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2 The Daily Herald Tuesday, February 1, 2005 The Inside Story OBITUARIES Doris (Hagerman) Matevish Doris (Hagerman) Matevish, 84, of 307 N. Center Ebensburg died January 31, 2005 at Lee Hospital in Johnstown. Mrs. Matevish was born September 15, 1920, a daughter of Raymond A. and Katherine (Kohn) She was preceded in death by her parents, husband David in 1980, and sisters Helen Crowell, Rosemary Rollason and Rae Foust.

She is survived by children, David married to the former Anita Blososky; Robert married to the former Carol Trexler, both of Ebensburg; Richard married to the former Patricia Pasko, Clover; Raymond married to the former Karen Fecko, Johnstown and Mary Katherine wife of Michael McManus, Lock Haven. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Sister of Katherine Haga, Prosperity, VA. She was a member of CD of A Court 680 Ebensburg, Ebensburg Senior Citizens. She is a graduate of the former Philipsburg State Hospital School of Nursing, class of 1942 and former owner of the Matevish and Matevish Funeral Home, Ebensburg.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Matevish and Matevish Funeral Horne, Ebensburg where vigil wake services will be held Tuesday evening. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name Catholic Church, Ebensburg with the Rev.

Msgr. Arnold L. Gaus. Committal at Holy Name Cemetery in Ebensburg. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Lee Regional Hospice or a charity of your choice in Doris's memory.

House of Representatives eases rules on casting votes By MARTHA RAFFAELE Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Members of the state House of Representatives can vote on bills without being present, as long as they are attending to business in the Harrisburg area, under new rules the House adopted Monday for the new two-year session. The House voted 113-81 to replace a long-standing, stricter rule that required members to be present on the floor to vote without exceptions with an absentee-voting practice similar to that of the state Senate. The new rules for the 2005-2006 session create a "Harrisburg legislative leave." Members performing legislative duties in the Harrisburg area an area whose radius is undefined would seek permission from floor leaders to be excused and tell the leaders how to vote for them on any bills to be considered. Legislative leaders would have to determine whether a member's destination outside the Capitol is in the "Harrisburg area," said Beth Williams, spokeswoman for House Speaker John M.

Perzel. Members may not use the leave to return to their home districts, she said. Members would have to be marked "present" during the roll call taken at the beginning of each session to be eligible for the leave. Anyone who is a prime sponsor of a bill or an amendment to a bill would not be allowed to request leave. The vote crossed party lines, with 77 Republicans and 36 Democrats in favor.

Opponents, such as Rep. Steve Samuelson, D-Northampton, argued that the change would diminish the give-and-take of floor debates. "You could make a brilliant speech on the floor of this House before an empty room, but the votes will be cast in a prearranged fashion," Samuelson said. "Over time, the value of the public debate in this chamber will be devalued." House Majority Leader Sam Smith said the change would offer members greater flexibility to deal with legislative business such as meeting with constituents who come to the Capitol. "You're kidding yourself if you think that by not having this type of workable leave, that everybody's going to be here for every minute of every debate.

I don't know how leaders would be able to negotiate a budget," he said. The House Ethics Committee recommended in June that the House consider a rule change after it cleared a veteran Philadelphia lawmaker of breaking the rules by arranging to have votes cast in his absence a practice known as "ghost The committee found that Rep. William W. Rieger was recorded as voting seven times on Feb. 3, even though he had left the Capitol and returned to his Philadelphia home, but concluded that the improper votes were not intentional.

Rieger had filed a request for a legislative leave of absence, the panel said, but it was not relayed to the chief clerk of the House. Kauffman, executive director of the government watchdog group Common Cause of Pennsylvania, said the House had ventured into "Orwellian territory, where people are arguing that this makes the rules better by allowing people not to have to be there to vote." "Hopefully, constituents will hold their legislators accountable for these votes," Kauffman said. "Most constituents expect their lawmakers to be present." THE DAILY HERALD The Paper That Cares About Northern Blair County Phone: (814) 684-4000 Fax: (814) 684-4238 Serving the residents of Blair and Huntingdon Counties for 136 years. Published daily except Sundays, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas New Year's Day. Christina Seiner Bob Miller Editor Sam Zema Reporter Amanda Patty Hyde Rep.

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Meanwhile, Iraq reopened its borders Tuesday and commercial flights took off from Baghdad International Airport as authorities eased security restrictions imposed to protect last weekend's landmark voting. In Baghdad. about 200 election workers Tuesday began the second and possibly final stage of the count. They reviewed tally sheets prepared by workers who counted ballots starting Sunday night at the 5,200 polling centers across the country and began crunching the numbers into 80 computer terminals. The Sunday ballot, which occurred without catastrophic rebel attacks, raised hopes that a new Iraqi government would be able to assume greater responsibility for security, hastening the day when the 170,000 U.S.

and other foreign troops can go home. During a news conference, President Ghazi al- Yawer was asked whether the presence of foreign troops might be fueling the Sunni Arab revolt by encouraging rebel attacks. "It's only complete nonsense to ask the troops to leave in this chaos and this vacuum of power," al- a Sunni Arab, said. He said forcign troops should leave only after Iraq's security forces are built up, the country's security situation has improved and some pockets of terrorists are eliminated. "By the end of this year, we could see the number of foreign troops decreasing." al- Yawer said.

Al-Yawer had been a strong critic of some aspects of the U.S. military's performance in Iraq, including the three-week Marine siege of the Sunni rebel city of Fallujah in April. Al-Yawer helped negotiate an end to that siege. But the city fell into the hands of insurgents and religious zealots, forcing the Marines to recapture Fallujah last November in some of the heaviest urban combat for American forces since the Vietnam war. "There were some mistakes" in the occupation "but to be fair I think all in all it was positive, the contribution of the foreign forces in Iraq," alYawer said.

