Nevada Death Row Inmate Seeks Last Minute Appeal
Nevada Death Row inmate Jesse Bishop prepares for isolation 20 feet from the death chamber the day before his scheduled execution. A U S Supreme Court rebuffed a last minute appeal maneuver yet a hearing was set in Las Vegas on a civil suit seeking to delay the death penalty while Bishop can request a stay to appeal.
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Court upholds divestiture law in Maryland
Baltimore judge sustains the state divestiture requirement for all companies selling or leasing service stations while striking two amendments that allowed agricultural cooperatives and mass merchandisers to stay in the retail gasoline business. Cities Service Company must divest unless it appeals. In Taiwan, a 5.1 earthquake offshore northeast of Taipei caused no reported casualties.
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U.S. seeks clarification on Soviet arms offer
Washington reports the United States quietly pressed Moscow for clarifications on a Brezhnev proposal to cut Soviet medium range missiles if the United States does not deploy new missiles in Western Europe. A unnamed official disclosed the requests at a Friday briefing amid Carter's cautious reaction.
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Maryland grants fund cancer prevention study for medical training
The University of Maryland will receive over 500000 dollars in two grants to develop a three year program teaching medical students and young doctors prevention of cancer rather than treatment. Dr Benjamin F Trump heads the Maryland cancer program directing the project with epidemiologists family practitioners and media specialists. The course aims to be incorporated into standard curricula and residency programs.
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Colormadet and Pioneers Highlight Formative Shoots
Today’s feature. complex jumble covers Ann Burushle Love, Elizabeth Setom, and Dottie Lowbéin praising Edison Reed Dette. Moray Obdermen offers provers to perts questions, with Jest Ask and WEALTS sections noted. Stamp collector Edgar Marr Post discusses new US norms in collecting. Building real estate notes share tips on buying shoes and good advice on waned goods.
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Carter vows tougher oil taxes amid Senate cutbacks
President Carter vows to fight for strengthening the windfall profits tax on oil even after the Senate Finance Committee halved the plan. The bill would raise billions for relief for low income Americans and fund transportation and new fuels, while exemptions drew Carter’s critique. The panel also approved a separate energy aid program for the poor and elderly, allocating 1.6 billion this winter and rising totals for 1981 and 1982 to states for direct grants or supplier payments.
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Nurses vote to unionize at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital nurses voted 103 to 41 to unionize with the Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals AFL CIO. The turnout exceeded 90 percent as nurses said short staffing and management inaction harmed patient care. Negotiations for a contract are planned, while hospital officials warn costs may rise.
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Analysts debate recession odds as growth surprises arise
New York reports show the economy expanded at a 2.4 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter after a 2.3 percent drop in Q2, renewing questions about when a recession may have begun. The data sadden hopes for a swift recovery and keep the risk of a downturn in focus.
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Weather by moon phase goes high tech in Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg assistant professor William O Toole uses a computer to forecast Maryland weather from moon phase cycles. He claims 65 to 73 percent accuracy for three to four days ahead, compares favorably to satellite based methods, and predicts snow in early 1980 with several cold weeks and more snow than last year.
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Hagerstown
Emmitsburg
Mount Saint Mary's College
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Omnibus bids land post office purchase in Cascade area
Omnibus, tied to Ag Expo developer Peter Nelson, bid 253000 for the old post office at 10 Frederick. University Publications of America bid about 10000 for the property. USPS plans bid reviews within five weeks, with Nelson facing questions from Frederick County officials over his prior projects and a stalled commuter bus initiative.
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Peter Nelson
Frederick
US Posts Service
University Publications of America
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Washington
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Frederck County
Nelson
Nelsen
Body Found Near Brunswick On Maryland Riverbank
Maryland State Police reported a body found early Saturday along the Potomac River near Brunswick by passersby. Emergency crews from Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance responded to recover the deceased and transport to awaiting investigators.
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Maryland
Brunswick
Bromceick Voharteer Ambulance
Inside The News Mostly Sunny Weekend Forecast
Patchy early morning fog and low clouds give way to mostly sunny, warm conditions today and Sunday. Highs around the mid 70s to 80s, with clear skies and late forming clouds. Authors cited include Shaw Cullen Byer Amencih, a poet and diet figure from 1784 to 1878.
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Shaw Cullen Byer
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