Miller and Mitchell pledge to scale back mandates in Maryland
Senate President Mike Miller Jr and House Speaker Clayton Mitchell Jr promised to reduce or suspend top state mandates at the Maryland Association of Counties winter conference in Baltimore. They invited counties to send a list of the most burdensome mandates while citing the Maryland Forest Conservation Act of 1991 as a concrete target for review during the upcoming session.
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Baltimore
Maryland General Assembly
Senate
Mike V. Miller Jr
House
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr
David Iannucci
Maryland Association of Counties
Miller
Mitchell
Frederick County Jobless Rate Drops in October
Frederick County's jobless rate fell from 5.4 percent in September to 5.0 percent in October driven by seasonal labor shifts. Maryland's rate declined from 6.7 to 6.4 percent, while national unemployment moved from 7.2 to 6.8 percent. Economic indicators show housing starts rising 10.2 percent over 1991, and Port of Baltimore imports up 33 percent.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Mark L. Wasserman
Baltimore
Wasserman
Ewi
Maryland Retail Merchants Association
Montgomery County
Howard County
Carroll County
Washington County
Relief agency cancels convoy amid Somali clan squabble
CARE International halted two loaded convoys of twenty trucks each from Mogadishu seaport to the north amid ongoing clan clashes. Team leader Rhodri Wynn-Pope cited fragile agreements and warned that delays could strand the aid. Morning resupply planned to continue, as relief groups seek to feed Somalia's starving despite theft and warehousing setbacks.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Rhodri Wynn-Pope
Care International
Washington
Fort Detrick unit aids malaria vaccine план for troops
Fort Detrick based unit of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is procuring vaccines for American troops preparing for deployment to Somalia. Spokeswoman Eileen Mitchell said vaccines target a malaria strain and that other medical supplies will be procured as needed. The unit operates mainly from Fort Detrick. None of its 150 staff are headed to Somalia.
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U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency
Fort Detrick
Somalia
Eileen Mitchell
City tree lights fail at Kris Kringle Parade in downtown
In downtown Alexandria a 29 foot Christmas tree failed to light as Mayor Paul Gordon flipped the switch during the Kris Kringle Procession. Young drummer Alex Walters kept playing, and with help from a maintenance worker the tree finally lit as cheers rose from about three thousand people at City Hall.
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Alex Walters
City Hall
Paul Gordon
Alex
Ada Walters
Mrs. Bennett 84 dies in Frederick retirement center
Mrs. Sarah V. Bennett, 84, well known Frederick resident, died Friday at Homewood Retirement Center. She was the widow of Allen Y. Bennett, who died in 1975, and was born February 20, 1898. She was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Sarah V. Bennett
Frederick
Homewood Retirement Center
Frederck
Allen Y. Bennett
William T
Bessie White Staley
Bencett
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Navistar repairs 18 gas buses after recalls and steering fix
Navistar International completed repairs on 18 gas powered school buses in Frederick County after an August recall for fuel tank protections and a later steering system issue. Pitman arm fatigue prompted a second recall and repairs, with diesel models not affected.
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Navistar International
Peter Corp
Tecel
Hina
Proderick
Navistar
Jerry McConnell
McCanty
Moore
Frederick Count
McConnell S
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