"It was worth it." Later Tuesday, Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan said Iraq would only ask U.S.: and other forces to leave when the country's own troops were capable of taking on insurgents. "We don't want to have foreign troops in our country, but at the same time we believe that these forces should stay for some time until we are able to control the borders and establish a new modern army and we have efficient intelligence," Shaalan told reporters. "At that time we'll ask them to leave." With the election complete and the ballots safely in Baghdad, Iraqi authorities eased the severe security measures that had been put in place to protect the voters and polling centers. Royal Jordanian Airlines and Iraqi Airways resumed flights to and from Baghdad. Cars, trucks and buses began crossing the border between Iraq and Syria at Tanaf.

However, the Yarubiya crossing point which leads to the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. A five-mile line of trucks loaded with goods was waiting on the Syrian side to cross, the official said. The security measures for Sunday's vote included an election day ban on most private vehicles and extended hours for the nighttime curfew. The restrictions were credited with preventing rebels from pulling off catastrophic attacks, although more than 40 people were killed in about 100 attacks on or near polling stations. A statement attributed to an al-Qaida affiliate dismissed Sunday's elections as "theatrics" and promised to continue waging "holy war" against the Americans and their Iraqi allies.

In Baghdad, an election official said marked ballots, which were counted at polling stations after voting ended, have been sent to Baghdad. The ballots will not be recounted unless there are challenges or discrepancies in the tally sheets, officials said. Some results could be released starting Tuesday night, officials said, although the timetable remains uncertain. A Shiite clerical-backed alliance was expected to win the most number of seats in the 275-member National Assembly. But the alliance is not expected to win the two-thirds majority required to name a prime minister without support from other parties.

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's ticket was expected to finish second among the 111 candidate lists. Officials have not released turnout figures, although it appeared that many Sunni Arabs stayed away from the polls, either out of fear of insurgent reprisals or opposition to an election under U.S. occupation. Power outage hits Punxsutawney ney on Monday PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) If Punxsutawney Phil had looked for his shadow Monday, he would have been out of luck at least if he was indoors.

That's because some parts of Punxsutawney were without electricity for up to 12 hours. Many of the 10,000 Penelec customers affected regained power within an hour of the 7 a.m. power failure. But others, including Punx- Harmony- (Continued from page 1) Williams, alto (music education major, Columbus, IN), Chad Cowherd, bass (ministerial major, Oklahoma City, OK) and Jessica Smith, accompanist (music major, Lexington, NC). Members of this team will be sharing their witness through testimonies and gospel music.

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Wedding music was provided by Mrs. Coral McMunn. Mr. Woody Brown, a friend of the couple was the soloist. The bride was given in marriage by her father, Bill Jardine.

The bride's gown was a strapless, floor length ball gown with a cathedral train and beading on the bodice and hem. Her headpiece was a tiara with two rows of pearls and clear crystals. She carried three dozen white and soft pink roses, stems hand-wrapped with white satin and pearls. The maid of honor was Brittany Jardine of Allison Park, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids included Jessica Gurekovich of Hollidaysburg, sister of the groom; Alexis Glunt of Claysburg, friend of the groom; Rebecca Hoadley of Wexford, cousin of the bride; Kelly Vernal of Robinson, friend of the bride and Gretchen Burwinkel of Allison Park, friend of the bride.

The attendants' gowns were strapless, floor length, black and white with black beading around the top. Their flowers consisted of pink roses and peonies. The best man was Jeff Cole of Wellsboro, friend of the groom. Ushers included Chris Mauer of Washington D.C., friend of the groom; Justin DeVanna of Indiana, friend of the groom; Adam Kunkle of Monro, friend of the groom; Greg McAtee of Boardman, friend of the groom and Mark Natemeier of Erie, friend of the groom. The flower girl was Madison Natemeier of Erie, friend of the bride and groom.

A reception was held at the Pittsburgh Renaissance Hotel. The couple took a wedding trip to Aruba. Chrissy is a 1997 graduate of North Allegheny High School and a 2001 graduate of. Westminster College. She is employed at the Shaler Area School District as a 6th grade math teacher.

Chrissy is the daughter of Bill and Debbie Jardine. Josh is a 1995 graduate of Tyrone Area High School and a 1999 gradus ate of Westminster College. He is employed at Saint Vincent College as the Head Swim Coach and Pool Manager. Josh is the son of J.R. Gurekovich of RD3 Box 480B, Tyrone and the late Sharon L.

Gurekovich. The couple currently resides at 2835 Buckingham Apt. 1431, Allison Park, Pa 15101. The Blotter Area police reports Huntingdon-based State Police have issued a release about a burglary in Warriors Mark Township on Jan. 27.

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His vehicle then traveled across the north lane and struck the guard rail with the front of his vehicle. Police said Potter was wearing his seat belt and was transported to Tyrone Hospital. His vehicle had moderate frontal damage. A 27-year-old woman and a one-year-old baby were involved in a onevehicle accident on State Route 350, approximately 100 yards north of the Franklin Township line in Warriors Mark Township on Jan. 29 at 9:15 p.m.

Stephanie Buck was southbound on the road when she lost control on the snow road. Her car slid across into the northbound lane and struck the wire guide rail. The vehicle then traveled along the guide rail for approximately 30 feet. Her car traveled over the guide rail and down an embankment. The car came to a rest at the bottom of the embankment facing southeast.

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