Glendening vows budget cuts and tough stance on taxes
Maryland Governor Parris Glendening asserts the bottom line will not change and pledges a $234 million cut to the former governor's budget while signaling disciplined tax relief. He urges limits on perks like $31 million in legislative college scholarships and outlines a measured approach to environmental legislation alongside economic concerns.
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Parris Glendening
Glendening
William Donald Schaefer
House
Casper Taylor
D-Allegany
Tim Ayers
Ayers
Barbara Hoffman
Baltimore
Karate master vows to set ice breaking record
Detour resident Bill Wickham, owner of Wickham Tang Soo Do Studio, aimed to break his world ice breaking record by stacking blocks to 32 feet. The 150 pound 49 inch blocks collapsed at 12 40 p m, melting sun and heat cited. He plans a repeat attempt next Sunday night hoping for colder conditions.
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Bill Wickham
Wickham
Wickham Tang Soo Do
M. Allen Wachter and Son Plumbing
Governors push block grants in welfare reform plan
Governors from both parties pressed for block grants to states as a path to welfare reform, arguing flexibility and state control while warning that too much power could erode the social safety net. The NGA backed choosing between block grants and the current entitlement, but GOP opposition and election dynamics muted momentum.
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Congress
White House
GOP
House
Clay Shaw
R-Fla
CBS
Shaw
Washington
Senate
Vermont
Howard Dean
NGA
Governors’ Association
Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin
Democrat Dean
City police charge man with driving and drinking violations
Frederick City Police charged Edgar Browne 21 with driving while intoxicated reckless driving fleeing from an officer and driving while revoked after a short pursuit. A Chevrolet Camaro stolen from Hagerstown was involved, the vehicle being traced when stopped on U S 15.
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Edgar Bachman Browne
Elmer Derr
U.S. 15
Seventh Street
Vincent Malta
Browne
Malta
Hagerstown
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