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129 No. 299 A McClatchy newspaper CENTRE DAILY TIMES former spy who compiled the allegations, acknowl- edged having strong anti- Trump sentiments. But he also was a FBI with a credible track record, according to the memo from the House Intelligence Committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, and his staff. The warrant authorizing the FBI to monitor the communications of former campaign adviser Carter Page was not a one-time request, but was approved by a judge on four occa- sions, the memo says, and even signed off on by the second-ranking official at the Justice Department, Rod Rosenstein, whom Trump appointed as deputy attorney general.
Trump, however, tweet- ed from Florida, where he was spending the weekend, that the memo puts him in the clear. memo totally vin- dicates in he said. the Russian Witch Hunt goes on and on. Their (sic) was no Col- lusion and there was no Obstruction (the word now used because, after one year of looking endlessly and finding NOTHING, collusion is dead). This is an American The underlying materials that served as the basis for the warrant application were not made public in the memo.
As a result, the document only further intensified a partisan battle over how to interpret the actions of the FBI and Justice Department during the early stages of the counterintelligence in- vestigation that Mueller later inherited. Even as Democrats described it as inaccurate, some Repub- licans quickly cited the memo released over the objections of the FBI and Justice Department in their arguments that Muell- investigation is politi- cally tainted. A closer read presents a far more nuanced picture. decided to cher- ry-pick, the Nunes team picked a bunch of the wrong cherries for its own narra- Matthew Waxman, a Columbia University law professor and former Bush administration official, wrote in an email. CONSIDERING THE SOURCE The central alle- gation is that agents and prosecutors, in applying in October 2016 to monitor communications, failed to tell a judge that the opposition research that provided grounds for the suspicion received funding from Hillary Clin- presidential campaign and the Democratic Nation- al Committee.
Page had stopped advising the cam- paign sometime around the end of that summer. research, accord- ing to the memo, an essential of the warrant application. But unclear how much or what information Steele collected made it into the application, or how much has been cor- roborated. Steele was work- ing for Fusion GPS, a firm initially hired by the conser- vative Washington Free Beacon to do opposition research on Trump. Steele begin work on the project until after Democrat- ic groups took over the funding.
The FBI this week ex- pressed about the memo and called it inaccurate and incom- plete. Democrats said it was a set of cherry-picked claims aimed at smearing law enforcement and that releasing the memo would damage law enforcement and intelligence work. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who has been deeply in- volved in hotly debated Republican issues such as the Benghazi hearings, says the GOP memo has no impact on Russia probe and that the signif- icance of the dossier has been overstated. is a Russia in- vestigation without a dos- sier.
So to the extent the memo deals with the dos- sier and the FISA process, the dossier has nothing to do with the meeting at Trump Gowdy said in an interview to air Sunday on The FROM PAGE 1A MEMO CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE -Commercial and Residential- -Financing Available- (814) 237-4514 (800) 692-6001 www.vbrinc.com PA 0 1 5 3 3 4 A Solid Company With A Solid Reputation Since 1982 Enclosures Windows Siding Additions Shingles, Metal Flat Membrane Roofing Soffit Fascia Wood Composite Decks Seamless Spouting Sliding Glass Doors French Doors COBURN Warntz Rev. Malvin F. Warntz passed away Fri- day, February 2, 2018. Visitation Tuesday 11am- 12noon at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Woodward, followed by the funeral service at noon. DEATHS ELSEWHERE CAPE COD, MA Schmidt June Lorraine Schmidt, 94, formerly of State College, died January 31, 2018.
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Services 11a.m., Friday at the Brown Fu- neral Homes, McAlisterville. Visitation 10a.m. until the time of service, Friday, at the funeral home. Carol Lee Huck Smith June 17, 1944 February 1, 2018 Carol Lee Huck Smith, 73, of ru- ral Belle- fonte, for- merly of Latrobe, died Thursday, February 1, 2018, at the Wynwood House in Boalsburg. She was born June 17, 1944 in Hickory, Mercer County, a daughter of the late Herbert Louis and Kathryn Besanson Huck.
Carol graduated form St. Benedict High School in 1962 and earned a Bachelor of Science de- gree from St. Vincent College in Latrobe. Early in her career she worked for Congressman Joseph Vigorito serving PA District 24, from 1965 to 1967. She went on to earn her CPA and most of her career was spent as an accountant, a posi- tion at which she was uniquely gifted.
