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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1988
Page
5
The article reports a highway department load safety dispute. A driver argues six foot overhang rule is established, cites flags for four feet, and claims previous shipments posed no danger. The piece links the incident to a broader audit and subsequent reforms by county commissioners.
Petition filings show broad national support for a Saturday Night Specials handgun ban. Marylanders Against Saturday Night Specials plans a multimillion dollar ad campaign in Baltimore and Washington to shape opinion, with NRA donations and hopes to raise up to 1 million dollars to counter opposing ads. The law would create a state review board to determine which guns can be sold.
The 1989 Maryland session advances the State Sold Waste Recycling Act to require county recycling plans by 1990 and mandates a Handgun Roster Board to ban unlisted cheap handguns. It raises tax sale timing, increases local aid, and tightens privacy for library and video records while enforcing child safety seats in pickups.
Frederick County commissioners debated overhauling the rezoning process and approved a public hearing on a plan to implement major changes including a regional plan cadence and a hearing examiner. Several commissioners voiced mixed views on comprehensive rezoning and the examiner role while staff urged coordinated facilities planning.
Two cars rigged with explosives detonated in separate Beirut areas. At least one person was killed and 52 injured. The first blast hit Hamra Street near the Grand Hotel in west Beirut around 11 00 a m local time in a Syrian-policed neighborhood.
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