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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 4, the 155th day of 2015. There are 210 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History: On June 4, 1940, during World War II, the Allied military evacuation of some 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France, ended. Addressing the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”
On this date: In 1919, Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote regardless of their gender, and sent it to the states for ratification. In 1939, the German ocean liner MS St. Louis, carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany, was turned away from the Florida coast by U.S. officials. In 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American victory against Japan and marking the turning point of the war in the Pacific. In 1944, U-505, a German submarine, was captured by a U.S. Navy task group in the south Atlantic; it was the first such capture of an enemy vessel at sea by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812. The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome. In 1954, French Premier Joseph Laniel and Vietnamese Premier Buu Loc signed treaties in Paris according “complete independence” to Vietnam. In 1972, a jury in San Jose, California, acquitted radical activist Angela Davis of murder and kidnapping for her alleged connection to a deadly courthouse shootout in Marin County in 1970. In 1986, Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiring to deliver information related to the national defense to Israel. (He is serving a life prison term.) In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian carried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer’s patient from Portland, Oregon, end her life in Oakland County, Michigan. In 1998, a federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
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Across the Region Tupelo Community Theatre to present ‘Lone Star’ TUPELO — Tupelo Community Theatre will present a final performance of the state and regional awarding-winning production “Lone Star” by James McLure at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Lyric Theatre. The production is one of 12 productions from across the United States to be part of the national AACTFest in Grand Rapids, Michigan in June. Lone Star was the Mississippi Theatre Association Festival Winner for Best Production, Best Scenic Design, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and All Star Actor and the Southeastern Theatre Conference Community Theatre Festival winner and actor John McCustion received an Outstanding Achievement in Acting award. Tickets for the show are $20 and a bar will be provided. This production contains language and discussions that are bru-
tally honest, but very funny. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the TCT office at 844-1935 or visit www.tct.ms.
Friday. The trade days will feature yard sales, BBQ and dancing at 7:30 with Wayne Jerrolds and friends on Saturday.
Summer Reads Table offers fun, refreshments
Selmer Class of 1960 to hold two-day reunion
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. — Cold Water Books will have a Summer Reads Table, featuring signed copies of titles by author, Annie Cole on Saturday. There will be lemonade, cookies, and fun in the sun reads. Cold Water Books is located at 101 West 6th Street in Tuscumbia, Alabama. For more information, call 256-381-2525 or visit www. sandi@coldwaterbooks.com
SELMER, Tenn. — The Selmer High School Class of 1960 will have a reunion FridaySaturday to celebrate 55 years since graduation. Several class members will enjoy golf on Friday before meeting at the home of James and Jean Martin Friday Evening. On Saturday, the class will meet at Top O’ The River in Michie at 3 p.m. Class members who still need to R.S.V.P should contact Class President Bobby Brown at 731-610-3327.
Purdy Trade Days slated Friday and Saturday
Health Services, located at 202 Martindale Lane in Ripley will hold a Fit Kid Camp from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, June 8, through Friday, June 12. The cost is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. For more information call (662) 837-7656.
Book signing, reception celebrates Hamm book SELMER, Tenn. — AiM and The Stephen Foster Music Club will host a book signing and reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday to celebrate the release of Freida Hamm’s book “Twenty Five Years with Frieda Hamm.” The was published by Renee Pembroke (Morgan Press). Attendees will have the opportunity to view and purchase the beautiful book and attend a reception, sponsored by Aim, SFMC and special events in honor of Frieda.
