Maryland passes privacy bill to shield video viewing habits
Maryland General Assembly backs a first in nation privacy law penalizing video retailers for releasing what customers watch on home videocassettes. Up to 500 dollars fine and six months jail, with exemptions for law enforcement and customers. Industry groups largely support and note records are kept briefly and not disclosed.
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Annapolis
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Maryland
Rick Karpel
Video Software Dealer Association
Cherry Hill
N.J
Congress
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Vans Stevenson
Erol’s Inc
Stevenson
Erol
Robocop
Motion Picture Association of America
Barbara Dixon
Washington
Virginia
District of Columbia
Bork
Pye
Frank Barnako
Mitchell brothers seek Supreme Court delay of prison sentences
Clarence Mitchell III seeks a Supreme Court delay of his 54 month terms for accepting a payment to block probes and for obstructing a grand jury. The motion, addressed to Chief Justice Rehnquist, also covers Michael Mitchell and notes non violent crimes, public service, and appeals impacting timing before Biaggi case.
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Clarence Mitchell III
Supreme Court
Baltimore
Clarence M. Mitchell II
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewisburg
Mitchell
William H. Rehnquist
Michael B. Mitchell
Wedtech Corp
U.S
Parren J. Mitchell
Bronx
Edwin W. Meese III
Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela
Mitchells
New York
Mario Biaggi
Johns Hopkins to cut arts and sciences faculty by ten percent
Johns Hopkins University plans a 10 percent reduction in arts and sciences faculty, from 255 to 230, due to a projected 4 million deficit in the division. Trustees postponed a 1.5 percent revenue surcharge to fund a new reserve, while a five year plan contemplates department eliminations and potential mergers.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Bruce Hamilton
College of Arts and Sciences
University Board of Trustees
School of Arts and Sciences
Sun
John Lombardi
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City University of New York
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Shady Grove Life Sciences Center
Montgomery County
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Frederick Produce & Carry
Frederick Produce Co., Inc
E. 5Th Street
Frederick
Florida
Maine
Florida Juice
I Cheese Department
Americas
Subito
Snyder's
Barry Scooter
Uncle Ben
Citizens Savings Bank
Frederick County Square Shopping Mall
West
Patrick Street
Frederick, MD
FSLK
Radio Shack
Tandy
IBM
Manth
Aleg
Dow Jones
Tandy Corp
IBM Corp
Microsoft
Dow Yow Joneson
Spay, Inc
Ashton-Tate
Shoppers World
W. Frederick
Tandy Corporation
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