Bicentennial weekend moves ship to Fort McHenry for Saturday celebration
Baltimore plans a 12 hour Bicentennial program as the Navy frigate Constellation sails from Pratt Street to Fort McHenry under careful supervision. Walter Orlinsky notes the voyage is delicate but calm waters and a short trip. The event caps a statewide array of Independence Day activities and a national telecast.
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Baltimore
U.S. Constellation
Pratt Street
Ft. McHenry
Navy
Walter Orlinsky
Board of Estimates
Orlinsky
Francis Scott Key
National Park Service
Fort
Inner Harbor
Farring-Baybrook Park
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Ford
Dundalk
Catonsville Community College
Wye Plantation
William Paca
Church Cove Park
St. Michaels
Emmittsburg
Brunswick
Ozone protection studied with report due in 18 months
A final answer on whether aerosol gases harm the ozone layer is expected in about a year and a half. Du Pont chemist Dr. J Peter Jesson noted the issue requires more study at a National Bureau of Standards conference.
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Gaithersburg, Md
J. Peter Jesson
du Pont Co
du Pont
University of California At Irvine
Mario J. Molina
Frank S. Rowland
Molina
Rowland
Baltimore workers extend contract talks to avoid walkout
More than 11,000 city employees remain on the job as AFSCME Local 44 and Baltimore city negotiators extend their contract by one week. Wage and benefit terms remain disputed. progress noted but parties remain 7,000 miles apart. Talks resume at 2 p.m. with a retroactive agreement possible from today.
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Baltimore
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Ernest B. Crofoot
Crofoot
Robert S. Hillman
Hillman
Afscme
Local 44
HEW Bid to Halt Maryland School College Funding Appeals
The Justice Department formally appeals a Baltimore federal judge's ruling to halt 88 million dollars in aid to Maryland colleges and city schools over desegregation. The 4th Circuit in Richmond will hear whether HEW can pause hearings and enforce desegregation guidelines amid funding cuts and state resistance.
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Baltimore
Justice Department
Maryland
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Baltimore City
U.S
Edward S. Northrup
Francis B. Burch
Northrup
Burch
Price-fixing probes into four metro newspapers continue
Maryland Attorney General Francis B. Burch says two ongoing antitrust investigations into the Baltimore Sun Evening Sun News American and the Washington Post remain sensitive and unresolved. Investigators have questioned officials and tracked price hikes from 10 to 15 cents amid rising costs. A decision is expected by fall. In Annapolis, Maryland crop officials report a record 650000 acres of corn planned for harvest this year with tobacco, rye and oats acreage similar to last year, and declines in barley and soybeans.
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Baltimore
Maryland Attorney General
Washington
Francis B. Burch
Burch
Baltimore Sun
Evening Sun
Baltimore News American
Washington Post
Donald H. Patterson
Sunpapers
Patterson
Antitrust
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Post
Annapolis
Marylands
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
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Guido John Carcich
Florida
Carcich
W. Dale Hess
Maryland Real Estate Commission
Hess
Harford County
John Pratt
Pratt
District of Columbia
Frederick Towne Mall
Rederich
Metro
Aera Eareis
TG Furniture Warehouse
KAY Jewelers
The
Diamond People
Blielen
N. Market Street
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