Hiring freeze lifted in Maryland state government
Acting Gov. Blair Lee III quietly ends the statewide hiring freeze imposed last June after California Proposition 13. New orders restore department heads' authority to fill vacancies with minimal budget department approval, though agencies are expected to apply restraint and seek salary savings.
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Annapolis
Blair Lee III
California
Budget Department
Ces
Thom Burden
Lee
Burden
Louis Stetler
Stetler
Steller
Assad seeks Jordanian help in anti Camp David drive
Syrian President Hafez Assad flew to Amman to win King Hussein's support against Camp David while Hussein, wary of its failure to secure full Israeli withdrawal, rebuffed hardliners. Damascus hosted regional hardliners who backed a $1 billion Libyan Algerian fund to overturn Sadat's peace efforts. Hussein plans to consult other Arab leaders and delays a possible U.S. trip until a later date.
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Jordan
Hafez Assad
Hussein
Cyrus Vance
West Bank
Jordan River
Syria
Libya
Algeria
South Yemen
Palestine Liberation Oranization
Damascus
Algeran Fund
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Camp David
State Department
United States
Questioned security on tax data at Maryland comptroller
In Annapolis a dispute over computer security for tax data erupts after a consultant's report criticizes the Data Processing Division. Comptroller Lous Goldstein sees ongoing risk despite assurances, while his press secretary touts a “good” security record and plans for a new data center.
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Annapolis
Lous L. Goldstein
Marvin Bond
Goldstein
Anne Arundel County
Associated Press
Comptroller's Office
J Basil Wisner
House
Wisner
Arthur L. Southard Jr
Comptroller’s Security Committee
Bond
Somoza Accepts U S Offer to Seek Peaceful Solution
President Anastasio Somoza accepted a U S invitation relayed by Ambassador William Jorden to bring him and oppositionists to negotiations over Nicaragua's blood crisis. The Broad Opposition Front gave no immediate reply to mediation efforts.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
U.S
Carter
Somoza
William Jorden
Panama
Mexico
Colombia
Dominican Republic
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Washington
Jorden
William Erez
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Woody Gibbs
Banktron
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Maryland
Aner
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