Casino's 5th year in Atlantic City marked by growth
The Atlantic City casino industry reaches its fifth anniversary amid celebration and debate. Regulators note billions in tax revenue aiding public programs, while critics warn of social costs. The piece traces a lobby driven push, local business reliance, and ongoing civic concerns surrounding gambling’s expansion.
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Atlantic City
East
Robert Wade
Associated Press
Nid
Civic
MontCo police arrest man in shooting.
Montgomery County Police charged 43-year-old John Ambrose Griffith of Laurel with aggravated assault after a domestic dispute that left 52-year-old Barbara Harrington in critical but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder at Suburban Hospital. Fragments note other local incidents and casino-related context with no single dominant follow‑up.
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Montgomery County
Prince George
West Side Drive
Gaithersburg
John Ambrose Griffith
Laurel
Barbara Harrington
Bethesda
Rockville
Fields Road
Davedh Kazerouni
Muncaster Road
Kazerouni
Majid Khassian
Redland Road
Derwood
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Old Anglers Inn
Parmely Daniels
Oakton
Daniels
Michael
Great Falls
Maryland
Cumberland
Wes
St. Michaels
Talbot County
William Stokes
Martingham
Stokes
Free Hearing Test Set In Frederick Thurmont Area
Free hearing test day designated in Frederick Thurmont area. Residents invited to call 644-9799 for a free home appointment. Tuesday events encourage hearing aid service and testing locally.
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Frederick
Frederick-Thurmont
Beltone
Dr. Sngw
Market St. Frederick
Turaday
Mississippi Flood Waters Drench Delta Farmland
Storms overwhelm Johnson County Sheriff and Mississippi weather offices forecast heavy rain. Na tional Weather Service official Rusty Prost notes 15 inches of rainfall in the Upper Pearl Basin over three days, creating ground hazards. U S Army Corps of Engineers reports over 290000 acres flooded along the Mississippi Delta and about one million acres across the state affected.
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Dher
Johnson County
Prost
Pearl Basin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi Delta
MX missile faces do or die decisions in Congress
In Washington AP dispatch, the MX missile battles in Congress with a $625 million engineering test vote and a $4.5 billion authorization on deck. Backed by a presidential advisory panel and President Reagan, advocates push for deployment and a mobile follow-on, while critics warn of unnecessary costs and nuclear risk amid looming votes.
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Washington
Congress
House
Soviet Union
Reagan
U.S
Geneva
wEverag
Cingrbsniken
Thurmont man charged after high speed city chase
Emory T. Shafer of Thurmont was arrested by Frederick City police after a 70 mph chase through the city starting on Water Street. He faced multiple charges including hit and run, reckless driving, fleeing from police, intoxication, and license restrictions.
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Thurmont
Frederick City
Emory T. Shafer
Orndorff Road
Shafer
Richard J. Ashton
Water Street
Ashton
East South Street
Wisner Street
East Church Street
Franklin D. Willson
East Second Street
East Street
Willson
Toadom
Darlene Wiles Burall
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Joseph Henry Apple
Hood College
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Pierre Hollingsworth
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
W.C. Fields
Lyndon Johnson
New Jersey
Emenill
Montgomery Ward
the News
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