Maryland County towns eye property tax rate shifts
Frederick County towns weigh budgets with most rates stable as growth slows. Walkersville proposes a two cent cut from 47 cents, Brunswick plans May 14 budget review with no decision yet, Thurmont holds May 20 hearing on possibly unchanged 64 cents, Myersville keeps 80 cents, Middletown eyes 56 cents under constant yield, New Market maintains 30 cents, Mount Airy workshop may affect 60 cents, Woodsboro at budget time, Burkittsville seeks rise to 40 cents, Rosemont held at 10 cents, Emmitsburg not available.
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Frederick County
Walkersville
Brunswick
John Kendall
Kendall
Thurmont
Myersville
Middletown
Mount Airy
Betty Ifert
Woodsboro
Burgess
Burkittsville
Rosemont
Emmitsburg
Charter panel debates district counts amid growth and reform
Frederick County board members weigh whether seven council seats should include five district members and two at large while waiting for public review before a referendum. Activist Betty Floyd of Citizens for Charter Home Rule calls a May 15 meeting to discuss fundraising for charter government amid local debate.
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Galen Clagett
Clagett
Frederick City
Gary Hughes
Frederick County
Betty Floyd
Citizens For Charter Home Rule
Charter Coalition
Trinity Chapel
Linton Deputy Director Faces Dismissal and Civil Rights Claims
Linton, deputy director of public works, claimed he was barred from highway facilities after refusing to resign on April 15, with The Frederick News-Post noting Hayes as his replacement before a meeting on April 16. He seeks 2 million dollars for illegal dismissal, 3 million for civil rights violations, 2 million for privacy rights, 5 million punitive damages, and 2 million for intrusion into private affairs.
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Linton
Frederick News-Post
Hayes
Highway Department
Counties lease and buy voting systems across Maryland
Anne Arundel County is leasing one system while Howard County bought one. Worcester and Washington Counties have used it to tally absentee ballots and Carroll County hopes to lease one. The elections office spends about $90,000 on the present punch card system for tallying votes by computer, with costs covering processing ballots, election judges, and storage.
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Anne Arundel County
Howard County
Worcester
Washington
Carroll County
Michigan man on trial for second degree murder in wife death
In Detroit a 73 year old Loomis California man faces a second degree murder charge after his wife Virginia Harper died from an assisted death in August. The defense argues his actions were loving and not a crime while prosecutors call it a mercy killing. The daughter testified about the events and the jury began deliberations following closing arguments.
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Detroit
Michigan
Shanda McGrew
Bertram Harper
Isidore Torres
Torres
Mr. Harper
Harper
Loomis
Calif
Virginia
Ms. McGrew
Mrs. Harper
McGrew
Bob (Harper
Timothy Kenny
Wayne County
Fifth self immolation spikes Korean protests at university
Yonhap reports Yoon Yong su, 20, the fifth student to self immolate in two weeks, set fire in a Chonnam University restroom and fled toward an auditorium shouting Down with Roh Tae Woo. He is in critical condition at Chonnam University Hospital. Three have died in the nationwide demonstrations sparked by the April 26 police beating. About 100 radical students with metal pipes guard the hospital.
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Yonhap
Yoon Yong-su
Chonnam University
Kwangju
Yoon
Roh Tae-woo
Seoul
Six Die In Fiery Four Car Route 6 Crash At Welcome
Six people died in a late Thursday crash on Route 6 in Charles County when a westbound Cadillac crossed the centerline near Welcome and struck three other cars. The driver died in the blaze. five victims were from the same Najemoy family, including two children. Several others were injured and hospitalized. two victims died after initial treatment. Authorities identified the dead and reported remaining in serious condition for three others.
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Welcome, Md
Charles County
Welcome
Physician’s Memorial Hospital
la Plata
Southern Maryland
Clinton
Sheriff's Department
Cadillac
Ernest Lee Knight
Glenn Carroll
Tresa M. Keys
Glynnelle L. Carroll
Sharnelle T. Carroll
Frederick Weighs Water and Sewer Rate Hikes and Cuts
The city plans a 6 cent tax increase for water and sewer rates totaling 25 percent, with 10 percent in 1991 and 1992 and 5 percent in 1993. Debt payments rise by 670000 in 1992. Previous deficits were covered by interest from unused capital funds that are now spent. Cuts include ending membership in the Washington Council of Governments and the Conference of Mayors. Municipal officials will cover lodging and meals at Maryland Municipal League events.
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Water and Sewer
Gordon
Frederick
Washington Council of Governments
Conference of Mayors
Maryland Municipal League
Ocean City
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