Blue Law Repeal Talks Narrow County Exclusions
A joint Senate and House conference trimmed obstacles to a statewide blue law repeal. The Senate backed a Baltimore region only repeal, while pushing a statewide version that would exclude Allegany Washington and Wicomico counties. The dispute centered on lease language and Sunday work penalties, with leaders trading remarks before final conference approval.
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Senate
House
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Howard
Harford
Anne Arundel
Allegany
Washington
Wicomico
Soviet AIDS claim flaws Fort Detrick debunks Soviet origin of AIDS
Fort Detrick officials dismiss Soviet charges that AIDS originated in the bases labs. Spokesman Chuck Casey and PR office say only a few inquiries came in, with the most in November after Time magazine carried the accusation. Pentagon terms the report disinformation tied to Soviet campaigns.
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Fort Detrick
Soviet Union
Frederick
Chuck Casey
Army
Military Research Institute For Infectious Diseases
U.S
Casey
Pentagon
U.S. Army Laboratories
London
Paris
America
Arthur A. Hartman
Moscow
Hartman
United States
National Cancer Institute
Senate amends corporal punishment bill in Maryland
The Maryland Senate approved an amendment to allow school boards in 14 counties to decide whether paddling can be used to discipline students. The vote 24-22 reversed a earlier rejection, with existing law forbidding corporal punishment in Baltimore City and several counties, while Frederick County remains permitted.
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Maryland
Senate
Baltimore City
Baltimore
Howard
Prince George's
Montgomery
Frederick County
House
Allegany, Garrett
St. Mary's
Calvert
Charles Vounches
Frederick schools push to remove corporal punishment
The Frederick school board opposes corporal punishment and backs a policy banning it even as state lawmakers debate extending the ban to more districts. Senators switch sides over exemptions, debating local control and alternatives while noting long practice and constituent feedback.
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Biount
Blount
Maryland
Fred Markus
Dorchester
Bleeding Heart
Markus
Linganore student dies in Md 75 crash this morning
Linganore High School student Mark Richenarfer a junior was killed when his Pontiac Astre crossed the center line on Md 75 just north of Md 144 and struck a pickup truck head on at 7 29 am The pickup driver was hospitalized and authorities said skid marks show a nearly 100 foot slide Teachers and staff described the community as saddened and school officials prepared to guide students through the tragedy as a possible cancellation of the South Pacific performance was considered
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Mark Richendrier
Singanore High School
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Linganore
Weeth Seriul
Mark Richenarfer
Schoous
MD 75
MD. 144
John J. Smith
Frederck County
Rededication planned for Key Monument in Frederick
The City of Frederick plans a June 7 rededication of the Francis Scott Key monument, unveiled August 9, 1898, after 88 years of weathering. The ceremony will feature restoration by Eleftherios Karkadoulias of Cincinnati and honor the two sculptors, with story details to be published in The Frederick Post and The News.
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Frederick
Key Monument
Rededication Committee
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Bettie Delaplaine
Ronald N. Young
Edward T. Helfenstein
J. Ronald Pearcey
Fred J. Archibald
Regina Flanagan
Eleftherios Karkadoulias
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gettysburg
Karkadoulias
Greece
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Wiliam Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
Maryland
Congress
Edward Delaplaine
Frederick Post
the News
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Ecconomic and Environmental Affairs Committee
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