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HERNDON, Va. -- Jack Pardee is willing to say he still has fond memories of his days in Washington."I had a great time there," he said yesterday.That's about all he'll say about his days there.He came to Washington with George Allen's Over-the-Hill Gang in 1971 when football became a passion in the nation's capital.Retiring as a player at the end of the 1972 season, he came back in 1978 as Redskins head coach. He was so eager to return that he walked away from the Chicago Bears head coaching job.In his second year, he came within a Roger Staubach comeback of a division title.

Except for an appearance in the Super Bowl later this season by his Houston Oilers, Jack Pardee would enjoy nothing more than beating Jack Kent Cooke's Washington Redskins in RFK Stadium Sunday.That's because Cooke fired Pardee as Redskins coach after a 6-10 season in 1981, and it took Pardee almost a decade to get another head coaching job in the NFL.But Pardee proved he's a survivor throughout his distinguished career in football, both as a player and a coach. He beat cancer with a risky, 11-hour operation in the middle of his All-Pro career as a linebacker.

FINKSBURG-WINGATE, LILLIE W., 91 of Finksburg formerly of Cambridge, MD. passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at the Westminster Nursing Home. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, February 19 at Thomas Funeral Home with Rev. Pardee Bramble officiating. Burial will follow at Dorchester Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

On Sunday, June 12, 2005 CHARLOTTE (nee Robbins); beloved wife of the late William Moyer Stump; devoted mother of Barbara H. Stump and William Thomas Stump; sister of Lina R. Mc Clanahan and Patricia Peterson-Pardee; loving grandmother of Tiffany Dawson. Friends may call at Loring Byers Funeral Directors Inc., 8728 Liberty Rd. (2 miles west of beltway exit 18-B), Tuesday 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held Wednesday 12 noon. Interment Lorraine Park Cemetery.

As a holiday treat, Olney Theatre Center is reprising its delightfully imaginative 1994 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella." The only musical Rodgers and Hammerstein created specifically for television, "Cinderella" imparts an encouraging lesson for both adults and children as the Fairy Godmother encourages the title character to follow her dreams.Olney's revival is directed by Carol Graham Lehan, who choreographed the 1994 version. The cast features Erin Dilly as Cinderella, Terri Mazzarella as the Fairy Godmother and Helen Hedman, repeating the role of the Queen.

U.S. Customs agents and Bloomington, Minn., police searched Minnesota Vikings place-kicker Donald Igwebuike's apartment Wednesday, and another man was arraigned in Florida as part of a continuing investigation into an alleged heroin-smuggling ring.No drugs were found, and Igwebuike returned to practice after the search.* OILERS: Teddy Garcia, who hasn't kicked regularly since 1988 for the New England Patriots, has been working out for coach Jack Pardee and is the likely replacement for the injured Tony Zendejas on Sunday.

WASHINGTON -- Major central bank intervention in currenc markets last week appeared to be aimed at slowing the dollar's decline rather than halting it altogether, analysts say."It hasn't been the type of intervention that is designed to turn the market around," Scott Pardee, chairman of Yamaichi Securities, said.Nicholas Sargen, director of bond market research for Salomon Brothers, agreed the intervention was aimed mainly at slowing the descent and preventing a "free-fall."U.S. authorities "care about the dollar if they think it [a decline]

Site: Mile High Stadium, Denver. Time: 4 p.m.TV: Channels 2, 4Radio: WBAL (1090 AM); WMAL (630 AM) joined in progressRecords: Oilers, 12-5. Broncos, 12-4. Line: Broncos by 3 1/2 .Last week: The Oilers beat the Jets, 17-10, in their first playoff game. The Broncos had a bye.Last meeting: The Oilers routed the Broncos, 42-14, on Oct. 6, as Cris Dishman returned a fumble 19 yards for 1 TD and set up LTC another with a 43-yard interception return.The series: The Oilers have a 20-11-1 edge, but the teams are 1-1 in playoff games.

HERNDON, Va. -- Washington Redskins punter Ralf Mojsiejenko, who enjoys life, found his intentional safety against the Cowboys last Sunday "an interesting experience."There he was, standing in the back of the end zone, holding thball, not punting it, while 53,804 customers and a television audience waited to see what he would do.With the Redskins leading by only 19-13 and the ball at their 2 with 1:56 to go, the interest became almost unbearable to some of the non-customers along the Redskins' bench before Mojo stepped over the back line to make the safety safe.

MIAMI -- Miami's Sammie Smith coughed up the ball on a first-and-goal dive play at the 1-yard line yesterday, and Houston's Cris Dishman recovered in the end zone with 3 minutes, 10 seconds left to clinch a 17-13 victory.Smith's fumble was his second at the goal line in as many weeks. The earlier bobble sparked a 42-7 Kansas City rout as Chris Martin returned it 100 yards for a touchdown."It was the same play they fumbled on in Kansas City," Houston coach Jack Pardee said. "We were hoping for a repeat."