Pollution dispute undercuts Adamstown groundwater case
Residents of Adamstown allege Trans Tech polluted local groundwater and fought a state report that the company tried to suppress. The study, conducted by the Department of the Environment with EPA involvement, aimed to locate pollution sources rather than assign blame. Trans Tech offered to fund more studies but sought to keep findings quiet via the attorney general. State agencies rejected the secrecy move, asserting their duty to residents’ health.
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Adamstown
Department of the Environment
Frederick County
Trans Tech
Simon delegates spark power play at Democratic convention
Tribune Media Services notes Sen. Paul Simon still holds 170 delegates from Illinois though he has suspended his campaign. The piece contrasts his leverage with Jesse Jackson’s 1984 use of delegates, arguing Simon deserves some influence at Atlanta while Jackson pushes new rules and questions the honor of clinging to delegates without formal withdrawal.
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Jackson
Sen
Paul Simon
Illinois
Simon
Gerald Austin
Austin
Jesse Jackson
Congress
Push
Democratic Party
White House
Atlanta
San Francisco
Pfizer bills aim to curb foreign liability in product suits
Pfizer lobbies on Capitol Hill for two bills to bar foreigners from large product liability awards in U S courts and require use of foreign law in cases involving Americans. The plan could cut payouts, aid price competition, and faces mixed support amid other drug and legal concerns.
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Pfizer Drug Company
Capitol Hill
Pfizer
Food and Drug Administration
Irvine
Calif
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
Howell Heflin
D-Ala
U.S
Sen. Heflin
Shiley
California
Ralph Nader
Congress Watch
Nader
Douglas Besharov
American Enterprise Institute
Boeing Co
Besharov
Congress
Eric Hard
United States
Judiciary Committee
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
House
Senate
Itinerant robber found in Braddock Heights home
An itinerant, who had moved into the Braddock Heights summer home of Mr and Mrs J Lewis Fleishman, was discovered hiding under a bed. He had worn the owners clothing, reconnected off winter electrical service, and moved a radio into his bedroom. Roy Gastley narrowly escaped carbon monoxide poisoning near Frederick after his car stalled at the Supreme Dairy. He was rescued when neighbors investigated the car’s horn. Charles Brandenburg, near Ijamsville, thanked neighbors for helping him replace cattle after lead poisoning claimed 18 of his herd, with about $450 contributed. Frederick city officials discussed Gambrill Park development, with CCC assured another six months at Fishing Creek. A city man received 10 days in jail for breaking the 7 p.m. curfew, captured by police with a tracking dog. Baltimore dispatched 1,800 workers to clean debris amid ongoing fires and looting decline.
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J. Lewis Fleishman
Braddock Heights
Fleishman
Roy Gastley
Frank L. Gastley
E. Third St
Frederick
Mr. Gastley
Mount Airy
Supreme Dairy
Roy L. Crum
Charles T. Brandenburg
Ijamsville
Brandenburg
City Hall
Gambrill Park
Karl BE. Pfeiffer
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fishing Creek
Maryland
Frederick City
Herbert EL. Rollins
Montevue
Baker Park
Paul W. Mossburg
Sultan
Letter writers clash over Nicaragua policy and Byron praise
A reader condemns Dr. Harry Prongas for calling the Contras mercenaries and lauds Congresswoman Beverly Byron for staunch anti-Communist positions. The letter defends U S help to Nicaragua, cites Monroe Doctrine, and criticizes opponents as soft on communism while urging Byron to continue her district and national service.
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Harry Prongas
Nicaragua
Russia
Dr. Prongas
Beverly Byron
Byron
Congress
Neville Chamberlain
England
Hitler
Kep
Prongas
Americas
United States
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Sidney Wolfe
Health Research Group
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
United Feature Syndicate
News-Post
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Baltimore
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Afghanistan
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Reagan
Monroe
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Mount St. Mary's College
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