Hughes submits 7.5 billion budget in Maryland plan
Governor Harry Hughes unveils a fiscal 1986 budget of 7.5 billion for Maryland covering July 1985 to June 1986 with no tax increases. The plan devotes about 103 million to state employee pay raises and targets 70 percent of new funding to state managed programs, including a new Children and Youth initiative and expanded higher education and community college funding.
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Chesapeake Bay
Bird Occupies Deserted Firehouse Weathervane Tower
Early Wednesday the United Steam Fire Engine Company No. 3 on South Market Street sits empty except for a bird and its firefighter weathervane. The scene captures a quiet moment at the historic station.
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C. Kurt Hoitez
Maryland tramp law would widen vagrant detention
Frederick city police chief and county prosecutor push a bill to let authorities lock up vagrants and intoxicated wanderers with impaired mental faculties. The measure, opposed by homeless groups and public defenders, seeks to remove the sanity proof barrier and is aimed at downtown Frederick troublemakers.
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Tommy” Dorsey Jr
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Ashton
McClellan
Supreme Court OKs School Searches Without Warrant
The Supreme Court rules teachers and school officials may search students without a judge’s warrant if needed to combat drugs and violence, restoring authority after decades of expanding student rights. The ruling applies to a New Jersey case where a student found with drug paraphernalia and marijuana sales materials was searched by a vice principal.
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Helicopter Crashes Aboard Ship Killing Six
A U S Air Force HH 53 helicopter attempting an on board medical airlift from the Panamanian vessel Asian Beauty crashed on the deck about 540 miles north of Honolulu. Six crewmen were killed and a seventh was missing presumed dead as a fire broke out and wreckage littered the ship. Coast Guard and Air Force officials released the initial findings.
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U.S Air Force
Air Force
Paul Chute
Thurmont mayor photo cache reveals 19 of 20 mayors
Gwen McEntire reports Thurmont town secretary has found photos for 19 of the 20 past mayors, leaving one missing from the town hall collection. The discovery highlights local history efforts and prompts questions about the absent district leader.
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Gwen McEntire
Thurmont
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