Low Bidder Refused Contract in Maryland Kickback Probe
Gov Mandel and board members condemned bid rigging as indictments named Ralph Ensor and Charles Compton for contract fraud and forgery. The state indicted three others March 1 in a probe of costs on projects at the State Office Building in Baltimore and Howard Community College, where Ruff Inc. bid significantly lower than rivals.
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Annapolis
Board of
Parue Works
Na TE Fund
Lan Fo Niu
John KO Kult Inc
Codhes Ryle
Charles Compton
Department of General Services
George Lewis
Rutt
Baltimore
Howard Community College
Alfred J. Smith Jr
Lewis
Rulf
Wholesale prices rise again driven by industrial goods
The May Wholesale Price Index climbed 1.3 percent, led by metals fuels machinery and chemicals. Farm prices fell for a third month with declines in livestock eggs milk fibers and grains. The index stood at 133.0, signaling continued inflation pressure into coming months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Momh
Federal probe seizes two agencies records in Maryland corruption case
Federal prosecutors subpoena Tidewater Institute records and Tidewater region school construction contracts from 1971 to 1974. Officials including Tidewater’s insurer links to Gov Marvin Mandel era projects face scrutiny as other architecture and engineering firms connected to the case are questioned.
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Baltimore
Mburane
Woah Haned
Marisathi Taave
Powe Suluts
Tidewater
Agein
Tidewale Gates
Daca
LO Hospitals face Friday budget deadline
Baltimore AP reports ten Maryland hospitals had not yet submitted proposed budgets to the Health Service Cost Review Commission by the extended Friday deadline. The commission plans July 1 rate setting. unfiled hospitals risk referral to the attorney general’s office.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Health Service Cost Review Commission
Harry D. Reiff
State Attorney General
Officie
Campsite Reservations by Phone Expand at National Parks
The National Park Service expands a trial to cover about 9 500 campsites across 21 parks with phone and mail reservations managed by Park Reservation Service Inc. A $2 booking fee plus standard $1 to $4 per night rental apply. Reservations begin July 1, with unreserved sites still first come, first served.
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Washington
National Park Service
Park Reservation Service Inc
National Parks
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Women's Admission, Combat Duty Linked
Secretary of the Navy J Wallis Maddendorf opposes changing the law to admit women to combat roles while Emma Mack, Superintendent Mack, and Navy officials push for lifting the ban. They warn denial would force different training and reduce combat-capable graduates. Vice Admiral Mack argues women can perform as well as men. In Congress, debate echoes over admitting foreign students to academies amid ongoing limits on women.
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Washington
Wallis Maddendorf
US Naval Academy
Jesusiime
Armed Services
Maddendorf
Conbat
Adm Waham P Mack
Academy
Mack
Middendoof
Navy
Annapolis
Hisls
Aho
Sanctuary
Capitol Hill
West Point
van Chong
Staunton Military Academy
Virginia
Gen Vanh Pao
Laos
Pat Schroeder
D-Colp
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
U.S
Lawyers Uninterested In Becoming Judges
A Maryland State Bar Association committee finds lawyers not pursuing judgeships and judges avoiding appellate posts due to election rigors. District Court appointees differ from Circuit Court dynamics. The report laments few top trial lawyers applying to bench vacancies and urges restoring public trust amid ongoing political scandals.
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Ocean City
Maryland State Bar Association
Bar Association
State Association
State Judicial Selection Commission
Circuit Judicial Selection Commission
Circuit Courts
Supreme Bench
Baltimore City
Baltimore Bar Association
Watergate
Maryland
William Cahill
FPC Predicts Natural Gas Shortage Across Regions
Federal Power Commission chair Nassikas told a House Commerce subcommittee that several regions including New England Appalachia the Great Lakes the Northern Plains and the Southeast will face a severe natural gas shortage within five years. He warned supplies may fall about 10 percent short of demand in coming months and that the situation is worse than last year when a six percent cut occurred.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
FPC
John N. Nassikas
New England
Appalachia
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Southeast
Nassikas
House
FDA Proposes Candy Nutrition Guidelines
The FDA announced a proposed rule to guide fortification and labeling of candy and related foods. Officials cited preventing misleading nutrition claims and promoting fair labeling while addressing fortified ingredients and recipes across various breakfast cereals and snack items.
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FDA
Washington
Fondant Dell Admcastration
Alexander Mo Schmidt
Ty Pre
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