She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Belle- fonte. Among the things she enjoyed most were read- ing, and she had an affini- ty for animals, especially cats and was an avid Steelers fan. Surviving Mrs. Smith are two daughters, Erica Strasser (Scott) of West- land, MI, and Heather Bickel (Toby) of Belle- fonte; two brothers, Carl Huck (Deborah) of Erie, and Charles Huck (Kathleen) of DuBois; seven grandchildren, Aislinne Strasser Robison (Ben), Carolinne Strasser, Madelinne Strasser, Mallory McCauley, Eric Strasser, Ava Bickel and Trevor Bickel and two great- grandchildren, Ainsley and Emory Robison Friends will be received from 9:30 to 11:00 am Monday, February 5, 2018, at Mark D.
Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, 1034 Benner Pike, State Col- lege. The funeral service will follow immediately at 11:00 am at the funeral home. A serv- ice will be held at 2:30 Monday, February 5, 2018, at St. Rose Catho- lic Cemetery, 779 Dutch Lane, Hermitage, PA. In lieu of flowers, contri- bution in memory may be mad to PAWS, 1401 Trout Road, State College, PA 16801.
An online guest book can be signed or condo- lences sent to www.heint zelmanfuneralhome.com. Rita A. Klinger August 21,1935 January 25, 2018 Rita A. Klinger died peacefully in Daytona Beach, on Thurs- day, January 25, 2018, at the age of 82 after brave- ly battling cancer. Rita is survived by her sons Charles W.
(Billy) Klinger, Jr. (Debra) and Michael S. Klinger, of Chambersburg; her brother Joseph Worrick (Loretta), of Bellefonte; her sister-in-law Marlene Worrick, of Denver, granddaughters Kelly Ronk, of Spring Mills, and Tammy Klinger, of Pottstown; grandsons Michael Klinger (Jessica), of North East, Zane Mesmer, of Bellefonte, Joey Klinger, of Potters Mills, and Billy Ziders, of Bellefonte; nine great grandchildren, many cousins, nieces and nephews from around the country plus many friends, all of whom brought great joy in her life. Rita is preceded in death by her parents Mark and Nancy (DeLallo) Worrick, of Bellefonte; a sister Cecelia (Tillie) Worrick, of Bellefonte, a brother Brig. Gen.
Mark Worrick, USAF, of Denver, and a brother Robert Worrick, of San Antonio Texas. Rita was born in Pleas- ant Gap on August 21, 1935, to Mark and Nancy (DeLallo) Worrick. She attended St. Cath- olic School and graduat- ed from Bellefonte Area High School in 1953. In 1955, she married Charles W.
Klinger, who preceded her in death. They welcomed two sons Charles W. Klinger, Jr. and Michael S. Klinger.
She was a loving and caring mother. She lived and worked in Connecticut for a short time before returning to Bellefonte. She worked for The Film Lab and then Cerro Metal Prod- ucts for 25 years. Upon retirement she was em- ployed seasonally at Skills, where she enjoyed caring for and creating happy memories for her clients. When she was not in Bellefonte, she was enjoying retirement life in Ormond Beach, Fla.
She was an avid read- er, accomplished artist, loved the serenity of the beach, enjoyed traveling and loved all her family and friends even more. She simply enjoyed life and all it had to offer her and others. She was the most giving, kind, happy, fair and caring individual who would drop whatev- er she was doing to help someone else. A funeral mass is scheduled for Friday, March 23, 2018, at her parish St. Catholic Church, Bellefonte, at 10:00 a.m.
Father George will officiate the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to St. Catholic School in Belle- fonte. Rev. Malvin F.
Warntz May 5, 1920 February 2, 2018 Rev. Malvin F. Warntz, formerly of Coburn, passed away Fri- day, Feb- ruary 2, 2018 at River- woods Nurs- ing Home in Lewis- burg. He was 97. Born May 5, 1920 in Aaronsburg, Malvin was a son of the late Harry S.
and Lydia E. Warntz. In ad- dition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, June E. Warntz in Sept 2002; his second wife, Roberta A. (Guinivan) Warntz on October 23, 2017, and one son, Larry Warntz.
Also preceding him in death were brothers, Le- roy H. and Carl Warntz; sisters, Lydia M. Breon and Marian Bower; brothers-in-law, Russell Stover, Paul Bower and Walter Breon and sisters- in-law, Marion Warntz and Hazel Warntz. Malvin is survived by step-daughter, Lisa A. Shellenberger (Michael) of New Cum- berland; two step- granddaughters, Megan Shellenberger of Port Or- ange, FL and Natalie Shellenberger of New Cumberland; one step- great grandson, Cole.
