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ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — Top hats and junk shots are on the list of possible next steps as BP, casting about after a 100-ton containment box failed, settles in for a long fight to stop its uncontrolled oil gusher a mile under the Gulf of Mexico.

Engineers at BP PLC were wrestling with a shopping list of ways to plug the well or siphon off the spewing crude, including a smaller containment box, dubbed a top hat, and injecting debris including shredded rubber into the well as a stopper, called a junk shot. “There’s a lot of techniques available to us. The challenge

with all of them is, as you said, they haven’t been done in 5,000 feet of water,” BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said this morning. The cold, pitch-black depth of the seafloor is a formidable problem. That’s where icy slush formed inside a four-story container and See Oil, Page A7.

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J.T. Lolley, 6, runs past netting in place to contain oil that washes ashore on Dauphin Island, Ala.

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Tonight: Partly cloudy; low near 68 Tuesday: Partly cloudy; high near 88 Mississippi River:

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DEATH • Sandra Callender Burch

TODAY IN HISTORY 1865: Union forces capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Ga. 1924: J. Edgar Hoover is given the job of FBI director. 1933: The Nazis J. Edgar stage masHoover sive public book burnings in Germany. 1940: German forces begin invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns, and Winston Churchill forms a new government. 1960: The nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton completed its submerged navigation of the globe. 1978: Britain’s Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announce they are divorcing after 18 years of marriage. 2000: Actor Craig Stevens, who’d starred in the 1950s TV series “Peter Craig Gunn,” Stevens dies in Los Angeles at 81.

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With their heads covered for protection from a light rain, siblings Elsie Grant, left, George Leon Hampton

and Edna Scott plant roses at their mother’s grave at Cedar Hill Cemetery Sunday.

Siblings reunite, share at mother’s grave By Tish Butts tbutts@vicksburgpost.com and Steve Sanoski ssanoski@vicksburgpost.com A cool, steady rain fell ominously over Cedar Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon, Mother’s Day, as four siblings who’d traveled from both ends of the country arrived at their mother’s grave for the first time since her January funeral. The showers looked as if they would soon pass, but Elsie Grant, George Hampton, Edna Scott and Tommy Scott didn’t wait to plant a pair of rose bushes and a cedar tree at the grave. They’d come too far to wait any longer to grieve

‘She taught me how to cook without measuring. She taught me how to be a mother.’ ELSIE GRANT Daughter

together at Elsia Mae Scott’s final resting place — fewer than four months after the 84-year-old was killed in a morning house fire on Coccaro’s Alley. “After my mother’s death, I didn’t get a chance to grieve the way I wanted to because I had to be strong for my own three children,” said Edna Scott, who had ridden an overnight bus from

Charleston, S.C., to join her brothers and sister in Vicksburg on Sunday. “This gives me a chance to just grieve with my siblings, and I really need that.” Elsia Mae Grant and HampScott ton, meanwhile, flew to New Orleans from their Seattle homes, then drove north to Vicksburg to meet their sister. Though he has limited mobility and lives in a nursing home in Port Gibson, Tommy Scott — the eldest of Elsia Mae Scott’s eight

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. If confirmed by the Senate, Kagan would become the third woman on the high court. At 50, she is relElena atively young for the Kagan lifetime post and could help shape the high court’s decisions for decades. The former Harvard Law School dean “is widely regarded as one of the nation’s foremost legal minds,” Obama said. He introduced her in the White House East Room as “my friend.” Kagan said she was “honored and humbled by this nomination.” She called it “the honor of a lifetime.” “I look forward to working with the Senate and thank you, Mr. President, for this honor of a lifetime.” Obama cited what he called Kagan’s “openness to a broad array of viewpoints” and her “fair mindedness.” In a statement issued before Kagan

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Jazzy barrier-buster Lena Horne dies at 92 By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing her rise to Broadway superstardom, has died. She was 92. Horne died Sunday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Gloria Chin. Horne, whose striking beauty and magnetic sex appeal often overshadowed her sultry voice, was remarkably candid about the underlying reason for her success. “I was unique in that I was a kind of black that white

people could accept,” she once said. “I was their daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because it Lena was never for Horne how great I was or what I contributed. It was because of the way I looked.” In the 1940s, she was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band, the first to play the Copacabana nightclub and among a handful with a Hollywood contract. In 1943, MGM Studios See Horne, Page A7.

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Vicksburg artist Jean Blue speaks fondly of her friend and fellow artist Hobbs Freeman, who died in June, during a dedication ceremony Sunday. One of Freeman’s sculptures, in the foreground, was placed on the lawn of the Old Court House Museum - Eva W. Davis Memorial. About 100 people were at the ceremony that included singing by mezzo soprano Lester Senter Wilson.

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Seventeen-month-old Aja Robinson runs in front of Kewayne Jones, 3, Uriah Robinson, 5, and Carlos Jones, also 5, as they race down the hill on China Street Sunday afternoon. Aja and

Two teens held in theft of car Two Vicksburg teens were charged with possession of stolen property Saturday morning after patrolmen spotted them driving a vehicle reported missing hours earlier. At 10:12 a.m., a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, both boys, were stopped in the 100 block of Athens Avenue while riding in a 2004 Acura ATL reported missing three hours before from the 500 block of North Poplar Street, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said. The teens were in the Warren County Juvenile Detention Center this morning.

Vicksburg man jailed for assaulting child A Vicksburg man was arrested early this morning for the sexual assault of a

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from staff reports 6-year-old girl. At 2:59 a.m., Jimmy Ross, 47, 901 Speed St., was arrested and charged with sexual battery at 124 Elizabeth Circle, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said. It was unclear where the assault occurred. Ross was being held at police headquarters today. Stewart said Ross had no relationship with the child other than seeing her after leaving a bar.

City man in jail for sale of drugs A Vicksburg man was in the Issaquena County Jail today on drug charges. Eddie Stelivan, 24, 80 Gaskin Circle, was arrested

in a business parking lot at 4888 U.S. 61 South at 8:18 p.m. Saturday and charged with the sale of cocaine and the sale of Xanax, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said. Stelivan was being held on a $30,000 bond.

Ridgeland resident held for forgery A Ridgeland man was in the Issaquena County Jail today on two counts of identity theft and two counts of uttering a forgery. Dexter Butler, 34, 312 Brookwood Drive, was picked up from Hinds County Jail after being held on unrelated charges and brought to Vicksburg police headquarters where he was arrested at 9:40 p.m. Saturday, said Lt. Bobby Stewart. Butler was being held without bond for Warren County

and on a separate charge from Port Gibson.

Security guard shot near American Legion A Jackson man who was employed as a security guard outside the American Legion on Monroe Street was shot in the leg by a car driving by. Timotheus Jones, 22, 3469 Carley Drive, told police he was shot at 10:23 Saturday night by a man riding by 1712 Monroe St. in a dark-colored Cadillac, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said. Jones, who told police the suspect was a passenger in the car, was treated and released from River Region Medical Center, Stewart said. Stewart said the shooting might have stemmed from a fight inside the building during a party.

Jackson man says guilty in 2000 slaying JACKSON (AP) — A Jackson man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a killing almost 10 years ago. David Bell, 36, of Jackson, avoided a retrial by pleading guilty to manslaughter in the Aug. 13, 2000, death of 28-yearold Charity Ishman. Bell made his plea late last month and was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 10 years suspended. Bell was convicted of murder in 2004 in the death of Ishman, the mother of his two daughters, but that conviction was thrown out on appeal.

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Uriah are the daughters of Michael Robinson and Constance Ollie. Kewayne and Carlos are the sons of Mary Jones.

PEARL (AP) — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says it has cottages available for sale to survivors of last month’s deadly tornado who cannot afford to rebuild in eight counties designated as disaster areas, including Warren. The tornado spawned by the April 24 severe weather killed 10 people in the state. In addition to Warren County, officials say the cottages are available to those living in Attala, Choctaw, Holmes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Union and Yazoo. The used cottages will be sold “as is.” Inspections will guarantee that all appliances work, but no warranty will be given on the cottage or appliances. The prices of the cottages will be based on the survivor’s income, but begin at $351 for one-bedroom units and $567 for two-bedroom units. To determine eligibility, a potential buyer must first register for assistance with FEMA by calling 1-800-621-3362. The tornado that crossed the Mississippi River on April 24 after destroying homes and businesses in Madison Parish, hit Sea Island Drive at Eagle Lake in Warren County, destroying or damaging 30 fulltime and weekend homes.

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Food poisoning suspected in 3 deaths at Pineville Central State Hospital PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — Food poisoning is suspected in the weekend deaths of three patients at Pineville’s Central State Hospital where at least 40 others were sickened, a state health official said on Sunday. Patients at the behavioral health hospital showed signs of gastrointestinal stress beginning Friday morning. The three deaths — a 43-year-old woman, 41-year-old man and 52-yearold man — happened late Friday night or early Saturday

Lisa Faust, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Hospitals, said the patients had chicken salad Thursday night with the symptoms showing up the next day. morning. Lisa Faust, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Hospitals, said the patients had chicken salad Thursday night with the symptoms showing up the next day.

“There are number of things we’re looking at, the chicken, the lettuce, the mayonnaise. We believe the cause will be foodborne but there’s still work that needs to be completed before we can say that for sure,” she

said. Department of Health Secretary Alan Levine said the state’s prayers were with the families. “Our mission and our goal is that we want to serve people and make their lives better,” he said at a Saturday news conference. “Obviously, we are all heartbroken when you have an outcome like this.” Levine did not release the patients’ names. He said when the department was told of the

deaths, a team of investigators was immediately deployed and they shut down food service operations at most of the health department’s institutions in the state. By noon Saturday, DHH found that the statewide shutdown was not necessary and reopened all food service facilities except those at Central State. “We think it is isolated to this facility,” Levine said. “That’s good news. The public has no need to be concerned about

anything in the community. We feel very confident that it is isolated and localized here at Central.” Initially, Levine said staff at Central State reported that the patients’ symptoms were minor. But sometime later Friday, the male patients’ symptoms worsened and they were taken to the medical center, where they died. The woman who died was found unresponsive in her room early Saturday.

$375,000 award in suit Meridian school official says job cuts likely involving Jackson Police the south JACKSON (AP) — For the fourth time in the last year, a Hinds County circuit judge has ruled against the city of Jackson in cases involving a police chase. The latest ruling comes from a lawsuit filed by a former Richland police officer over injuries he suffered in 2004 when a car being chased by Jackson police struck his personal vehicle. Senior Judge Swan Yerger, in an opinion filed Friday, awarded $375,000 to Basil Thornton, 44, who said he was forced to resign from the Richland Police Department, where he had been a patrol sergeant, because of the resulting injuries. The injuries included a fractured vertebra, a broken foot, ankle trauma, a concussion, lacerated facial muscles and other cuts that left extensive scarring on his face. But the city’s legal department is asking the judge to split the damages among two other parties involved in the crash. According to the lawsuit, teenager Isaiah Robertson was driving a car believed stolen when the Dec. 15, 2004, crash occurred. The chase occurred about 8:30 a.m. on a school day, Yerger said in his opinion. It went past a church day care, a Head Start facility, Tougaloo College’s main entrance, residential neighborhoods, through a private yard and against traffic control devices, Yerger said. The chase ultimately resulted in a crash, as the suspect tried to elude police. “The court finds, from a preponderance of the evidence, that the proximate cause of the subject accident and the

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plaintiff’s injuries, ... resulted from the aforesaid reckless conduct of the Jackson Police Department officers,” Yerger wrote. Yerger found the “continued pursuit of the suspected driver, without notification of any JPD supervisor, through red traffic lights, in excess of the speed limit, evinced the officers’ deliberate disregard of the unreasonable risk involved.” City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen said his office filed a motion Friday, asking Yerger to “follow his statutory obligation and apportion the liability to the two other parties.” Those parties are Robertson and another driver, Keiwana Lewis, who pulled her car in front of Robertson’s before he crashed into Thornton. “It’s not fair to place all the liability on the city when evidence shows clearly at least those two parties bear responsibility, if not all of it,” Teeuwissen said. “The cause of the accident was the individual who would not yield to the police and Ms. Lewis, who was changing her CD, not paying attention and pulled in front of that individual.” Last year, Yerger ruled at least twice against the city in other cases involving police cases. In September, Yerger ruled a Jackson police officer acted with “reckless disregard” during a seven-mile pursuit of a fleeing motorist who crashed into the vehicle of WLBTChannel 3 meteorologist Eric Law and his wife, Kristina. The Laws were awarded the maximum $500,000 in damages. In April 2009, Yerger found the city liable for a crash

Jackson to auction impounded vehicles JACKSON, Miss. — The city of Jackson will auction about 200 seized, abandoned and unclaimed stolen vehicles from its police impound lot on Saturday. Nick Clark, auctioneer and Hinds County deputy, says the vehicles are in “various conditions.” He says some run and some don’t. No guarantees or warranties will be issued. The auction is open to the public, but people younger than 18 will not be admitted. City employees are prohibited from bidding. The auction will begin at 9 a.m. May 15 at the JPD impound lot in the Hawkins Field Industrial Park. An early preview of the cars will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 14. Clark Auctions is

Burning bus closes part of I-210 LAKE CHARLES, La. — Everyone got off safely when a bus carrying Houston students home from a band competition caught fire — but the bus and their belongings were destroyed, authorities said. Louisiana State Police said the 10:30 a.m. fire shut down the Interstate 210 bridge westbound at Lake Charles for about 4 1/2 hours Sunday. Pershing Middle School band members were returning from a competition in Orlando, Fla. Authorities said the blaze destroyed the bus, the students’ belongings, the band’s instruments and

equipment and the band’s first-place trophy. State Police Sgt. James Anderson said the driver tried to make it across after a tire went flat on the bridge, because construction has cut it to one lane on both sides.

Man dies in 1-car wreck in Rankin County BRANDON, Miss. — A Pelahatchie man has been killed in a weekend traffic accident. Rankin County coroner Jimmy Roberts says Robert Ragan, age 45, was traveling south on Mississippi 43 around 10:30 a.m. Saturday when his vehicle left the road and crashed into a tree. The wreck occurred just north of U.S. 80 in Pelahatchie. Ragan was pronounced dead at the scene, according to The ClarionLedger. The cause of the wreck is

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JACK VIX SAYS: The oil spill is getting nastier and nastier.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1890 Dr. S. Garvin sells his home on Grove Street to O.H. Perry. • John White and Sam Luckett attend a firemen’s convention in Jackson.

110 YEARS AGO: 1900 Mrs. Montjoy is visiting her parents, Col. and Mrs. Hemingway in Jackson. • The state Epworth League is in session here.

100 YEARS AGO: 1910 The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lumbley is ill. • Mitchell Garnier is here for a few days.

