Suit Challenges State Aid To Area Colleges
The ACLU filed a federal suit in Baltimore to stop Maryland from distributing 2 million in aid to five private colleges, including Western Maryland College and Loyola. It claims the funds violate church state separation and seeks return of 520000 already awarded under a 2001 rescue program.
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BALTIMORE
American Civil Liberties Union
Maryland
Emmitsburg
Westminster
ACLU
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
State Board of Public Works
Marvin Mandel
Louis Goldstein
John A. Luetkemeyer
Western Maryland College
Colleg of Notre Dame
Mount St. Mary’s
St. Joseph's College
Loyola College
Loyola
College of Notre Dame
Mount St. Mary's
Mount St. Joseph's
Goldstein Backs Woodsboro Park Plan Purchase Hope
State Comptroller Louis Goldstein and officials toured Woodsboro and Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County to support acquiring an 87 acre Woodsboro tract. He pledged to urge Governor Mandel to approve the park, with 75 percent funded by state and federal grants and 25 percent by Woodsboro, aided by a $4,000 American Legion grant. The missions included Rosebud Perfume Company visit and a plan to proceed to a landfill site south of Blue Mountain Road.
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Frederick county
Louis Goldstein
Woodsboro
Cunningham Falls
Goldstein
Marvin Mandel
Board of Public Works
Donald Lewis
Cunningham Falls State Park
Rosebud Perfume Company
George F. Smith
Prince Frederick
Food and Drug Administration
Henry
Allen Smith Sr
Smith
Vivian
Allen Smith
Woodsboro park
Md. 550
Israel Creek
The
American Legion
Blue Mountain Road
County Asked To Help Pay Industrial Consultant
County commissioners and Frederick City face requests to share the $26,000 plan for an industrial consultant to boost the local economy. The Chamber of Commerce backs funding, proposing $13,000 from the county and $8,750 from the city, with the chamber covering the rest.
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Chamber of Commerce
chamber
Frederick City
Stock market turns upward in early trading
New York AP reports a gain as the stock market rose in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average at 10 30 a.m. climbs to 941.45, up 1.73 points amid fairly heavy volume.
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NEW YORK
Recreation Board seeks funds for city parks program
The Frederick City Recreation Commission plans to ask the mayor and board of aldermen for about 3000 more dollars, boosting its winter and summer budget to roughly 91000. The request targets discipline problems at parks and playgrounds, with a 35 per week raise for staff and plans to open the season mid June. The commission seeks 700 from the county for band costs and 800 for Memorial Park, plus rotating additional staff to troubled areas as needed.
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Frederick
Frederick High School
Richard Shipley
county commission
Memorial Park
Emerson Dorsey
Mullinix Park
Carver Park
Maryland Avenue Park
state of
Trade Deficit Rises to Second Largest on Record
The Commerce Department reports February imports to exports at a $597.6 million gap, second only to October's $821.4 million deficit. Leading economic indicators rose for an eighth straight month, though the 0.5 percent gain was the smallest in five months.
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WASHINGTON
Commerce Department
department
Neighbors Question Plant Pollution Protections Near Buckeystown
Eastalco Aluminum Reduction Plant spends over 800000 yearly to operate pollution controls while area landowners fear fluoride emissions risk. A spokesman cites Eastalco and a related Intalco lawsuit in Washington where 83060 was awarded for fluoride damage. He questions promises on jobs and tax revenue, noting actual figures fall short.
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MONICA SCHAIRER
Eastalco Aluminum Reduction
Buckeystown
Eustalco
Intalco Aluminum
Bellingham
Wash
Ferndale, Wash
Eastaleo
Mandel Seeks State Bill For Baltimore Sports Complex
Gov. Mandel sends a bill creating a Maryland Sports Complex Authority to the legislature to build a multi team arena in Baltimore. The five member body would lease to the Colts Orioles Bullets Clippers with bonds repaid from leases and concessions. Cost estimates range 95 to 194 million with 4,500 covered parking spaces on land from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Mandel
ANNAPOLIS
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland Sports Complex Authority
Camden
Major Legislation Lagging In Annapolis
Annapolis AP The 1972 Maryland Legislature enters the final two weeks of its regular session with most major bills pending and talk of an April 10 deadline extension. Only Gov. Mandel’s gun control measure and a reapportionment plan have status. major items include judicial selection, auto insurance, gas and beer taxes, off track betting, race track consolidation, senatorial scholarships, a $2 billion budget and lottery slot measures. Leaders show mixed confidence amid a Senate logjam. the House says it remains in good shape as the logjam in the Senate potentially breaks.
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ANNAPOLIS
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Highway Pits at Catoctin Furnace Draw Fire Over Route
State Highway Administration engineer Thomas Mohler defends a proposed U S 15 dualization from Frederick to Lewistown while facing public concern that the plan may damage the historic Catoctin Furnace remains listed by the National Historic Trust. He cites three factors for route choice and notes no one would be displaced if the current right of way is used.
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ANN BURNSIDE LOVE
Thomas Mohler
State Highway Administration
U.S. 15
Catoctin Furnace
Lewistown
National Historic Trust
National Park Service
furnace
Frederick
Auburn
Catoctin Hollow Road
Thurmont
Mohler
Pennsylvania line
Old Frederick Road
Fire Log Report From Local Station Summary
Fire calls logged in the 24 hours to 10 am include grass incidents at CITY BEHIND WILSON STOP S GAS OLINE STATION W College Terrace at 3 06 pm with responders. Another grass call at COUNTY WALTER MARTZ S RD off Yellow Springs Rd at 3 36 pm with responders. Ambulance activations total emergency five routine four. Jail population cs-28 es-6 juveniles-3.
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WILSON STOP
College Terrace
WALTER MARTZ
Yellow Springs
Car Hits House On West South Street Injures Passenger
Early morning crash on West South Street left John Clyde Fowler with facial cuts after the car he rode in veered, struck garbage cans, and hit a porch at 486 West South Street. Driver James T. Earp faces charges including negligent driving and impaired driving with license revocation. Fowler received hospital treatment and a May 2 hearing is set.
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West South Street
John Clyde Fowler
East Third Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fowler
James Thomas Earp
South Market Street
Earp
South St
South Street
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United Givers Fund
UGF
PARK City
Baker Park
Monocacy Village Park
J. Rolfe Castleman
City Recreation Board
nel
Eastalco
Eustako
Winchester Hall
multisports
Baltimore Colts
Senate
William S. James
D-Harford
Thomas Hunter Lowe
D-Talbot
House
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