Word: marylander
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Senate, Minority Leader Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia argued that in light of the "changed circumstances" in Lebanon, meaning the outbreak of fighting, "full congressional participation is now required." Republican Charles Mathias of Maryland proposed authorizing Marine deployment for six months. "There is no question of whether U.S. troops are engaged in hostilities," he declared. "The facts speak for themselves...
...enthusiasm for this new form of communication. Some, such as Miami Big Apple, TRADE-80 and AMIS (Atari Message and Information System), are for owners of particular computers, offering them a place to trade hardware. The Aviators Bulletin Board (pilots) in Northern California and HEX (handicapped) in Maryland are forums for special groups that want to share experiences...
...Should the A.B.A. support federal, state and local legislation to prohibit discrimination against homosexuals in employment, housing and public accommodations? Lobbying for the gay rights resolution was Robert Bauman, the ultra-conservative Maryland Congressman who lost his seat in the 1980 election after he was arrested for propositioning a 16-year-old youth. Bauman, who publicly admitted his homosexuality for the first time last week, did not renew his membership in the A.B.A. several years ago because "it was getting too liberal for me." The organization was not yet liberal enough to back gay rights. The delegates defeated the proposal...
...they say, is at least someone who is consistently there and who really cares. All depends, obviously, on the quality of the day care-and of the home. In the case of the Milwaukee experiment with the potentially retarded, day care was a rescue service. But in one typical Maryland county, 788 regulated day care facilities have room for only 8,560 of the 65,000 children under 14 who have working mothers...
...idea of a bipartisan commission on Central America was promoted by Kirkpatrick. She discussed it in February with two Democrats on Capitol Hill, Senator Henry Jackson of Washington and Congressman Michael Barnes of Maryland, and they sponsored resolutions calling for such a panel. Despite its success in using blue-ribbon groups to handle the hot issues of Social Security reform and the MX missile, the White House was skeptical at first. But by the end of June, after Reagan's own speeches failed to galvanize support for his policies, the idea began to sound better. "We're going...