90 YEARS AGO: 1920 Thelma Shannon returns from Port Gibson. • The Princeton class of ’81 mourns the death of the Rev. J.S. Hillhouse.

80 YEARS AGO: 1930 Mississippi doctors open their state convention here. • Mrs. Jennie La Rue dies in Tallulah.

70 YEARS AGO: 1940 W.D. Hattaway dies after an illness of several weeks. • Dr. I.D. Benson Sr. of Anguilla dies.

60 YEARS AGO: 1950 Dr. J.A.K. Birchett is named president of the Mississippi Medical Association.

50 YEARS AGO: 1960 H.V. Cooper is honored with a dinner on board the Sprague on the occasion of his retirement after 29 years as city superintendent of education. • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kerr and children are visiting relatives in Shreveport. • Jimmie E. Lane, Tallulah resident, dies. • Services are held for A.C. Bernard. • Mrs. Eza B. Hutchins dies.

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40 YEARS AGO: 1970 Hayley Mills stars in “The Parent Trap” at Showtown USA. • Jack Harper is here from San Diego visiting relatives. • Services are held for Mrs. Effie Johnston. • Mrs. Mary Hearn is elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 2572.

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30 YEARS AGO: 1980 Services are held for Matilda Trisby Minor. • Robert Ford is cast as Sir Wilfrid Roberts, Carolyn Ford as Greta the secretary and Harry Yoste Jr. as Mr. Mayhew the solicitor as “Witness for the Prosecution” opens at Parkside Playhouse. • Cathy Ann Williams is 2 years old.

Disability claims are tenfold the 2003 estimate In 2003, Bush administration officials estimated that about 50,000 U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq eventually would file disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs. In this, as with so many things about the wars, the administration woefully underestimated, this time by a factor of 10. Already some 500,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have filed for disability checks — about one in every three who served. With nearly 200,000 troops still deployed in the two nations, that number surely will rise. And the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are the smallest part of the VA’s current disability workload. The Chicago Tribune reported last month that 84 percent of the increase in VA disability claims over the past seven years came from veterans of the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars. In all, the VA paid out $34.4 billion in disability to more than 3 million veterans. The biggest single cat-

egory for Vietnam, Persian Gulf and “war on terror” veterans: $8 billion for post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological disabilities. Funding isn’t the problem — Congress and the Obama administration have approved major boosts in VA spending in the last two budget years. The problem is the sheer size of the workload. And it’s about to get bigger. Last week, Congress sent President Barack Obama a bill that will expand the VA’s workload in vital ways. It will improve women’s services at VA hospitals and clinics; expand payments and rights for veterans’ caregivers — those, for example, who provide around-the-clock services to wounded family members; it expands mental health services for veterans and broadens the scope of housing options for homeless vets. All of these are critical needs. Whether the VA can accomplish all of it at its five-year price tag of $1.7 billion is a different ques-

tion. The crucial job of chief veterans benefit administrator has been vacant since January. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, a retired Army general, has had trouble rooting out what some veterans advocates call the VA’s “culture of no.” A particularly welcome part of the bill that opens up VA’s Vet Centers — community-based counseling centers — to active duty troops as well. The bill also authorizes the Vet Centers to counsel veterans discharged under “less than honorable” conditions because of mental health issues on how to get their discharges reviewed and upgraded. This will enable them to qualify for a full range of VA services. It’s now incumbent on the VA to upgrade its own capabilities to deal with the new and growing challenges presented by a diverse, and sadly, huge corps of veterans. The costs of war are high, and in many, many ways.

20 YEARS AGO: 1990 Fannie Tonth, Mary Galtney, Jean McAlpin, Dinnie Johnston, Ed Buelow, Joseph Johnson and Charles Selman are trained by the state to help fight local drug abuse. • Vicksburg resident Paul Oakes is honored on his 91st birthday.

10 YEARS AGO: 2000 Vickswood Credit Union breaks ground for a new building. • Vicksburg High’s Emily Mathes is named The Vicksburg Post’s softball player of the year. • Ben and Jana Wade are the parents of a son, Mayson Bennett, born May 3.

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MODERATELY CONFUSED by Bill Stahler

Tell people the truth and they can deal with it Tornadoes are serious. Oil rig explosions and spills are serious. Volcanoes are serious. People die. Can’t get much more serious than that. But we live in an age of breathless media speculation. Each TV channel and, to some extent, each edition of each newspaper seems obsessed with interviewing people who go on and on about how bad things could become. Almost forgotten today is the eruption in Iceland just a few weeks ago that grounded air travel in Europe and to and from Europe by Americans and others. No one could have gotten on the air by saying, “Yep. It’s a bad thing. There’s no way to tell when the ash will stop billowing into the atmosphere. There’s no way to tell how long it will take to dissipate once the eruption stops. We just have to wait and see.” Instead, person after person was found to talk about the calamity in terms of global doom. The situation following the BP spill

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in the Gulf of Mexico has followed the same script. The possibilities of lasting environmental harm have been real and should not be diminished. Even way up here in Vicksburg, looming effects range from the price of fuel and the price and availability of seafood to jobs. Hundreds here build exploratory oil rigs, work offshore or are engaged in river commerce. With sea lanes closed, would there be layoffs in the barge industry because no ships could arrive in New Orleans with cargo to move upstream and nothing could be moved downriver because it couldn’t be shipped

out through the gulf? Commentators engaged in even more intense rhetoric. The spill proved offshore oil couldn’t be obtained safely (with no mention that 3,857 oil and gas platforms are still working in gulf, not having exploded.) The spill proved President Barack Obama has lost his mind even to have suggested more offshore exploration. Statements were made such as “the shrimp industry will never be the same” and “beach tourism from Texas to Florida is devastated.” Also, the spill was “an act of God” to teach us to respect the environ-

ment, “an act of extremists” to derail the idea of more drilling or “BP could have acted more quickly to stop the flow but didn’t because it is a foreign company trying to destroy America.” Here and everywhere, we’re a nation on tenterhooks for real reasons, such as terror attacks and attempted terror attacks. We don’t need media that delight, for competitive purposes, in ratcheting up or exploiting fears any more than we need a media that ignore or underreports serious threats. All this reminds me of the Pulitzer Prize earned by our predecessors at this newspaper in 1954. On Dec. 5, 1953, on a Saturday afternoon, downtown Vicksburg had been hit by a tornado similar to the one striking at Eagle Lake last month. Thirty-eight people were killed, many of them children. The newspaper’s offices, then at Cherry and South streets, were not damaged, but there was no electricity or natural gas. The staff went to work, prepared and printed and delivered a Sunday morning edition.

The citation for journalistic excellence wasn’t based on exceptional photographs of the storm or its aftermath, on flawless or incisive writing or some snappy words by a columnist. It was for getting the paper out and providing readers factual information to counter rumor and speculation. It was, as a staffer that night told me, “for telling people, ‘It’s this bad, but no worse.” He went on to tell me, “You know, that’s the important thing in news reporting. You tell people the truth and they can deal with it, no matter what.” That was a different time. Today, the priority seems to be to scare people enough — to add to their worries — so they’ll stay tuned in. •

Charlie Mitchell is executive editor of The Vicksburg Post. Write to him at Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182, or e-mail cmitchell@ vicksburgpost.com.

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Continued from Page A1. children — was also able to join his siblings for the Mother’s Day tribute. Wearing memorial T-shirts with Elsia Mae Scott’s photo on them, the siblings stood in the rain and honored the memory of their late mother — a fiercely independent and religious woman who stayed active until her dying day and always expected excellence from her children. “She made me want to be the best mom for my children that I could possibly be, because she was the best mom for us,” said Edna Scott. Growing up alongside four siblings on a rural Claiborne County farm during the Great Depression, Elsia Mae Scott developed a strong work ethic and independent spirit early in life that only grew with age. She married Luster Lee Hampton, and the two eventually had eight children together. After they separated and she moved to South Carolina, Elsia Mae

Scott held down three jobs to put food on the table for her eight children, who spent summers with their father in Port Gibson It was always important to their mother that the children continue to have a strong relationship with their father, said Edna Scott, so much so that they continued to make the summer treks back to Mississippi to visit extended family well after his death in 1983. Elsia Mae Scott returned to Vicksburg about 30 years ago to be closer to her own siblings, but only after she retired and her youngest child had graduated from high school. Here, she was active in church and community groups and spent much of her free time cooking and gardening. Grant recalled her mother being a master of pies, cakes and all sorts of jellies, jams and other canned goods. “She used to love to make

cha-cha, which are really hot peppers that are canned with cabbage and some other things, and you couldn’t even stay in the house when she was making that stuff,” Grant, now a mother of three children, remembered with a laugh. “She taught me how to cook without measuring. She taught me how to be a mother.” Along with her love of cooking, Elsia Mae Scott kept up a flower and vegetable gardens each year without fail. Where her home once sat on Coccaro’s Alley — before the Jan. 11 blaze that took her life — a community garden has since sprung up. Neighbors, friends and family members have planted flowers and shrubs on the property, and on Mother’s Day her children added a few more. “We miss her,” said Ronald Queen, a neighbor since Elsia Mae Scott moved from another Marcus Bottom home on Lane Street about

two years ago. “You can tell a flower has been pulled from this garden.” Elsia Mae Scott’s liveliness and independence were eclipsed only perhaps by her love of God, her children said. As a member of the mother board at Pleasant Green Baptist Church on Bowman Street, she was a respected role model for all the clergy, church deacon Ernest Walker said. “She always had her white on — white hat and white dress. She supported the pastor with the rules and regulations of the church. She set the standard,” he said. “Mothers of the church are women who have been through some things. And, the way they came through it was the Lord.” Her continued activity and spiritual faith kept Elsia Mae Scott exceptionally healthy and spry at an advanced age — even healthier than even her own children, said

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loaned her to 20th CenturyFox to play the role of Selina Rogers in the all-black movie musical “Stormy Weather.” Her rendition of the title song became a major hit and her signature piece. On screen, on records and in nightclubs and concert halls, Horne was at home vocally with a wide musical range, from blues and jazz to the sophistication of Rodgers and Hart in songs like “The Lady Is a Tramp” and “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.” Horne was perpetually frustrated with the public humiliation of racism. Early in her career Horne cultivated an aloof style out of self-preservation, becoming “a woman the audience can’t reach and therefore can’t hurt,” she once said. Later she embraced activism, breaking loose as a voice for civil rights and as an artist. Her 1981 one-woman Broadway show, “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music,” won a special Tony Award. In it, the 64-year-old singer used two renditions — one straight and the other gut-wrenching

— of “Stormy Weather” to give audiences a glimpse of the spiritual odyssey of her five-decade career. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne, the great-granddaughter of a freed slave, was born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1917, to a leading family in the black bourgeoisie. Her daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley, wrote in her 1986 book “The Hornes: An American Family” that among their relatives was a college girlfriend of W.E.B. Du Bois and a black adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dropping out of school at age 16 to support her ailing mother, Horne joined the chorus line at the Cotton Club, the fabled Harlem night spot where the entertainers were black and the clientele white. She got involved in various social and political organizations and — along with her friendship with Paul Robeson — got her name onto blacklists during the red-hunting McCarthy era. By the 1960s, Horne was one of the most visible celebrities in the civil rights movement, once throwing a lamp at a customer who made a

racial slur in a Beverly Hills restaurant and in 1963 joining 250,000 others in the March on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Horne also spoke at a rally that same year with Mississippi civil rights leader, Medgar Evers, just days before his assassination. It was also in the mid-’60s that she put out an autobiography, “Lena,” with author Richard Schickel. The next decade brought her first to a low point. She had married MGM music director Lennie Hayton, a white man, in Paris in 1947 after her first overseas engagements in France and England. An earlier marriage to Louis J. Jones had ended in divorce in 1944 after having a son and a daughter. In the 2009 biography “Stormy Weather,” author James Gavin recounts that when Horne was asked by a lover why she’d married a white man, she replied: “To get even with him.” “I wouldn’t trade my life for anything,” she said, “because being black made me understand.”

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Kagan Continued from Page A1. had completed her remarks, the lawmaker who will preside over her confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said, “The Senate should confirm Ms. Kagan before” Labor Day. “Our constituents deserve a civil and thoughtful debate on this nomination, followed by an up-or-down vote,” he said. The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of

Sandra Callender Burch Sandra Callender Burch died Saturday, May 8, 2009, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was 61. Mrs. Burch was born in Brookhaven and had been a resident of Vicksburg since 2008. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, where her husband serves as pastor. She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Ronald Burch of Vicksburg; daughter, Kimberly B. Jackson and her husband, Khyle, of Allen, Texas; two grandchildren, Olivia and Landon; her mother, Colleen Callender of Brookhaven; and two broth-

Guard will airlift them today to five spots along a four-mile stretch of coastline between Port Fourchon and the Jefferson Parish line, said Lafourche Parish compliance officer Robert Passman.

