Maryland Senate weighs axle load cutback for trucks
Annapolis March 20. A Senate committee heard that to preserve road investment Maryland may need to cut back truck axle loads to 18 000 pounds for two axles, from the present higher limit. Truckers contested the finding citing fuel tests and road damage at LaPlata and Pulaski Highway as not conclusively harmful.
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Senate
Senate” Judiciary Committee
Sbokesmeni
State
LaPlata
Pulaski Highway
Debate Over Truck Axle Weights Reaches AASHO Standards
Hearing covers 18000 pound axle limits and 32000 pound tandem limits while weighing penalties and enforcement. Maryland roads shown under strain with only 45 miles capable of 18000 pound axles. observers urge stronger enforcement and updated codes from AASHO. Delegates propose 48000 pound gross weight for multi axle trucks and 1000 dollar fines for evading tests. New York upsets Columbia 79 71 in NCAA Eastern semis as St John’s defeats Connecticut 63 52. The Washington County Christian Endeavor Union hosts Easter Sunrise Service at Rest Haven Cemetery featuring a pantomime pageant The Stone Rolled Away.
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LIONS
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Ilnels
Columbia
Ted Beach
St. John's
Connecticut
Mary
Emmaus
Office not closing, VA center to stay open in Frederick
Rep J Glenn Beall announced the Frederick VA office will remain open amid earlier plans to close it. The report notes Frederick was listed among Maryland sites slated to lose its contact office and adds a Britannica fact about the Volga River's length in Europe.
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Veterans Administration
Rep
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Russia
Volga
Europe
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