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An article published in the Business section of Tuesday's editions of The Sun may have given the incorrect impression that the level of advertising in Baltimore magazine has fallen.In fact, advertising at the magazine has increased in recent years. Overall advertising pages were up 18.4 percent at the magazine through June, according to Baltimore publisher Jonathan Witty.

FireLineboro: Lineboro firefighters investigated a fallen utility pole on Lineboro Road at 10:17 a.m. Tuesday. Units were out 30 minutes.Prettyboy: Hampstead and Lineboro assisted Baltimore County on a house fire in the 17000 block of Backbone Road at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday. Units were out 2 1/2 hours.

FireNew Windsor: Firefighters responded at 9: 14 p.m. Sunday to investigate a report of a fire in the 3400 block of Uniontown Road. Units were out 30 minutes.New Windsor: Firefighters responded at 10: 35 p.m. Friday for fallen electric wires on Old New Windsor Road. Units were out 58 minutes.Pub Date: 6/03/97

Who's hot The Marlins have the best record in the majors (51-33) since interleague play began. Who's not The White Sox have dropped nine of their past 11 games and have fallen back to .500 for the season. Line of the day Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners DH AB R H RBI HR 3 2 3 2 1

"In life it's not important how you fall, but how you get up. I think both of us have fallen in public and both gotten up in public. Neither of us have tried to pretend we're perfect." - Sharon Stone, referring to her Catwoman co-star Halle Berry.

Fallen tree branches were blocking the right lane on southbound Interstate 83 just past Cold Spring Lane, according to Baltimore police. Traffic was being diverted into other lanes due to the debris.

More than an inch of rain fell on the Baltimore area yesterday, bringing relief after a drier-than-normal spring. By late last night, 1.23 inches of rain had fallen at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, a record for the date, said John Margraf of the National Weather Service. The old record for May 26 was 0.96 inches in 1990. The precipitation pushed total rainfall in May above last year's 2.95 inches. With more showers and thunderstorms predicted today, Margraf said the city can probably expect to log more than 4.27 inches this month.

One of Towson's biggest office buildings is scheduled to go on the auction block next week, as insurance giant Aetna Corp. forecloses on Court Towers, a 135,000-square-foot building developed by the Trammell Crow Co.Trammell Crow defaulted on a $23.7 million loan it received from Aetna in 1990, according to Baltimore County Circuit Court records. The company owes Aetna more than $26 million.Donald G. Taylor, regional managing partner for Trammell Crow, blamed the foreclosure on high debt and falling rental rates for office space.

Baltimore: Concert Event today to honor fallen city officers The third annual concert to remember Baltimore City's fallen officers is set for 4 p.m. today at the New Metropolitan Baptist Church, 1501 McCulloh St. The free concert is sponsored by the Baltimore City state's attorney's office and the Baltimore City Police Memorial Fund Board. The concert shows appreciation to fallen officers and their relatives, friends and co-workers; money collected during the event will benefit the memorial fund.