Obituaries for Donald Gent and Mat Mathwig
Mr. Donald Richard Gent, 71, of Westminster, died Jan 3 at Carroll County General Hospital. He was husband of I Virginia Gent and is survived by three daughters, a stepson, a brother, 12 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are 11 a.m. Jan 6 at Eline Funeral Home Hampstead with interment at Leister's Church Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Mat Mathwig, 92, of Thurmont, husband of the late Bernice Perkins Mathwig. arrangements are pending with Stauffer Funeral Home Thurmont.
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Donald Richard Gent
Westminster
Carroll County General Hospital
I. Virginia Baust
Butler
Alan
Anne Dearholt
Gent
Matrons Feeds
Cargill ‘O
Westminster Methodist Church
Westminster Moose Lodge
Hampstead American Legion
Cockeysville Lions Club
Doris Ann Paleski
Pasadena
Kathy Jamison
Salisbury
Donna James
Baltimore
Jesse J. Smith
Brodbecks
Melvin Gent
Reisterstown
Eline
Main St
Hampstead
Gayle Watson
Leister's Church Cemetery
Martin “Mat” Mathwig
Thurmont
Bernice “Perky” Perkins Mathwig
Stauffer Funeral Home
E Main St
Talks Continue Nuclear Site Inspection Debate
Talks suggest a North Korea deal on initial inspections with the United States pressing for later, more thorough checks. An IAEA spokesman in Vienna said the agency had not been informed of any results from the latest talks and noted concerns over what North Korea described as the seven declared sites.
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United States
North Korea
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
Austria
David Kyd
Kyd
Ryd
Dixy Lee Ray Dies in Washington at 79
Longtime public figure Dixy Lee Ray renowned as the first female Atomic Energy Commission chair and Washington state governor died at her Fox Island home at age 79. Born in Tacoma, she pursued science at Mills College and Stanford, lived briefly on a dairy farm mobile home, and became a feisty political leader known for clashes with the press.
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Frederick County
Dixy Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
Larry Lipman
Jock
Ghillie
ABC
Germantown
Charles C. Smith
Lawmaker pushes up to date drug laws in Maryland
In Maryland, bills target rising marijuana use and drug trafficking trends. Proposals include making it a felony to recruit minors as street sellers, extending penalties up to 30 years and a 20000 dollar fine, and offering prosecutors an option for the death penalty in drive by shootings tied to drugs.
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Barnes
Maryland
Senate
House
Baltimore
County considers bridge easement purchase after two-year negotiation
County negotiators led by Ce el Poole say they nearly complete easement acquisition from landowner Nelson Zabier for the old bridge project. After about two years of talks a tentative price is agreed but not disclosed. Commissioners may vote within two weeks and bid the spring timetable remains possible.
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Nelson Zabier
Evans
Ben Wich
Salt use rises as towns battle winter thaw effects
Council member Marc Nance notes Mount Airy used 20 to 30 tons of salt this winter, more than usual, while Walkersville crews worked from 3 to 4 am to plow and haul snow until the afternoon. Thurmont officials reported similar around-the-clock efforts with roads cleared by midafternoon and planned salt spreading on overnight ice.
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Marc Nance
Mount Airy
Mr. Nance
Walkersville
Rick
Thurmont
Richard May
Mav
Snow lingering as brunt passes over Central Maryland
Slush and lingering snow flurries remained after the storm, with National Weather Service meteorologists noting the major snow was over by Tuesday evening. Forecasters warned of sunny weather for today and Thursday, while authorities in Western Maryland coordinated with the Natural Resources Police and local officers to escort state marshals and ensure safety amid winter conditions.
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Maryland
Bill Miller
National Weather Service
Mr Miller
Wayne Jones
Natural Resources Police
Mary
Ind
State Marys
Ex-Georgian leader Gamsakhurdia dies by suicide
Moscow based Interfax quoted Manana Gamsakhurdia saying her husband Zviad Gamsakhurdia killed himself after being surrounded by enemies in western Georgia. An aide to Georgia’s security minister could not confirm the report and noted uncertainty about cause of death.
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Moscow
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Georgia
Interfax
Manana Gamsakhurdia
David Mumladze
Gamsakhurdia
Clinton shaped as a New Democrat amid welfare reform debate
In 1994 election year terms, Clinton is pressed by moderate and conservative Democrats to advance welfare reform while Republicans push their own bill. Heritage Foundation criticizes delays as risky, and officials flag health reform as a prerequisite to welfare changes for many single mothers relying on Medicare.
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Robert Rector
Conservative Heritage Foundation
House
Ferguson deemed competent to stand trial on train rampage
Two court appointed experts told Nassau County Judge Ira Warshawsky that Colin Ferguson can understand the charges and aid in his defense. The judge gave the defense until Friday to present its own report before ruling on competency. Ferguson has been jailed since the December rampage and has refused to cooperate with court appointed attorney Anthony Falanga.
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Mineola
N.Y
Colin Ferguson
Nassau County
Ira Warshaws
Warshawsky
Ferguson
Anthony Falanga
Colin Moore
Aspin Opens Direct Defense Hotline to Moscow
Defense Secretary Les Aspin inaugurated a direct defense hotline to Moscow with Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev to boost military talks. The secure line, using commercial circuits and CD ROM scramblers, will carry calls at standard international rates and aims to improve ongoing military cooperation and joint exercises despite NATO expansion concerns.
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Washington
Les Aspin
Moscow
Pavel Grachev
Mr. Aspin
Washington- Moscow
Aspin
Mr. Grachey
Pentagon
Kathleen deLaski
Grachev
NATO
U.S
Security Organization
Russia
East Europe
Welfare Reform Push Faces Clinton Admin Debate
A government official says health care benefits drive support for reform as top priority, while a welfare reform bill is planned before year’s end. Critics doubt the administration will deliver serious reform in the president’s first term, predicting bold rhetoric with inaction.
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