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Kentucky, said his party would make sure there was a “thorough process, not a rush to judgment” on the nomination. “Judges must not be a rubber-stamp for any administration. Judges must not walk into court with a preconceived idea of who should win,” he said, adding that Republicans would have a vigorous debate on that principle. Obama began with high

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Hampton. “Even at 84 years old, she wasn’t on a single medication,” he said. And as to whether or not the children ever urged their mother to give up living alone on Coccaro’s Alley and relocate to a nursing home or assisted living situation: “Oh, no — you didn’t even think about that bringing that up,” Hampton said with a smile. “She wouldn’t hear a word of it.” Elsia Mae Scott was an active member of the Order of Eastern Star, Ruth Chapter; the Brothers and Sisters of Zion; Christian Home Society; and Mount Alban Union Sisters. Her children who could not make it to Vicksburg Sunday to join their siblings are Inez Richardson of Richmond, Calif., and Linda Jenkins, Luster Lee Hampton Jr. and Ernest Lee Hampton, all of Charleston. She also is survived by 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

ers, Kenneth Callender and his wife, Joyce, of McComb and Jeff Callender and his wife, Anna, of Jackson. She was predeceased by her father, Ellis Leroy Callender. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church with interment at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookhaven. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 tonight at Riles Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Pallbearers will be Dorman Leist, Steven McGee, William Cook, Frank Ainsworth, Jimmy Wooten, John Arnold, Barry Beard and Bill Thornton. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Trinity Baptist Church. The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Trinity Baptist Church Building Fund, 3365 Porters Chapel Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.

praise for the retiring Stevens, a leader of the court’s liberals, calling him “a giant in the law,” impartial and having respect for legal precedence. Kagan “embodies the same excellence, independence and passion for the law,” Obama said. “She’s an acclaimed legal scholar with a rich understanding of constitutional law. She is a former White House aide, with a lifelong commitment to public service and a firm grasp of the nexus and boundaries

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LOCAL FORECAST wednesdaythursday Partly cloudy; showers and thunderstorms Thursday; highs in the upper 80s, lows in the upper 60s

STATE FORECAST TONIGHT Partly cloudy; showers and thunderstorms north; lows in the lower 60s tuesDAY-thursday Partly cloudy; chance of showers and thunderstorms; highs near 90, lows in the mid-60s

Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 70º Low/past 24 hours............... 54º Average temperature......... 62º Normal this date................... 72º Record low..............47º in 1923 Record high............92º in 2003 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours........................ 0.15 This month.................. 1.03 inch Total/year.............. 15.67 inches Normal/month......1.75 inches Normal/year........ 23.77 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Tuesday: A.M. Active............................ 3:16 A.M. Most active................. 9:27 P.M. Active............................. 3:38 P.M. Most active.................. 9:50 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 7:49 Sunset tomorrow............... 7:50 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 6:08

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 37.4 | Change: +0.9 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 20.8 | Change: -1.3 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 24.2 | Change: -0.2 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 21.7 | Change: -0.7 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 8.6 | Change: -6.5 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 22.4 | Change: +0.7 Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................83.1 River....................................84.8

MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Tuesday.................................. 47.3 Wednesday........................... 47.5 Thursday................................ 47.6 Memphis Tuesday.................................. 33.0 Wednesday........................... 32.7 Thursday................................ 32.5 Greenville Tuesday.................................. 44.9 Wednesday........................... 46.0 Thursday................................ 46.8 Vicksburg Tuesday.................................. 38.6 Wednesday........................... 40.1 Thursday................................ 41.5

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Exchange execs, SEC discussing trading rules WASHINGTON (AP) — Financial regulators are huddling in Washington today with the heads of major exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group to discuss how conflicting trading rules may have contributed to Thursday’s historic stock market plunge. The meeting started at 10 a.m. and is expected to continue for one or two hours, said a person familiar with the situation. Meeting participants are expected to weigh possible solutions to reconcile the often-conflicting rules written and enforced by different exchanges, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Regulators and exchanges have been poring over data from millions of trades trying to pinpoint what caused Thursday’s massive, computerized sell-off, which at one point had the Dow Jones Industrial Average down by nearly 1,000 points. The Dow later recovered to close the session down 342 points. White House homeland security and counterter-

Stocks surge on effort to ease Europe crunch NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rocketed higher and interest rates fell today after investors were reassured by a nearly $1 trillion plan to avoid a European debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 390 points. The Dow and broader stock indexes rose more than 3 percent. Markets also barreled higher in Europe. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.55 percent from 3.43 percent late Friday. “The market is breathing a huge sigh of relief that the EU has taken aggressive steps to contain the EU crisis in the weaker states,” said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist at Ridgerorism adviser John Brennan told “Fox News Sunday” that there is no evidence that a cyber attack was behind the

Worth Investments. The 16 countries that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to create a nearly $1 trillion rescue fund to support European nations burdened by heavy debt. Markets around the world plummeted last week as fears escalated that Greece’s debt problems would spread throughout Europe and upend a global economic recovery. The U.S. Federal Reserve said it would also provide loans overseas. In midmorning trading, the Dow rose 390.50, or 3.8 percent, to 10,770.93. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 45.40, or 4.1 percent, to 1,156.28. The Nasdaq composite index rose 98.46, or 4.4 percent, to 2,364.10. chaos. The Securities and Exchange Commission is leading the investigation with the Com-

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At least 84 killed in attacks across Iraq BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory today in a crowd that gathered after two car bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks that killed at least 84 people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year. The violence added to fears that political uncertainty could further destabilize the country. More than two months after the March 7 elections, there is still no new government in sight and the negotiations to form one could drag on for months more as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. In the worst attack of the day, a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his belt blew himself up among a crowd of people who were trying to help victims of two car bombs that went off earlier outside a textile factory in the Shiite city of Hillah south of Baghdad, said provincial police spokesman Maj. Muthana Khalid. At least 45 were killed and 140 wounded, said Khalid and Zuhair al Khafaji, direc-

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PCA looks ahead after series setback By Steve Wilson swilson@vicksburgpost.com

Clean sweep Suns finish off San Antonio in four NBA roundup/B3

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Southern Miss center fielder went 2-for-4 and drove in the winning run in a 7-6 victory over East Carolina on Sunday. College baseball roundup/B3.

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Woods withdraws; Clark wins TPC

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Dressed in his Sunday red shirt, Tiger Woods bowed his head and sat in silence in front of his locker. He was supposed to be on the ninth hole at The Players Championship. In another stunning twist for someone whose life used to be so predictable, Woods withdrew with neck pain that he fears might be a bulging disk. Woods was so frustrated that he slammed his golf shoe to the floor while taking questions. “I’ve been playing through it,” Woods said of pain he first felt before the Masters. “I can’t play through it anymore.” Woods said he did not know what caused the injury, only that “playing doesn’t help it.” He took 10 questions before going into a physical therapy trailer for 37 minutes and leaving the TPC Sawgrass. “I knew his neck had been bothering him but Tiger doesn’t ever make excuses, so it was hatd (hard) to tell just how bad it was,” swing coach Hank Haney said in a text message to The Associated Press. South African Tim Clark won The Players Championship, finishing off a record 36-hole comeback with a 5-under 67 on Sunday to rally from seven shots behind. Clark played the final 26 holes without a bogey, surging into the lead with four straight birdies around the turn. He finished at 16-under 272.

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La. Pick 3: 6-6-3 La. Pick 4: 0-8-3-7 Weekly results: B2

Considering all that Porters Chapel weathered this season, making it to the MAIS Class A South State title series was quite an achievement. After winning Game 1 on Tuesday in Riverfield, PCA was eliminated in two games on Friday, losing Game 2 of the best-of-three series 4-3 and 13-7 in Game 3. The Eagles (18-12) went through three coaches, as Randy Wright retired after last year’s title run, headmaster Doug Branning stepped down to focus on the school’s accreditation process and Jerry Bourne took over. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “They played hard for me,

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prep baseball every single day, and they made my first season one of the most enjoyable experiences it could’ve been,” Bourne said. “I look forward to working with the guys that are going to be here next year because I’ve seen the fight and the attitude they have toward the game. They make it fun for me.” While the Eagles were stellar on the mound with their top two pitchers, the lack of depth behind juniors Montana McDaniel and Matthew Warren proved to be fatal in Game 3, when they had to use three pitchers. Warren had a brilliant season, going 7-1 with a 2.29 ERA. He pitched a three-hit See PCA, Page B3.

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A’s Braden is simply perfect Oakland hurler tosses 19th perfect game in MLB history By The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Dallas Braden definitely owns the mound now. Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history on Sunday, shutting down the majors’ hottest team and leading the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Braden threw his arms in the air after Gabe Kapler grounded out to shortstop for the final out, his simmering feud with Yankees star Alex Rodriguez merely a footnote to the first perfect game for Oakland in 42 years. The closest the Rays got to a hit was Jason Bartlett’s liner to third leading off the game. Evan Longoria tried to bunt leading off the fifth, drawing boos from the small crowd. “Pretty cool,” Braden said. “I don’t know what to think about it just yet. There’s definitely a select group. I’d like to have a career more than today.” Before this gem, Braden was best known for his enraged reaction to Rodriguez walking across the mound on April 22. Still angry after the game, he told the slugger “to go do laps in the bullpen” if he wanted to traipse across a mound. The squabble was still simmering last week. On Friday in Boston, Rodriguez said he didn’t want to extend Braden’s “extra 15 minutes of fame.” A-Rod struck a far more conciliatory tone Sunday. “I’ve learned in my career that it’s always better to be remembered for some of the good things you do on the field, and good for him,” Rodriguez said before facing Boston. “He threw a perfect game. And, even better, he beat the Rays.”

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden, right, is hugged by his grandmother Peggy Lindsey after throwing a perfect game against Tampa Bay on Sunday.

MLB That said, Braden’s grandmother may have gotten the last word: “Let’s forget it, uh huh — and stick it, A-Rod,” said a chuckling Peggy Lindsey, who was in the stands. This was the majors’ first perfect game since Mark Buehrle did it for the White Sox against the Rays on July 23, and the second no-hitter this season after Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez accomplished it in Atlanta on April 17. “I’m a bad omen. That’s the third perfect game and fourth no-hitter I’ve been on the wrong side of,”

Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “When Kenny Rogers threw his I was the bullpen coach. If you want to see another one, just follow me around.” Braden’s teammates mobbed him when the Mother’s Day masterpiece was over, leaving bats and gloves scattered on the field. The left-hander pointed to the sky in honor of his single mom, Jodie Atwood, who died of skin cancer when he was a high school senior. He shared a long and tearful hug with Lindsey, who helped raise him, in front of the dugout. “It hasn’t been a joyous day for me in a while,” Braden said. “With my

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Ole Miss had a perfect opportunity to seize control of the SEC West on Sunday, but the Arkansas Razorbacks had other ideas. Mike Bolsinger struck out 11 batters and allowed only two hits in eight shutout innings, and Andy Wilkins homered, doubled and drove in three runs as Arkansas beat Ole Miss 7-0 in the rubber game of a weekend series in Oxford. With Sunday’s victory, Arkansas (37-11, 16-8 Southeastern Conference) SEC, C-USA clinched standings•B2 the USM series wins 11th and straight•B3 moved a game ahead of Ole Miss (34-15, 15-9) and Auburn in the SEC West with two weeks left in the Mike regular Bolsinger season. Ole Miss’ last two series are against Alabama and Auburn, while Arkansas plays East Division coleader South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Auburn plays Tennessee next weekend. After Ole Miss and Arkansas split the first two games of the series, Sunday’s finale was for first place. Bolsinger made sure the Razorbacks left in front. After giving up a twoout single to Taylor Hashman in the second inning, Bolsinger retired the next eight batters before Taylor Hightower reached on an error in the fifth. The Rebels didn’t get another hit until Tanner Mathis led off the eighth inning with an infield single. Bolsinger walked three batters and hit another. “It was a tough game today,” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. “We didn’t execute well offensively. You have to give credit to Bolsinger. He was terrific and was able to win almost every full count. He made the pitches when they mattered.” Tim Carver put Arkansas ahead with an RBI single in the fourth inning, and Wilkins hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 3-0. The Razorbacks added another run in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh, going ahead 7-0 on another RBI single by Carver. Carver finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Brett Eibner had two hits and scored two runs for the Razorbacks.

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Baseball M-Braves’ rally comes up short The Mississippi Braves scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday, but Birmingham turned a game-ending double play and hung on for a 5-4 victory in the finale of a five-game series at Trustmark Park. Birmingham only had four hits, but used six walks and some timely hitting to score enough to take a commanding lead. Jim Gallagher’s two-out, two-run single in the third inning gave the Barons a 2-0 lead and Buck Coats had an RBI single with two outs in the seventh to make it 5-0. The M-Braves finally broke through in the ninth. Three straight singles and a bases-loaded walk to Benji Johnson brought in the first run, and Willie Cabrera cleared the bases with a one-out double to make it 5-4. Mauro Gomez followed with a sharp grounder to third that was stopped by a diving Brent Morel, who then threw to second to start the game-ending double play.

Phillies go deep to beat Atlanta PHILADELPHIA — Placido Polanco, Jayson Werth and Shane Victorino all homered, Cole Hamels survived a shaky start and the Philadelphia Phillies’ bullpen hung on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Sunday. Hamels (3-2) struggled on a chilly afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, but escaped trouble in the third and fourth innings, while the Phillies built a 4-0 lead. The left-hander began the fifth by allowing five straight batters to reach base, starting with a walk to pitcher Kenshin Kawakami. Omar Infante, Martin Prado, Melky Cabrera and Troy Glaus each followed with singles, allowing Atlanta to pull within 4-3. Hamels regrouped to retire Brian McCann and Matt Diaz, then worked around a walk to Brooks Conrad to escape further damage. Hamels wound up lasting five innings, allowing eight hits and four walks but surrendering only the three runs. He struck out five. The bullpen was even better. Reliever Chad Durbin worked the sixth and seventh innings, striking out four of the six batters he faced. Jose Contreras pitched the eighth and Brad Lidge earned his first save of the season with a perfect ninth, and his first regular-season save since Sept. 20.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 10 1919 — Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, leads the whole way to win the Kentucky Derby by five lengths over Billy Kelly. Sir Barton, the first horse to capture the Triple Crown, is one of three maidens to win the Derby. 1969 — The plans for the NFLAFL merger are completed. The NFL will consist of two conferences, the AFC and NFC, of 13 teams. The NFL will move three franchises, Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, to the AFC. 2001 — The XFL folds after one season. The football league, founded by the World Wrestling Federation and jointly owned by NBC, was a TV ratings disappointment. 2008 — Greg Maddux of the San Diego Padres becomes the ninth pitcher in big league history to win 350 games, allowing an unearned run over six innings in a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

American League East Division

W Tampa Bay....................22 New York.......................21 Toronto..........................19 Boston...........................16 Baltimore.......................9

L 9 9 14 16 23

Pct GB .710 — .700 1/2 .576 4 .500 6 1/2 .281 13 1/2

Central Division

W Minnesota......................21 Detroit............................17 Chicago.........................13 Cleveland.......................11 Kansas City...................11

L 11 14 19 18 21

Pct .656 .548 .406 .379 .344

GB — 3 1/2 8 8 1/2 10

West Division

W L Pct GB Texas.............................18 14 .563 — Oakland.........................17 15 .531 1 Los Angeles..................14 19 .424 4 1/2 Seattle...........................12 19 .387 5 1/2 Saturday’s Late Game L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3, 10 innings Sunday’s Games Cleveland 7, Detroit 4 Toronto 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6, Baltimore 0 Texas 6, Kansas City 4 Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 0 Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 1 Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 3 Today’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Mitre 0-0) at Detroit (Willis 1-1), 6:05 p.m. Toronto (Morrow 2-2) at Boston (Lackey 3-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 5-1) at L.A. Angels (Pineiro 2-4), 9:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 6:05 p.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

