Maryland Finds Toxic Discharges Into Chesapeake Bay
A state survey shows nine industries and two municipal plants in Maryland discharge waste into the Chesapeake Bay that can be toxic to fish. The study by Johns Hopkins University tests biomonitors like fathead minnows and water fleas, finding lethal effects in samples from thirteen facilities, with ammonia and chlorine issues suspected.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore Harbor
Environmental Protection Agency
Patapscco
John A. Weil
State Department of the Environment
Veil
Cambridge
Frederick
Salisbury
Weil
Mr. Weil
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Sparrows Point
Scientists seek thick skinned plants in Hawaii sands
College Park Maryland AP reports University of Maryland botanist Alan Teramura finds plants suffer from rising ultraviolet radiation as the ozone layer depletes. In a six year study he shows plants are affected and plans to scan Hawaii mountaintops for native species that might tolerate intense sun.
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University of Maryland
Alan Teramura
Mr Teramura
Hawaii
North America
Teramura
Mr. Teramura
Judge Gerstung Out of Running for Federal Bench
Baltimore district court judge Robert J. Gerstung loses a bid for a federal judgeship after an unfavorable rating from the Maryland State Bar Association Judicial Appointments Committee. Rep. Helen Bentley and supporters lament the setback, while Vincent E. Ferretti Jr., Roger Titus, and John W. Hardwicke emerge as possible successors.
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Baltimore
Robert J. Gerstung
Gerstung
Maryland State Bar Association
Judicial Appointments Committee
Helen Bentley
R-Md
Rep. Bentley
Gerstang
Justice Department
Nelson Warfield
Maryland
Republican Party
Department
White House
Judge Gerstung
Washington
State Bar Association
Bentley
Vincent E. Ferretti, Jr
Roger Titus
John W. Hardwicke
Rare Codex of Privileges shown in Baltimore exhibit
A nearly 500-year-old Codex of Privileges, Columbus' personal and legal papers, was briefly displayed at Baltimore's Top of the World observation floor. The 79-page manuscript in Cordoba leather, in Castilian, includes Columbus' coat of arms and was brought by Fabio Morchio, Genoa's deputy mayor.
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Spain
America
World Trade Center
Inner Harbor
Cordoba
Fabio Morchio
Genoa
Italy
Columbus
Ocean Sea
Morchio
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Columbia First Federal Savings & Loan Association
FSLIC
Hagerstown
West Washington Street
Virginia Avenue
Potomac Avenue
Rosemont Avenue
the Country Way
N. Market St
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Casita
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Kehne
Betsy Ross
Empire Kirman Sarouk
Couristan
Buckeystown
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