Chesapeake Bay plant life and waterfowl decline worries community
In Chestertown Maryland hunters watermen and ecologists at a weekend gathering led by Dr Joseph H McLain warned that aquatic bay grasses are thinning rapidly from 29 percent coverage in 1971 to 15 percent in 1974. The group cited reduced duck populations and threatened shellfish habitat as effects with economic impacts on Eastern Shore properties and clubs. Possible causes include fresh water runoff from storms Agnes and Eloise.
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Joseph H. Mclain
Washington College
University of Maryland
Center For Environmental and Estuarine Studies
McLain
Brown M. Row Jr
Kent County
Ducks Unlimited
Maryland
Row
Robert Prior
Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association
Agnes
Eloise
Maryland racing commission denies ownership violation claim
Maryland racing boss says he will seek attorney general guidance while asserting full compliance with the law on race track ownership. Testimony before a Senate panel suggested the agency had not fully investigated out-of-state owners, as chairman J Newton Brewer and secretary James A Callahan clash over compliance. In Bowie, 70 percent of Bowie stock is held by Gibraltar Pari Mutuel Inc of New Jersey, whose stockholders are reportedly under state police scrutiny. Brewer plans a ruling from Attorney General Francis B. Burch.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Bowie
Callahan
John Carroll Byrnes
D-Balt
Byrnes
Gibralter Pari-Mutuel, Inc
New Jersey
Brewer
Gibralter
Atty
Francis B. Burch
Maryland General Assembly hearings announced this week
Annapolis AP committees set hearings this week across sections Budget and Taxation Constitutional Public Law Economic Affairs Finance Judicial Proceedings Appropriations and more on Tuesday and Wednesday in James and Lowe Buildings. Topics include tax exemptions, public education, insurance, elections, criminal law, environmental matters, and health programs with times listed.
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General Assembly
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Uilding
Worcester County
Lowe
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Garrett County Election Board
Verona
Maryland Environmental Service
Towson State College Police
State bay turbidity rises hindering bottom grasses rooting
Increasing turbidity in the bay reduces sunlight reaching the sediment, diminishing conditions for new eelgrass root establishment and growth. Researchers warn clearer water is needed to restore bottom grasses and stabilize habitats.
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Bay
Black enrollment rising at Maryland study finds
The University of Maryland reports a surge in Black freshmen but a 14 percent drop out rate from failed courses, versus 3 percent for White students. Officials cite rival claims of racist practices and discuss fairness and academic standards.
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College Park, Md
University of Maryland
Office of Student Education
Lawrence Jamison
Jamison
Kalish declares run for 8th District House seat
Abraham H. Kalish of Silver Spring announces as a Republican candidate for Maryland 8th District U.S. House. A former Montgomery County School Board candidate, he led accuracy in media and now writes EDUCATION-USA while promoting a low cost, personal campaign linked to the Whiskey Insurrection of 1791.
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Silver Spring
U.S. House of Representatives
Maryland
Kalish
Montgomery County
U.S. Defense Intelligence School
Accuracy
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