stup warns about landfill costs and urges consideration of recycling and waste recovery methods to meet the county’s future needs. Continued on Page A-4.
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Anita Stup
Frederick County
Nce
Siup
Sup
Stup
Woman sought in TWA jet bombing in Greece
Police hunted a woman suspected of concealing explosives on a Cairo to Athens flight before the TWA 64 bombing that killed four Americans. May Elias Mansur, Lebanese with a Jordanian passport, was named as a suspect by anonymous Greek police sources. The claim notes she may have hidden plastic explosives in a life preserver near seat 10F on Flight 840.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
TWA
Cairo
Trans World Airlines
Elias Mansur
ANSA
Mansur
Jordan
Information Ministry
Anh
Al-Ahram
Weather outlook for western Maryland tonight and Saturday
Mostly cloudy and mild tonight with a chance of light showers and a low around 52. Saturday will be increasingly cloudy with a chance of showers and high temperatures from 68 to 74. Weather map referenced on Page.
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Rockville Man Former Owner of Out of Africa Plane
A Rockville resident is identified as the former owner of the antique aircraft made famous in the Oscar-winning film Out of Africa. The news item notes the plane's notoriety and ties to its former owner.
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Rockville
Damask farmer wins 420000 in Edison suit
Montgomery County jury awards $420,000 to Edward M Burdette and wife for alleged stray voltage at their Damascus dairy. The Burdettes sought $500,000 for damage to about 100 Holsteins after four years of dispute with Potomac Edison. Edison contends added cows affect milk. lawyers clash over negligence and causation.
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Damascus
Potomac Edison
Montgomery County
Edward M Burdette
Burdette
Suint
Tobn Bolgiano
Power Company
Cynthia Malament
Martin Electric
Mount Airy
Water rates to rise 10 percent in Frederick
Frederick residents will face a 10 percent increase in water and sewer charges this fall the third hike in three years. City officials cite the costly new sewage treatment plant, funded largely by grants, as the main reason.
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Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Betty E. Rice
Ronald Young
Young
Shecker
Ot Wapini
Fredenck
Mrs Rice
Mrs. Rice
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Gwen McEntire
News-Post
Square Corner Books
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United Parcel Service
Ken Sternad
Greenwich, Conn
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Fifth and
Market Streets
J. Anita Stup
Inside the News
Plautus
Fenton
Kurt Hofer
Gladhill Brothers Road
Ruth W. Ellis
Montgomery
Karen Gardner
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