Inmate Slain as WV Prison Riot Reaches Second Day
Negotiations resumed with West Virginia Penitentiary convicts who seized five guards as hostages, some armed with knives. One inmate was found stabbed to death in a wing swept by fire, with two others stabbed and hospitalized. Troopers and about 40 National Guardsmen remained at Moundsville as Gov. Moore prepared to send more guards.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Lloyd Miller
Larry O'Neil
Billy Richard Thomas
Basil Raley
Alfred Fernandez
Norman Yost
Robert Gunnoe
State May Lose Seedling Aid From REA Cut-Backs
Maryland faces major federal budget cuts affecting forest programs and seedling aid. About 3 million free seedlings planned for farmers at Buckingham Nursery may hinge on withdrawn Rural Electrification Administration funds. State must find new funding sources or require farmers to cover costs.
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State
REA
Baltimore
Maryland Natural Resources Department
Buckingham State
Harmans
Maryland
U.S Department of Agriculture
James B. Coulter
Natural Resources
SEPTA and union avert strike with tentative contract
SEPTA and its union reached a tentative settlement after marathon talks at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, averting a strike that would have disrupted service for 400,000 commuters. The deadline extensions and wage disputes dominated negotiations, with SEPTA offering 42 cents over 30 months while the union pressed for higher pay.
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Philadelphia
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
SEPTA
Marathon
Bellevue- Stratford
Sentencing Postponed For Murder Convictions
ANNAPOLIS AP Sentencing is postponed until at least Friday for Michael L. Thomas a Baltimore college student found guilty on two murder charges tied to the shooting of two teenage girls at an Eastern Shore laundromat last August. The jury deliberated about 27 hours before convicting him on two murder charges one armed robbery one unlawful carrying a handgun and one unlawful using a handgun. Thomas testified his companion and codefendant Scott Caldwell forced him at gunpoint to enter the laundromat where Patricia Lee Dean 18 and her 14 year old sister Cynthia Marie were shot to death. Prosecutor J Owen Wise called that a smoke screen. Thomas’s lawyer said a motion for a new trial would be filed. Judge Matthew S Evans postponed sentencing pending ruling on the new trial motion. The death penalty being outlawed, a life sentence is the only option on the murder charges.
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Annapolis
Michael L. Thomas
Baltimore College
Eastern Shore
Thomas
Scott Caldwell
Patricia Lee Dean
Cynthia Marie
Joseph OH. Thomas Jr
Matthew S. Evans
U.S. Supreme Court
Md's Mandatory Death Penalty Bill Moves Forward
Annapolis Maryland AP A mandatory capital punishment bill eyed for passage in the General Assembly advanced after House of Delegates approval of amendments expanding its reach The changes by Del Thomas A Rymer Calvert add death penalties for first degree murder during a life sentence or after prior murders and for murders with deadly weapons in certain crimes Rymer argues the amendments hit the heart of the issue and strengthen deterrence
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Annapolis
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Del
Thomas A. Rymer
Rymer
Maryland Juvenile Services gets $706,100 grant for delinquents
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services will treat 300 Baltimore delinquents outside institutions with a $706,100 federal grant from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. About $390,000 funds 15 new probation officers for intensive daily counseling, and $162,000 supports keeping younger delinquents in community homes.
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Baltimore
Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Neil Solomon
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Abortion Bill Aims to Align Maryland Law with Court Ruling
Annapolis AP report notes House Environmental Matters Committee hearings show cautious support for a bill by Dels Torrey Brown and Aris Allen to redefine abortion as a medical decision between patient and doctor. It sets first six months with broader access and restricts later term abortions to life or health needs in licensed facilities.
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Annapolis
House
Environmental Matters Committee
Supreme Court
Dels
Torrey C. Brown
D-Balto
Aris T. Allen
Anne Arundel
Maryland
Del
Arthur Dorman
Prince Georges
Brown
Lucas
Maryland Senate Backs Mandatory Seat Belt Law
In Annapolis the Maryland Senate approved a mandatory seat belt bill on a 27 to 13 vote and sent it to the House. Senator Margaret Schweinhaut said highway safety justifies the measure, noting police stats that 39 of 157 fatalities might have been prevented and one third of 27 victims could have survived with belts. Senator Meyer Emanuel, once opposed, said he now wears safety belts after friends were hurt in a wreck.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
House of Delegates
Margaret C. Schweinhaut
Montgomery
Schweinhaut
Meyer Emanuel
Prince Georges
Senate Committee Okays Aid To Private Schools
Baltimore AP report says opponents doubt a referendum if the General Assembly trims aid for nonpublic education. A $6 million loan program, with amendments cutting transportation aid, passes Senate Finance. supporters foresee a referendum drive. James Shaneman of the Maryland Catholic Conference and Edd Doerr of Americans United weigh political fate.
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Senate
Baltimore
General Assembly
Edd Doerr
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Americans United
Maryland
Senate Finance Committee
Doerr
James L. Shaneman
Maryland Catholic Conference
Annapolis
Maryland Senate backs auto insurance installment rate hike
The Maryland Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill allowing a 34 of one percent monthly rate on installment auto policies, up from the current 9 percent. Senator Harry McGuirk said the rise is needed as insurers pay higher bank costs, preventing more agencies from exiting the installment market and forcing drivers to seek costly loans.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
Harry McGuirk
D-Balto
McGuirk
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Caroline County
LEA
Abortion Bill Fees
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Bank Americard
American Express
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Nantel
H.p. Briggs & Stratton
Briggs & Stratton
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