Opposition to redistricting plan draws Republican near-unanimous rebuke
Joyce L. Terbes, head of Maryland’s state Republican Party, says she is disappointed and disgusted with a new redistricting plan and vows the party will sue if the legislature approves it at the Sept. 25 special session. Governor Schaefer likewise criticizes the commission for proposing changes that could affect political boundaries, with assistant press secretary Ray Feldmann noting the governor’s clear displeasure.
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Republican Party
William Donald Schaefer
Ray Feldmann
Harford
Baltimore
Helen Delich Bentley
Wayne Gilchrest
Tom McMillen
Benjamin Cardin
U.S. Senate
Barbara Mikulski
Bentley
Senate
Thomas W. Mike Miller
Prince George’s
Resident trooper program favored in Emmitsburg meeting
In Emmitsburg, residents protested plans to cut the Maryland Resident State Trooper program from two to one. Attendees urged maintaining or increasing patrols, citing response times and distance concerns. The town council noted the change ties to a county patrol-sharing shift ending Sept. 1, with state troopers to cover if residents cannot respond.
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Maryland
Dennis Sherald
Robert Preston
Frederick County
Carl Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Preston
Bob McAfee
Joseph Marsden
Crystal Gauss
Vigilant Hose Co
James Fitzgerald
Fire Company
Gorbachev Returns Amid Coup Fallout and Purges
Gorbachev resumed leadership announcing purges of ministers and naming acting officials as coup leaders face arrest. Yeltsin reported police detained four of eight leaders, with Pugo reportedly dead by his own hand and Pavlov under guard. Amid injuries and deaths, world leaders welcomed the coup's collapse and expressed renewed support for reform.
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Eduard A. Shevardosche
Kremlin
Mr. Shevardnadze
Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Boris Pugo
Valentin Pavlov
Gorbachev
KGB
Mikhail Moliseyev
Dmitri Yarov
Moscow
Leonid V. Shebarshin
Vila Kryuchkov
Vasily P. Trushin
Pugo
Russian
Soviet Union
Mr. Gorbachev
Mr. Yeltsin
Vasily A. Starodubtsev
Oleg D. Baklanov
Mr. Yanayev
Mayor seeks to clarify contract with police union FOP
The city sues the Fraternal Order of Police in Frederick County Circuit Court over the 1989 labor agreement covering salaries hiring procedures and benefits. The action questions charter authority to recognize a collective bargaining unit and the power of a citizen police commission to rule on grievances. Aldermen caution on nullifying the pact while awaiting court guidance.
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Gordon
FOP
Sgt
Patrick O'Brien
Pat
Frederick County
James Grimes
Former Mayor Young faces critique of police chief leadership
Former Mayor Young defends his tenure saying he never ran the city as a dictatorship and that all five aldermen should have input. Maj. Richard J. Ashton, appointed police chief in 1976, remains praised though his effectiveness is questioned amid a recent FOP lawsuit led by Mr. Gordon. Aldermen Frances Baker and William O. Lee Jr. say they were not consulted.
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Maj
Richard J. Ashton
Mr. Young
Maj. Ashton
FOP
Gordon
Frances Baker
William 0. Lee Jr
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