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B-4 THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2000 OBITUARIESGENERAL NEWS LANCASTER, NEW ERA OBITUARIES John Lewis, sheet metal worker Betty G. Long, shoe saleswoman American Legion Red Rose Post 7. He was a member of Faith United Church of Christ. Lewis enjoyed camping, boating and fishing. Bom in Lancaster, he was the kon of the late Abraham and Gertrude Detrick Lewis.

He and his wife, Dorothea Ger-lach Lewis, were married 43 years on Sept. 29. Surviving in addition to his wife are two stepdaughters, Patricia A. Kreider of Lancaster and Priscilla married to James Wissl-er of Pequea; and two John 0. Lewis, 78, of 663 Union died Tuesday morning at home after a brief illness.

Lewis was a sheet metal worker for 40 years at Black Decker Manu- facturing Co. After retirement, he worked part time at Manheim Auto Auction. John O. Lewis He was a member and past president of the International Association of Machinists Union. An Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, he was a member of Betty G.

Long, 82, formerly of 310 S. Summit Quarryville, died of natural causes Wednesday at the Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown. Mrs. Long sold shoes for Her-mans and Shaubs stores. She was a member of the Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints.

She was a past worthy matron of Robert Fulton Chapter 446 Order of the Eastern Star and a past worthy high priestess of Alta Shrine 38. Born in Berwick, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Elizabeth Watters Beaver. Her husband, Robert H. Long died in 1974. Surviving are two sons, Robert H.

Ill of Quarryville and Richard married to Linda Long of New Providence; six grandchildren; a reat-granddaughter; and a rother, alter Beaver of Paoli. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred, Henry and Luther Beaver, and a sister, Anna Melton. Dorothy Newcomer, ex-count ian James Clifford, 62, technician James M. Clifford, 62, of 21 Lynda Drive, Denver, formerly of Chicago, died unexpectedly of natural causes Tuesday morning at home. Clifford was a technician for Lucent Technologies, Allentown, for 44 years.

He enjoyed landscaping and home repair. Bom in Nenagh, Ireland, he was the son of the late James J. and Ei leen Costello Clifford. He was the husband of Sheila J.W. Davidson Clifford.

They were married 29 years on July 25. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Matthew D. of St. Petersburg, a daughter, Elaine D. of Pittsburgh; a brother, Michael of Nenagh; and two sisters, Mary Wodzinski of Chicago and Teresa McGeever of Ingleside, 111.

Congressmen OK $15 billion in aid for farmers WASHINGTON (AP) Many of their crops are just coming out of the ground, but farmers are already about to harvest a crop of government cash. Congressional negotiators agreed Wednesday on a $15 billion, election-year package of farm assistance that would compensate growers for a third straight year of low commodity prices. The money also would reduce the cost of buying crop insurance. Final approval of the legislation in the House and Senate could come today. The package includes $5.5 billion in direct payments that would reach farmers by Sept.

30, in the midst of the congressional campaigns. Some $8.2 billion would go toward reducing premiums on federally subsidized crop insurance over the next five years, and the legislation makes a series of changes in the insurance program designed to get more farmers to buy the coverage. Sen. Kent Conrad, said the aid is hugely important to farmers. This economic package is a testament that a strong farm economy is important for all Americans, said Sen.

Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican who is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Grain prices collapsed in 1998 in the wake of the Asian financial crisis and have yet to recover. Congress has given farmers $15 billion in extra income assistance over the past two years, and the Agriculture Department estimates that net farm income this year would drop $7.6 billion, or 16 percent, without another round of aid. The latest package will meet a significant need out in farm country but it hasnt addressed the long-term difficulties facing American farmers and the long-term problems in the 1996 farm bill, said Andy Solomon, a spokesman for the Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. Glickman objects to the way that the direct farm payments would be distributed, contending the money is not targeted to producers who need it the most, but he has stopped short of recommending President Clinton veto the measure.

Glickman says the market-oriented 1996 law does not provide enough of a safety net for farmers. The extra money for crop insurance could pay for itself by making farmers less dependent on federal disaster assistance and other government programs, USDA officials say. The government splits tne cost of crop insurance with farmers. Under the legislation, the federal share of the premium for the most popular type of insurance would jump from 40 percent to 59 percent. The measure also would offer coverage for the first time to livestock producers and expand coverage for fruit and vegetable growers.

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Texas Republican Larry Combest, said the insurance system will give farmers comprehensive protection to manage risk from low market values and weather losses. The $5.5 billion in direct farm payments would go to grain and cotton producers who have annual market-transition contracts with the government. That cash is in addition to $5.1 billion in payments that those producers already were scheduled to get this year. An additional $1.6 billion in the legislation is earmarked for a variety of special commodities including soybeans, peanuts, tobacco and various fruits and vegetables that are not covered by the market-transition contracts. The House-Senate conference committee that crafted the final version of the legislation attached another measure that would authorize nearly $250 million in research over the next five years on ways to make ethanol and other chemicals from crops, grass and trees.

