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...June 1984, the idea was gaining serious momentum. At least four Governors and a majority of state Democratic leaders endorsed the idea of a woman Vice President, and so did House Speaker Tip O'Neill, who added a name: Ferraro. Congresswomen Barbara Kennelly of Connecticut, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Mary Rose Oakar of Ohio also came out for Ferraro. Finally, on July 4, a delegation of 3 women leaders traveled to Mondale's Minnesota headquarters to make their case. The National Women's Political Caucus sent him a final compendium of arguments for a woman...
...concern is timely. Fish catches have been dropping dramatically. The haul of shad, which topped the 17 million-lb. mark in the late 19th century, dropped below 2.5 million Ibs. during the late '70s, and in 1980 Maryland banned all shad fishing. Striped bass are also disappearing. In 1973 fishermen sold 5 million Ibs. of stripers, or rockfish, as they are called in Maryland. Last year's harvest was under...
Larry Simns, President of the Maryland Waterman's Association, says that declining catches are forcing him and his fellow fishermen out of business. As Tilghman Islander William Roulette points out, "We all must work part-time ashore." The Chesapeake fleet of skipjacks, sail-driven oyster dredges, has dropped from more than 100 boats to 30; the number of working watermen has shrunk from 7,500 in the '50s to about...
...attempt to deal with pollutants threatening the bay, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, with federal help, are jointly trying to identify and battle the problems. The cleanup campaign will be costly. Though the President's visit raised hopes that he will sign legislation providing $40 million to improve the bay, the Federal Government has thus far set aside only a modest $10 million. Maryland, the state most affected by the bay's deterioration, has appropriated $36 million in state funds to finance antipollution efforts, but the other affected states have passed Chesapeake cleanup...
...Maryland Governor Hughes acknowledges that getting the necessary cooperation from private citizens may also prove to be difficult. Industrial firms and other property owners have traditionally resisted attempts by state or local authorities to tell them how they can use their land. Maryland's watermen have always opposed efforts to make them curb their catches, although a growing number of them now grudgingly concede that more controlled harvesting is necessary...