Mining Firm Plans to Clear 552 Acres at River in Charles
By Monte Reel, Page M01
   The sand and gravel company that wants to set up a mine at Douglas Point on the Potomac River for the first time revealed specifics of its proposed operation in hearings last week before the Charles County Board of Appeals.

Suburban Boom Helps Revive Catholic Schools
By Nancy Trejos, Page M01
   St. Mary's Ryken High School this year will open a new fine arts center, complete with modern classrooms, a state-of-the-art library and media center, and a television studio.

Correction
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   Manhattan Transfer, the pop and jazz vocal ensemble, will perform tonight as part of Sotterley Plantation's "Under the Stars" series of outdoor concerts on the Patuxent River.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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   Sees 'Neglect of Duty'

Suit Without Merit, Charles Officials Say
Commissioner, Planners Dispute Allegations of Improper Influence
By Monte Reel, Page M03
   An attorney for several Charles County officials has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that contends the officials wrongfully prevented a Waldorf business from obtaining a county permit.

50 Years for Ex-Officer Who Rammed Vehicles
By Monte Reel, Page M03
   David Glenn Hicks, a retired D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who deliberately rammed his Chevrolet Tahoe into three vehicles on Route 301 last August, was sentenced last week to 50 years in prison.

LOCAL COMMENT: Preserving Calvert
Land Has Value Other Than Monetary
By John C. Prouty, Page M06
   I am writing in response to a letter submitted by Pat Elder of Huntingtown [Extra, July 30] in which he launches a barrage of incendiary hyperbole regarding Calvert County's Agriculture Preservation Program. . . . While I commend him for his active interest in local affairs, I must take exception to many of his assertions.

HEALTH WATCH
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   (Numbers in parentheses correspond to location numbers in Location Key.)

At Rosecroft, Race Fans Can Track All the Action
Television Screens Harness Events Nationwide
By Brian Carney, Page M10
   One in an occasional series of articles on sports-related day trips a short drive from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties.

District 7 Returns to World Series
Businesslike Team Wins Regional Title
By Angie Watts, Page M11
   There was no big celebration Thursday night at White Plains Park when Southern Maryland defeated Delaware to capture its fourth straight Big League Softball Eastern Region Championship--a win that sends the District 7 all-stars back to the World Series in Kalamazoo, Mich.

16-and-Under Stars Come Up Short in Eastern Regionals
By Todd Jacobson, Page M12
   Trailing by two in the seventh inning of a must-win game at the Eastern Regional Tournament on Wednesday, David Ruest, coach of the Southern Maryland District 7 Senior League all-star softball team, couldn't have asked for a better scenario: His top three hitters were coming to the plate, with catcher Erin Ruest, celebrating her 16th birthday, due up third.

Too Young to Drive, Old Enough to Drag
Derek Ward, 14, Races as Junior at MIR
By Tim Eberly, Page M12
   From the day he started walking, Derek Ward and his racing family would make the trek to Maryland International Raceway every weekend to watch his father compete in Super Pro races.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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   Baseball

DEATHS
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   The following deaths were reported by funeral homes in Southern Maryland.

CRIME REPORT: Charles
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   Charles County

CRIME REPORT: Calvert
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   Calvert County

CRIME REPORT: St. Mary's
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   St. Mary's County

HOME SALES: Charles
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   Charles County

HOME SALES: Calvert
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   Calvert County

HOME SALES: St. Mary's
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   St. Mary's County

CRIME REPORT: Charles
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   Charles County

CRIME REPORT: St. Mary's
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   St. Mary's County

CRIME REPORT: Calvert
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   Calvert County

HOME SALES: Charles
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   Charles County

HOME SALES: Calvert
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   Calvert County

HOME SALES: St. Mary's
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   St. Mary's County