Fears of Hazardous Waste Found at Laytonsquie Transfer Site
Workers report finding tubes labeled infected human tissue and bags of surgical waste at the Pade AL repacking center before burial at Oaks Landfill in Laytonsquie. Don Chapman and other Brandywine drivers describe contaminated material, rats, and concerns about long term health. Officials say medical waste is incinerated on site or by funeral homes and that the transfer station normally rejects hazardous material, though occasional loads slip through.
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Oaks
Laytonsquie
Don Chapman
Chapman
Brandywine
Lanatin
Dillon
National Institutes of Health
Alan Bergsten
Cel
Division of Sound Waste
Montgomery County
PA Dmgt
ES Dar Tun Pre Ge le Remy
Bergsten Dulon
Sears
USU
Bergsten
Drought hits farms across Maryland counties and concerns rise
Maryland farmers face a $2 million crop damage toll from severe drought. Tony Evans notes heavy soils in Frederick County slow drying while drought worsens statewide. Poole shows stunted clover as seed harvest looms, and supporters urge crop insurance and federal loan aid amid budget cuts. A MDA task force plans an August information pamphlet with agency contacts.
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Tony Evans
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Frederick County
Maryland
Evans
Poole
Del
George Littrell
Miller
MDA
Maryland Farm Bureau
Maryland State Grange and Loan Institutions
Littrell
Alan Brauer
Maryland State Grange
Thurmont
Frank Gladhill
Monrovia
Harold Lenhart
Reagan weighs coordinated sanctions against South Africa
CBS News reports Deputy Secretary Chester Crocker will meet London partners to discuss coordinated sanctions on South Africa. Secretary Shultz urged worldwide coordination for any measures, while the Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony including Harvard President Derek Bok advocating sanctions.
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Chester Crocker
London
South Africa
CBS News
Crocker
Shultz
Washington
Europe
South America
Canada
Foreign Relations Committee
Harvard Unversity
Derek Bok
Federal judge upholds widening of Route 270 highway project
A federal judge ruled the Route 270 expansion to six lanes from Gaithersburg to Clarksburg complies with environmental and legal requirements. The Sierra Club and other opponents argued the 1.27 billion plan harmed streams and wetlands, but the court found no material facts unresolved and dismissed the citizens groups suit.
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Fae
Unis
The
Sierra Club
Sourth
Bethesda Congress of Citizens Assocuions
Washingtyun Asto Bicyclists Association
Transportation Department
Maryland State Highway Administration
Bet Gaithersburg
Sia
Clarksburg
Cory Fersery
Radio panel crowns Hamlin best ice joke
Lauderdale says WZYP FM ran an hour of How Hot jokes with listeners calling in. A panel judged the quips and Hamlin won, earning 1000 pounds of ice courtesy of the station for his bit.
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Vyedavea Orpen Alherns
Ata
Dave Haman
Gen Lauderdaie
Wzyp-Fm
Hamlin
Lauderdale
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Reagan
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John Deere
Gladhill Tractor Mart
Patrick St
Frederick
Warner
Bon-Ton
Eyerly
Bon-Tor Eyerlys
Ulatow
Dale Hatlal
Mortemery
Wespur
Hugh Pee
Feiway
Sunffs
America
Saratoga Springs
New York
Anheuser-Busch Beverage Group. Inc
Fredeck
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