Emmitsburg to Seek Delay on Viking Venture Request
Emmitsburg officials joined with the planning board to ask for more time to study Viking Venture’s 200 acre land use change and potential water sewer needs. The move follows a Board of Appeals hearing and local concerns about water supply, town impact, and the project’s overall feasibility.
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Emmitsburg
Viking Venture
Here
Frederick County Board of d
Joint Town Commission
Planning Commission
Viking Venture Convention Center
Sheldon Erickson
Viking Ventures
Board of Appeals
J. Norman Flax
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Ernest Shriver
Luther Cregger
Shriver
Dan Watson
Mary
Charnita
Safeway
A&p
Boyles’ Grocery
Philip Topper
Erickson
John C. Charles
Town Planning Commission
Town Commission
Flax
Burgess Sprankle
Senior Citizens Month Proclaimed In 1973 Observance
President Nixon proclaimed May as Senior Citizens Month with the theme Older Americans in Action. He stressed that most older people are not mere onlookers but vital contributors to American life and deserve renewed recognition and concern.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Maryland Rent Control bill faces final House vote
A statewide rent control bill in Annapolis appears constitutional in its price impact but a preamble declaring an economic emergency may cloud its legality. Sponsor Del. Charles A. Docter seeks a 5 percent cap on increases for Maryland's 485000 rental units, with exceptions for proven costs or improvements and a rollback of excess increases since January 11.
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Annapolis
Henry R. Lord
del. Charles A. Docter
Montgomery
Maryland
Food Stamp Changes Ordered Increases For Some Families
Washington AP reports changes in the food stamp program effective July 1. A family of four at the low end of the poverty line will gain $4 more in monthly stamps, from $112 to $116, while the price of stamps remains unchanged.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Student Regent Bill Killed in Maryland House Panel
ANNAPOLIS AP A bill to add two students to the University of Maryland board of regents was killed by a House committee. Student leaders argued regents would curb discontent and curb poorly conceived projects while board chairman Louis L. Kaplan warned student members would embarrass the regents by forcing committee discussions and sensitive matters into public view.
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Annapolis
University of Maryland Board of Regents
Regents
Louis L. Kaplan
House approves budget tweak as potential conference risk looms
In Annapolis the House tentatively approves Gov. Marvin Mandel's $2.5 billion FY1974 operating budget with a $795 restoration for the Board of Motion Picture Machine Operator Examiners. An amendment by Del. Edward Dabrowski brings that sum back, risking a conference committee if the vote is reconsidered. lawmakers weigh further edits including cuts to the new state lottery agency and rail commuter aid as budget talks continue.
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Annapolis
House
Senate
Marvin Mandel
Del
Edward J. Dabrowski
D-Balto
Budg
Dabrowski
John R. Hargreaves
Dcaroline
House Appropriations Committee
Ment
Hargreaves
C. A. Porter Hopkins
Hopkins
Appropriations
Maryland
Mittee
Nichols
Appropriations Committee
Harry R. Hughes
Tarpaulins on Trucks Pass House Vote in Annapolis
The Maryland House of Delegates approved a measure requiring tarpaulins over loose loads on interstate trucks on a 72 to 46 vote. Delegates argued over trucker safety and industry impact as lobbyists were accused of lingering in the House lounge, and opponents urged defeat despite personal testimonies from supporters about gravel and sand hazards.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
Del
Charles J. Krysiak
D-Balto
House
Thomas H. Lowe
D-Talbot
Charles A. Docter
D-Montgomery
Robert E. Latshaw
Balton County
James Garrity
Garrity
Latshaw
John J. Fallon
D-Anne Arundel
George W. Freeberger
Freeberger
Ritchie Highway
Death Penalty Bill Deemed Confusing by AG Opinion
ANNAPOLIS AP The state attorney general office calls the mandatory death penalty bill awaiting final House vote confusing and potentially unconstitutional in its application The 11 page opinion says the bill could let a jury convict on a non capital murder charge using the same facts and thus remove mandatory discretion The bill lists several capital murders and non capital murders including murder in the first degree by other means and deadly weapon during rape robbery kidnapping or escape
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Henry R. Lord
House
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Maryland House
Lord
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Weisengoff
J. Hugh Nichols
D-Howard
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Mid
Rod Hunter
WMHA
Walls Ochs
Frederick Town
Wall & Ochs
Opticians
Frederick Town Mall
U.S. Route 40
del, Pa, Md
J. J. Conn
N Y., Fla
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Austin R. Keyser, Inc
Well Drilling & Pump Company
Ad Water Service
May Bros., Inc
Vinlliner
Town & Country
Young Men’s Shop
Nieweoa
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