NEWS
December 1, 2004
On November 29, 2004, PAUL D. MAGILL, formerly of Delta, PA and retired iron worker of Local #16, beloved father of Paula and David Magill; former husband of Priscilla Magill. Also survived by four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, loving relatives and friends. Prayer Services will be held at the family owned LILLY AND ZEILER, INC FUNERAL HOME, 700 S. Conkling Street on Friday, at 9:45 A.M. Interment in Crownsville Veterans Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday and Thursday, from 4 to 8 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093.
NEWS
By Kathy Curtis and Kathy Curtis,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | January 14, 1998
"FOR THE Love of Wisdom," a philosophy telecourse taught by Howard Community College philosophy Professor Helen B. Mitchell, will be available nationally this spring.Cable Eight, the Howard Community College station that produced the course, is completing details on a distribution agreement with the Public Broadcasting System Adult Learning Satellite Service.The telecourse, introduced locally last fall, is based on Mitchell's textbook, "Roots of Wisdom," and an accompanying reader, "Roots of World Wisdom."
BUSINESS
January 1, 1998
A federal appeals court has rejected a claim by the Securities and Exchange Commission that BT Alex. Brown Inc. should face a $1 million lawsuit by a client that accused it of overcharging for debt securities.The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., upheld a lower court's decision that dismissed a lawsuit against BT Alex. Brown filed by Banca Cremi SA, a defunct banking company in Mexico City.Banca Cremi alleged that it lost $23 million in investments in risky mortgage-backed securities, known as collateralized mortgage obligations, even though it told BT Alex.
FEATURES
By Sandra McKee and Sandra McKee,SUN STAFF | July 7, 1996
MIAMI -- Lions and tigers and bears, oh, my! Lions and tigers and -- Komodo dragons, oh, what?Komodo dragons. There they are, the largest, most powerful lizards on earth, frolicking, if you can believe it, right there in the Falcon Batchelor Komodo Dragon Encounter in the Miami Metrozoo.Travelers to this Florida city usually think sun and fun on the beach. But sometimes the beach gets too hot, the body too red and the routine too dull.When that happens, it's time to head for Miami's completely reconstructed zoo, for a peek at its newest residents -- Komodo dragons Jack and Lubier, who were born in the wild in Indonesia.
NEWS
By Knight-Ridder News Service | June 7, 1994
MIAMI -- David Marshall, senior mammal keeper at Metrozoo, had moved the 350-pound Bengal tiger hundreds of times before.The ritual involved layers of security -- warning signs, holding cages, guillotine gates, pin locks, safety keys.A keeper never, ever opened that last eight-foot concrete door leading to the tiger viewing area until he had followed all the steps. After all, Lucknow, the 10-year-old full grown tiger, was as ferocious as any animal at the zoo.But for some reason, Mr. Marshall -- a zoo keeper with about 20 years' experience -- did open that door yesterday morning about 7:30, before the zoo opened to the public.
NEWS
December 11, 1993
Mabel M. KrohTeacher, RealtorMabel M. Kroh, a retired school teacher and real estate executive, died Thursday of cancer at her home in Brooklandville. She was 71 and had lived at the Risteau at Rockland condominium for eight years.She and her son took over the operation of Magill & Associates, a family real estate firm, after the death in 1971 of her first husband, Edmund F. Magill, whom she had married in 1944.Founded as Builders Realty in 1936 by her husband's father, the company changed its name to Magill & Associates in 1964 and in 1981 became Magill Yerman Realtors.