G AB R H Pct. AJackson Det.................. 30 132 26 49 .371 MiCabrera Det................. 31 119 20 44 .370 Cano NYY....................... 30 116 25 41 .353 Gardner NYY................... 28 93 24 32 .344 Mauer Min....................... 24 88 13 30 .341 VWells Tor....................... 33 127 25 43 .339 Guerrero Tex................... 31 115 16 39 .339 Morneau Min................... 30 109 22 37 .339 Butler KC......................... 32 126 14 42 .333 Beltre Bos........................ 31 117 12 39 .333 Home Runs Konerko, Chicago, 13; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 10; Wigginton, Baltimore, 10; Cano, New York, 9; AnJones, Chicago, 9; VWells, Toronto, 9; JBuck, Toronto, 8; JGuillen, Kansas City, 8. RBI MiCabrera, Detroit, 33; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 27; Konerko, Chicago, 27; Guerrero, Texas, 26; VWells, Toronto, 25; Swisher, New York, 24; Cuddyer, Minnesota, 23; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 23. Runs Longoria, Tampa Bay, 28; AJackson, Detroit, 26; Cano, New York, 25; VWells, Toronto, 25; Youkilis, Boston, 25; Damon, Detroit, 24; Gardner, New York, 24; OHudson, Minnesota, 24. Hits AJackson, Detroit, 49; MiCabrera, Detroit, 44; VWells, Toronto, 43; Butler, Kansas City, 42; ISuzuki, Seattle, 42; Cano, New York, 41. Doubles VWells, Toronto, 14; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 12; BAbreu, Los Angeles, 11; MiCabrera, Detroit, 11; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 11; Hunter, Los Angeles, 11; Inge, Detroit, 11; Markakis, Baltimore, 11; Pedroia, Boston, 11; Rios, Chicago, 11. Triples AJackson, Detroit, 3; Maier, Kansas City, 3; Span, Minnesota, 3; 13 tied at 2. Stolen bases Pierre, Chicago, 15; Gardner, New York, 14; Andrus, Texas, 13; RDavis, Oakland, 12; Podsednik, Kansas City, 11; Rios, Chicago, 9. Pitching Wins Garza, Tampa Bay, 5-1; 13 tied at 4. Strikeouts JShields, Tampa Bay, 49; JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 47; RRomero, Toronto, 47; Lester, Boston, 44; CLewis, Texas, 44; Verlander, Detroit, 42. Saves NFeliz, Texas, 9; Gregg, Toronto, 9; Rauch, Minnesota, 8; Aardsma, Seattle, 8; Valverde, Detroit, 8; Papelbon, Boston, 8; RSoriano, Tampa Bay, 8. ———

National League East Division

W Philadelphia...................19 New York.......................17 Washington....................17 Florida............................14 Atlanta...........................13

L 12 14 14 17 18

Central Division

W St. Louis........................20 Cincinnati.......................16 Milwaukee......................15 Pittsburgh......................14 Chicago.........................14 Houston.........................10

L 12 15 16 17 18 21

Pct .613 .548 .548 .452 .419

GB — 2 2 5 6

Pct .625 .516 .484 .452 .438 .323

GB — 3 1/2 4 1/2 5 1/2 6 9 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB San Diego.....................19 12 .613 — San Francisco...............18 12 .600 1/2 Colorado........................15 16 .484 4 Los Angeles..................14 17 .452 5 Arizona..........................14 18 .438 5 1/2 Saturday’s Late Games Milwaukee 17, Arizona 3 Colorado 8, L.A. Dodgers 0 Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 3 San Francisco 6, N.Y. Mets 5 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 3 Washington 3, Florida 2 St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 4, San Diego 3, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 2, Colorado 0 Milwaukee 6, Arizona 1 Today’s Games Cincinnati (Arroyo 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 0-0), 6:05 p.m. Washington (Atilano 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (Maine 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Florida (N.Robertson 2-3) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 2-2) at Milwaukee (D.Davis 1-3), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 1-1) at Colorado (G.Smith 1-2), 7:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 2-2) at Arizona (R.Lopez 1-1), 8:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. Florida at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS

G Ethier LAD....................... 29 Braun Mil......................... 31 Werth Phi........................ 31 Byrd ChC......................... 31 Theriot ChC..................... 31 AMcCutchen Pit.............. 30

AB 107 126 109 124 137 120

R 20 31 25 21 20 20

H 41 46 38 43 46 40

Pct. .383 .365 .349 .347 .336 .333

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Headley SD..................... 31 123 20 40 .325 CRuiz Phi........................ 26 77 10 25 .325 ASoriano ChC................. 29 99 17 32 .323 Freese StL....................... 29 103 12 33 .320 Home Runs Ethier, Los Angeles, 10; KJohnson, Arizona, 10; Reynolds, Arizona, 10; Barajas, New York, 9; Heyward, Atlanta, 8; Utley, Philadelphia, 8; 9 tied at 7. RBI Ethier, Los Angeles, 32; Cantu, Florida, 29; Braun, Milwaukee, 28; McGehee, Milwaukee, 28; Reynolds, Arizona, 27; Heyward, Atlanta, 26. Runs Braun, Milwaukee, 31; Utley, Philadelphia, 29; Kemp, Los Angeles, 27; Werth, Philadelphia, 25; Reynolds, Arizona, 24; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 24. Hits Braun, Milwaukee, 46; Theriot, Chicago, 46; Byrd, Chicago, 43; Ethier, Los Angeles, 41; Headley, San Diego, 40; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 40. Doubles Werth, Philadelphia, 16; Byrd, Chicago, 13; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 11; Zimmerman, Washington, 11; Braun, Milwaukee, 10; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 10; Prado, Atlanta, 10; Pujols, St. Louis, 10. Triples Morgan, Washington, 5; AEscobar, Milwaukee, 4; Bay, New York, 3; SDrew, Arizona, 3; Fowler, Colorado, 3; Venable, San Diego, 3. Stolen bases Bourn, Houston, 11; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 10; Headley, San Diego, 9; Braun, Milwaukee, 8; Furcal, Los Angeles, 8; JosReyes, New York, 8; Stubbs, Cincinnati, 8; Venable, San Diego, 8. Pitching Wins Clippard, Washington, 6-0; Jimenez, Colorado, 6-1; Halladay, Philadelphia, 6-1; Zito, San Francisco, 5-0; Wainwright, St. Louis, 5-1; 10 tied at 4. Strikeouts Lincecum, San Francisco, 64; Gallardo, Milwaukee, 50; Haren, Arizona, 50; Hamels, Philadelphia, 49; Jimenez, Colorado, 49; Halladay, Philadelphia, 48; Carpenter, St. Louis, 47. Saves Capps, Washington, 13; Cordero, Cincinnati, 10; Bell, San Diego, 8; BrWilson, San Francisco, 7; Franklin, St. Louis, 7; Dotel, Pittsburgh, 6; Lindstrom, Houston, 6; Qualls, Arizona, 6.

PHILLIES 5, BRAVES 3

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minor league baseball Southern League North Division

W Tennessee (Cubs).........20 Huntsville (Brewers)......16 West Tenn (Mariners)...15 Chattanooga (Dodgers).13 Carolina (Reds).............11

L 10 14 14 17 19

Pct. .667 .533 .517 .433 .367

GB — 4 4 1/2 7 9

W L Pct. Jacksonville (Marlins)....19 10 .655 Montgomery (Rays).......16 13 .552 Mississippi (Braves)...15 15 .500 Mobile (Diamondbacks).15 15 .500 Birm. (White Sox)..........8 21 .276 ——— Sunday’s Games Carolina 7, Chattanooga 2 Birmingham 5, Mississippi 4 Today’s Games Birmingham at Jacksonville, 6:05 p.m. Mississippi at Chattanooga, 6:15 p.m. Carolina at Tennessee, 6:15 p.m. Huntsville at Montgomery, 7:05 p.m. Mobile at West Tenn, 7:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Huntsville at Montgomery, 10:35 a.m. Carolina at Tennessee, 10:30 a.m. Mobile at West Tenn, 12:05 p.m. Birmingham at Jacksonville, 6:05 p.m. Mississippi at Chattanooga, 6:15 p.m.

GB — 3 4 1/2 4 1/2 11

South Division

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Team Overall SEC South Carolina..............36-11............................17-7 Florida............................33-12............................17-7 Vanderbilt......................35-13..........................12-10 Tennessee.....................27-21..........................11-13 Kentucky........................26-21............................9-15 Georgia..........................13-33............................3-19

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Team Overall SEC Arkansas........................37-11............................16-8 Ole Miss.......................34-15............................15-9 Auburn...........................33-15............................15-9 LSU................................34-15..........................12-12 Alabama........................29-19..........................10-14 Mississippi St..............20-28............................5-18 Sunday’s Games Kentucky 9, South Carolina 3 Tennessee 14, Georgia 11 Auburn 11, Mississippi St. 8 Vanderbilt 4, LSU 3 Arkansas 7, Ole Miss 0 Alabama 10, Florida 8 Today’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Kentucky at Indiana, 3 p.m.

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Conference USA

Team Overall C-USA Rice...............................30-17............................13-5 Southern Miss.............29-17............................11-7 Memphis........................23-24..........................11-10 Marshall.........................22-26..........................11-10 Tulane............................29-20............................8-10 East Carolina.................27-21............................8-10 UAB...............................24-21............................8-10 Central Florida...............28-19............................7-11 Houston.........................20-26............................7-11 Sunday’s Games Rice 14, Marshall 4 Southern Miss 7, East Carolina 6 Tulane 8, Houston 6 UAB 11, Memphis 9 Today’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Jacksonville at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m. East Carolina at Elon, 6 p.m. Central Arkansas at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Jacksonville St. at UAB, 6:30 p.m. Rice at Oklahoma St., 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

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Cleveland 2, Boston 2 May 1: Cleveland 101, Boston 93 May 3: Boston 104, Cleveland 86 May 7: Cleveland 124, Boston 95 Sunday: Boston 97, Cleveland 87 Tuesday: Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Thursday: Cleveland at Boston, 7 p.m. x-May 16: Boston at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m. Orlando 3, Atlanta 0 May 4: Orlando 114, Atlanta 71 May 6: Orlando 112, Atlanta 98 May 8: Orlando 105, Atlanta 75 Today: Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday: Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m. x-Friday: Orlando at Atlanta, TBD x-May 16: Atlanta at Orlando, TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Phoenix 4, San Antonio 0 May 3: Phoenix 111, San Antonio 102 May 5: Phoenix 110, San Antonio 102 May 7: Phoenix 110, San Antonio 96 Sunday: Phoenix 107, San Antonio 101 L.A. Lakers 3, Utah 0 May 2: L.A. Lakers 104, Utah 99 May 4: L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 103 May 8: L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 110 Today: L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9:30 p.m. x-Wednesday: Utah at L.A. Lakers, 8 or 9:30 p.m. x-Friday: L.A. Lakers at Utah, TBD x-May 17: Utah at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m.

nhl NHL Playoff Schedule CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2 April 30: Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 3 May 2: Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 4: Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 0 May 6: Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2 May 8: Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 1 Today: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 6 p.m. x-Wednesday: Montreal at Pittsburgh, TBA Boston 3, Philadelphia 1 May 1: Boston 5, Philadelphia 4, OT May 3: Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 May 5: Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 May 7: Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT Today: Philadelphia at Boston, 6 p.m. x-Wednesday: Boston at Philadelphia, TBD x-Friday: Philadelphia at Boston, 6 p.m.

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Chicago 3, Vancouver 2 May 1: Vancouver 5, Chicago 1 May 3: Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 May 5: Chicago 5, Vancouver 2 May 7: Chicago 7, Vancouver 4 Sunday: Vancouver 4, Chicago 1 Tuesday: Chicago at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. x-Thursday: Vancouver at Chicago, 7 p.m. San Jose 4, Detroit 1 April 29: San Jose 4, Detroit 3 May 2: San Jose 4, Detroit 3 May 4: San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OT May 6: Detroit 7, San Jose 1 May 8: San Jose 2, Detroit 1

nascar Sprint Cup Schedule

Through May 8 Feb. 14 — Daytona 500 (Jamie McMurray) Feb. 21 — Auto Club 500 (Jimmie Johnson) Feb. 28 — Shelby American (Jimmie Johnson) March 7 — Kobalt Tools 500 (Kurt Busch) March 21 — Food City 500 (Jimmie Johnson) March 29 — Goody’s 500 (Denny Hamlin) April 10 — Subway Fresh Fit 600 (Ryan Newman) April 19 — Samsung Mobile 500 (Denny Hamlin) April 25 — Aaron’s 499 (Kevin Harvick) May 1 — Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400 (Denny Hamlin) May 8 — Southern 500 (Denny Hamlin) May 16 — Autism Speaks 400, Dover, Del. May 22 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. May 22 — x-Sprint All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. May 30 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. June 6 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. June 13 — Heluva Good! 400, Brooklyn, Mich. June 20 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. June 27 — Lenox Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. July 3 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 10 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill. July 25 — Brickyard 400, Indianapolis x-non-points race

Sprint Cup Standings 1. Kevin Harvick.............................................. 1,622 2. Jimmie Johnson.......................................... 1,512 3. Kyle Busch.................................................. 1,509 4. Jeff Gordon.................................................. 1,475 5. Matt Kenseth............................................... 1,472 6. Denny Hamlin............................................. 1,458 7. Greg Biffle................................................... 1,431 8. Kurt Busch.................................................. 1,420 9. Jeff Burton.................................................. 1,394 10. Mark Martin............................................... 1,357 11. Carl Edwards............................................ 1,345 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr..................................... 1,318

