Crab supply rebounds as prices ease for Bay harvests
Annapolis reports crab catches returning to normal after a feared 1970s shortage. William Outten of the Fisheries Administration says this season should stay steady, noting late 1970s hatch timing delayed crabs' maturation and spurred scarcity warnings. Chandus Rippons of a Dorchester seafood firm is quoted.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay Watermen
William Butten
State Fisheries Administration
Outten
Chandus Rippons
Hooper Island
Dorchester
Passengers mutiny over no close view of tall ships
An Annapolis Harbor Queen excursion faced a small mutiny when fog and licensing limits blocked a close look at the Chesapeake Bay tall ships. Manager Nicolas J. Roper refunded fares, noting only shadows were visible at the Severn mouth.
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Annapolis
Harbor Queen
Chesapeake Bay
Nicolas J. Roper
Baltimore
Severn River
Virginia Hicks
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis City Dock
Montgomery leasing plan under attack in county race
Independent candidate Robin Ficker targets five Montgomery County school leases claiming private agencies will pay as little as 13 cents per square foot while the county pays up to 50 times that to rent space in private buildings. He cites Hebrew Academy of Washington leasing Montgomery Hills Junior High for 34000 dollars annually as a potential subsidy to a religious institution. County planner Richard Miller notes limited occupant options due to zoning exemptions.
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Rockville
Robin Ficker
Montgomery County
Ficker
Hebrew Academy of Washington
Montgomery Hills
Richard Miller
Miller
Baltimore Officer Ordered Eight Hours Extra Duty
Baltimore City police officer Frederick M. Glee was ordered to eight hours of unpaid extra duty for reading a newspaper while on patrol. The five year veteran accepted the punishment to avoid a departmental hearing, with the order to serve the hours over the next two weeks.
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
Frederick M. Glee
Glee
Youre Never Too Old To Hear Better
Beltone offers a free non operating hearing aid model to readers replying to the advertisement. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at ear level in one compact device. Send for the model to Beltone Electronics Corp in Chicago with the stated address.
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Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
Victoria St
Ilinois
Mandel codefendant Kovens hospitalized in Baltimore
Irvin Kovens, a codefendant in Gov. Mandel’s federal corruption case, remained in serious condition after a heart attack at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. The trial, set for Sept. 8, faces uncertainty as Kovens’ status could affect proceedings.
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Baltimore
Irvin Kovens
Marvin Mandel
Kovens
Sinai Hospital
Norman P. Ramsey
Koven
Mandel
W. Dale Hess
Harry Rodgers
Mandel War Chest
William Rodgers
Ernest N.cory
Foreign trade zone eyed at Dulles
Fairfax County supervisors approved applying for a foreign trade zone at Dulles International Airport. If approved, duties could be deferred or reduced on goods, boosting local development and potentially $500,000 in first year real estate taxes. The zone would operate like an industrial park on private land beside the airport.
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Fairfax, Va
Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors
Dulles International Airport
U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Board
Dulles
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Alan Gesser
Development Authority
Trade Zones Board
Baltimore Gas & Electric to issue Consumer Bill of Rights
BG&E will begin sending a Consumer Bill of Rights explaining billing contests and policies on deadlines deposits and other charges. The Public Service Commission ordered utilities to provide yearly information to customers and set a 3 percent cap on bills more than 15 days overdue. Utilities may waive penalties twice per year on request. BG&E seeks to reserve 1.5 million more for housing loans guaranteeing employees at Calvert Cliff plant. existing 2.5 million backing loans remains.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
State Public Service Commission
Bg&e
The
Utility Commission
Calvert Cliff
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