Universities to See Improvements in Athletic Fields, Labs

BALTIMORE – The University of Maryland, College Park, will receive $36 million to modernize the Stamp Student Union – if the Board of Regents approves a recommendation from its Finance Committee to sell $42 million in bonds for this and other projects

Cumberland Airport Bill Takes Backseat to Clinton Scandal

WASHINGTON – A proposed $10 million loan to the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport took a backseat to the Clinton scandal on Capitol Hill Thursday

Bill to Attack Nutria in Maryland Gets Preliminary OK

WASHINGTON – A House subcommittee gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would give Maryland $2

Court Upholds Mandatory Sentence for Three-Time Criminal

A federal appeals court has upheld the mandatory minimum 15- year sentence handed to a three-time criminal, rejecting his claim that only two of his prior convictions should have counted against him

Medical Institute Gives Science Research Grants to UMCP, Hopkins

ANNAPOLIS – Sara Brooks, a 20-year-old senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, was planning on working a retail job this summer

Annapolis Lunch Crowd Generally Behind President Clinton

ANNAPOLIS – As Congress prepared Friday to release Kenneth Starr’s report outlining grounds for impeaching President Clinton, the lunch crowd here in Maryland’s capital was taking a more tolerant view of his actions

Federal Court Upholds Union Official’s Embezzlement Conviction

A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Harry Seidman’s conviction for embezzling $800,000 from the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots in a complicated kickback scheme

Starr Report Sparks Press Rush at Washington Copy Centers

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Maryland Delegation Votes 7-1 for Release of Starr Report

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation voted 7-1 Friday to release independent counsel Kenneth Starr’s report on the president, despite reservations about its content and fairness to President Clinton

Ecker’s `Chuck Wagon’ Heads to Baltimore and Washington Suburbs in Final Days of Campaign

ANNAPOLIS – “Chuck Ecker for governor,” the Republican candidate said over and over Wednesday morning, as he methodically made his way across the room of an assisted-living home, shaking hands and introducing himself to residents