golf PGA Tour The Players Championship Scores

Sunday At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par: 72 Final Round FedExCup points in parentheses Tim Clark (600)...............68-71-66-67—272 -16 Robert Allenby (330).......66-70-67-70—273 -15 Lucas Glover (210).........70-65-69-70—274 -14 Davis Love III (115)........69-68-71-68—276 -12 Heath Slocum (115)........67-66-72-71—276 -12 Bo Van Pelt (115)...........68-69-69-70—276 -12 Ben Crane (115).............67-69-68-72—276 -12 Lee Westwood (0)...........67-65-70-74—276 -12 Francesco Molinari (0)....68-65-71-73—277 -11 Fredrik Jacobson (77).....69-70-69-71—279 -9 Andres Romero (77).......69-70-69-71—279 -9 Chris Stroud (77)............70-69-66-74—279 -9 J.B. Holmes (63).............66-72-72-70—280 -8 Scott Verplank (63).........71-70-69-70—280 -8 Matt Kuchar (63).............68-71-70-71—280 -8 John Rollins (63).............68-69-70-73—280 -8 Troy Matteson (53).........68-71-71-71—281 -7 Hunter Mahan (53)..........70-69-70-72—281 -7 Chris Couch (53).............74-68-67-72—281 -7 Nick Watney (53)............69-71-68-73—281 -7 Phil Mickelson (53).........70-71-66-74—281 -7 Kenny Perry (48).............67-71-71-73—282 -6 Sean O’Hair (48).............70-69-70-73—282 -6 Zach Johnson (48)..........70-70-67-75—282 -6 Charley Hoffman (48).....68-68-69-77—282 -6 Jeff Overton (43).............70-72-70-71—283 -5 Bob Estes (43)................70-69-72-72—283 -5 Graeme McDowell (0).....72-65-72-74—283 -5 Adam Scott (43)..............70-68-71-74—283 -5 Luke Donald (43)............67-69-72-75—283 -5 Jimmy Walker (43)..........71-69-68-75—283 -5 Steve Flesch (39)............71-71-71-71—284 -4 Steve Marino (39)...........73-67-72-72—284 -4 Dustin Johnson (35)........71-71-70-73—285 -3 Y.E. Yang (35)................70-68-73-74—285 -3 K.J. Choi (35)..................69-68-72-76—285 -3 Greg Chalmers (35)........70-69-70-76—285 -3 Martin Kaymer (0)...........70-71-68-76—285 -3 James Nitties (30)...........70-72-72-72—286 -2 Jerry Kelly (30)................73-66-73-74—286 -2 Rory Sabbatini (30).........72-69-71-74—286 -2 Ryuji Imada (30).............67-66-76-77—286 -2 Fred Funk (30)................72-70-66-78—286 -2 Bill Haas (30)..................68-69-70-79—286 -2 Kris Blanks (26)..............71-71-75-70—287 -1 Spencer Levin (26).........71-67-72-77—287 -1 Jim Furyk (22).................69-73-73-73—288 E John Merrick (22)............70-72-71-75—288 E Alex Prugh (22)...............69-73-70-76—288 E Sergio Garcia (22)..........69-70-71-78—288 E Ryan Moore (22).............67-70-71-80—288 E James Driscoll (18).........71-71-77-70—289 +1 Justin Leonard (18).........72-68-70-79—289 +1 Oliver Wilson (0).............70-70-70-79—289 +1 Paul Goydos (18)............69-68-71-81—289 +1 Woody Austin (15)..........69-72-73-76—290 +2 Boo Weekley (15)...........69-72-68-81—290 +2 Stephen Ames (11).........70-71-79-71—291 +3 Alex Cejka (11)...............69-72-76-74—291 +3 Kevin Stadler (11)...........69-70-78-74—291 +3 Brett Quigley (11)............72-69-75-75—291 +3 J.J. Henry (11)................68-71-77-75—291 +3 George McNeill (11)........75-67-72-77—291 +3 Roland Thatcher (7)........71-68-75-78—292 +4 Jason Bohn (7)...............67-74-71-80—292 +4 Alvaro Quiros (0).............72-70-75-76—293 +5 Ben Curtis (5)..................71-68-75-79—293 +5 Troy Merritt (3)................71-70-76-78—295 +7 Robert Karlsson (0).........71-69-77-79—296 +8 Tiger Woods........................70-71-71-WD

transactions BASEBALL

American League

SEATTLE MARINERS—Fired hitting coach Alan Cockrell. Named Alonzo Powell hitting coach.

National League

FLORIDA MARLINS—Optioned LHP Hunter Jones to New Orleans (PCL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed C Brian Schneider on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of C Paul Hoover from Lehigh Valley (IL). Transferred RHP Ryan Madson to the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Selected the contract of LHP Doug Slaten from Syracuse (IL). Designated LHP Matt Chico for assignment.

Eastern League

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS—Called up INF Kevin Melillo from Altoona (EL). READING PHILLIES—Announced C Kevin Nelson has been promoted to Lehigh Valley (IL). Acquired C Kyle Lafrenz from Lakewood (SAL).

Frontier League

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Released RHP Mickey Cassidy, OF Jason Fobes, LHP Shawn Joy, RHP Steve Roberts, and OF Eddie Rush.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 6-6-3 La. Pick 4: 0-8-3-7 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-3-8 La. Pick 4: 8-8-6-2 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 1-5-6 La. Pick 4: 4-7-6-3 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-4-0 La. Pick 4: 4-0-4-8 Easy 5: 12-13-15-21-23 La. Lotto: 17-21-29-31-34-39 Powerball: 13-34-40-47-57 Powerball: 11; Power play: 4 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-9-0 La. Pick 4: 6-9-4-9 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-4-8 La. Pick 4: 2-9-9-2 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-5-4 La. Pick 4: 6-5-7-8 Easy 5: 1-15-17-25-37 La. Lotto: 4-19-23-30-33-34 Powerball: 5-22-34-41-57 Powerball: 31; Power play: 5

Monday, May 10, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

USM wins 11th in row; Auburn sweeps MSU From staff reports Southern Miss hasn’t quite climbed the Conference USA mountain — not yet, anyway — but is close enough to see the summit. The Golden Eagles overcame an early four-run deficit, eventually taking the lead on Dillon Day’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, and finished a sweep of East Carolina with a 7-6 victory on Sunday. USM’s 11th consecutive win gave it sole possession of second place in C-USA, two games behind Rice. Southern Miss (29-17, 11-7 C-USA) and Rice (30-17, 13-5) play a threegame series next weekend in Houston. East Carolina (27-21, 8-10) scored all six of its runs in the first three innings. The Golden Eagles chipped away with three runs in the second and a run in both the third and sixth innings to pull within one, 6-5.

college baseball In the bottom of the eighth Kameron Brunty reached on an infield single and B.A. Vollmuth followed with a single to right to put runners on the corners. Mark Ellis tied the game with a single through the left side and Day knocked in the eventual winning run with a single to right field.

Auburn 11, MSU 8 Brian Fletcher hit two home runs, Kevin Patterson hit another, and Auburn (3315,15-9 SEC) finished its first sweep of Mississippi State (2028, 5-19) since 1987. The teams combined for 78 hits, 63 runs and 19 home runs in the series. Luke Adkins, Jonathan Ogden and Jaron Shepherd all went deep for MSU on Sunday but it wasn’t enough to avoid its 11th straight loss.

PCA Continued from Page B1. gem in Game 2 against Riverfield, but was undone by a lack of run support and costly errors that set up Riverfield’s game-winning rally. “That’s part of having a young team,” Bourne said of the errors. “But I always tell them, if you’re going to make an error, make it full speed. And they did that every single time. We never quit fighting and errors are a part of the game.” McDaniel was forced to carry a heavy load as the team’s ace and he seemed to fatigue as the season wore on, going 5-4 with a 4.07 ERA. After brilliant performances in the first two rounds and another in Game 1 against Riverfield, he kept the Eagles in Game 3 until errors and a few missed spots due to fatigue led to the Raiders’ series-clinching rally. Last year’s breakout player during the Class A championship run, pitcher Reed Gordon, was hampered by severe tendonitis in his patellar tendon and his pitching suffered as a result. He went 0-3 with a 6.95 ERA this season and only made two brief relief appearances in the playoffs. No. 3 starter John Michael Harris lasted only a third of an inning in his start in

Game 3. Harris finished 3-3 and was third on the team in innings pitched, but his inability to get out of a fiverun first inning in Game 3 was a serious blow to PCA’s hopes. Offensively, the Eagles had their best stretch hitting in the two games. McDaniel homered four times in the series and senior Colby Rushing had four hits in Game 3, including a two-run blast. Rushing had 14 hits in seven playoff games this season. As for the future, most of this year’s young club will be back. Two eighth-graders and one ninth-grader were regular starters this season. Both McDaniel and Warren will return and the key will be finding some pitching depth behind them and replacements for leadoff hitter Rushing and Harris (six home runs, 33 RBIs) in the cleanup spot. But as the Eagles have shown, reloading, not rebuilding, is the operative word. “PCA baseball is still going up,” Rushing said. “A lot of people have thought we were going to go down. They’ve said that the past three or four years. Porters Chapel is going to be all right.”

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Suns finish off sweep of San Antonio By The Associated Press

Amare Stoudemire and calling it a season, the Suns are returning to the West finals for the first time since 2006 and the third time since 2005. They’re still trying to reach the NBA finals for the first time since 1993.

By the time the Phoenix Suns open the Western Conference finals, Steve Nash figures he’ll see out of his swollen and stitched-up right eye again. Tim Duncan gave him quite a pop. The Suns gave the San Antonio Spurs a knockout slug right back. “I can’t see out of it. It doesn’t want to open,” Nash said. “I’m just fortunate I had the chance to get back out there.” Nash needed six stitches under his right eyebrow after taking an errant elbow from Duncan, then returned to score 10 of his 20 points in the fourth to help the Suns finish off a sweep of the Spurs in the West semifinals with a 107-101 win Sunday night. Nash could only see out of his left eye when he came back. The other had swollen completely shut, purplish and bruised and partially bandaged. “I’m not a doctor, but I imagine we have a week,” Nash said. “Hopefully the swelling should go down in a week, or at least enough that I can see out of it.” The Suns will face either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Utah Jazz. The Lakers lead that series 3-0 — Game 4 is tonight — and no team in NBA playoff history has ever come back from that deficit to win. Add these Spurs to that list. The season came to an abrupt end for San Antonio,

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Rajon Rondo had 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece. Rondo had a playoff career high in rebounds and matched his best scoring night in his fourth postseason triple-double. He played 47 minutes with some of his bigger-name teammates in foul trouble, and fans chanted “MVP! MVP!” as he knocked down a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left. Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett scored 18 apiece for the Celtics, who rebounded from the worst home playoff loss in franchise history and ensured they’ll get at least one more game at home. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Cleveland before the series returns to Boston on Thursday night. LeBron James scored 22 points — only one more than he had in the first quarter of Game 3 — and seemed frustrated during a seven-turnover performance. Shaquille O’Neal added 17 points, his high for this postseason, but was on the bench when the Celtics blew by the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter.

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Out of Sight” — The mutual attraction between a federal marshal, Jennifer Lopez, and an escaped convict, George Clooney, interferes with their goals./7 on AMC n SPORTS NBA playoffs — The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers go for the sweep in Game 4 of their NBA playoff series./7 and Jennifer Lopez 9:30 on TNT n PRIMETIME “House” — House recounts the case of a woman who came to the emergency room with an unexplained illness and no memory of her identity./7 on Fox

THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Donovan, singer, 64; Victoria Rowell, actress, 51; Bono, rock singer, 50; Linda Evangelista, model, 45; Young MC, rapper, 43; Erik Palladino, actor, 42; Todd Lowe, actor-singer, 38; Kenan Thompson, actor, 32; Odette Yustman, actress, 25.

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Farrow calls for help for raped women UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow is calling for women raped at last year’s stadium massacre to receive help and compensation. The U.S. actress said that she was profoundly touched by the survivors she met in Guinea, where at least 156 people were killed and dozens were raped last September. Farrow also said Sunday at the end of her fiveday visit that she had seen children who could have been saved by better health care. She says the upcoming June election also Mia presents a unique opportunity for the West AfFarrow rican country to improve health care. The June vote could be the nation’s first democratic election, as a coup leader grabbed in power in 2008 and the nation had previously been led by two dictators since gaining independence from France.

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TBS’ Koonin gets fan mail for snatching O’Brien By David Bauder AP television writer NEW YORK — In 10 years as a television executive, Steve Koonin had never received fan mail. Until now. The president of Turner Entertainment Networks said he’s received more than 6,000 notes from Conan O’Brien fans thanking him for hiring the former “Tonight” host for a TBS talk show that starts in November. Koonin is seizing upon the move, a genuine surprise at the time, to remake a network that is often overlooked by cultural taste-makers. “It wasn’t hiring an available talent,” Koonin said. “It was building an idea.” The idea is to use O’Brien and George Lopez to build a late-night franchise that has youthful appeal, taking advantage of the Jay Leno and David Letterman audiences — and the hosts themselves — being relatively old by TV standards. He’ll use the folk hero status his “Team Coco” fans gave O’Brien during his battle with NBC to make the comic the face of TBS. Already in the works is a plan to rerun the four hours of O’Brien’s show each week late on Friday nights, inviting fans to connect to the show and each other through Twitter and other social media. TBS is available in almost as many homes these days as the broadcast networks but lacks a real profile, perhaps because

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Conan O’Brien performs at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Ore. its base is in Atlanta and its schedule has long been dominated by reruns. Fewer people watch Comedy Central, and Steve fewer people Koonin can get it in their homes, but its stars Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert get more attention than TBS’ show biz dynamo Tyler Perry. O’Brien can begin changing that. “They want to get the buzz,” said veteran TV researcher

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Robbie Knievel eyeing jump tried by dad The son of daredevil Evel Knievel wants to follow in his late father’s footsteps and attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho, a spokesman for Robbie Knievel said. Jeff Lowe said motorcycle jumper Knievel will be in Twin Falls today to discuss the plan with local officials. The jump is tentatively set for the Fourth of July weekend in 2011, almost four decades after Evel Knievel’s try, Lowe said. Evel Knievel, who died in 2007, failed to clear the chasm in 1974 in a rocket-powered “Skycycle” when the parachute malfunctioned and deployed after takeoff. Strong winds blew the cycle into the canyon, landing him close to the Robbie Knievel swirling river below. Shawn Barigar, president of the Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, said local government officials and business leaders have been invited to attend the private meeting with Knievel. Julie Pence, spokesman for the city of Twin Falls, said officials are waiting to hear Knievel’s proposal before commenting. Robbie Knievel, a native of Butte, Mont., has been considering the jump for several decades, visiting the region in the 1990s to seek permission. But in 1993, he said he wanted to “make sure everybody is happy about it first.”

and Kyra Sedgwick on “The Closer,” TNT has done a better job than TBS in getting major Hollywood talent to consider it as a place to work. Again, O’Brien is being counted on to change that. “For our people in Los Angeles, it’s a lot easier getting conversations today,” Koonin said. TBS hopes to bring more original programming to its schedule but reruns of “Seinfeld,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and the like will also be there. Broadcast networks are proving how difficult it is to maintain all-original schedules, Koonin said.

White golden as host of ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Frazier Moore AP television writer

Polanski lawyers seek sealed testimony A court is set to hear arguments on whether transcripts should be unsealed that detail misconduct in the decades-old sex case against Roman Polanski. In today’s hearing, attorneys for the Oscar-winning director will seek access to the documents that include testimony by former prosecutor Roger Gunson who wanted the trial judge to be disqualified because of purported misconduct. Prosecutors are opposing the release of the transcripts. Los Angeles authorities want Polanski returned to face sentencing on a charge he had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. Polanski was arrested seven months ago and is under house arrest in Switzerland. Polanski fled the United States in 1978 on the eve of sentencing. Polanski’s attorneys said they need to send the testimony of retired Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson to Swiss authorities who are Roman considering whether to extradite the director Polanski to the U.S. Gunson testified earlier this year that in 1977 he tried to challenge now-deceased Superior Court Judge Lawrence Rittenband but his supervisors prevented him from filing it after they consulted with the judge, according to court documents from Polanski’s attorneys. Gunson wanted Rittenband disqualified from the case because of misconduct, the filings state. The testimony was taken in case Gunson is unavailable to testify at a later hearing. Polanski was arrested in September as he arrived in Zurich to receive a lifetime achievement award at a film festival. He released his first public comments on the case last weekend, saying efforts to return him to Los Angeles were meant largely to serve him “on a platter to the media.” Polanski was accused in 1977 of plying a 13-year-old girl with champagne and part of a sedative pill then raping her at Jack Nicholson’s house. He was indicted on six felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, child molesting and sodomy. He later pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse.

