Piscataway

Piscataway Indians say it's time to rebury the bones of several dozen of their ancestors, which now lie in boxes in the locked steel cabinets of the state's archaeological collection in Annapolis.The Piscataway, descendants of those who met Maryland's first European settlers, may finally have won that right under legislation passed by the 1992 General Assembly.The law, when it is signed by Gov. William Donald Schaefer, will end the state's claim to human remains and burial objects in the collection and permit any group -- not just Indians -- to reclaim them by showing evidence of "cultural affiliation."

Between 5,000 and 7,000 people in St. Mary's, Charles and Prince George's counties claim Piscataway Indian ancestry, according to Mervin A. Savoy, chairwoman of the Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy."

A 32-year-old man was killed yesterday afternoon when his car was struck head-on by a Mercedes-Benz that crossed the center line of Piscataway Road in Clinton, Prince George's County police reported.Killed in the crash was Donald W. Overby, 32, of Mechanicsville in St. Mary's County. Police said Mr. Overby was driving a 1987 Oldsmobile east on Piscataway Road about 2:40 p.m. when the westbound 1989 Mercedes crossed the center line and collided with his car.The driver of the Mercedes, Carolyn DeVaughn, 35, of Clinton, was in critical condition at Southern Maryland Hospital.