Route 15 and Baltimore rapid transit spark Maryland politics
DOT staffer climbs the SHA ladder as roads dominate funding battles in Maryland. Legislators from Frederick press to finish Route 15 dualization amid rival rural urban coalitions, while urban factions back the costly Baltimore subway. Toll schemes, funding bills, and vetoes shape a contentious transportation fight across the state.
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DOT
General Assembly
Transportation Trust Fund
South Carolina
Frederick County
Emmitsburg Pike
Maryland
Frederick
Edward P. Thomas
Charles H. Smelser
Senate
Tne
Anne Arundel County
Jack Cade
Charlie Smelser
Jack
Fort Meade
Smelser
Thomas
Prince George's
Tommie Broadwater
Hughes
Broadwater
Transportation Fund
Cambridge
House Appropriations Committee
Baltimore
Reisterstown
Lighthizer
Washington
Senate debates cost of B-1 bombers and MX missiles
The Senate opens debate on a military spending bill that would fund 2.1 billion to begin 100 B-1 bombers and a similar amount for MX missiles while Geneva talks on tactical nuclear arms proceed. House already approved 196.5 billion for the measures and opponents expect defeats as stopgap funding looms.
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Senate
U.S
Geneva
Reagan
United States
Kremlin
House
Subcommittee On Defense Appropriations
Talks on missiles in Europe move toward accord
Delegation chiefs vow intensive constructive work despite slow negotiations. Nitse and Kvitsinsky press for a mutually acceptable U S Soviet deal on radical reductions in medium range arms in Europe while Taas accuses the United States of seeking nuclear superiority. Public protests grow across Western Europe as NATO missile deployment looms. The Dutch link support to progress at Geneva talks.
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Nitse
Helmut Schmidt
Kvitsinsky
United States
Europe
Taas
Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
NATO
London
Paris
Bonn
Amsterdam
Blue Laws Boost Shopping as Santas Ring Up Sales
A festive Sunday scene shows shoppers, including a Santa-like businessman and department store staff, reporting brisk sales at Routzhan's and K Mart. Cashiers note long lines, rising totals, and enthusiasm for Sunday hours despite the blue laws. The changed rules appear to spur consumer spending and heightened joy in buying.
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Eleanor Bromfield
Routzhan's
K Mart’s
Donnas J. Russell
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