Steve Sternberg. “The buzz is important in that advertisers pay attention to buzz. TBS is already one of the highestrated cable networks. This is only going to enhance that.” Given that two advertisers have already taken the unusual step of calling Koonin at home to make sure there would be room for them on O’Brien’s show, the perception is starting to work. Koonin was influential in Turner’s decision to give sister stations TBS and TNT their own identities by having one concentrate on comedy and the other on drama. With Holly Hunter on “Saving Grace”

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‘Iron Man 2’ blasts past original with $133.6M LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Stark piloted to the top of the box office but not the record books. “Iron Man 2,” the sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel’s gadget-happy billionaire superhero, earned $133.6 million domestically on its opening weekend, according to distributor Paramount Pictures’ estimates Sunday. The opening rocketed past the original $98.6 million debut in 2008 and landed the record as the fifthbiggest opening weekend. “We’re thrilled with the combination of the way it’s playing across the board,” said Don Harris, Paramount’s vice president of distribution. “It’s playing as a fanboy movie, but it’s also playing as family movie, too. I even know a bunch of people who are planning to take their mothers to see ’Iron Man 2’ on Mother’s Day, which really made me chuckle.” “Iron Man 2” has taken in $194 million overseas since it debuted in many international markets last week, bringing its worldwide total to over $327 million. While Hollywood blockbusters typically open around the same date in most countries, some get an overseas jump of a week or more on their U.S. debuts. The biggest opening came from China with $7.3 million. “It’s a perfect kickoff to the summer of 2010,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com. “It liter-

Top 10 1. “Iron Man 2,” $133.6 million. 2. “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” $9.1 million. 3. “How to Train Your Dragon,” $6.7 million. 4. “Date Night,” $5.3 million. 5. “The Back-up Plan,” $4.3 million. 6. “Furry Vengeance,” $4 million. 7. “Clash of the Titans,” $2.3 million. 8. “Death at a Funeral,” $2.1 million. 9. “The Losers,” $1.8 million. 10. “Babies,” $1.5 million. ally sets the tone for the entire summer movie season. To have the fifth biggest opening week of all time certainly sends a message that this summer season is going to make its mark. Audiences really do get caught up in that.” The victory of “Iron Man 2,” which is only available in 2-D, comes at time when 3-D films like “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” have recently dominated the box office. IMAX chairman and president Greg Foster said the $10.2 million earned by “Iron Man 2” from IMAX theaters set IMAX’s 2-D record, beating out the $8.5 million debut of “Star Trek” last year.

NEW YORK — Betty White demonstrated how it’s done as host of this week’s “Saturday Night Live.” Drawing on her six decades in comedy, she was the consummate pro at 88 years old — sweet, sassy, salty, charming and clearly game for anything. “I’m not new to live TV,” she reminded the audience at the top of the show, and recalled that she had starred in a sitcom that aired live back in 1952. “Of course, back then, we didn’t WANT to do it live. We just didn’t know how to tape things.” A perfectly timed beat. “I don’t know what THIS show’s excuse is.” Billed by NBC as a special Mother’s Day edition, the show had a definitely feminine tone and was a reunion of sorts for “SNL” alumnae, bringing back former regulars including Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon. (Jay-Z was musical guest.) But White was the queen bee, appearing in nearly every bit throughout the 90-minute span — and never failing to punch it up. As a dotty resident being surveyed by census-taker Fey, White listed other residents in her apartment as Fluffy, Princess, Tigger and Socks. “These are people we’re talking about and not cats, right?” asked the wary Fey. “There’s really no way of knowing,” came the reply. “Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap, I think that’s definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat.” White played the star of a new “CSI” spinoff set in a Florida retirement community, “CSI: Sarasota.” As an investigator (identi-

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Women busy nurturing others forget themselves Dear Abby: This is the time of year we think not only about our mothers, but all the women who have helped to shape our lives. But as they focus on work, family and home, many of them tend to neglect themselves and their health. That’s why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health and the Federal Citizen Information Center would like to help women to take time to care for themselves by offering them our free Health Information Kit. With topics like managing medicines, avoiding health scams, practicing food safety and, of course, taking care of the entire family, the advice and tips in this kit are a source of wisdom for women to use and share with one another. Abby, thank you for letting your readers know about our free Health Information Kits and for reminding women that as they’re caring for others, they need to take care of themselves. — Marsha Henderson, Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health

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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Your best possibilities for achieving your goals today could come from one or two progressive contacts, even though, ironically, their methods may be based upon traditional procedures. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Dealings you have with persons who are foreigners or who were born somewhere quite a distance from your birthplace are likely to have a strong but good influence on your thinking and/or ideals today. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — An opportunity might present itself that would enable you to produce a second source of income. Whether or not you take advantage of it will depend upon how much you want to do today. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Having to make a snap decision isn’t likely to rattle you one bit. You trust that your judgment is keen enough to evaluate all alternatives quickly and make a beneficial call. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Thanks to your wisdom and experience, you can analyze things quickly when necessity demands. You’ll come up with the answers and wrap things up while your competitors are still trying to define the dilemma. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Circumstances today could bring you even closer together with a friend with whom you already enjoy a strong bond. The relationship is destined to be one of your strongest and most powerful alliances. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Don’t hesitate to put into play some ideas for a better method or procedure to handle something you have to do all the time. Chances are you’ll improve productivity considerably. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you get a strong hunch today regarding a game of chance and decide to play it, be sure you are able to handle a loss just in case it proves to have been just wishful thinking. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Your prospects are encouraging regarding a financial matter, and some sort of profit is possible today. It’s likely you’ll pick up something of value that’s been overlooked by many others. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Because you will know when to stop talking and how to start listening, you’re apt to pick up on information being passed on that others are missing. Use it to your advantage. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Timing and positioning is everything today, and if you’re hip to her signals, Lady Luck will help you out today. Be alert for an unusual opportunity being dumped in your lap. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Much can be accomplished today because you can be extremely resourceful and ingenious when it comes to advancing your ideals, whether they be work-related or personal.

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BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: Both of my parents are medical doctors working at Johns Hopkins. They employ a full-time housekeeper who lives with us. The housekeeper cleans, does the laundry, cooks and does other jobs around the house. She also buys all the food at local grocery stores. She is a very good worker and a nice person, and I like her a lot. My problem is that this lady doesn’t clean or go into my room because my parents have told her that it is my responsibility to take care of my room. I don’t think this is fair. I’m a straight-A student, play sports and am involved in student government. I am also a Sunday school teacher for preschool children. As you can see, I’m a very busy teen. I’m not trying to get out of keeping my room tidy; it’s just that it would be a lot easier for me and it would save time if she would clean it once every two weeks. My parents won’t have any part of this. Don’t you think my parents are failing to take my busy schedule into consideration? Maybe a word from you might get them to change their minds. I’ve talked with Helga and she said that she would be happy to tidy my room if given permission by my parents. — Nameless, Baltimore. Nameless: Sorry, but I’m on your parents’ side in this matter — you don’t need a housekeeper! I agree that you should be responsible for maintaining order in your room, and furthermore, I think you should be assigned certain daily household chores. If you budget your time, you could keep your room tidy, do your chores and still have ample time for studying and other activities. Teens should help out at home. This is an important part of how they learn to take responsibility, which is a prerequisite for achieving independence. • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

so do it now by going online to pueblo.gsa.gov or send your name and address to Health Information Kit, Pueblo, CO 81009. By phone, call 888-8PUEBLO (that’s (888-878-3256), weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time, and ask for the Health Information Kit. And remember, it will be sent at no cost to you. Dear Abby: I recently took my daughter to an open house at a local college. My daughter refuses to ask questions, so I started asking about credit hours, finances, scholarships, etc. A few people were not happy that I was there. I was told that I was what they referred to as a hovering parent and I needed to let her attend the open house on her own. I told them — very politely — that because I was paying for her education, I wanted to know what I was getting for my money. I told them if I was going to buy her a car, I feel I’d have the right to test drive it first to make sure it was worth the money. Should I have left her there on her own and hoped every-

thing turned out OK? I know kids need to grow up and make their own mistakes, but if they do it with my money, they won’t learn because it would cost them nothing. Do you think I was out of line? — Questioning Dad in Arizona Dear Dad: I don’t think so. It’s not unusual for parents to take their sons and daughters to look at prospective colleges — and the questions adults would ask might not be the same ones their teen might think of. However, if the individuals who suggested that you were hovering were employees of the college, it’s possible you did go overboard, and it’s time to begin encouraging your daughter to be less of a shrinking violet. Being so shy that she’s unable to ask questions is a handicap in a competitive academic setting.

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Burning-mouth syndrome difficult ailment to treat Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 67-yearold female. Starting around Thanksgiving 2009, I have had a burning on the inside of my bottom lip. I hadn’t been sick, and the only prescription I was taking at the time was a hormone. I also took over-thecounter Benadryl (I have bad allergies) and something for my stomach. My doctor diagnosed me with glossopyrosis. He has tried several prescriptions, but they only work for a few days. The newest was Nystatin with Benadryl and tetracycline, plus four others that I don’t remember. It only helped for two days. I always use the medications as directed and never eat spicy foods. My earnose-and-throat doctor says sometimes it resolves itself but can reappear. I have not seen this topic in your column before but am hoping you have some suggestions. Dear Reader: Glossopyrosis is also known as burning-tongue syndrome, which is another name for burningmouth syndrome. To confuse the issue further, this condition is also known as glossodynia, stomatodynia, scalded-mouth syndrome and burning-lips syndrome. Despite the plethora of names, the condition is defined as a chronic burning pain of the tongue, gums, lips, inside of the cheeks, roof of the mouth or the entire mouth. The cause of BMS often cannot be identified, making treatment more difficult. Control is possible, however. Occasionally, symptoms cease on their own or become less frequent or severe. Symptoms include increased thirst, a tingling or numb sensation of the mouth or tip of the tongue, mouth pain that worsens as the day progresses, loss of taste, taste changes (bitter, metallic, etc.), a sore mouth, a sensation of mouth dryness and, most notably, a burning sensation of part or all of the mouth. There are three types of BMS: primary, idiopathic and secondary. Primary is thought to be related to problems with taste and sensory nerves. Idiopathic means no identifiable cause. Secondary is caused by an underlying medical condition and is most easily linked to dry mouth, the use of dentures, nerve damage, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, gastroesophageal reflux disease, psychological factors, certain medications, hormonal imbalances, excessive mouth irritation, oral habits (such as grinding the teeth) or other oral conditions. Treatment options include B vitamins, saliva-replacement products, treatment of any contributing underlying medical condition, special oral rinses or mouthwashes, capsaicin, cognitive behavioral therapy and more. If you have not already done

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01. Legals NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of the power and authority vested and conferred upon me, the undersigned R. LOUIS FIELD, as Trustee, in and by that certain Deed of Trust bearing date of July 14, 2009, executed by Lillian Grant Baker to R. Louis Field, Trustee, for the purpose of securing payment of an indebtedness therein referred to, which Deed of Trust is recorded in Book 1701 at Page 783 of the Records of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Land in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, and default having been made in the payment, at the maturity thereof, of certain monthly installments of the indebtedness herein described, and default having been made on the performance of other terms and conditions contained in said Deed of Trust, and said indebtedness having been declared immediately due and payable, as is authorized in and by said Deed of Trust, therefore I, R. LOUIS FIELD, Trustee as aforesaid, between the legal hours of 11:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., on the 18th day of May, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry, and sell, at the front door of the Courthouse of Warren County, Mississippi, to the highest and best bidder for cash, that certain lot, tract or parcel of land lying and being situate in the County of Warren, State of Mississippi, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: All of Lot 9, in Block 5, Warren Heights Addition as per plat in Plat Book 254 at Page 44 of the Warren County, Mississippi Land Records WITNESS my signature, this the 20th day of April, 2010 _______________________ R. LOUIS FIELD, TRUSTEE 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17(4t) SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, Tina Hayward executed a certain Deed of Trust to Richard E. Smith, Trustee for Tiffany M. Houck (now Strawn), which Deed of Trust is recorded in the Land Records in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Book 1361 at Page 809; and WHEREAS, J. Allen Derivaux, Jr. has been duly substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust in the place and stead of Richard W. Smith or any other named trustee by instrument dated April 8, 2010 of record in Book 1508 at Page 160 of said Warren County Land Records; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and in the performance by said Mortgagor of certain obligations contained therein, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, the beneficiary thereof, having requested the undersigned substituted Trustee to execute the trust and sale of said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of satisfying the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. Now, therefore, I, J. Allen Derivaux, Jr., substituted Trustee, will on the 11th day of May, 2010, during legal hours, being between the hours of 11:00 o'clock a.m. and 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the West front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, Mississippi, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, offer for sale at public outcry and sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in the County of Warren, State of Mississippi: That part of Section 34, Township 16 North, Range 3 East of Warren County, Mississippi, as recorded in Plat Book 69 at Page 181, further described as follows: Beginning on the East line of Martha Street at a point 100 feet South of the South line of Harrison Street and running thence South along the East line of Martha Street 75 feet to Grammar Street; running thence East along the North line of Grammar Street 110 feet; thence North on a line parallel with the East line of Martha Street 75 feet; thence West on a line parallel with the North line of Grammar Street 110 feet to the point of beginning and being situated in that certain survey known as William Vick's Recent Survey in the City of Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi; also being the same tract conveyed in May 1960 to Benard Sapp and Rosalie Sapp as recorded in Deed Book 360 at Page 92 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi. I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee. /s/ J. Allen Derivaux, Jr. J. ALLEN DERIVAUX, JR. Substituted Trustee Publish: 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 (4t) IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN RE: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DAVID WARD LYONS, SR., DECEASED, EDWARD HERRING PETITIONER NO. 2010-048 PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary having been granted to the undersigned on the 5th day of April, 2010, by the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi, upon the Estate of DAVID WARD LYONS, SR., Deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate and registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from this date, or they will be forever barred. THIS the 16th day of April, 2010 /s/ Edward Herring EDWARD HERRING Publish: 5/10, 5/17, 5/24(3t)

