Calvert Slot Bill Surfaces Amid Veto Threat
ANNAPOLIS AP Western Maryland lawmakers want slots back but Gov Mandel plans to veto a 69 page bill tied to Calvert County. Del Thomas A. Rhymer says the measure only tweaks local laws with no substantive changes, while Atty Gen Francis Burch is to review for legality. Snakes term arises as aides discuss unobtrusive language in bills.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Maryland
Calvert County
Marvin Mandel
Alan M. Wilner
Mandel
del. Thomas A. Rhymer
D-Calvert
Wilner
Francis B. Burch
Burch
Rhymer
Department of Legislative Reference
State House
Five charged in unusual theft to order scheme
Five men including two Sears employees were charged over a steal it to order ring. Police say they used a Sears warehouse in Washington to deliver stolen Sears merchandise in company trucks to buyers at half price. The ring halted after a two month investigation.
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District Heights
Mad
Sear, Roebuck & Co
Prince Georges County
Sears
Washington, D.C
Theodore Herbert
Washington
David Douglas
Chillum
John Way
Morningside
U. S. ‘Treasury
Depo
D District “Heights
Robert Johnson
Bob Law
Police Department
Prince George's County
Law
Funeral director fined for speeding in hearse chase
A West Virginia funeral director, Charles Anderson 49, was fined 545 for speeding at 77 mph on I 70 in Howard County while en route to a Maryland graveside. Trooper Thomas Burke chased the 1977 grey hearse for seven miles with lights and siren, stopping at a Baltimore County roadblock. Anderson claimed he could not hear the siren due to a glass partition.
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Columbia
A. West
Baltimore County
Es Lee Anderson
Anderson
Baltimore National Cemetery
GM Faces Possible Court Suit Over Engine Switch
Maryland Attorney General warns General Motors of a lawsuit if it does not revise its offer to owners of 1977 Oldsmobiles with Chevrolet engines. GM proposes to replace cars or provide a per mile compensation, while state records show about 1,100 such cars sold and roughly 380 of the 1977 Oldsmobiles affected. The dispute centers on engine swaps and consumer redress.
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Burch
Baltimore
Maryland
General Motors
Syatem
Chevrolet
Foneph G. Finserty
Art of
Esser J. Johnson
Maryland Motor Vehicles Administration
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Malachi Best
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Home Equipment Center
Thurmont, MD
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Harvard
Agye
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