K Mart Sign Plan Faces Zoning Board Challenge
Developers Diversified of Cleveland seeks variances for a K Mart store sign and parking count. Residents oppose both requests citing neighborhood impact as the board weighs a 420 sq ft store sign limit and a 52 ft entrance sign while Parking needs range from 903 to 1,266 spaces depending on calculations.
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Pue
National Freeway to Be Speeded Across Maryland Plan
Governor Marvin Mandel announced in the State of the State that the National Freeway from Cumberland to the West Virginia line will be moved from Maryland’s five year program and accelerated. The project would parallel U S 40 from Cumberland to Keysers Ridge then head toward the West Virginia line linking with Interstate 79 near Morgantown Ohio will be the eventual downstream connection. The plan also commits over $100 million for state roads and allowances to counties for local improvements.
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Army cook Sims faces murder conspiracy trial in robbery case
Sim s, 21, an Army cook, stands charged with murder and armed robbery counts under Maryland law. The judge instructed jurors to decide if he participated or aided the robbery murder, with closing arguments expected early afternoon after a four day trial that surpassed a co defendant's death sentence case.
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Samuel Barrick
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Prince George’s
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Robert King
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City board weighs store parking and sign variance requests
Rollins presented a variance request for 1 221 parking spaces tied to a 19 64 square foot retailer with 8082 square feet of floor space. The attorney asked for 903 spaces to allow wider driving lanes. The 52 foot sign was called unrealistically large by Johnson, while the planner recommended denial for lack of legal justification. The board will study the requests and inform the parties later.
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Cleveland
Ohio
K-Mart Corporation
Charles Price
Herbert Rollins
Robert B. Alexander
Rock Creek Estates
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Michael Pue
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Robert Bowlus
Mujibur Rahman Invited to Moscow Amid Bangladesh Soviet Ties
The New Times reports the Soviet government invited Prime Minister Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh to Moscow. The invitation follows talks with Sheik Mujib and signals a potential invitation for Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after their meetings.
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Maryland Gun Lobby Attacks Mandel Emergency Bill
J Robert Esher legislative chairman of the Maryland Rifle and Pistol Association condemned Gov Mandel's gun control plan as biased against law abiding owners and emergency rushed. He said the group will propose about 20 changes when the bill is heard next Tuesday and criticized the emergency designation as railroad tactics.
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Illinois researchers advance malaria vaccine development
University of Illinois researchers report progress toward a human malaria vaccine, outlining a key step in vaccine design and testing that could lead to clinical trials and broader malaria control efforts.
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