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On November 14, 2003, LUCINDA MEALY PRIMROSE; beloved wife of the late Frank Primrose, Jr.; dear mother of Mary Primrose Hopson and the late Frank Primrose, III. Also survived by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Service and interment private. Arrangements by the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc.

An article in yesterday's Marlyand section gave an incorrect first name for Walter Shook, Baltimore Community Relations supervisor of investigations.The Sun regrets the error.Baltimore police strongly denied yesterday retaliating against black officers who complained of racism, and they asked that a federal agency turn over evidence that proves entrenched bias in the department.The chief legal counsel for the police, Gary May, sent a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week asking for names of witnesses and documents used to conclude that the department violated federal civil rights laws.

A funeral for a teen-ager killed by a police officer last week resembled a political rally, drawing 200 mourners and politicians who grieved over the young man's death and condemned officers who patrol city streets."

On November 7, 2009, CHARLES WINGATE WHITAKER, survived by wife, Sallie H.; sons, Vincent L. and Kenneth F. (Tracy), brothers Lyman Whitaker (Vivian) of VA.; sisters, Ruth Hopson of VA., Reba Whitaker of DC., Jennifer Simmons (Lonnie) of NC., and Theresa Picot (Joe); grandchildren Morgan, Kristina and Kyle Whitaker and Alexander Lewis; godson Brian C. Campbell and a host of other family and friends. Family will receive friends at the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY

Legg Mason Inc.'s stock retreated Friday, a day after shares shot up on a report that the company's board rejected — at least for now — a proposal by senior managers at its affiliates and private equity investors to take the company private. The Baltimore-based money manager's stock rose by more than 3 percent Thursday, but Friday the stock dropped 32 cents to close at $26.52 per share. The decline was driven largely by newly released figures Friday showing that money continued to flow out of Legg funds in the last quarter, said Jeffrey Hopson, a senior analyst with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. in St. Louis.

Michael Campanaro knew the feeling of walking off the M&T Bank Stadium field with his head down after his River Hill Hawks lost the Class 3A state championship to Friendly last season. It's a feeling he is determined not to repeat. Campanaro rushed for 119 yards on 17 carries, and he and his teammates dominated on both sides of the ball last night as host and top-ranked River Hill defeated Calvert County's Patuxent, 35-0, to win the Class 2A South regional title. Zach Martin added 111 yards on 19 carries for the Hawks (12-0)

Fearing the loss of critical federal crime-fighting dollars, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution yesterday urging the Police Department to settle a discrimination complaint filed by a former African-American police sergeant.In a related matter, the 19-member legislative body also unanimously requested that the department explain psychological testing procedures that are resulting in a high rate of young African-American male and female police candidates being rejected.In December, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined that the department violated civil rights laws by punishing black officers more harshly than whites and retaliating against those who complained about the "centralized practice."

At a meeting at Unity United Methodist Church in West Baltimore last night, about 800 people delivered a message to Mayor Martin O'Malley -- acting Police Commissioner Edward T. Norris is not wanted here and should go back to New York. At the community meeting called by former state Sen. Larry Young, people said repeatedly that Norris must go. Some called for Ronald L. Daniel, who resigned last week as commissioner, to be reinstated. Others wanted Col. Barry W. Powell, the highest ranking black member of the department, as the next commissioner.

Members of the Vanguard Justice Society, which represents black city police officers, criticized the organization's leadership because several candidates were excluded yesterday from the group's elections. "We have dues-paying members who are puzzled and don't know what is going on," said Detective Irvin Bradley, a former president of the group. "I'm in disbelief. The members are highly upset. ... We wanted a fair election." Leaders of the Vanguard Justice Society, which represents about 600 black city police officers, declined to say why they deleted the names of three outspoken members from ballots.