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A picture in the editions of Sunday, Aug. 11, erroneously identified Taylor's Meats as Nunnally Bros. Meats.The Sun regrets the error.Pub Date: 8/22/96

Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk Frank M. Conaway Sr. reacted with disbelief upon hearing that an illegitimate tax break was inexplicably on the property tax bill for a rental home he owns in Northwest Baltimore — again. "No, it's not," he insisted recently to a reporter. Yet there it was, in black and white: City records showed Conaway wrongly received a $396 homestead credit on the house for the current tax year, which started last July. Conaway thought he'd resolved this issue for good.

Angel Wallenda: The Associated Press reported erroneously Friday that Angel and Steven Wallenda performed as members of the Flying Wallendas. Steven Wallenda formed his own high-wire act and the couple were never members of the troupe once headed by his uncle and family patriarch, Karl Wallenda.Also, the Associated Press erroneously reported that Steven Wallenda and his 9-year-old son are Karl Wallenda's last direct descendants. One daughter and four grandchildren of Karl Wallenda still perform in separate acts.

Regarding the article, "Towson leaders seek solutions to parking" published in the April 10 edition of the Towson Times, we at Pollard's Towing appreciate the Towson Times notifying the public of the change in parking policy at specific lots in downtown Towson. However, the article included several factual omissions. First, the parking meter was installed and proper signage - in compliance with local laws - posted about one month before any cars were towed. This was by design.

The In the Nation column yesterday erroneously reported tha former naval officer Paula Coughlin had reached a settlement with the Navy over alleged sexual abuse at a Tailhook convention. She reached a settlement with the Tailhook Association, as the article reported. The Associated Press erroneously added the Navy as part of her lawsuit.The Sun regrets the errors.FTC

A photo caption on the Dec. 26 editorial page erroneously suggested that Paul J. Marks is the architect studying residential possibilities for the Woman's Industrial Exchange.The Sun regrets the error.Pub date: 12/30/98

In yesterday's editions, an Associated Press article erroneously referred to the victim in a fatal personal watercraft accident as a woman. Roxanne Marie Bedell was 13.The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 8/08/96

An Associated Press article carried in Monday's editions erroneously reported that the federal government spent an average of $4,599 for every American last year.The figure for fiscal 1993 actually was $4,814 per American. The $4,599 figure was the per capita amount spent in fiscal 1992.The Sun regrets the errors.

Because of incorrect information supplied by the Associated Press, an article in yesterday's editions erroneously reported the new postage rate for mail to foreign countries other than Canada and Mexico. The rate, which takes effect Sunday, is 60 cents for the first half-ounce and 40 cents for each additional half-ounce.* The Sun regrets the error.

Baltimore officials on Wednesday hired a private company to oversee an overhaul of the city's speed and red light camera system — and audit tickets to ensure accuracy. The city's spending panel, the Board of Estimates, approved a six-month, $278,000 contract with URS Corp., a San Francisco-based engineering and management firm. The company will provide "specialized monitoring services," ensure that "protocols and policies are properly implemented," and prepare monthly progress reports, according to board documents.

For Joe Stumpf, it appears persistence has paid off: The city has promised to refund him the $40 fine he paid after receiving an erroneous speed camera ticket. It took the city Department of Transportation 10 weeks - during which time Stumpf fired off several emails - but the agency told him Wednesday he could expect a check in the next couple of weeks. “I tell you, it's been frustrating,” said Stumpf, who lives in Anne Arundel County and works as a machinist near M&T Bank Stadium.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said Friday that his officers' rushed review of speed camera tickets has produced "unacceptable" mistakes and pledged "dramatic" reform of the system, including increased staffing. "To be perfectly honest, we've made some mistakes that we shouldn't have been making in reviewing citations," Batts said in his first public comments since The Baltimore Sun found Baltimore's speed cameras have been issuing erroneous citations. "I've sat down and gone through the process, and we're making some dramatic changes.

The speed camera ticket that Baltimore City issued to John Slingluff last summer said he was speeding, yet the evidence says he was closer to stopping than to breaking the law. The citation alleged that his Chevrolet sport utility vehicle was headed east on University Parkway at 45 miles per hour. But The Baltimore Sun found that it was going just over 7 mph, based on measurements taken using the two time-stamped photos provided by the city as evidence of the infraction. "Mine was obviously terribly wrong," the Roland Park resident said Thursday.

The city of Baltimore has lost its case against the wife of former mayoral candidate Otis Rolley, who it claimed owed the city $26,100 for taking months of paid leave she hadn't earned while working for City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young. Charline Rolley said Thursday that the victory is "bittersweet, but definitely a weight off my shoulders. " City Solicitor George Nilson said in a statement that taxpayers will now be left footing the bill. The city had sued Rolley for breach of contract and unjust enrichment, and asked the court to force her to repay the city for the salary she earned while on paid leave to give birth, take care of her sick infant and work on her husband's campaign.

The State Board of Elections sent about 20,000 postcards that erroneously told registered voters they weren't registered, officials said Thursday. The mailings were part of an effort to increase voter turnout in the state, said Ross K. Goldstein, deputy administrator of the agency. State officials sent out 1.1 million mailings this fall telling eligible voters they needed to register, but about 2 percent of those postcards were mailed to citizens who were already registered to vote, he said.

In an about-face, Baltimore finance officials are telling five city homeowners who received two years' worth of erroneous tax breaks that they can repay the city over time and without incurring interest or penalties.   The city had demanded the owners repay the undeserved historic property tax credits - ranging from $1,700 to $9,200 - within 30 days, or else the city would tack on hefty penalties. The demand came as a shock to owners who said they had no idea they'd been getting unwarranted tax discounts.