01. Legals IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI WILLIE NOYE PLAINTIFF VS. NO. 2010-162 GN THERESA NOYE DEFENDANT SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: Theresa Noye 2815 Osler Drive, Apt 2308 Grand Prairie, TX 75051 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT THE COMPLAINT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You have been made Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Willie Noye, Plaintiff, seeking a divorce. Defendants other than you in this action are: None. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to William M. Bost, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is 1221 Grove Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 3RD DAY OF MAY 2010, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 29th day of April 2010. Dot Magee, Chancery Clerk Warren County By: /s/ Mary Flaggs, D.C. (seal) Publish: 5/3, 5/10, 5/17(3t) Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of February, 2007 and acknowledged on the 22nd day of February, 2007, Brian K Russell, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Recontrust Company, NA, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1641 at Page 553 # 243221; and WHEREAS, on the 1st day of March, 2010, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1506 at Page 680 Instrument #276306; and WHEREAS, on the 25th day of September, 2008, the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1486 at Page 20 Instrument # 261916; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 24th day of May, 2010, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot Twenty-Two (22) of that certain tract of land in Warren County, Mississippi known as Shoreline Estates, being Lots 14 through 23, inclusive, of the Survey and Subdivision of Part of Parcels 3 and 2 South, of "Tarri-Longer Ranch, Part Three", in Section 21, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Warren County, Mississippi, a plat of which appears of record in Plat Book 3 at Page 26 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi. Said Parcel is the same that was conveyed to Forrest L. McNair and Patsy P. McNair by Merchants National Bank, Trustee for the Lorena Bonelli Trust by corrective warranty deed dated September 16, 1981 and recorded in Deed Book 644 at Page 12 of the Warren County, Mississippi Land Records. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this day April 20, 2010 Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 ccn/F08-2309 Publish: 5/3, 5/10, 5/17(3t)

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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY MISSISSIPPI ROUNDUP, LTD. PLAINTIFF Vs. JACQUELINE WALKER DEFENDANT CAUSE No. 09,1298CO STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: JACQUELINE WALKER YOU HAVE BEEN MADE DEFENDANT IN THE ABOVE STYLED COMPLAINT FILED IN THIS COURT BY ROUNDUP, LTD., PLAINTIFF, SEEKING TO COLLECT A DEBT. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAIL OR HAND DELIVER A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST YOU IN THIS ACTION TO CURRY & CURRY, PLLC, ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF, MAILING ADDRESS P.O. BOX 51, HATTIESBURG, MS 39403, PHYSICAL ADDRESS 108 N. 38TH AVENUE, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2010, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this 15th day of April, 2010. Hon. Shelly Ashley-Palmertree WARREN COUNTY COURT CLERK PO BOX 351 VICKSBURG, MS 39181 BY /s/ Kelly Stevens D.C. B.W. Curry, III Curry & Curry, PLLC Tel. 601-544-2797 Publish: 4/26, 5/3, 5/10(3t)

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Any persons having or claimBROWN, DENISE BROWN, ing an interest in the property UNKNOWN described as follows: HEIRS OF BOSTON Beginning in the Southwest REYNOLDS, UNKNOWN Quarter of Section Twelve OF Monday, MayHEIRS 10, 2010 (12), Township Fifteen (15), BESSIE REYNOLDS, Range Three (3) East, where JOSEPH REYNOLDS OR the south line of Section THE UNKNOWN Eleven (11) crosses the old HEIRS OF JOSEPH Vicksburg to Port Gibson REYNOLDS, UNKNOWN IN THE COUNTY COURT Road, running West along HEIRS OF OF WARREN COUNTY the south line of Section WILLIE BROWN AND MISSISSIPPI Eleven (11) a distance of UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROUNDUP, LTD. ninety-two (92) feet, this beALEX BROWN PLAINTIFF ing a point on the east line of AND PERSONS HAVING Vs. Section Nine (9) and the OR CLAIMING AN DERRICK WALKER south line of Section Eleven INTEREST IN AND TO DEFENDANT (11); thence running south THE HEREINAFTER CAUSE No. 09,1105-CO along the east line of Section DESCRIBED PROPERTY STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Nine (9) one hundred sevenDEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY ty (170) feet; run thence east SUMMONS PUBLICATION one hundred fifty-six (156) THE STATE OF TO: DERRICK WALKER feet more or less to the west MISSISSIPPI YOU HAVE BEEN MADE line of said road; and run TO: Mrs. Patricia Moore, DEFENDANT IN THE thence in a northerly direc3280 Pierce, #720, Gary, ABOVE STYLED COMtion following the meanderIndiana, 46408 PLAINT FILED IN THIS ings fof said road one hunMrs. Janice Bryant, 3100 COURT BY ROUNDUP, dred seventy (170) feet to Van Buren, #918, LTD., PLAINTIFF, SEEKING the point of beginning. Riverside, CA 92503 TO COLLECT A DEBT. You have been made DefenMr. Richard Brown, 11128 YOU ARE REQUIRED TO dants in the suit filed in this Arizona, Riverside, CA MAIL OR HAND DELIVER A 92503 Court by Gwendolyn WRITTEN RESPONSE TO Williams, Plaintiff, seeking Mrs. Ella Theus, 3289 June THE COMPLAINT FILED Partition of Property by sale. Street, San Bernardino, CA AGAINST YOU IN THIS Defendants other than you in 92405 ACITON TO CURRY & this action are: None. Mr. Willie Brown, Jr., 26391 CURRY, PLLC, ATTORNEY You are required to mail or Thoroughbred Lane, Moreno FOR THE PLAINTIFF, hand deliver a written reValley, CA 92555 MAILING ADDRESS P.O. sponse to the Complaint filed Mr. Frances Brown, 1037 BOX 51, HATTIESBURG, against you in this action to Ralston, Ontario, CA 91762 MS 39403, PHYSICAL William M. Bost, Jr., Attorney Mr. Bobby Brown, 2757 ADDRESS 108 N. 38TH for Plaintiff, whose post Chapparal, Ontario, CA AVENUE, HATTIESBURG, office address is 1221 Grove 91761 MS 39402. Mrs. LoWanda Gordon, 1105 Street, Vicksburg, YOUR RESPONSE MUST Mississippi 39183. E. Avenue 'Q-4', Palmdale, BE MAILED OR YOUR RESPONSE MUST CA 93550 DELIVERED NOT LATER BE MAILED OR DELIVMr. Larry Brown, Sr., 207 E. THAN THIRTY DAYS 94th Street, Los Angeles, CA ERED NOT LATER THAN AFTER THE 26TH DAY OF THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 90003 APRIL, 2010, WHICH IS 10th DAY OF MAY 2010 Mrs. Sandra Tatum, 111937 THE DATE OF THE FIRST WHICH IS THE DATE OF S. Budlong Avenue, Los PUBLICATION OF THIS THE FIRST PUBLICATION Angeles, CA 90044 SUMMONS. IF YOUR REOF THIS SUMMONS. IF Mr. Michael Brown, 11107 SPONSE IS NOT SO YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT Avalon, #2, Los Angeles, CA MAILED OR DELIVERED, A SO MAILED OR DELIV90003 JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT ERED, A JUDGMENT BY Ms. Denise Brown, 11303 WILL BE ENTERED DEFAULT WILL BE Wadsworth Ave., Los AGAINST YOU FOR THE ENTERED AGAINST YOU Angeles, CA 90059 MONEY OR OTHER FOR THE MONEY OR Unknown heirs of Boston RELIEF DEMANDED IN OTHER RELIEF DEMANDReynolds, deceased THE COMPLAINT. ED IN THE COMPLAINT. Unknown heirs of Bessie You must file the original of You must also file the origiReynolds, deceased your Response with the nal of your Response with Joseph Reynolds or the Clerk of this Court within a the Clerk of this Court within Unknown heirs of Joseph reasonable time afterward. a reasonable time afterward. Reynolds, deceased Issued under my hand and Issued under my hand and Unknown heirs of Willie seal of said Court, this 15th the seal of said Court, this Brown, deceased day of April, 2010. the 5th day of May 2010. Unknown heirs of Alex Hon. Shelly SHELLY ASHLEY Brown, deceased Ashley-Palmertree Any persons having or claim- PALMERTREE WARREN COUNTY COURT ing an interest in the property Circuit Clerk of Warren CLERK County described as follows: PO BOX 351 By: /s/ Kelly Stephens, D.C. Beginning in the Southwest VICKSBURG, MS 39181 (seal) Quarter of Section Twelve BY /s/ Kelly Stevens D.C. Publish 5/10, 5/17, 5/24(3t) (12), Township Fifteen (15), B.W. Curry, III Range Three (3) East, where Curry & Curry, PLLC the south line of Section Tel. 601-544-2797 READ THE CLASSIFIEDS Eleven (11) crosses the old Publish: 4/26, 5/3, 5/10(3t) Vicksburg to Port Gibson daily! Road, running West along IN THE COUNTY COURT the south line of Section OF WARREN COUNTY, Eleven (11) a distance of MISSISSIPPI ninety-two (92) feet, this beGWENDOLYN WILLIAMS ing a point on the east line of PLAINTIFF Section Nine (9) and the VS. south line of Section Eleven NO.10,1107-CO (11); thence running south PATRICIA MOORE, along the east line of Section JANICE BRYANT, Nine (9) one hundred sevenRICHARD BROWN, ty (170) feet; run thence east ELLA THEUS, WILLIE one hundred fifty-six (156) BROWN, JR., FRANCES feet more or less to the west BROWN, line of said road; and run BOBBY BROWN, thence in a northerly direction following the meanderLOWANDA GORDON, LARRY BROWN, SR., ings fof said road one hunSANDRA TATUM, MICHAEL dred seventy (170) feet to BROWN, DENISE BROWN, the point of beginning. 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Mission 66 • Vicksburg, MS 39180 THE HEREINAFTER YOUR RESPONSE MUST DESCRIBED PROPERTY BE MAILED OR DELIV- EOE DEFENDANTS ERED NOT LATER THAN SUMMONS THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 10th DAY OF MAY 2010 THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHICH IS THE DATE OF TO: Mrs. Patricia Moore, THE FIRST PUBLICATION 3280 Pierce, #720, Gary, OF THIS SUMMONS. IF Indiana, 46408 YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT Mrs. Janice Bryant, 3100 SO MAILED OR DELIVVan Buren, #918, ERED, A JUDGMENT BY Riverside, CA 92503 DEFAULT WILL BE Mr. Richard Brown, 11128 ENTERED AGAINST YOU Arizona, Riverside, CA FOR THE MONEY OR 92503 OTHER RELIEF DEMANDMrs. Ella Theus, 3289 June ED IN THE COMPLAINT. Street, San Bernardino, CA You must also file the origi92405 nal of your Response with Glass • Construction Mr. Willie Brown, Jr., 26391 the •Clerk of this Court within Thoroughbred Lane, Moreno a reasonable time afterward. Valley, CA 92555 Issued under my hand and Mr. Frances Brown, 1037 the seal of said Court, this Ralston, Ontario, CA 91762 the 5th day of May 2010. CONSTRUCTION Mr. Bobby Brown, 2757 SHELLY ASHLEY Quality Service at Competitive Prices New Homes Chapparal, Ontario, CA PALMERTREE #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement 91761 Circuit Clerk of Warren Framing, Remodeling, Vans • Cars • Trucks Mrs. LoWanda Gordon, 1105 County Cabinets, Flooring, •Insurance Claims Welcome• E. Avenue 'Q-4', Palmdale, By: /s/ Kelly Stephens, D.C. Roofing & Vinyl Siding (seal) CA 93550 State Licensed & Bonded AUTO5/10, • HOME BUSINESS Mr. Larry Brown, Sr., 207 E. Publish 5/17,•5/24(3t) Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900 Jon Ross 601-638-7932 94th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90003 Mrs. Sandra Tatum, 111937 • Bulldozer & ROY’S CONSTRUCTION S. Budlong Avenue, Los Construction RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL Angeles, CA 90044 New Construction & Remodeling Mr. Michael Brown, 11107 LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED Avalon, #2, Los Angeles, CA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 90003 CABINETS, ADDITIONS, Ms. Denise Brown, 11303 601-636-4813 METAL ROOFS, Wadsworth Ave., Los State Board of Contractors VINYL SIDING, PATIO DECKS, Angeles, CA 90059 Approved & Bonded Unknown heirs of Boston DOZER & EXCAVATOR WORK, Reynolds, deceased Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, SEPTIC SYSTEMS, Unknown heirs of Bessie Rock & Sand LOT CLEAN UP Reynolds, deceased All Types of Dozer Work Joseph Reynolds or the DWAYNE ROY 601-415-6997 Land Clearing • Demolition Unknown heirs of Joseph JOSHUA ROY 601-831-0558 Site Development Reynolds, deceased & Preparation Excavation Unknown heirs of Willie Brown, deceased Crane Rental • Mud Jacking W E ACCEPT MOST Unknown heirs of Alex MAJOR CREDIT Brown, deceased Dirt For Vicksburg Any persons having or claimCARDS . Fred Clark ing an interest in the property Heavy Clay, 610, described as follows: e y r Beginning in the Southwest Clay Gravel, Fill Dirt Quarter of Section Twelve Trackhoe, Dozer, Box (12), Township Fifteen (15), Blade, Demolition Work Range Three (3) East, where Driveways: the south line of Section Eleven (11) crosses the old Repair, Form & Finish Vicksburg to Port Gibson House Pads: Concrete, Road, running West along Clearing & Grubbing the south line of Section Licensed & Bonded Eleven (11) a distance of ninety-two (92) feet, this be601-638-9233 ing a point on the east line of Section Nine (9) and the River City south line of Section Eleven (11); thence running south Landscaping, LLC along the east line of Section • Dozer / Trackhoe Work Nine (9) one hundred seven• Dump Truck • ty (170) feet; run thence east • Bush Hogging • Box Blade one hundred fifty-six (156) • Demolition • Debris Removal feet more or less to the west • Lawn Maintenance line of said road; and run • Deliver thence in a northerly direcDirt -13 yd. load $85 locally tion following the meander• Gravel • Sand • Rock ings fof said road one hundred seventy (170) feet to Res. & Com. • Lic. & Ins. the point of beginning. Robert Keyes, Jr. (Owner) You have been made Defen601-529-0894 dants in the suit filed in this Court by Gwendolyn Williams, Plaintiff, seeking Partition of Property by sale. Defendants other than you in this action are: None. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to William M. Bost, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose post office address is 1221 Grove Street, Vicksburg, 1/8 Page: . . . . . . . . 4.75” x 2.5” . . . . . .$ 99 Mississippi 39183. 1/4 Page: . . . . . . . . 4.75” x 5.25” . . . . .$193 YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIV1/2 Page (H): . . . . .9.75” x 5.25” . . . . . .$370 ERED NOT LATER THAN 1/2 Page (V): . . . . .4.75” x 10.5” . . . . . .$370 THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE Full Page: . . . . . . .9.75” x 10.5” . . . . . .$725 10th DAY OF MAY 2010 Back Page: . . . . . . .9.75” x 10.5 . . . . . . .$855 WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT. You must also file the origi-

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FIND THE CAR YOU HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR IN THE VICKSBURG POST CLASSIFIEDS! 18. Miscellaneous For Sale 2 CEMETERY PLOTS. Green Acres in Garden of Hope. $1,275 each. 601825-5523. FOR LESS THAN 45 cents per day, have The Vicksburg Post delivered to your home. Only $14 per month, 7 day delivery. Call 601-636-4545, Circulation Department. PIANO. DARK WOOD with bench, needs tuning. Asking $275. Call 601-6382918, after 5pm. RUGER MINI 30, Ranch with scope, folding stock, Hicap magazines. $625. 601638-7706.