Tippah Health Services plans Fit Kid Camp
PURDY, Tenn. — Purdy Trade Days will be Friday and Saturday. Music and cakewalk will be
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Moore steps down as Justice Court judge BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
BOONEVILLE — Voters will have to wait more than a year to choose a new Justice Court Judge in Prentiss County’s northern district. Current Justice Court Judge North Debra Hall Moore will step down from her post effective June 30. Moore, a Democrat, withdrew her name from this year’s county election on April 2 -- after the qualifying date for potential candidates. She was the only candidate to qualify, leaving no candidates in the race. At the time she indicated she planned to remain in office until her current term concludes
at the end of this year. However, on Monday supervisors accepted her resignation in which she states “I have enjoyed my twenty year tenure serving the good people of Prentiss County, but feel my choice to retire is the best one for my family and me.” Her earlier withdrawal from the race left county officials struggling to determine exactly how to proceed since there is no specific state statute that applies to the exact situation. On Monday, Chancery Clerk Bubba Pounds presented the board with an opinion from the Mississippi Attorney General’s office stating they must set a special election for November 2016 to fill the new term of of-
Jackson looks to ease taxi company operation Associated Press
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council is looking at reducing the number of vehicles required to operate a taxicab company in the city from eight to four or fewer. The council took no action on the proposal Tuesday, opting to let a committee hold a public hearing on the ordinance change. The Clarion-Ledger reports a vote also was delayed because some council members suggested requiring only one vehicle and to allow a cab service to operate from a business location or a home office. In addition to the eightcar requirement, current city ordinances mandate a cab company have a physical location and operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. “Why can’t you operate the hours you want?” said Councilman Ashby Foote. Foote said the requirement of eight vehicles places cab companies at a disadvantage, especially with ride-sharing services such as Uber. “We are against reducing it
Natchez police identify suspects in Eola video
below four,” said Deluxe Cab Co. owner Tyra Dean, who represents cab owners and drivers. “We agree it (ordinance) needs to be updated, but you can’t do away with the rules.” Taxi owners said a requirement of eight vehicles places cab companies at a disadvantage, especially with ride-sharing services such as Uber. Council members said regulations dealing with Uber will be in a separate ordinance. The city currently has no regulations or ordinance dealing with ridesharing services. Uber allows mobile phone users to hail a car from anywhere in the Uber coverage area, which locally includes Jackson, Ridgeland, Flowood and Pearl. Uber’s business model is similar to a traditional cab service, but it hinges on the “ride sharing” term, which allows the company to bypass typical municipal, state and federal cab requirements or restrictions.
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In January the board will appoint someone to fill the position from that time until the November 2016 special election. The board is also now tasked with filling the remainder of Moore’s unexpired term when she leaves office June 30. Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to appoint Moore’s husband, Trent Moore, to fill the unexpired term. Board members said Trent Moore indicated he would not seek election to the post in next year’s special election. The county election commission will be charged with organizing the special election in 2016 and it’s unclear exactly when qualifying would begin for those seeking to run.
fice when it becomes vacant due to no candidate being elected in this year’s county general election. The board had asked the Attorney General if it would be possible to hold a special election to fill the next term during this year’s regular county general election. The opinion states there is no legal authority for setting the special election sooner than next year. “A vacancy does not exist for the term beginning in January 2016 until the current term has expired; therefore we find no authority to conduct a special election for that position in November 2015,” states the opinion.
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NATCHEZ — Natchez police have identified about 20 people captured on security cameras breaking into the now-closed Eola Hotel. Detective Jerry Ford tells The Natchez Democrat that at least 15 teenagers and young adults between the ages of 17 and 24 came to the police station after the surveillance video was published in the newspaper this week. Ford said the security cameras show groups of young adults entering the Eola, apparently from its rooftop, about a half a dozen times during the month of May. He said each has been identified and are from Mississippi and Louisiana. “The parents have been very cooperative. They are disgusted by their child’s behavior and are willing to do whatever it takes to
get this taken care of, including paying for damages,” Ford said. Ford said it started when one group of young adults made their way to the Eola roof and posted photos taken from atop the building on Facebook. Apparently other teens made their way to the Eola rooftop after the Facebook postings , and eventually, a way to enter the building from the rooftop was discovered, he said. “They’ve said they just went into the hotel from the roof and were playing ghost games and things went overboard,” Ford said. “No one is admitting to taking anything yet, although some did admit to going into the rooms and tearing things off the walls.” Johnny Daves, director of security at Magnolia Bluffs Casino, said no decision has been made about pressing charges.
Agency lifts boil water notice A boil water notice for County Road 512 (Wheeler Grove Road) has been lifted. The Kossuth Water Association canceled the notice earlier this
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