Maryland Tightens Tax Exemptions for Church Lands
Maryland officials press a 1971 law to curb tax exemptions on unimproved church properties across the state. About 50 000 exemption applications have been filed this year as the department revokes tax-free status for church lots not used for worship.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Department of Assessments and Taxation
William L. Shoemaker
Benevolent Organization
Tax Department
Cero
Thomas A. Cero
Maryland Revenue Chief Warns on Tax Exempt Property
State tax officials face a difficult task mapping over 350000 tax free properties in Maryland valued at more than 5.3 billion. Few requests are rejected and fraud is rare. Earlier this year the Pallottine Fathers warehouse was stripped of tax exempt status as it was found not to engage in religious work.
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Cero
Pallottine Fathers
Order
Baltimore Gas & Electric to halt dual late rate policy
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. told the Public Service Commission it will end charging residential customers higher late payment penalties than commercial users. The PSC denied permission to apply a 3 percent late charge to full bills rather than to net charges.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
State Public Service Commission
Maryland
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Boston department store unloads Baltimore cake
The Boston retailer Building 19 agreed to buy 5 000 slices at 64 cents each and give them away to help Baltimore dispose of 69 000 pounds of Bicentennial cake after a TV showcase near Ft. McHenry. A national TV feature preceded an unusual giveaway ad by Harry Adler.
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Baltimore
Boston
Building 19
Harry
Harry Adler
Department 19
Mandel brings security team to Democratic convention
New York AP report notes Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel arrives with a personal security network for the Democratic convention. Mandel, his wife, and Lt. Gov. Blair Lee are all accompanied by multiple troopers, with a 36th floor room and a 24 hour monitoring post. Other governors show far smaller security details.
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New York
New York City
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Mandel
Blair Lee
Randon
Associated Press
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Florida
Reuben Askew
Annapolis Housewife Engages in First Campaign Effort
New York AP reports Joy Colegrove of Annapolis Maryland has spent nearly a year volunteering in Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign. This is her first real political effort and she hopes to see a Carter victory in November.
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New York
Joy Colegrove
Annapolis
Warren
Carter
U.S. Naval Academy
Beall weighs sell of Cumberland insurance stake
Annapolis AP reports Senator J Glenn Beall may sell his 23 percent stake in Beall Garner Screen Geare, an insurance firm that handles about $1 million yearly in government premiums, if reelected. He defends keeping the stake as a life savings cushion amid political risk.
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Annapolis
J. Glenn Beall
Senate
Cumberland
Beall
Paul S. Sarbanes
Beall, Garner
Screen and
Geare
Maryland
Annapolis Fleet Reserve Club
Humphrey Hawkins
Paul Paolicelli
Parking dispute almost sparks naval confrontation in harbor
In Baltimore Inner Harbor two Portuguese gunboats tied at Pier 6 delaying two Israeli missile cruisers set to dock. A tangle involving Coast Guard, harbormaster and officials ended with the Portuguese sailing away to another dock and no tickets issued. Nearby, NASA Goddard to launch Javelin rocket from Wallops Island for a Bicentennial salute and upper atmosphere wind-study observations.
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Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard
Afonso Serquerra
Baltimore City
Wilbur Miller
Arthur Tittel
John Dunhas
Afonso Serveria
Coast Guard
John Hughes
Shamuel Zohar
Washington
Portugese
Cunhas
Greenbelt
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Wallop's Island
Flight Center
United States
NASA
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