Marylanders consider vote on Kennedy inquiry reopening
A Maryland House committee heard a bill to put a statewide referendum on whether to reopen the Kennedy assassination investigation and accept the Warren Commission conclusions. Proponents cited new evidence and students of the case while showing a 1963 film. opponents warned against political meddling.
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Annapolis
House
General Assembly
Maryland
Santoni
Madonna
Warren Commission
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Mark Lane
Bernard Fensterwald
Public doubt over Kennedy assassination and Zapruder film shown
A committee viewed the Zapruder assassination film five times, each slower, showing Kennedy struck in the head from the front. Witnesses say Oswald could not have fired that shot from his position. Lane cites polls on who killed Kennedy and calls for Maryland to let the people’s voice be heard.
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Abraham Zapruder
Zapruder
Kennedy
Oswald
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Lane
Maryland
Tydings and Sarbanes vary in Maryland Senate race ads
In Maryland Democratic Senate primary coverage, Joseph D. Tydings heavily uses TV ads while Paul Sarbanes delays. A 30-second spot paints Tydings as an early Watergate victim, reintroducing him to voters. Campaign aides estimate TV costs exceed $20,000.
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Baltimore
Joseph D. Tydings
Rep
Paul Sarbanes
Senate
Maryland
Tydings
J. Glenn Beall
Sarbanes
Washington
Jack Eddinger
Bernard Segerman
Lobbyists Push for Disclosure of Dinner Date Books
In Annapolis the Senate committee backed a bill to require lobbyists to file semi annual disclosures with the secretary of state. The measure would require detailing expenditures on gifts meals and events and name recipients if they receive 100 or more in gifts or entertainment within a six month period.
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Senate Constitutional and Public Law Committee
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
State Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Zoning clash over Tar Cove marina draws in two Anne Arundel communities
The Sillery Bay driven plan for a user fee marina at Tar Cove faces opposition from Hunters Harbor Improvement Association. Residents fear traffic, pollution, and dredging spoil as the group pushes to deepen the channel and charge $25 annual fees for non boaters.
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Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Sillery Bay
Tar Cove
Improvement Association
Hunters Harbor
Mary Booker
Marina
Booker
Johnson
Ocean City developer fined for wetlands violations
Ocean City land developer James B. Caine was fined 500 in Worcester County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to illegally filling seven to 10 acres of wetlands for a 10 million Lighthouse Sound project. The stalled plan across Assawoman Bay included two 18 hole golf courses, a marina and clubhouse.
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Snow Hill
Ocean City
Worcester County
James B. Caine
Lighthouse Sound
Assawoman Bay
Caine
Raymond S. Smethurst
Salisbury
Smethurst
18YearOld Potomac Youth Charged in Scotland Area Slaying
An 18-year-old Potomac youth, Ronald McMurray, was charged with the shotgun murder of teen Bernard Wilson in Montgomery County's Scotland area last August. Wilson's body was found about 60 yards from his home by a passing motorist. McMurray is detained in lieu of $10,000 bond.
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Rockville
Potomac
Scotland
Montgomery County
Ronald McMurray
Bernard Wilson
Wilson
McMurray
Bend
Ara
Congress Clean-Up Question From Mullinix to Mathias Beall Byron
A letter from David R. Mullinix asks Sen. C M Mathias and Sen. J G Beall along with Rep. G E Byron when both Houses of Congress will be cleaned up.
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C.M. Mathias
J.G. Beall
Rep
G.E. Byron
Congress
David R. Mullinix
Subways Bill Advances in Maryland Legislature
In Annapolis the Baltimore subway gains momentum as the House Appropriations Committee votes to retain 120 million in rapid transit funds in Gov. Mandel's budget. The move follows lobbying influence and sets the project for floor consideration by both House and Senate budget groups.
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Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
General Assembly
House Appropriations Committee
Senora Budget and Taxation Committee
Lavan
House
Senate
Industry opposes utility bill in Maryland committee hearing
A Maryland House committee heard a bill requiring utilities to report their top stockholders to the Public Service Commission. Utilities and lobbyists argued the measure would raise rates by covering data costs, while supporters claimed stockholder data already exists. Some members questioned the bill’s cost and potential impact on telephone rates.
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House Committee
Annapolis
State Public Service Commission
House Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
Messare
Del
Harold Bachman
D-Anne Arundel
Orville Wright
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Wright
PSC
Donald Rosenshine
Danne Arundel
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