Budget bill signed into law in Maryland
Gov. William Donald Schaefer signed a 340 million budget balancing bill to cut spending by 450 million, eliminating more than 1,500 state jobs and reducing welfare grants by up to 11.7 percent. He cited no new taxes as the reason and noted four rounds of cuts over a year reduced spending by almost 1 billion and 4,000 state jobs.
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William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
House
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr
D-Kent
Senate
Thomas V. Mike Miller
Prince George's
Clay
Mike
Lewistown players mentor special students at school event
Lewistown Frederick High School football players helped Lewistown Elementary students learn football basics as part of the Special Education and Treatment Program SET. The session promoted behavior goals, teamwork, and sportsmanship with players earning titles based on points and each child creating a play for the team.
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Lewistown
Frederick
Wanda Heurich
Rock Creek School
Libertytown Elementary
Charles Thomas
Zachary Jackson
Thomas Johnson High School
Ms. Heurich
Brad Ranneberger
David Johnson
David
Baker leaves Mideast hopeful for peace conference
Secretary of State James A. Baker III departed for Madrid after announcing plans for a regional peace conference on Oct 30. Invitations have been sent and responses trickle in. Egypt may attend as observer. Mubarak gave no firm mediation role. Shamir urged cabinet approval to participate as talks loom.
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Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Israel
Mubarak
U.S
Yitzhak Shamir
Court ruling muddies Montana congressional redraw
A Montana court panel raises doubts about the 1980s reapportionment scheme that would cut Montana from two seats to one, potentially delaying national redistricting as experts expect the Supreme Court to overturn. If upheld, the ruling could force a return to the drawing board amid ongoing political and legal action.
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Washington
Montana
Mark Bohannon
Democratic National Committee
Supreme Court
Steven Ross
House
Justice Department
Census Bureau
Deadlines Set For Maryland Redistricting Plan Impasse
Annapolis fights to end a 30 day deadlock over eight congressional districts as House Speaker Mitchell and Senate President Miller negotiate a compromise. If no agreement by Monday 5 PM lawmakers may send bills to Gov Schaefer or risk federal court redrawing.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Baltimore City
Schaefer
Helen Delich Bentley
Thomas W. Mike Miller Jr
Prince George’s
Conference Committee
Kidnappers invite wife of hostage to visit him
BEIRUT Lebanon AP kidnappers holding Westerners propose a U N organized visit for the hostages wife and their daughter. The offer follows UN mediated talks on a gradual hostages for prisoners swap between Shiite kidnappers and Israel. Badr Turner a Lebanese woman plans to visit Jesse Turner abducted in 1967 hoping to bring him home for their daughter.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Jesse Turner
United Nations
Israel
Badr Turner
Boise
Idaho
State Department
Roberts sworn in as District Court judge Frederick Roberts becomes seventh Frederick resident to take the bench
Milner Roberts, 45, was sworn in Friday afternoon by Clerk Charles Keller in a packed Frederick county courtroom. The ceremony honored his 17 years as city attorney and his family, with remarks by Judge Frederick J. Bower and Judge Robert F. Sweeney, who noted the judge’s civic service and responsibilities, including the care of citizens and children.
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Frederick County
Maryland
District Court
Judge Roberts
Charles Keller
Joe
Sam
Marjorie
Bar Association
Annapolis
Frederick J Bower
Frederick
Judge Bower
Ronald Young
New
Robert F. Sweeney
Sweeney
Roberts
Harry Grove Statium
Joige Roberts
Herbert Morrison
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
W. Milner Roberts
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Diarmuid F. O’scannlain
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Louis Lyons
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