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ADELPHI - The University of Maryland, University College has won a 10-year, $350 million extension on its contract to educate U.S. military personnel in Europe, a mission it has overseen since the late 1940s. UMUC President Gerald A. Heeger said yesterday that bidding for the right to educate U.S. troops abroad was more competitive this year than it had ever been. "We're very pleased," he said. The contract for educating troops in Asia is up for renewal in February. UMUC enrolls about 47,000 U.S. military students worldwide, 27,000 of them in Europe.

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Thornton F. Green, a retired IRS tax specialist and World War II veteran, died June 29 of pancreatic cancer at his Annapolis home. He was 91. Mr. Green, the son of government workers, was born in Wellsboro, Pa., and raised in Riverdale. After graduating in 1939 from McKinley Technology High School in Washington, Mr. Green attended the University of Maryland, College Park. Because of the impending war, he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting in 1943 in an accelerated wartime program.

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Seated before a tray filled with ancient bone fragments, Kostas Harogiannis carefully brushes the dust off Greek history. As he picks up the shard of an arm bone, he is holding the remains of a Greek man, perhaps a 21-year-old, the same age he is. A young man who, in an epic battle fought on the outskirts of Athens nearly 2,500 years ago, was killed in combat, his body cremated, and the charred bones buried in a chamber reserved for...

David Paul Staley, who had worked in marketing and been a champion lacrosse player, died Sunday of heart failure at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. The former Columbia resident was 50. Born in Baltimore and raised in Columbia, Mr. Staley was a 1979 graduate of Atholton High School, where he played football and lacrosse, wrestled, and ran cross-country. He earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and business administration in 1983 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

ADELPHI -- Left-hander Aletha Sill continued on a steady path last night that gave her first place after eight games of match play in the $45,000 Lady Fair Lanes Open.Sill averaged 217.1 pins for eight games and had a 7-1 record in match play.She sets the pace with a total pinfall of 5,979 for 26 games."These lanes are conducive to left-handers," said Sill, a 10-year LPBT veteran. "That gives me confidence. I don't go out there tentative."When asked why Fair Lanes University was good to lefties, Sill admitted it was probably more a mental thing than anything else.

BaseballOrioles -- Agreed to terms with 2B Bret Barberie on a one-year contract.Cincinnati Reds -- Recalled OF Steve Gibralter from Triple-A Indianapolis. Optioned P Johnny Ruffin to Indianapolis.Colorado Rockies -- Placed P Bruce Ruffin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 29. Recalled P Mark Thompson from Triple-A Colorado Springs.Minnesota Twins -- Signed 3B Scott Leius to a one-year contract.Texas Rangers -- Activated OF Juan Gonzalez from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Shawn Hare for assignment.

ADELPHI - On a recent morning, 3-year-old Jennifer Medina could be seen in her classroom singing songs and learning skills aimed at readying her for kindergarten. Her mother, Daisy Medina, 29, of College Park, was upstairs in a classroom of her own, learning skills aimed at readying her for the GED exam. The scene, where parent and child attend school side by side, is common at the Judy Hoyer Family Learning Center in Adelphi, part of a statewide network that just marked its fifth year since being signed into state law. Each "Judy Center" is a one-stop shop for services including adult education, Head Start programs and health support, intended to help low-income and disadvantaged families prepare for their children's entrance into school.