Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 17:26:45 EST Message-ID: \SE A;METROPOLITAN;LOCAL ROUNDUP;MARYLNAD S=NEW STORY Accused principal to talk to grand jury Anne Arundel County prosecutors will allow an elementary school principal charged as a drug kingpin to testify before a grand jury. Patricia A. Emory, 45, the Severna Park Elementary School principal who has vehemently denied knowledge of the drug organization, is scheduled to testify before a grand jury Dec. 7, State's Attorney Frank Weathersbee said. He wouldn't say whether the prosecutor's office would seek an indictment against her on that date. "This is a step in the right direction to resolve this matter," said E. Thomas Maxwell Jr., Mrs. Emory's attorney. It is highly unusual for defendants to ask to testify before a grand jury. They are questioned by prosecutors and grand jurors, and their testimony could later be used against them. Defense attorneys aren't allowed to attend the proceedings. The police say Mrs. Emory had full knowledge of the organization and reaped benefits from it. S=NEW STORY Industries reach Bay agreement Maryland industries have reached agreement with the state over strict standards that require reduced discharges of 28 toxic materials into the state's rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Last week's out-of-court settlement ended a two-year legal impasse and clears the way for the enforcement of discharge limits on more than 1,000 factories, power plants and municipal sewage-treatment plants. The agreement will lead to "a significant reduction in toxic discharges," said Robert Perciasepe, Maryland's environmental secretary. The settlement cancels lawsuits by six corporations and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce to block imposition of state pollution limits. Industry has argued that the new rules would cost them billions while producing few environmental benefits. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM