Maryland Legislature Near Peak Pace in Final Weeks
With under three weeks left in the 1988 session the Maryland General Assembly enters its busiest stretch. The budget vote dominates, while a contentious mandatory front seat belt bill lingers in House Judiciary. Despite mixed signals, committee chair Joseph Owens controls key hours as debates proceed. Opponents push to elevate the belt law to a major traffic violation to deter passage.
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Maryland General Assembly
Joseph Owens
D-Montgomery
Owens
Elmer Hageer
Annapolis
Wohl seeks assembly seat in district 15 bid
Democrat Ron Wohl announced his bid for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 15. He urged building a trash incinerator in Mount Airy to handle Montgomery County disposal and proposed a regional plan involving Frederick, Montgomery, and Howard counties. Wohl warned dumping at the Rockville Crushed Stone site on Travilah Road in Potomac could endanger local wells and water supply.
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Gaithersburg
Ron Wohl
House of Delegates
Mount Airy
Montgomery County
Wohl
Frederick
Montgomery
Howard
Rockville
Travilah Road
Potomac
Colleges Offer Senior Interviews With Eight Employers
Colleges provided graduating seniors a chance to interview with eight potential employers at a single venue, consolidating career opportunities and simplifying the job search process for soon-to-be graduates.
Reagan presses for Contra funds amid charges of drug links
President Reagan appealed to Congress and the public to approve a $100 million package to resupply the Contras, linking Nicaragua's leftist government to drug smuggling and the 1983 murder of four U.S. Marines. He warned that aid is needed to defend U.S. security, while protesters outside the White House denounced Contra support.
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Reagan
Nicaragua
U.S
Congress
House
James Sasser
Tennessee
Philip Habib
Central America
White House
Habib
Oval Office
Latin America
Mexico
United States
Soviet Union
North America
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
San Salvador
Gelman Announces Candidacy for Congress in Bethesda
Democratic County Councilmember Esther Gelman launches congressional bid at Bethesda site arguing tax hikes are needed to save domestic programs and calling for cuts to the federal defense budget. She told supporters the measure is essential, with continued coverage on Page A.B.
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Esther Gelman
Gelman
National Institutes of
OPEC Delays Emergency Meeting Amid Price Contention
OPEC oil ministers postponed their emergency gathering to await a market expert report. Venezuela's Arturo Hernandez Grisanti said delegates would reconvene Tuesday while informal talks were held in small groups. The bloc faces pressure between production cuts and a shift back to limits to prop up oil prices.
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Venezuela
Grisanti
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Saunday
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa al Thani
Qatar
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Britain
Sunday Telegraph
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Oman
Brunei
Rattel
Algeria
Iran
Libya
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Ali Khamenei
Geneva
Indonesia
Aban
Cleanup work begins after Shalimar Restaurant building
Billi Shook of W B Shook demolition trailer and Staley Shafer with MorganKalkr Company wait for Dave Lovett to throw debris from the second floor as cleanup starts on the building that housed the Shalimar Restaurant.
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W.B. Shook
Staley Shafer
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MorganKalkr Company
Dave Lovett
Shalimar
NASA budget waste cited by former auditor in Miami Herald
A former government auditor says NASA may have wasted up to a third of its 8.3 billion dollar budget last year while cutting back on shuttle safety features due to funding limits. The Miami Herald details dozens of audit reports obtained under FOIA.
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Miami
NASA
Miami Herald
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George Spanton
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Kennedy Space Center
the Herald
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Challenger
Space Agency
Presidental Commission
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