Legislature Delays Final Vote on Six Bills in Annapolis
The Mars House of Delegates halted action on three of six motions for final vote and reports. Two sessions were held Monday night with an extension of Friday's meeting to introduce bills filed by the February deadline. After introduction the House adjourned then resumed to continue business triggering questions over the two invocations.
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Annapolis
Mars House of Delegates
House
Senate
State Fiscal Services Department
Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
State Board of Education
Board of Ethics
Executive Branch
Ways and Means
Smith bills seek full time PSC commissioners to curb overwork
Del. Charles E. Smith sponsors House Bill 1887 to appoint three full time Public Service Commission members with two part time substitutes to handle rising cases on rates and service across gas electric railroads taxicabs and other utilities. He cites 1910 as three part timers and argues 1976 cannot continue.
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Del
Charles E. Smith
Frederick
Public Service Commission
del. Smith
Smith
Executive Department
Det. Smith
Cn Vontach Wei
Annapolis
Collect
Gypsy Law Repealed in Maryland Senate Vote
In Annapolis the Maryland General Assembly moved to repeal a 72 year old law requiring gypsies and nomads to buy an annual license worth 1000 dollars to do business. The Senate approved the measure 43 to 0 and sent it back to the House for a clarifying amendment.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Maryland
Senate
Arthur Drea
D-Montgomery
House
Three Assemblymen Push PSC Reform Bill in Maryland
Delegates Donald B. Robertson Helen L Ross and Nancy K Koppintroduced legislation to expand Maryland Public Service Commission from three part time to five full time commissioners. The bill also upgrades staff duties to maintain a formal record on public interest issues and directs the commission to focus on efficient economical service, environmental preservation and energy conservation amid rising utility costs and consumer dissatisfaction.
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General Assembly
Maryland
Public Service Commission
Dels
Donald B. Robertson
Helen L Ross
Nancy K. Kopp
Commission
del. Robertson
WSSC Budget Cut Affects Seneca Interim Plant
Hyattsville reports a total of 171000 in the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission budget has been deleted for four months of operation at the Seneca Interim Wastewater treatment plant for Fiscal 1977. A commission spokesman said the cut does not affect Phase I or construction money for Phase IIV, and funds for Phase II operation were omitted because the plant is not needed until after Fiscal 1977.
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Hyattsville
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Seneca
C P Telephone Vacation Policy Under Fire in Baltimore
About 100 workers urged Ocean City Mayor Harry Kelley to oppose Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co policy cutting summer vacation time to 20 percent. Workers claim many will miss visits to Ocean City amid seniority bias. Kelley pledges to seek a reevaluation as protests mount.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake & Potontae Telephone Co
Ocean City
Harry Kelley
Fightin Uliney
Ub Cneb
Kelley
Maryland
Communications Workers of America
C&p
Ckp
Delmarva Rail Buyout Stalls Unions With Conrail Plan
Maryland Governor Mandel warns Southern Railway must take over Delmarva lines or 1800 jobs and 13 million dollars in income will be lost. He spoke to Senator Beall's commerce subcommittee on Southern carriers failing to reach labor agreements to permit 2000 miles of abandoned track sale under the ConRail plan to introduce competition from private rail firms.
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Washington
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Southern Railway
Delmarva Peninsula
Mandel
Jo Glenn Beall
Commerce
Conrrail
ConRail
Penn Central
Southern
Peninsula
F Southern
Chessie
Midwest
Delaware
Virginia
Ermer Steel
Exxon Company
U.S.A
Exxon Steel
Exxon
Geico Posts Loss, Seeks Trading Halt and Par Value Change
Geico reported a 124.1 million loss for the year and asked the SEC to extend a trading suspension on its stock and warrants. The DC regulator notes inadequacy of surplus funds and Geico plans to shift 33 million from reserves as it asks shareholders to approve a par value cut from 41 to 1 to bolster capital. Company officials say efforts to raise capital include potential sale of preferred stock or a merger.
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Chevy Chase, Md
Government Employees Insurance Co
Geico
Maximilian Wallach
Ralph C. Peck
Fire damages office at Washington Suburban HQ in Hyattsville
An early morning fire caused about 12000 dollars in damage to an office on the fourth floor of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission headquarters in Hyattsville Maryland. One volunteer firefighter was injured after a fall on stairs while fighting the blaze. Cause remains under investigation.
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Hyattsville
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Prince George's County
Clubhouse Destroyed in Laurel Raceway Fire
A two alarm blaze gutted the Laurel Raceway harness track clubhouse with about 100 firefighters from Howard Anne Arundel and Prince Georges counties on scene. No injuries or animal losses reported as investigators probe the cause ahead of the planned June 21 Rosecroft season start.
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Laurel, Md
Laurel Raceway
Howard County
Rosecroft Raceway
Oxon Hill
Howard
Anne Afundel
Prince Georges Counties
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