Maryland House poised to pass bill raising consumer loan rates
The Maryland House of Delegates pursues an industry sponsored measure to raise rates on loans over 500 dollars while creating a new Office of Consumer Loans. Supporters cite regulatory stringency and profit limits. opponents warn of a windfall for lenders and higher costs for borrowers. Final passage awaits Senate action and gubernatorial approval.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Marvin Mandel
General Assembly
M. William Adelson
Frederick Walkathon Aims To Fight Birth Defects
Frederick County hosts its first Walkathon to raise funds for birth defect research via a 25 mile route in Frederick City. Eric Arnold chairs the event with support from MOD, Jaycees, and local groups. Volunteers encouraged, sponsorships sought, and a trailer HQ at the Shopping Center.
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Frederick
Arnold
Baltimore
Hyman Pressman
Frederick County
West Seventh Street
National Foundation
Triangle Outdoor World
Norm Dym
Walkathon
Eric Arnold
U.S
State Highway Administration
Howard
Carroll
Red Cross
Jefferson United Methodist Church
Doubs UM
Public reaction muted at Frederick Community College budget hearing
Frederick County Commissioners heard a proposed 1 563 042 dollar budget for Frederick Community College with little public input. College President Dr Louis W Stephens urged full funding citing new occupational training programs and higher living costs driving a 7 2 percent rise while enrollment shifts and maintenance needs shaped the plan.
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Frederick Community College
Board of Education
Louis W. Stephens
Stephens
Job Bank expansion under CSA plan and CSA leadership
Date outlined a plan where the Job Bank expands minority opportunities and searches for minority employment in private industry as part of Affirmative Action within the new Civil Service Agency. The CSA consolidates the HRC and CAA, with Date as director, and adds Head Start Operation Mainstream and Medical Transportation.
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Date
CSA
Board of Education
Human Relations Council
CAA
HRC
Mary Jane Johnson
Baltimore
State Human Commission
Senate Opposes Forced Abortions Resolution Passed
The Senate rejected extending assistance with monthly meetings and resisted forcing doctors or private religious hospitals to perform abortions or sterilizations. A vote added a $21 provision extending federal health programs for one year, despite Republican attempts to shorten the extension.
Additional POWs Believed In Laos
VIENTIANE AP sources said four more Americans missing in Laos might be prisoners of war beyond the nine released in Hanoi. U.S. sources cautioned about circulating figures and noted estimates of 100 to 200 additional missing could be projections or based on survival odds from crashes.
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Vientiane
USS
Laos
Hanoi
United States
Pathet Lao
U.S
Fulbright presses questions on Cambodian bombing policy
Senator J W Fulbright demanded a full public hearing on U S bombing in Cambodia as troops prepare to leave South Vietnam He asked what American forces are doing in Cambodia whom they strike who is supplied and under what authority missions proceed The White House cited a Cambodian request for air support amid alleged violations of the Paris agreements by North Vietnam
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Nixon
Cambodia
United States
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Lon Nol
North Vietnam
Indochina
Vietnam
Laos
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Lentz
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Pickens
D.C
Peter
Saigon
Alpha
Adams
Ft. Lee
State Hrc
Mae Ie Ou — Ose
Proctor Ironing Board
Proctor
Routzahn's
Sunbeam
Sunbeam Spray & Steam Iron
Hamilton Beach
Proctor Steam & Dry Iron
Routzahn
Sen. Fulbright
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