Opposition halts Washington County water test wells
In Hagerstown AP crews report the Army Corps of Engineers abandoned plans to drill eight groundwater test wells in Washington County this summer due to strong local opposition. The plan shifts to a state study by the Water Resources Administration focusing on coastal counties to assess usable groundwater while a separate WRA study evaluates Washington County supplies.
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Hagerstown
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington County
Corps
State Water Resources Administration
Prince Georges
Anne Arundel
St Marys
Charles Counties
Jim Crews
Corps’ Urban Studies
U.S. Geological Survey
Army Corps
Crews
Potomac River
Washington
WRA
Prince Georges County
Maryland
Rogerstown
Herbert Sachs
Federal
Washington, D.C
Potomac
Sachs
Federal judge weighs safeguards for insanity acquittees
In Baltimore the federal judge proposes hearings for 128 persons involuntarily confined after insanity acquittals. He rejects broad safeguards from the Legal Aid Bureau, saying he cannot legislate state policy. He notes equal protection does not demand identical procedures with civil commitments and urges briefs for an evidentiary hearing before a final order.
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Baltimore
Alexander Harvey II
Legal Aid Bureau
U.S. District Court
Murder suicide pact ends Essex couple’s life in house
Carroll and Wanda Sanders left notes telling their daughters not to be sorry as a murder death by own action pact ended with Mrs Sanders shot dead and her husband’s suicide. Neighbors said Mrs Sanders had long battled seizures after a head injury. Sanders worked at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point.
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Essex, Md
Carroll
Wanda Sanders
Baltimore
Gail Johnson
Susan
Kite
Norfolk
Sanders
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Sparrows Point
State PSC okays 911 system plan approval
Maryland subdivisions may begin setting up three digit numbers for police fire and emergencies after the Public Service Commission approved Chespeake & Potomac Telephone Co. plan for a 911 system. The ruling does not force nationwide use it depends on local action and funding. Currently Montgomery Prince Georges Charles and St. Marrs counties have 911 service with Howard and Baltimore counties planning implementation.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Chespeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Charles
St. Marrs
Howard
Rocky Mountain spotted fever claims Maryland man
AP report from Towson says Morton C. Silesky, 49, of Pikesville, died July 23 after contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Health officials noted classic symptoms including high fever, severe headache, rash, and disorientation. The tick believed to transmit the illness was not embedded.
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Towson
Baltimore County
Pascal undecided on Maryland gubernatorial bid
ANNAPOLIS AP Robert A Pascal County executive of Anne Arundel County says he has not decided on a gubernatorial run. Maryland GOP leaders urge a prompt decision to field a strong candidate while Sen Edward Mason warns it would be dire for him to delay further. Beall is viewed as a possible second option if Pascal delays.
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Annapolis
Robert A. Pascal
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
GOP
David R. Forward
Forward
Edward J. Mason
R-Allegeny
Pascal
Mason
J. Glenn Beall
Upper bay shows good young rockfish numbers
Maryland biologist reports "good numbers" of young rockfish in the upper Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. Joseph Boone says the results partly offset poor larval survival seen earlier in the Nanticoke, Choptank and Pocomoke rivers. Average 18 young rockfish per net sweep. survivors may reach market in two to three years.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Joseph G Soone
Maryland Fisheries Adminstration
Nanticoke
Choptank
Ponomac
Upper Bay
Boone
Boon
Potomac
Susquendana
Elk
Northeast
Bohemia
Sassafras
Bay
Atlantic
BG&E adopts two tier gas rates to curb winter use
Baltimore Gas and Electric wins PSC approval for a two tier rate plan aimed at encouraging conservation. The company says overall average bills over two years will be similar, with higher costs for low gas users and savings for heavy users, and cites modest changes for typical appliances. A sample home using stove and dryer may see a small rise. those with heat may see winter savings.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Public Service Commission
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
Bg&e
Henry H. Leber
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