Glendening seeks disaster relief for Md. farmers
Governor Glendening asks President Clinton to declare much of Maryland drought ravaged farmland a disaster area to unlock federal funds. He formally urged Agriculture Secretary Glickman for relief, naming Frederick Carroll and Washington counties as hardest hit and citing possible losses of corn and soybeans.
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Fair Hill
Parris N. Glendening
Clinton
Maryland
Glendening
U.S
Dan Glickman
Frederick
Carroll
Washington
Iask
Glickman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Glendenin
Ceci
Roscoe Bartlett
USDA
Farm Service Agency
Columbia
Maryland OKs funds to ease VEIP test for public
Maryland approves 1.3 million for emissions station upgrades to speed testing and add monitors and greeters. The treadmill dynamometer test, mandatorily starting Oct. 1, aims to cut wait times from about 13–14 minutes to under five and reduce car damage concerns while MARTA Technologies faces penalties for delays.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Board of Public Works
Anne S. Ferro
Trator
Motor Vehicle Administration
Rockville
Ms. Ferro
Marta Technologies
Jerry Carter
MARTA
Drunken-driver crash verdict bars Massett damage claim
Frederick County jurors rejected intoxication as a defense and ruled Richard Wivell Jr. negligent while Matthew Massett contributed to the Nov 4 1990 crash. Under Maryland contributory negligence law Massett cannot recover damages. The incident began during a police chase on old U S 15 near Thurmont and involved high speeds and blood alcohol readings above the intoxication threshold.
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Frederick County
Richard Leo Wivell Jr
Catoctin Furnace
Matthew W. Massett
Thurmont
Massett
Wivell
Circuit Court
Herbert L
Mr. Massett
Maryland
New York firm drops Brunswick strip mall plan
Tarryview Properties Inc pulled out of a deal to build a 14.7 acre strip mall near Md. 17 and Md. 180 outside Brunswick. Mayor Thomas Smith said the decision came after the company questioned the costs of extending water and sewer. The firm had earlier promised annexation and utility expansion, but that cost concern ended the agreement.
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Brunswick
MD. 17
MD. 180
Thomas Smith
Tarryview Properties Inc
U.S. 340
Seymour Stern
Frederick County
General Commercial
Mr. Smith
Tarryview
Mayor denies tampering with alderman's mail
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes reiterates he has not tampered with Alderman Frances Baker's mail. Baker alleged the charge at a Tuesday press conference. Staff defend the mayor, with administrative secretary Stephanie Miller and receptionist Susan Harding tied to mail sorting.
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Grimes
Stephanie Miller
Susan Harding
Barbara Dunbar
Senate approves MARC extension to Frederick in 1998 bill
The Senate backed 35 million dollars for MARC including funds to extend the Brunswick line to Frederick as part of the 1998 Transportation Appropriations bill. The plan awaits House Senate conference committee action with final approval expected in fall.
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Senate
Maryland Rail Commuter
MARC
Brunswick
Frederick
Department of Transportation
Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
House
CSX Transportation
Albert B. Aftoora
Frederck
CSX
Brunswick Line
Washington
Mass Transit Administration
Anthony Brown
CSXE
Citizens Advisory Committee
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Maryland Department of the Environment
Parris Glendening
Environmental Protection Agency
George Dorsey
News-Post
N.Y
Kate Leckie
Osens
Paas
Sandman
Lon Erin
Tommy Chaisson
Ellicott City
Baker Park
Tommy
Ike Wilsonews
Matthew Barakat
Ord Aneiene
Fratenck
Newenane
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