Maryland Senate hearing over outlawing steel jaw leghold traps goes awry
Animal rights activists and fur trappers clashed before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee over bill 412 to ban steel jaw leghold traps. A Polish Blue Fox controversy arose as Maryland Fur Trappers Inc disputed a rare hybrid claim, while witnesses showed gruesome trap images to push humane alternatives.
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James R. Kovie
Defenders of Animal Rights
Kovic
Maryland Fur Trappers
West Virginia
Kovie
Maryland
Paul Chaney
Monrovia
Maryland Fur Trappers Inc
Chaney
Asa
Trappers Debate Humane Leghold Use at Maryland Hearing
A four hour hearing on steelraw legholds drew about 40 trappers who defend quick kill traps for foxes and other wildlife while animal lovers argue for humane methods. John Halterman of Upper Marboro warns fox hunting with hounds could vanish without action.
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John Halterman
Upper Marboro
Maryland
Maryland Health Labs Face Opposition Over Closure Plan
Maryland health officials push to shut seven of nine regional labs and centralize testing in Baltimore. Senate testimony from Eastern Shore and several counties argues losses in service and delays, with critics estimating local labs provide crucial public health functions and water quality monitoring.
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Annapolis
Ap)—Health Department
Maryland
General Assembly
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Frederick
Senate Finance Committee
Smoking bill headed for oblivion in Maryland Senate
In Annapolis the anti smoking measure targeting dentists and optometrists stalls after Sen James Simpson adds a crippling amendment. Debate sharpens as lawmakers debate broadening the bill to lawyers and insurance agents with sponsor Sen Verda Welcome agreeing to recommit the measure for study.
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Senate
Chamber
James Simpson
D-St. Marys
Simpson
Verda F. Welcome
D-Bailt
Finance Committee
Maryland
Edward T. Hall
Calvert
Montgomery County
Victor Crawford
Roy N. Staten
D-Ball, Co
Hall
General Assembly
Welcome
Nall
Lawrence Wiser
D-Montgomery
Wiser
Arthur Dorman
D-Prince Georges
Dental
Crawford
U.S. Senate
Ruling expected on Mandel defense motions next month
District Court Judge Herbert Murray said he expects to rule by March 17 on motions by Gov. Mandel and five co defendants to dismiss mail fraud and racketeering charges. Dates set for responses February 26 and a March 4 hearing on state law disclosure and related issues.
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Haltimore
API
Herbert F. Murray
Marvin Mandel
Murray
State Court of Appeals
Mandel Mandel
Oa Duten Hanes
Mandel
Arnald V. Weiner
MovoNs Enal
Hee
Harry W. Rodgers
William A Rodgers
Ernest N, Cory Jr
Irvin Kovens
Police seize 12 Pagans motorcycle gang members
State and local police arrested 12 Pagans members in an undercover operation targeting a motorcycle theft ring. Raids at five sites in Baltimore Highlands Essex and Baltimore City recovered a truckload of stolen motorcycles and parts along with handguns and drugs.
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Pagans
Baltimore County
Baltimore City
Baltimore Highlands
Essex
Spookseman
Maryland bills aims at charity financial disclosures
A Maryland House committee approved a bill requiring most large charities to disclose fundraising activity and audited accounts with the aim of transparency. An amendment would include any charity mailing more than 500 000 solicitations annually, targeting the Pallottine Fathers over mail volume and allocation of funds.
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Annapolis
Maryland General Assembly
House
House Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
The
Pallottines
del. Gerald J. Curran
D-Balto
Sumit
Secretary of State
MD Charities
Curran
Sarbanes Says Tydings Talks Like Ford in Democratic Clothes
Rep. Paul Sarbanes, seeking the Democratic Senate nomination in Maryland, accused rival Joseph D. Tydings of mimicking Gerald Ford while campaigning as a fiscal conservative. He criticized Tydings as out of touch with working and middle class needs and urged Democrats to address ordinary Americans' problems.
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Sarbanes
Rockville, Md
Paul 5
Joseph D.tydings
Gerald Ford
Montgomery County Press Association
Baltimore
Tydings
Senate
J. Glenn Beall
Harford County
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