Three Gaithersburg Residents Escape Serious I-270 Crash
Loraine Hurley 26 drove a Ram Charger south on I 270 near Md 80 when she lost control. The vehicle overturned multiple times, skidded onto northbound lanes on its roof, striking William Plunkett as he swerved into an embankment. Passengers Ben Seal 17 Gaithersburg and Rodney Price 19 Gaithersburg. Seal and Price treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Hurley charged with multiple violations.
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Gaithersburg
MD. 80
Urbana
Loraine Hurley
William Plunkett
Silver Spring
Ms. Hurley
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hurley
Stottlemyer
Sam Yu
Damascus mixed reactions to Ridgeview shopping center plan
Civic leaders in Damascus split over the 148000 square foot Ridgeview Shopping Center proposal on Md 27 near Bethesda Church Road. GDCA generally supports the plan but two neighborhood associations will testify against at the Jan 24 Planning Board hearing citing adherence to the 1982 Damascus Master Plan.
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Damascus Civic Association
MD. 27
Greater Damscus
Tom Esler
Heritage Estates Homeowners Association
Damascus
Bethesda Church Road
Esler
Frank Benenati
Spring Garden Estates
Benenati
Lyn Coleman
James Bohrer
Dunhill Group
Magruder Stream
Dunhill
John Clark
GDCA
Planning Board
Coleman
Duchill
County Council
Compulsory seat belt use debated in packed hearing
In Annapolis the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee opened the 1985 General Assembly session with a hearing on a mandatory seat belt bill. Advocates cited safety data, while opponents questioned enforcement and personal rights, as doctors, police, and residents testified.
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Senate Judical Proceedings
General Assembly
Maryland
David Wagner
Department of Transportation
Paul Comfort
Governor’s Youth Advisory Council
Youth Council
Comfort
Helen O'Leary
Blue laws foes press referendum push in Maryland
Opponents of Maryland blue laws seek a 1986 referendum to decide Sunday closing laws in Baltimore City and several counties. Supporters urge preserving current restrictions, highlighting impacts on small businesses and religious groups while some areas have already repealed similar laws.
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Annapolis
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Baltimore City
Wicomico
Agua Arundel
Baltimore
Allegany County
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Washington
Frederick
Coolahan
William Donald Schaefer
Herman Katkow
Schaefer
Robert Woodward
Christ and Country Church
Fire on liner Queer Elizabeth sparks dockside inquiry
Notices describe a 1953 suspicious blaze on the 4 main deck cabin of the liner Queer Elizabeth in drydock at Southampton. The rest of the text covers Maryland politics and a 1985 1986 blue laws debate, plus a 1985 First Baby Contest correction from Frederick County.
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Drydock
Southampton
England
Francis Scott Key Mall Merchants Association
Frederick County
Bonnie Bentz
Thurmont
Miss Bentz
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Mt. Airy
Ameen Ramzy
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
U.S. Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
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John C. Coolahan
Dbaltimore County
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Air Force
Jones
Army
Coast Guard
Sand Beach
Oahu
Kevin Krejcarek
Kreicarek
Honlulu
Chute
Munro
Honolulu
Adamstown
MD. 144
Daniel Bryan Summers
Buckeystown Pike
John Richard Madden
Sherwood Forest Drive
Mount Airy
MD. 75
Summers
Madden
New Market
Tpr
D.K. Stone
the News
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Joseph J. Long
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Long
Best Ira
Baltimore Feder Financial
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IRA
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Sder
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MD2
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