House vote awaited on tax cut extension
The House plans final approval to extend the 60 day tax cut relief, sending the Senate backed bill to President Ford. Without passage, last year's antirecession cuts would lapse at midnight, raising taxes for many families and risking economic harm. The extension may last through Sept. 1, with some Democrats preferring Aug. 16. The tax credits and deductions are explained, including per dependent credits and low income protections.
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Washington
House
Ford
Senate
Congress
County planners face multiple lawsuits over subdivision decisions
Three couples and a joint venture sue in Circuit Court alleging planners unlawfully disapproved subdivisions for no proximity reason and seek mandamus. A later Maryland suit accuses planners of secret meetings and civil rights violations. Respond by July 20.
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C.T. Byron Kao
Dan H
Wilma S. Mater
William R
Clara D. Clow
Commission
Lawrence W. Johnson
Richard L. Grossnickle
Bi county jail plan eyed to share prisoner load
Barnes and Thomas Fox discuss a bi county jail sharing prisoners between Washington and Frederick counties amid state approval of a 1 million dollar reimbursement for local jails. Barnes previously supported a South Mountain site near the Washington Frederick line and touted options from holding jail to correctional center with various counties.
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Thomas Fox
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Howard County
Frederick County
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Carroll
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Donald L. Lewis
South Mountain
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Iie
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Dorsey
Baltimore City workers near contract deadline
Baltimore Mayor Schaefer faces a Thursday contract deadline for about 27 500 city workers while firemen vote on strike authorization if talks fail The city claims a 2 percent wage rise is affordable though some unions push for more A tentative two year pact with about 5 800 workers was reached with MCEA officials and the Sun reports a 6 percent raise spread over the contract term Talks with nurses were postponed due to a scheduling mixup
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William Donald Schaefer
Marvin Mandel
Annapolis
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Mandel
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Municipal Employer Association
MCEA
The
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William E Dix
Dix
Maryland Nurses Association
American Federation of State
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes Afl-Cio
Hillman
International Association of Firefighters Afl-Cio
Senate panel reviews wiretap control bill
The Senate intelligence committee weighs a Ford backed bill requiring judicial warrants for national security wiretaps and written sworn certifications. Critics say it risks more bugging while supporters cite added oversight as key.
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New Intelligence Committee
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CIA
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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American Civil Liberties Union
Congress
Morton Halperin
Henry A. Kissinger
Halperin
National Security Council
Calvert Cliffs OK’d hotter discharge into Chesapeake Bay
The Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant can discharge cooling water up to 95 degrees into the bay after Maryland officials eased the limit from 90 degrees. The Nuclear Power Plant Siting Commission cited minimal aquatic impact and noted the alternative of maintaining 90 degrees with added chlorine.
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Commission
Miller
Wet Road Accidents Reported Across County Monday Night
State police logged several collisions blamed on slick roads Monday. Ona M. Kile Jr. escaped injury when his car overturned on U S 40A near Edgemont Road. he was charged with improper safety equipment. William W. Long Jr. jackknifed a tractor-trailer on I 70 near Hollow Road but faced no charges. Harold L. Hurley and Leonard C. Turner exchanged blows on Harbaugh Valley Road with Hurley cited for improper passing. William R. Burkhardt was treated for minor injuries after a dog caused his car to overturn on Gas House Pike. no charge filed.
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U.S. 40A
Edgemont Road
Tpr. C. E. Keller
Kile
William W. Long Jr
Indianapolis
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Hollow Road
Long
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R. L. Stotelmyer
Harbaugh Valley Road
Harbaugh Road
Harold L. Hurley
Sabillasville
Leonard C. Turner
Emmitsburg
Tpr
D. H. Lowry
Hurley
Dennis P. Murphey
Burkhardt
Injured Men Remain Critical After Separate Crashes
Three men in separate single vehicle crashes remain in critical condition. Joseph E Tyler of Emmitsburg and William J Graver of Unionville stay critical at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medicine. Charles J Otey of Bristol Tennessee is in the ICU at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an early Sunday crash.
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Joseph E Tyler
Emmitsburg
William J Graver
Unionville
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medicine
Charles J Otey
Bristol
Tyler
Grover
Hyattstown
Otey
South Mountain
Baltimore Councilman Furious Over Nude Photo Bill
Baltimore City Councilman Mimi DiPietro denounces a newly passed bill on nude photographic enterprises, arguing against body studios and questioning the impact on the city and children. The council president reminds him the bill prohibits such studios.
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Baltimore
Mimi DiPietro
Body
DiPietro
Walter Orlinsky
Four linked with brutal murder of 8 year old Karen Kollar
Four suspects face aggravated murder and related charges in the death of 8 year old Karen Kollar in Cleveland. Dallas Stuckey 19 and Guy Frehmeyer 18 charged with aggravated murder while David Zytowieck 21 faces obstructing justice and his wife Susan 16 delinquency by aggravated murder and kidnapping. Karen was battered with stones after attempts to throw her from a building. she was gagged tied and forced to look over the edge before being pushed off.
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Cleveland
Karen Kollar
Dallas Stuckey
Guy Frehmeyer
David Zytowieck
Susan
Karen
Zytowiecki
Georgetta
Baltimore City Council kills rent control bill
The Baltimore City Council voted 9 to 8 to reject a one year extension of rent controls. A 4 percent cap on rent hikes for the coming year was not approved as the current 6 percent ceiling expires Wednesday amid a heated, crowded session.
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Baltimore
Parents sue convicted slayer of son in Maryland
A Millersville couple filed a 1 million dollar suit in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court against George R. Siebolt, convicted of manslaughter in the death of Arie B. Watson, 17, who was shot last June 29 as Siebolt said the youth was hotrodding through his neighborhood. The suit seeks punitive and compensatory damages for the fatal shooting in Maryland.
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Millersville
Watson Siebolt
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