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Continued from Page A1. been found, but “several shell casings found in the club appear to have come from a medium- to large-caliber gun.” “Individuals have given us information to indicate there was only one gunman and others have said there were two, but we can’t tell yet,” Dent said. Investigators were
still talking with witnesses, he said. He said ballistics tests would help determine how many weapons were used. Dent said at least one of the shots appeared to have been fired just inside the front door and others were throughout the club, though he said investigations had
not shown yet whether the injuries were random or intended for the two victims. Investigations had shown that a hired security officer was at the bar and at least 50 people — the maximum allowed — were inside the club when the shooting occurred, Dent said. The club, he said, has been
a point of interest for months because of complaints of loud music and remaining open after-hours. Dent said a decision on whether the city might permanently close the club, where a beating was reported early this year, would not be made until after the investigation into Sat-
urday night’s shooting was complete. By city ordinance, if the police department wants an establishment closed because it is considered a danger, approval must come from the City of Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
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Gustavo E. Davico Gustavo E. Davico passed away on June 30, 2011, in Vicksburg, where he resided. He was born Sept. 30, 1961, in Cordoba, Argentina. In 1987, Gustavo received his undergraduate degree and, in 1992, his doctorate in chemGustavo E. istry from Davico the National University of Córdoba. During 1993-95 and 1998-2000, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Colorado. In 2000, Gustavo joined the Chemistry Department at the University of Idaho (UI) in Moscow, Idaho, as an assistant professor. He researched the development of new techniques in physical organic chemistry. For example, he identified a better way to convert methane from natural gas to methanol. He collaborated with colleagues around the world and published his discoveries in top chemistry journals. Gustavo also was a gifted teacher. He frequently received glowing evaluations from students. In 2008, Gustavo joined the Environmental Lab at the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, which provides science, technology and expertise in engineering and environmental sciences to other government agencies. He worked on numerous projects and supervised other staff. Gustavo was an avid photographer. He liked to talk about the origins of the universe, which he could do in English, Spanish, Italian and German. His training gave him special expertise, but he always demonstrated great patience with his friends who were not scientists. Gustavo was proud to be a naturalized U.S. citizen, but he remained very Argentine. With his friends, he loved to share barbecue beef, red
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Continued from Page A1. by a nonexistent nanny. With credit for the nearly three years she’s spent in jail since August 2008 and good behavior, she had only days remaining when she was sentenced July 7. The case drew national attention ever since Caylee was reported missing. Cable network HLN aired the entire trial, with pundit Nancy Grace dissecting the case nightly. Vitriol poured into social networking sites when Casey Anthony was acquitted of murder, with observers posting angry messages on Twitter and Facebook’s “I Hate Casey Anthony” page. Outraged lawmakers responded by proposing so-called Caylee’s laws that would allow authorities to prosecute parents who don’t quickly report missing children. And many still speculate about what really happened to Caylee: Was she suffocated with duct tape by her mother, as prosecutors argued? Or did she drown in an accident that snowballed out of control, as defense
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attorneys contended? As for her plans, it’s not clear where Anthony will stay or what she will do next. Her relationship with her parents, George and Cindy, has been strained since defense attorneys accused George Anthony of molesting Casey when she was young. They also said George Anthony made Caylee’s death look like a homicide after the girl accidentally drowned in the family pool. Caylee’s remains were found in December 2008 in woods near the home Casey Anthony shared with her parents. George Anthony has denied covering up her death and denied molesting Casey Anthony when she was a child. Baez had argued during trial that the alleged abuse resulted in psychological issues that caused her to lie and act without apparent remorse after Caylee’s death. Prosecutors alleged that Anthony suffocated her daughter with duct tape because motherhood interfered with her lust for a carefree life of partying with
wine and hours of conversation. He was a loving, supportive father to his sons, Ezequiel (Zeke), 22, and Guido, 19, who live in Washington and Maryland, respectively. Gustavo is survived in Argentina by four siblings, Pablo, Fernando, Carlos and Silvina; and his parents, Haydee and Pedro. A memorial service will be held on July 19, 2011, at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Vicksburg, 1607 Cherry St. Interment will take place in Argentina. Memorial contributions can be sent to the American Red Cross.
William Jones Jr. William Jones Jr. of Kings died Friday, July 15, 2011. He was 20. Mr. Jones was a member of Bethlehem M. B. Church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with W. H. Jefferson Funeral Home in charge.
