Maryland State House lobbyists spend millions in 90 day session
Lobbyists representing groups from the League of Women Voters to bill collectors earned about 1.23 million in salaries and 514 thousand in expenses during the 90 day Maryland General Assembly session ending April 12. Total spending neared 1.7 million with commercial and financial interests leading, followed by health care, utilities, and organized labor.
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Annapolis
State House
League of Women Voters
Maryland General Assembly
Secretary of State
Blue Cross
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
Baltimore City
Maryland
Baltimore
James J. Doyle Jr
House of Delegates
Chambers of Commerce
Potomac Electric Power Co
Blue Shield
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Afl—Cio
Maryland State Teachers Association
Rosecroft
Doyle
Franklin Goldstein
Blues Laws Committee
Richard T. Rombro
Social Security Funding Flaw May Burn Through Deficit
Washington economists say a 1972 funding formula change causes benefit overpayment risking large payroll tax hikes. Studies by CBO and AEI warn taxes could rise above 26 percent if uncorrected. Ford administration plans legislation as Humphrey signals congressional support.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
Ford Administration
Euried Gils
Sta Hubert
HAYS Won’t Quit Ray Names Names A2 W Plans Penn Plant A2
Unclear OCR text shows HAYS persists with actions while Ray names individuals. Mentions W plans involving a Penn plant. Details sparse due to damaged source.
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Hays
Ray
Penn
Weekend shower risk with warm weekend highs
Forecast shows shower and possible thunderstorms later today into Sunday. Temperatures range from near 70s to mid 70s with a low around 60 tonight and highs near 70 Sunday. Benjamin Franklin quotation appears at end.
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Deaths Forecast
The National Safety Council estimates 340 to 400 people may die on streets and highways over the 72 hour Memorial Day period beginning Friday at 1 PM and ending Monday midnight. Last year 425 died in the same span, with 368 deaths in 1972 before price and speed changes. The record for this three day weekend was 597 deaths in 1969.
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National Safety Council
Downtown Frederick sees mixed spring business with new ventures planned
Downtown Frederick reports a split spring, some stores thriving while others suffer. Robert Bliss plans a new restaurant at the former Parkers Drug Store corner Church and Market. a Georgetown buyer eyes a Market Street book store. The Downtown Redevelopment Committee discussed Bliss plans and a business information package. Some merchants blame parking deck construction for weakened sales. others praise specialty shops like Cline's Furniture, Shipley's Trophy Shop, and Frederick Camera Shop. One operator, Jack Friedman of Earl's Shoe Store, cites city projects and parking restrictions as roughing his business.
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Frederick
Robert Bliss
Parkers Drug
Church and
Market Streets
Georgetown
Edmund G. Brown
Market Street
North Market Street
Ronald Young Friday
Downtown Redevelopment Committee
Bliss
Hal Walters
Cline’s Furniture Store
Shipley’s Trophy Shop
Frederick Camera Shop
Earl's
Jack Friedman
South Market Street
Yacht seized by Panamanian troops returns to canal
An American owned yacht the Sea Wall was fired upon and seized by Panamanian guardsmen in the Panama Canal for six days before its release after a court bond was posted by its owner General Electric Credit Corp. The incident sparked U.S sovereignty concerns and drew White House attention during Ford's campaign. The State Department cited an illegal seizure outside U S territory and noted 70 injuries aboard.
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Washington
Panama Canal
U.S
Butt
White House
Ford
Sea Wall
General Electric Credit Corp
State Department
Ilegally
Canal
Memorial Day Schedule Changes at The Frederick Post
The News will not publish Monday and employees may celebrate Memorial Day with families. The Frederick Post editorial office opens at 4 p.m. Monday for the Tuesday, June 1 publication.
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Frederick Post
Memorial Day Parades Set for Weekend in Two Towns
Two local communities plan Memorial Day parades featuring three marching bands and an antique car show. The Woodshero event will have Sen. Charles Smelser as guest speaker and start at 1 p.m. at the fire hall, with Union Bridge hosting a 6 p.m. Monday parade. A memorial service follows at VFW Post with Lt Col. Godsey of Ft. Detrick speaking.
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Charles Smelser
Union Bridge
VFW
Col. Godsey
Ft. Detrick
Judge blocks food stamp cut in federal ruling
A federal judge blocked administration backed changes to the food stamp program delaying a planned two week implementation. Officials warned the cuts could exhaust funds by September risking benefit reductions. The ruling pauses a $12 billion set of reductions affecting over 1.6 million families and keeps the program funded through the current period.
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Washington
U.S
Howard Corcoran
Department of Agriculture
Corcoran
Congress
Ford
Agriculture Department
John H. Pratt
Agriculture
John Dameard
Hefarah
Senate to scrutinize nuclear test treaty with Soviet Union
The treaty banning peaceful nuclear explosions with on site inspections will go to the Senate for ratification. President Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signed the pact in Washington and Moscow as administration officials say elections may shape support.
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Washington
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Senate
Moscow
Arizona
Morris Udall
Mt. Everest
Udall
Foreign Relations Committee
Hunting Creek Lake opens for swim season at Cunningham Falls
Hunting Creek Lake at Cunningham Falls State Park begins daily swim hours 1 AM to 7 PM through Labor Day Weekend with general park use 8 AM to 9 36 PM. Guarded beaches offer boating ramps for rowboats and canoes, open weekends. Entry is $1 50 per car. Fishing allowed with license for 16 and older. An emergency 120 day rule bans open alcohol in parking lots and trails, with exceptions for picnics. trout stamp rules apply in catch and return zones. / Park services plan boat rentals later in summer.
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Hunting Creek Lake
Cunningham Falls State Park
Frank Ryan
Hunting Creek
Maryland Park Service
Ryan
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