Maryland governor seeks 150 million in county budget cuts
Gov William Donald Schaefer asks counties to submit plans by Oct 1 to trim 150 million in local aid as part of a 500 million state budget reduction. Leaders warn social services, education, and public safety could face deep cuts with possible layoffs and vacancy freezes.
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Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Maryland
Sen
Thomas V. Mike Miller
Miller
Prince George’s
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr
Laurence Levitan
D-Montgomery
Schaefer Proposes Lottery and Education Cuts Plan
William Donald Schaefer plans a new lottery game and $54 million cut in higher education to close Maryland's $500 million 1993 revenue gap. The Sun reports $150 million local government aid cut and about $300 million in agency cuts with likely state worker layoffs. The plan includes $50 million in health and social services reductions, welfare benefit postponement, and about $40 million in transportation cuts, plus a $4 million potential lottery boost and $10 million from efficiency recommendations and fees. A Thursday news conference will reveal details of the plan.
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Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
The
Baltimore) Sun
Schaefer
Sun
Achartes
Mr Schaefer
County OKs route for Middletown bypass
Frederick County Commissioners approved adding a northern bypass route to the 1984 plan around Middletown along Alternate U.S. 40 and Md. 17, tying into I-70 near Hollow Road. The move advances planning though officials say completion remains about 20 years away. residents express concerns over pace and impact, while county officials defend need for studies and cost.
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Frederick County
Old Hagerstown Road
Catoctin Creek
Hollow Road
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Braddock Mountain
Louise Snodgrass
Burgess
Seymour Stern
J. Anita Stup
Bartlett and Hattery clash at Fergaville forum
In a heated 6th District Congressional forum at Ballenger Creek Civic Association Bartlett accuses Hattery of lying while Hattery attacks Bartlett over expense accounts. They spar over poverty, taxes, health care and bureaucratic spending as they vow future debates before the Nov. 3 election.
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Fergaville
Roscoe Bartlett
Thomas Hattery
Ballenger Creek Civic Association
Mr. Hattery
Dr. Bartlett
America
Hattery
Annapolis
Bartlett
U.S
Barrett
Chase
Maryland General Assembly
War dead honored and defense policy debate highlighted
The article memorializes war dead including Col Harrie Gilmor and others at CrampTon Gap Garland Mark. It also discusses federal roles in defense industry restructuring and retraining workers. Dr Bartlett argues for reduced regulation and incentives for private retraining, while the Bush deficit proposal faces criticism.
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Bob Lyons
Harrie Gilmor
Colin Cuard
Hetmore Beips
Col War Bata
Crampton
Gap
Garhland
Bartlett
Bush
Peter
Paul
Supermarkets close as workers vote on new contract
Giant and Safeway stores in the Baltimore Washington area closed from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday for workers to vote on a contract. About 25,200 employees at Giant and Safeway faced changes in wages and work rules as talks continued.
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Giant
Safeway
Dew
Baltimore- Washington Area
Sages
Grant
Westview
Frederick
College Plaza
Fredenck
Walker's
Untion
Gaamt
Ain Tandevet
Oakland
Aut
Super Brest
Moma Et
Marines to Stanby Off Somalia Off Mogadishu
The United States will send four ships with 2,400 Marines to waters off Somalia to support U.N. troops guarding donated food. The amphibious group, including USS Tarawa USS Ogden USS Fort Fisher and USS Schenectady, will arrive within days to provide seaborne command and control for airlift operations and assist in moving a Pakistani infantry battalion to Mogadishu. The UN will deploy 500 Pakistani troops, with Air Force Reserve and National Guard aiding transport. UNICEF goodwill ambassador Audrey Hepburn is to visit next week.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
United States
U.N
Bruce Cole
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
Persian Gulf
U.S
Cole
United Nations
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Air National Guard
Tarawa
Ogden
Fort Fisher
Schenectady
NBC
Air Force
Pakistan
Pentagon
Washington
U.N. Children’s Fund
Audrey Hepburn
Horn of African
Unicef
Old Farmer's Almanac Hits Newsstands
The Old Farmer's Almanac, 21st anniversary edition, reaches newsstands with weather forecasts and moon phases. Local shopkeepers say the almanac is now more of a novelty than a farming aid, though readers still seek winter forecasts and historical notes.
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Old Farmer’s Almanac
New Hampshire
Allen Merchant
Blue Ridge
Frederick
Robin Bevington
Wonder Book and Video
Weather Forecast Details Amid Dense OCR Fragments
Fragmented text from a weather bulletin mentions warm conditions and windy periods with references to dates and locations. The readable portions indicate a forecast for the coming days with brief notes on temperatures and possible precipitation, but the overall message is obscured by garbled OCR.
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Associated Press
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Belcamp
Will Schaefer
Imi
Mark Crummett
Frederick County Teachers Association
Jack Patterson
Dan Burns
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Prats
Timothy Jacobs
Edith Lederer
Nancy Luse
Inside the News
Westisenay
Hicks
Ows
Sean
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