05. Notices Runaway Are you 12 to 17? Alone? Scared? Call 601-634-0640 anytime or 1-800-793-8266 We can help! One child, one day at a time.

06. Lost & Found LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The Vicksburg Post help! Run a FREE 3 day ad! 601-636-SELL or e-mail classifieds@vicksburg post.com LOST DACHSHUND. Around 7 years old. Red in color. Openwood Plantation area. Call 601-6188672.

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CNA CLASS Applications are now being taken for a Certified Nursing Assistant Training Class Apply in person at: HERITAGE HOUSE NURSING CENTER 3103 Wisconsin Ave. Vicksburg, MS 39180

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07. Help Wanted QUALITY CONTROL. EARN up to $100 per day! Evaluate retail stores, training provided, no experience required. Call 877-6999772.

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14. Pets & Livestock 3 MALE MUNCHKIN kittens. 1 Bobtail, $150 each. 318-878-6852, 318-7899791. AKC registered Labrador puppies. 2 yellow (1male, 1 female), 2 black (1male, 1 female), ready May 10, excellent bloodline, will make great hunting dogs, good with children, immunization record provided. Must be to a good home. $650. Contact Craig, 601-831-3919. AKC/ CKC REGISTERED YORKIES, Poodles and Schnauzers $200 to $700! 601-218-5533,

VICKSBURG WARREN HUMANE SOCIETY

11pm - 7am We offer Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical insurance, PTO & 401K-Plan for full time employees Apply in Person at: Shady Lawn Health and Rehabilitation 60 Shady Lawn Place M-F 8:30am-4:30pm EOE SLEEPMED IS LOOKING for a PRN sleep technician, RPSGT preferred for our Vicksburg location. Knowledge of sleep studies including CPAP and BiLevel titrations, MSLTs, and MWTs. Move to full time position with benefits possible. Please send resume and cover letter to kjohnson@sleepmed.md or fax to 877-566-2515.

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33. Commercial Property

FOR HOME REPAIR. 13 years experience. Plumbing, electrical, carpentery, painting. Call R. Smith. 601638-2606 or 601-415-1710.

2 BEDROOMS, 1 BATH, 3510 Main Street, central air/ heat. $525 monthly, $300 deposit. 601-831-1728.

NICE OFFICE SPACE on Wisconsin Avenue. 750 square feet .$475 monthly. 1000 square feet, $700 monthly. 601-634-6669

26. For Rent Or Lease OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. Wisconsin Avenue. Approximately 400 square feet. High traffic area. $500 month. Call John 601-5297376.

27. Rooms For Rent NIGHTLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY RATES. Between Ameristar and Diamond Jacks Casino. Multiple night discounts, no deposit, best prices in town. DIXIANA MOTEL 4041 WASHINGTON STREET VICKSBURG, MS.

USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.

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WASER AND DRYER. Great condition. $300. Call 601-218-0496.

CORPORATE APARTMENT. Fully furnished. $800 monthly, utilities, weekly cleaning, off street parking. 601-661-9747.

XXX CORNET, $350. Troybilt Pony tiller, 5 horse power, $350. 601-636-3904.

K and K Crawfish Purged 5 sacks and up $1.50 a pound. Under 5 sacks $2 a pound.

318-574-4572 318-207-6221

NEWLY RENOVATED. Completely furnished corporate apartment. All utilities provided including cable and internet. Laundry room, courtyard, security entrance. Great location. $750 - $900 month. 601-415-9027, 601-638-4386.

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19. Garage & Yard Sales What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

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14 KARAT GOLD marquis diamond solitaire with baguette engagement ring, 1 carat total weight. $1650/ set. 601-638-7706.

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601-638-7191 COMMERCIAL QUALITY STAINLESS steel sink with drain boards on each side. $300. Call Jimmy Clark or Pat Cashman. 601-6364545.

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605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231 DOWNTOWN, BRICK, Marie Apartments. Total electric, central air/ heat, stove, refrigerator. $500, water furnished. 601-6367107, trip@msubulldogs.org TAKING APPLICATIONS!! On a newly remodeled 3 bedroom, $450. Also 2 bedroom, $425. Both includes refrigerator and stove furnished. $200. Call 601-634-8290

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By owner- 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath completely remodeled brick home. Bovina area, hardwood & ceramic flooring, new metal roof, approx. 1558 sq. ft. $135,000. For appointment, 601-415-4518

JOHN ARNOLD 601-529-7376 NEED BUYERS: I have access to homes in all prices & sizes to show you, as well as land & commercial property. Central Drive: Nice home w/hardwood floors, freshly painted inside & out, fenced backyard, workshop & 16x16 covered back porch. $69,000. Call John Arnold, Vicksburg Realty, LLC.

FHA & VA Conventional ! Construction ! First-time Homebuyers !

3 BEDROOM, 2 bath home at 715 Fort Hill. Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher. 2 story with double porches, fireplace, sun room and garage. Lots of charm, and great neighbors. $1200 monthly, $1000 deposit. 601-636-7862.

Vicksburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Convenient Luxury Apartments! â&#x20AC;˘ Cable Furnished! â&#x20AC;˘ High Speed Internet Access Available! 601-636-0503 2160 S. Frontage Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

BARBARA'S LAWN SERVICE. Grass too tall, give us a call. Low prices, great service. 601-218-8267, 601629-6464, leave message.

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 â&#x20AC;˘ Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 â&#x20AC;˘ Social Seurity Disability â&#x20AC;˘ No-fault Divorce

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ELVIS YARD SERVICES. General yard clean-up, rake leaves, grass cutting, tree cutting, reasonable. 601415-7761. Quick response.

River City Lawn Care You grow it - we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168.

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Classic Elegance in Modern Surroundings

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Brian Moore Realty Connie - Owner/ Agent

318-322-4000

1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Judy Uzzle.................601-994-4663 Mary D. Barnes.........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Rip Hoxie, Land Pro....601-260-9149 Jill Waring Upchurch....601-906-5012 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490 Broker, GRI

601-636-6490 Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Bob Gordon........601-831-0135 Tony Jordan........601-630-6461 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318 Kai Mason...........601-218-5623 Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790 Rick McAllister..601-218-1150 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

JIM HOBSON

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Mortgage Loans

36. Farms & Acreage

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38. Farm Implements/ Heavy Equipment 2007 KUBOTA M5040, 4 wheel drive. 277 hours. Excellent condition. $19,000 Call 601-218-046.

39. Motorcycles, Bicycles 2003 GOLDWING. Excellent condition, 18,000 miles, lots of extras. $12,500. Call John 601-529-7376.

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40. Cars & Trucks 0% FINANCING ON all 2010 GMC Sierras! Over 100 used trucks and cars to choose from. Now is the time to come see Bobby Bryan at George Carr Buick, Cadillac, GMC for your BEST deal ever! w.a.c. GMC, we are professional grade. 601-218-9654. 1993 HONDA 2 Door Civic with Turbo. Car looks great. Needs minor work. $3500. Call 601-218-0496. 1991 Honda 4 door Civic. Needs motor. $1000. Call 601-218-0496. 2000 JEEP WRANGLER Sport. 86,991 miles, really good condition. $8200. 601638-3737, 601-618-9438. 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. Only $10,988. Call Sam at 769-203-9249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. 2004 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. Very good condition. Fully loaded. $16,000 or best offer. 601-529-8702. 2005 MAZDA RX8. Red with red/ black leather interior, sunroof, 6-speed, Bose system, great condition, 41,800 miles. $15,995. 601218-0100, 601-218-0072. 2006 CHEVROLET EXTENDED CAB. Low miles, only $15,988. Best buy in town. Call Sam at 769-2039249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. 2007 CADILLAC CTS. Great price, low miles. Call Sam at 769-203-9249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. 2007 DODGE CHARGER. 84,000 miles. $8,400. Call 601-415-0760. 2007 MALIBU. CLEAN, low miles, only $11,988. Call Sam at 769-203-9249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. 2007 TAHOE. SUNROOF, leather, low miles, great buy. Call Sam at 769-203-9249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. 2008 CERTIFIED MALIBU. Low miles, only $13,988. Call Sam at 769-203-9249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. 2009 IMPALA. SUNROOF, leather, low miles, only $17,988. Call Sam at 769203-9249, Dealer. Atwood Chevrolet. ANTIQUE CAR SPECIAL. 1969 450 dozer, $6500. Ford moving van, $2700. 1978 Chevrolet El Camino, $2500. 1961 Pontiac Catalina, $1800. 1967 Ford Galaxy 500 2 door, $1000. 1961 Bellaire Chevrolet 4 door, $800. 1968 Chevelle, 4 doors, restored, little more work to do, $4500. Chevrolet motor and transmission. Deer camp trailer, full bedroom and bunk, $1900. 601-529-1075. BOTTOM LINE AUTO SALES We finance with no credit check! Corner of Fisher Ferry Road and Jeff Davis Road. 601-529-1195.

MUST SEE TO appreciate! 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, $3500 or best offer. 1999 Mazda Millenium, $3500 or best offer. 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, $2600 or best offer. 1978 Mercedes Benz 450 SL, $4500 firm. Please call 601-456-1714.

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For those adults who like a safe community setting with the best neighbors in Vicksburg.

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Discount for Senior Citizens available

Bradford Ridge Apartments

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MAGNOLIA MANOR

Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety.

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Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency

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1911 Mission 66

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32. Mobile Homes For Sale

34. Houses For Sale

ARNER

Ask Us. !

3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. 61 South area, deposit required. 601-619-9789.

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies

A-1 LAWN SERVICE. Cutting, trimming, edging. Reasonable. 601-218-1448 or 601-636-2629.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

34. Houses For Sale

31. Mobile Homes For Rent

Crawfish Cooking Every Sunday

24. Business Services

WE HAUL OFF old appliances, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

Commodore Apartments

LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.

STRICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEAFOOD 601-218-2363

LOOKING FOR A great value? Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post, 601-6364545, ask for Circulation.

$ CASH TODAY I buy junk cars, trucks and vans. Call 601-631-4346.

CLEAN 2 BEDROOMS, 1 bath. Wood floors, appliances, $650 monthly, 3321 Drummond. 601-415-9191.

4/ 5 BEDROOMS. HISTORIC district, newly remodeled, 913 Locust Street. $750 monthly. 601-8311728.

601-636-6631

Currently housing 84 unwanted and abandoned animals.

3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. New carpet and appliances, $525. 1 bedroom, $400. 601-631-0805.

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Highway 61 South

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LPN

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24. Business Services

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Monday, May 10, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

MAY MADNESS SALE

0% APR up to 72 Months or Rebates Up To $6000 2009 GMC Sierra 2500

2010 GMC Sierra

Equipped with 6.6L Duramax Diesel, Allison transmission, SLE preferred package, steering wheel radio controls, dual zone air, bluetooth, fog lamps, adjustable power pedals, remote vehicle start, rear defogger, power heated mirrors, HD trailering equipment. #41051

Equipped with work truck package, cruise control, automatic transmission, air conditioner and much more. #41287

Equipped with sliding rear window, power sunroof, front heated and cooled leather seats, navigation system, rear vision camera and more. #41296

Ext. Cab SLE Duramax Diesel

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

Regular Cab

45,330 $ Sale Price - 41,995 $ Rebates - 6,000 M.S.R.P. -

35,995

2010 GMC Terrain

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

17,495

2010 GMC Sierra 2500

4x4 Crew Cab Duramax Diesel Equipped with leather interior, Duramax Diesel, Allison transmission, 17” bright aluminum wheels, convenience package, 17” All-terrain tires, heavy duty trailering equipment. #41253

51,935 $ Sale Price - 49,495 $ Rebates - 5,000

30,605 $ Sale Price - 28,895 $ Rebates - 5,000 MAY MADNESS PRICE!

23,895

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

38,065 $ Sale Price - 35,995 $ Rebates - 5,000 M.S.R.P. -

30,995

2010 GMC Yukon XL

2010 GMC Yukon SLT

0% APR

for

60 Months

In Lieu of Rebate

Equipped with white diamond paint, 2nd row bucket seats, SLT equip. pkg., heated front and 2nd row seats, pwr. operated lift gate, 2nd row power release seat and more. #41199

Equipped with 2nd row bucket seats, power sliding sunroof, heated front & 2nd row seats, rear seat entertainment, 20” polished aluminum wheels, SLT package and more. #41300

50,674 $ Sale Price - 47,795 $ Rebates - 3,000 M.S.R.P. -

44,795 44,995 0% FINANCING

MAY MADNESS PRICE!

44,995

Crew Cab 4 Wheel Drive

60 Months

M.S.R.P. -

Equipped with V8 engine, 1 year OnStar Safe and Sound, SLE preferred equipment package. #41281

25,010

24,595

Equipped with 6-way power seat, 5.3L V8 engine, HD cooling, locking differential, HD trailering equipment, SLE package, Z71 package and more. #41290

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51,940 $ Sale Price - 49,995 $ Rebates - 5,000

2010 GMC Sierra

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2010 GMC Sierra

#41284

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22,500 $ Sale Price - 21,995 $ Rebates - 4,500 M.S.R.P. -

Extended Cab SLE

HARD TO FIND, IN STOCK NOW! M.S.R.P. -

Denali Crew Cab

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51,155 Sale Price - 47,995 $ Rebates - 3,000 M.S.R.P. -

44,995

for 60 Months* with GMAC Approved Credit

ON EVERY 2010 GMC ACADIA Bobby Bryan Clyde McKinney An experienced sales staff to Tim Moody Baxter Morris Tim Moody meet all of your automotive needs. Preston Balthrop Salesman of the Mike Francisco Kevin Watson Month of April Come to George Carr, Zachary Balthrop Debbie Berry James “P’Nut” Henderson Herb Caldwell You’ll Be Glad You Did. For a complete listing of our used vehicles visit our website at www.georgecarr.com

GeorgeCarr BU IC K • PON T IAC • CADI LL AC • GMC

www.georgecarr.com • 601-636-7777 • 1-800-669-3620 • 2950 S. Frontage Road • Vicksburg, MS Special finance rates with GMAC approved credit. GMAC financing with approved credit. All rebates assigned to dealer. See dealer for complete details. Art for illustration purposes only, actual vehicle may vary.