Court Rule Under Fire in Maryland Senate Hearing
Annapolis March hearings saw critics from the Mary Jane Press Association challenge Baltimore Court Rule 904 which restricts crime news publication. Former State Senator Wilmer F. Cronin urged legislative action to bar expansion of the rule across Maryland. Karl F. Steinmann, WBAL attorney, endorsed the principle but urged careful framing.
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Annapolis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Stold
Wilmer F. Cronin
Aberdeen
Baltimore
Cronin
Mary~Jane Press Association
Stromberg
D-Howard
Steinmann
Judiciary Committee
Reformers Push to Replace Paper Ballot with Machines
In Annapolis on March 15 the debate centered on replacing paper ballots with voting machines. Judge Steinmann argued Rule 804 is unnecessary, asserting courts can punish contempt to uphold justice. He warned the Baltimore rule risks absurd outcomes and could spill into civil courts and news coverage.
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Steinmann
Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Maryland election bill exempts most counties from machine rule
In Maryland a committee report reduced the bill to exempt all but seven counties from purchasing voting machines. The proposal, from the Legislative Council, would have required every county to buy machines. The Senate Judiciary Committee kept exemptions for Anne Arundel Carroll Calvert Harford Howard Montgomery Prince George s Worcester, with several counties already using the machines.
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Maryland
Legislative Council
Senate Judiciary Committee
Anne Arundel
Carroll
Deevil
Harford
Howard
Montgomery
Prince George's
Worcester
Two Indicted For Robbery Of Train
Indictments charging a train robbery were returned by a Federal Grand Jury in West Virginia against two young Ohio men, George L. Ashton and Luinian Ramsdell of Youngstown. They are held in Washington DC, with Ramsdell treated for gunshot wounds from the Martinsburg incident last week.
Duos Held Face Plea Options in Federal Case
U S District Attorney C Lee Spillers said the pair may plead guilty in Washington or return to stand trial here. Ashton told Judge Richmond Keecs in Washington he preferred trial there but was advised to defer until he meets his attorney.
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Hee
U. S
C. Lee Spillers
Washington
Ashton
Richmond Keecs
West Virginia
Reech
Hiawyer
Divorce Granted in Washington County Equity Court
Judge Joseph T. Mish signs the decree granting Ruth Irene Cline of Boonsboro an absolute divorce from Gerald Edward Cling. The court awards Mrs. Cline custody of their child with Linden Hills referenced as the location.
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Joseph T. Mish
Equity Court
Washington County
Ruth Irene Cline
Boonsboro
Gerald Edward Cling
Linden Hills
Cline
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