diff --git a/gramps/src/latin_ansel.py b/gramps/src/latin_ansel.py
index 4dec1f3c4..e69325890 100644
--- a/gramps/src/latin_ansel.py
+++ b/gramps/src/latin_ansel.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def ansel_to_latin(s):
         except Exception,e:
             from traceback import print_exc
             print_exc()
-            head = ''
+            head = s[0]
             s = s[1:0]
         buff.write(head)
     ans = buff.getvalue()
@@ -138,5 +138,8 @@ def ansel_to_code(s):
     if c0 >= 0xE0:
         return chr(_s1[c0][c1]),s[2:]
     else:
-        return chr(_s0[c0]), s[1:]
+        try:
+            return chr(_s0[c0]), s[1:]
+        except:
+            return s[0], s[1:]
 
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py b/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
index 91d25a197..9e143bd41 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -543,7 +543,11 @@ class GedcomParser:
                 return
 	    elif matches[1] == "NAME":
                 name = Name()
-                names = nameRegexp.match(matches[2]).groups()
+                try:
+                    names = nameRegexp.match(matches[2]).groups()
+                except:
+                    print matches
+                    print self.index
                 if names[0]:
                     name.setFirstName(names[0])
                 if names[1]:
@@ -644,6 +648,8 @@ class GedcomParser:
                     event.setName(ged2rel[matches[1]])
                 except:
                     event.setName(matches[1])
+                if matches[2] != None:
+                    event.setDescription(matches[2])
                 self.person.addEvent(event)
 	        self.parse_person_event(event,2)
 
@@ -881,6 +887,8 @@ class GedcomParser:
                     event.setName(name)
             elif matches[1] == "DATE":
                 event.setDate(matches[2])
+            elif matches[1] == "TIME":
+                self.ignore_sub_junk(level+1)
             elif matches[1] == "AGE" or matches[1] == "AGNC":
                 self.ignore_sub_junk(level+1)
             elif matches[1] == "CAUS" or matches[1] == "ADDR":
@@ -941,6 +949,8 @@ class GedcomParser:
                         event.setName(matches[2])
             elif matches[1] == "DATE":
                 event.setDate(matches[2])
+            elif matches[1] == "TIME":
+                self.ignore_sub_junk(level+1)
             elif matches[1] == "AGE" or matches[1] == "AGNC":
                 self.ignore_sub_junk(level+1)
             elif matches[1] == "CAUS" or matches[1] == "ADDR":