724, Loyal Order of Moose, Columbia, where she was a past senior regent and received the Mooses college degree. She also was a 50-year member of National Council of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of American Legion Post 228, Rock Hall, and the auxiliary of Elks Lodge 1074, Columbia. She an avid boater. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late William H.

Sr. and Agnes Wickenheiser Carnahan. Her husband died in 1990. Surviving is a brother, William H. Carnahan of Columbia.

Dorothy J. Newcomer, 74, of 5795 Chesapeake Villa, Rock Hall, formerly of Columbia, died Wednesday morning at Kent and Queen Annes Hospital, Chest-ertown, after a brief illness. A retired secretary-accountant, Mrs. Newcomer started her career at the former Rice and Wentz Auto Dealership, Columbia. Later, after her marriage to Raymond W.

Newcomer, she became an owner of the dealership with him. She also worked many years for the accounting offices of Carl Fisher and of McKonley and As-bury. She was a 1943 graduate of Columbia High School. Mrs. Newcomer was a 50-year member of Chickies Rock Lodge Joan M.

Sturgis, 53, was Oxford resident Joan M. Sturgis, 53, of 2102 Spruce Grove Road, Oxford, died of natural causes May 17 at Southern Chester County Medical Center, West Grove. A lifelong resident of Oxford, Mrs. Sturgis was a homemaker and member of Mt. Vernon Men-nonite Church, Kirkwood.

Mrs. Sturgis was the daughter of Rose Amorilla Arrowood of Clarksville, and the late Al bert Arrowood Sr. She was married to Leo L. Sturgis. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by a daughter, Rita A.

of Oxford; and three brothers, Albert Donnie F. and Joseph J. Arrowood, all of Clarksville, Ark. She was preceded in death by a sister, Tammy Arrowood. Emma K.

Richter, 81, was Lititz resident Her husband, Kirk C. Richter, died in 1972. Surviving are two sons, Joseph F. and Kirk C. both at home, and a daughter, Kathy I.

Richter, at home. Emma K. Richter, 81, of 10 Zartman Mill Road, Lititz, died at home Tuesday evening of natural causes. Bom in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Kathryn Troutwine Snook. Huong Binh Truong, 82, native of China Huong Binh Truong, 82, of 834 E.

Chestnut died Tuesday evening at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. She was bom in Canton, China. Her husband, Hoa Chung, died in 1983. Surviving are four sons, Dan Chung of Harrisburg, Henry Hue Ai Chung of Camden, N.J., Tai Hong Chung of Lancaster and Philip Chung of Honolulu; two daughters, Ngoch Chung of Lancaster and Chung Phung Hi of Saigon, Vietnam; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. www.lancasteronline.com Lancasters Home Address ADVERTISEMENT President Clinton: Calling On All Americans To Join In A National Moment of Remembrance The bill isH.R.2559 ON THE NET: Senate Agriculture Committee: http: www.senate.gov(tilde)agriculture House Agriculture Committee: http:www.house.gov agriculture On Memorial Day, President Clinton will urge all Americans to participate in a National Moment of Remembrance to honor those who died in service to our nation.

The Moment, which will occur at 3:00 pm local time, is intended to raise awareness and unite the nation in acknowledging the contributions made by the men and women who gave their lives for our countrys freedom. The commemoration has been established as a presidential initiative and has been introduced in Congress as a joint resolution. EBHZZSEMS AUTO from six companies! wwwJnsurancemasters.com SEEXICiTANKSICIlEANEQ SK2ING SKaGSfil SHIS'3 Uniting Americans in Honor of our Fallen Heroes. Memorial Day was established as a national holiday in 1868 to pay tribute to those who died serving our country. The goal of the National Moment of Remembrance is to reclaim the holiday as the solemn event it was intended to be by: Bringing Americans together to simultaneously pause, remember, and honor those who gave their lives in service to our nation; Highlighting the importance of service to the community, the nation and the world; Recognizing the value of our freedom and the contributions our heroes made to keep us free; Making Memorial Day relevant to younger Americans Carrying On A Tradition of Remembrance.

This years National Moment of Remembrance will take place on Monday, May 29th for one minute, beginning at local time -a time when most Americans will likely be making the most of the freedoms we enjoy. At that time, Americans around the world are urged to pause from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or to listen to Taps, in tribute to those who died for our country. All federal departments and agencies will participate in the Moment of Remembrance and will encourage participation by state and local governments, organizations, trade unions, corporations and individual citizens. Source: White House Millennium Council Would Like To Salute Our Veterans JJL Ml TBTZXSV Valid Monday Friday 7am to 3pm from April through June 2000. Based on an exposed opening 1000 gallons with C.O.D.

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