Al- so surviving is a sister, Violet Stover of Belleville, and numerous nieces, nephews and great nie- ces and nephews. Malvin was a 1937 graduate of East Penns Valley High School in Millheim. Following grad- uation, he assisted his fa- ther in farming until 1941 and for a brief period of time, he worked at the Millheim Hosiery Mill. Malvin graduated from the Central Pennsylvania Business College in Har- risburg. In March of 1943, he was inducted in- to the U.S.
Army, and served in WWII with the 141st General Hospital for 23 months in the US and 12 months in Eng- land. In 1946, Malvin en- tered Asbury College in Wilmore, KY, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree with hon- ors. He received his li- cense to preach from the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evan- gelical United Brethren Church in 1948. After graduation, he attended the Evangelical School of Theology at Albright Col- lege in Reading, and was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Divinity, and, later the Master of Divini- ty from United Theologi- cal Seminary in Dayton, OH. Malvin was a dedicat- ed minister of the United Methodist Church who serviced the Central Pennsylvania Confer- ence for 36 years.
He served as the Secretary of Commission on Town and Country Church and as Chairman on the Com- mission. He was a mem- ber of the Board of Mis- sions. He was a pastor of Penns Creed E.U.B. charge from 1950-1954. This included Penns Creek, White Springs, Salem, Zion and St Pe- ters Churches.
From 1954-1972 he was the pastor of Burnham E.U.B. (United Methodist Church) charge which consisted of Freedom Avenue, Salem, New Lan caster Valley, St. Peters, and Havice Valley. Later he served Church Hill United Methodist Church in Reedsville. From 1972-1985 Malvin serv- iced Garden Heights and Lakemont United Method- ist Churches in Altoona.
He then retired in 1985. In 1987 he was appoint- ed Chaplin for Poe Valley State Park and also for Hemlock Acres. He served this area until 1991. In 1992, Malvin was inducted into the Eckels Society of the United Theological Semi- nary in recognition of over 40 years of Service for Living a Life that Honors God, Christ, the Church and United Theological After retirement, Malvin enjoyed traveling to Flori- da every winter, garden- ing, golfing, bowling and Biogra- phy and Christian Litera- ture. He was a lifetime member of the Millheim Lions Club.
He highly an- ticipated spending a week camping every year at Grange Fair, where he would meet up with friends and former parishioners from all the churches he served. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, February 6th from 11 am 12 noon at the Trinity United Meth- odist Church in Wood- ward, followed by the fu- neral service at noon with Chaplain Peter Geschwindner officiating. Malvin will be laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery in Millheim. Contributions in memo- ry of Malvin may be giv- en to Albright Care Be- nevolence Fund, 90 Maplewood Drive, Lewis- burg, PA 17837, to Hos- pice of Evangelical, 235 Hospital Drive, Lewis- burg, PA 17837, or to Millheim Lions Club Paula Smith 117 Orpha Lane, Spring Mills, PA 16875. Online condolen- ces may be sent to the family at www.stevenrnef ffuneralhome.com.
Thelma J. Bitting September 18, 1927 February 2, 2018 Thelma J. Bitting, 90, of Pine Grove Mills, died at 1:20 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2018 at her home. Born September 18, 1927 in Fayette Town- ship, Juniata County, she was a daughter of the late William and Hazel (Shelley) Spece.
On Jan- uary 22, 1949, she mar- ried her late husband, Clair I. Bitting, with whom she was blessed to spend nearly 63 years of marriage before he pre- ceded her in death on De- cember 14, 2011. Surviving are two sons, Douglas Bitting and his wife Cyndi, of Mifflintown, John Bitting, of Pine Grove Mills; siblings Sar- ah Davis, of Gap, TN, Terry Spece, of Ickesburg; and she leaves behind two grand- daughters, Aleisha Esh and her husband John, of Lewistown and Ketra Forry and her husband Keith, of Elizabethtown. One sister, Shirley Mar- tin, preceded her in death. She was a 1945 gradu- ate of Thompsontown High School and a mem- ber of the State College Assembly of God Church.
Mrs. Bitting was a homemaker, who in earli- er life was employed as a typist for the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania and later worked on her Uncle Paul and Aunt An- na Mae poultry farm. Thelma loved to read her Bible and was a kind soul, a loving mother and grandmother. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Fri- day, February 9, 2018 from the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc. 111 Westfall McAlisterville with the Rev.
Kenneth Hepner officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Matthe- Lutheran Cemetery, Millerstown. Viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service, Friday, February 9, 2018 at the funeral home.
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