Lance Christopher Logan COLUMBIA — Lance Christopher Logan, 24, a senior at the University of Southern Mississippi, died Thursday July 14, 2011. He was the victim of a homicide. Lance was born in Memphis, Tenn. He was the beloved son of Jim and Judy Ward of Columbia, Miss., and of the late Hubert Logan Lance Christopher and Sandy Logan Logan of West Memphis, Ark. He graduated from St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg, where he was president of the student body. At St. Al., he was also co-captain of the basketball team, a section leader in the marching band and member of the track and quiz bowl teams. He was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by his classmates. He participated in Boys’ State, where he was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, and received the “Best Representative” award. While on active duty with the United States Army, he received the National Defense Medal and the Global War on Terrorism
friends and spending time with her boyfriend. However, some jurors have told various media outlets that the state didn’t prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt as required for a conviction — although most have added that they don’t think Casey Anthony is innocent. Defense attorneys and sheriff’s officials have not said where Anthony is heading. “She is safer in jail than she is out here,” said Mike Quiroz, who drove from Miami to spend his 22nd birthday outside the jail. “She better watch her butt. She is known all over the world.” Lamar Jordan said he felt a pit in his stomach when he saw Anthony walking out of jail. “The fact that she is being let out, the fact that it is her child and she didn’t say what happened, made me sick,” Jordan said. What Anthony will do to make a living also remains unknown. Anthony, a high school dropout, hasn’t had a job since 2006, when she was
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Service Medal and qualified as a sharpshooter. He graduated from the United States Military Academy Prep School and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. At West Point, he completed cadet basic training, and was a member of the drum-line and the inline hockey team. At USM, he was an international business major, with a minor in German. He served as the 2010-2011 vice president of the Student Government Association. He had planned to graduate in December 2011 and to attend law school following graduation. He was an alumnus of the Kappa Alpha Order, and a recipient of KA’s Maltese Cross for military service. He was a graduate of the Kappa Alpha Emerging Leader’s Academy at Washington and Lee University. He was also a member of Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity. During periods when classes were not in session, he was employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District. Lance was a communicant of St. Michael Catholic Church in Vicksburg and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Jackson Diocesan Youth Council. In Hattiesburg he worshiped at
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a vendor at Universal Studios theme park. A large segment of the public has seethed since Anthony’s acquittal, believing she had something to do with her daughter’s death. Her attorneys have said she has received numerous threats, including an email with a manipulated photo showing their client with a bullet hole in her forehead. Security experts have said Anthony will need to hole up inside a safe house protected by bodyguards, perhaps for weeks, in case someone tries to make good on one of those threats. One attorney, Charles Greene, said Friday that Anthony was emotionally unstable and needed “a little breathing room” after her draining two-month trial. The lies that were the basis of her conviction on the misdemeanor charges began in mid-July 2008, about a month after Caylee was last seen alive. Around the time the girl disappeared, Casey Anthony had begun staying with friends and not with her parents. When Anthony’s
mother Cindy began asking about Caylee, Anthony told her she was staying with a nanny named Zanny. In mid-July, George and Cindy Anthony were notified that their car had been impounded after it was abandoned in a check-cashing store’s parking lot. When the picked up the car, George Anthony — a former police officer — and the impound lot manager both said it smelled like a dead body had been inside. Cindy Anthony then tracked down her daughter at a friend’s apartment and when she couldn’t produce Caylee, called the sheriff’s office on July 15, 2008. The court found she lied to investigators about working at the Universal Studios theme park, about leaving her daughter with Zanny, about telling two friends that Caylee had been kidnapped and about receiving a phone call from her.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Lance was an accomplished musician and played piano, guitar and drums. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, travel and performing standup comedy. He was an avid runner and had completed two half-marathons. He is survived by his fiancée, Allie Barfield of Vicksburg; his brother, Jared Myers, sister-in-law Crystal Myers and nephew Grayson Myers, all of Catonsville, Md.; and a host of other family and friends. A funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Hattiesburg. The burial, with military honors, will follow the service at 1 p.m. at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Columbia. The Revs. P.J. Curley and Martin Gillespie will officiate. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Vicksburg. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 tonight at Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia and on Monday, from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to: Lance Logan Memorial Boys’ State
Scholarship, P.O. Box 688, Jackson, MS 39205; Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfry Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256; and West Point Association of Graduates, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996. Arrangements are under the direction of Hathorn Funeral Home of Columbia.
Lenzie L. Middleton Lenzie L. Middleton of Bovina died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at St. Dominic’s Medical Center in Jackson. He was 71. Mr. Middleton was a retired diesel mechanic and pastor of Jesus Christ Apostolic Temple. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with W. H. Jefferson Funeral Home in charge.
This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.
LOCAL FORECAST Monday-Wednesday Scattered thunderstorms; highs in the upper-80s; lows in the 70s
STATE FORECAST today Partly cloudy early with scattered thunderstorms developing in the afternoon; chance of rain 50 percent Monday-Wednesday Scattered thunderstorms; highs in the upper-80s; lows in the 70s
Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 89º Low/past 24 hours............... 74º Average temperature......... 82º Normal this date................... 82º Record low..............66º in 1926 Record high......... 102º in 2000 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.................0.3 inch This month..............1.31 inches Total/year.............. 21.68 inches Normal/month......1.87 inches Normal/year........ 31.86 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Monday: A.M. Active............................ 7:20 A.M. Most active................. 1:08 P.M. Active............................. 7:42 P.M. Most active.................. 1:31 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 8:09 Sunset tomorrow............... 8:09 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 6:08
RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 34.3 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 14.4 | Change: -1.1 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 16.9 | Change: -0.2 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 15.3 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 3.7 | Change: NC Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 7.2 | Change: NC Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................81.6 River....................................81.5
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