House subcommittee studies need for migrant worker laws
Rep Beverly Byron testified to the House Subcommittee on Labor Standards in Biglerville Pennsylvania about Washington County fruit growers facing lawsuits by Maryland Legal Aid Bureau on behalf of domestic fruit pickers claiming displacement by foreign worker crews. She cited an unprecedented 1983 to 1985 legal attack on Western Maryland growers.
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Washington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
House
Beverly B. Byron
Biglerville
Subcommittee On
Washington County
Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
MLAB
Arthur N. Read
Friends of Farmworkers Inc
Adams County
Gettysburg
Read
Byron
Roth
Trible
Barry Black
Adams County Fruit Growers Association
William Roth
Delaware
Paul Trible
Virginia
Hood alumnae named to head networks in admissions and development
Hood College announces two alumnae to lead volunteer networks. Linda Stockdale Warren will head the Alumnae Admissions Program guiding volunteers at college nights and outreach to prospective students. Barbara Campbell Rickman will chair the Council of Alumnae in Support of Hood coordinating fundraising efforts.
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Hood College
Martha E. Church
Hood
Linda Stockdale Warren
Point Pleasant
N.J
Katherine Joseph
Warren
Barbara Campbell Rickman
Frederick
Alumnae
CASH
Lois Epp
Dr. Church
Church
Hood Career Connection
Linda Allan
Washington, D.C
Sarah Roach
Walkersville
Melinda Robinson
Philadelphia
Ms. Warren
Christine Plankenhorn Tischer
Hagerstown
Rickman
Anna Mary Wilson Hughes
Braddock Heights
Divers chase gold relics from 1909 Republic wreck off Nantucket
Divers probing the 1909 Republic wreck 55 miles south of Nantucket report finding champagne bottles, dishes, and luggage fittings but no gold yet. Salvage chief Bill Flower and navigator Martin Bayerle lead the costly dive aimed at recovering up to 1.2 billion dollars in valuables once owned by White Star and linked to Czar Nicholas II, amid rumors of an international coverup.
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Sost Inspector
Nantucket Island
EMS Republic
J.P. Morgan
White Star Shipping Lines
Republic
Nicholas II
Russia
Bill Flower
The
Martin Baerle
Bayerle
Central America
SOS Inspector
Sub Ocean Salvors International
Toastmaster winners at Frederick Evening Club
Frederick Evening Club proves its prowess with trophies for best table topics Ethel Killingsworth best speaker and Bill Dorman best evaluation. The scene features Jim Ogle collecting best table topics and Ethel Killingsworth best speaker while Bill Dorman takes best evaluation, per local display.
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Frederick Toastmasters Evening Club
Jim Ogle
Ethel Killingsworth
Bill Dorman
Gulf states wary as US minesweeping team awaits Kuwait entry
A U S Navy minesweeping team waits in Spain for permission to enter Kuwait as Gulf Arab states weigh sensitivities and political risks. Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia offer limited concessions while a broader joint Saudi Kuwaiti effort is planned.
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Washington
Kuwait
Spain
Emirate
Persian Gulf
U.S. Navy
Iran
Pentagon
Persian Gulf Arab States
United States
West
Gulf
Afghanistan
U.S
Lebanon
James Placke
State Department
Gulf States
Placke
Brookings Institution
Gulf Arab States
Gulf Arab
Iraq
Gaulf
Tehran
Gulf Emirates
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Rota
Rata
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Hepburn Orchards
Fairview Orchards
Glaize Orchards
Edgemont Orchards
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N. Carroll Street
Sharmont
Frank Kendall
Frederick County
Thurmont
GOV
Winthrop
Upsight
Grand Rapids
Carnival
IVES
J & B Real Estate
William
Bill) Baker
Williard
Avae Pet & Interiors
Oya Longae
China
India
Pakistan
Romania
France
Belgium
Ua Rtctai Na Lp
Nazemian Aeeshays
Thomas Johnson
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