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DEATHS • Ruel Anderson • Rosa Lee Dabney • Anderson Lavelle Keen • Frank Excel Marley Sr. • Daisy Mae Young Palmer • Fannie Ruth Shally • Earl Ray Taylor • Bobby Lynwood Warnock Jr.

TODAY iN HiSTORY 1861: Three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln declares a state of insurrection and calls out Union troops. 1865: President Abraham Lincoln dies, nine hours after being shot the night before by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington. 1912: The British luxury liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg; some 1,500 people die. 1960: A three-day conference to form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) begins at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. The group’s first chairman is Marion Barry. 2009: Tens of thousands of protesters stage “tea parties” around the country to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts.

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Crews work downtown this morning, unloading sound equipment for Riverfest 2010.

Riverfest preparations in full swing By Tish Butts tbutts@vicksburgpost.com The weather will cooperate for the 23rd edition of Riverfest, news that fired up preparations for the downtown-centered events Friday and Saturday. Starting today, South Street, from Walnut to Mulberry, will be closed. Also, Washington Street, from Crawford to Veto, will be closed. More streets will be shut down beginning early Friday morning, ahead of vendor setup, said Erin Hern, Riverfest president. “We are excited,” Hern said this morning. “The weather’s going to be perfect.” Advance tickets remain available for two nights of entertainment. Daytime events are free. Through the years, the festival has seen shoulderto-shoulder crowds and washouts — all dependent on what Mother Nature decides conditions should be on the third weekend of April. Today, forecasts See Riverfest, Page A9.

Riverfest 2010 — Jammin’ on the River Riverfest kicks off Friday night. Advance tickets are $15 per night or $25 for a weekend pass. Tickets at the gate are $20 per night or $35 for a pass. Tickets will be available at www.riverfestms.com through today, and at Vicksburg Main Street office at 1309 Washington St., Toot’s Grocery at Wisconsin and Confederate avenues, and Paper Plus on Washington. Daytime events along Washington begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and are free.

ENTERTAiNMENT Friday • 6-6:45 p.m. — King Edward • 7:05-7:50 — The Chill • 8:10-8:55 — Jimbo Mathus • 9:15-10:15 — The Tip Tops • 10:45-midnight — Jason Michael Carroll (headliner) Saturday • 11 a.m.-2 p.m. — Gospel Fest • 6-6:45 p.m. — Mayhem String Band • 7:05-7:50 — Rocket 88 • 8:10-8:55 — Reid Stone and the Guilt Ridden Troubadour • 9:15-10:15 — J. Blackfoot (headliner) • 10:45-midnight — Blue Mountain

DAYTiME EVENTS Friday • 6:30-9 a.m. — Y’s Men’s Pancake Sale at

Purks YMCA; $6; for take-out, call 601638-1071. Saturday • 7:30 -10 a.m. — Y’s Men’s Pancake Sale at Purks YMCA; $6; for take-out, call 601638-1071. • 8 a.m.-4:30 — Vicksburg-Warren County Riverfest Arts & Crafts Show; South, Walnut and Crawford streets; free. • 8 a.m.-3 — Vicksburg Red Carpet Classic Auto Show; Blackburn Motors on North Frontage Road; 601-831-2079 or 601831-2597; www.vicksburgcruisers.com. • 8 a.m. — Walk MS, by Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society; begins at Art Park at Catfish Row; 601-856-5831 or angie.jackson@nmss.org. • 8 a.m. — Bluz Cruz canoe and kayak race along Mississippi River; registration at River Outfitters on Halls Ferry Road from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, at LaQuinta Inn & Suites on South Frontage Road from 4-8 p.m., online at www.bluzcruz.com; $45 per person, $35 for American Canoe Association members. • 8 a.m.- 8 — 30th annual Alcorn State University Jazz Festival; Vicksburg Convention Center; free. • 9 a.m. — Center for Pregnancy Choices Walk for Life at Art Park at Catfish Row; registration,8:30; free; 601-638-2778. • 10 a.m. — Free activities along Washington Street.

JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Wednesday he wants lawmakers to be cautious with taxpayers’ money when they return next week to work on a state spending plan. “This is a tight budget. It makes significant cuts. It can’t be executed with business as usual. And the next year’s going to be tougher,” Barbour said Gov. Haley in releasing Barbour his revised spending recommendations for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Lawmakers normally would’ve finished their threemonth annual session and set a budget by early April. They started a recess about three weeks ago because they’re hoping Congress will approve extra stimulus funding for Medicaid, including $187 million for Mississippi. The economy has been lagging and state revenues have been sluggish since mid-2008, and Barbour has made five rounds of budget cuts in the current fiscal year. The federal Medicaid money is still pending, and neither the Republican governor nor top state lawmakers say they know whether it will be approved before the Legislature reconvenes Tuesday. See Budget, Page A9.

Board gives go-ahead for college hikes By The Associated Press JACKSON — The state College Board has approved increases in room and board for Mississippi’s eight public universities. The increases, which go into effect beginning in the fall, cover average single and double occupancy rates for on-campus housing, as well as hikes to university meal plans. See Colleges, Page A9.

Judge aims to expedite 18-state health law challenge By The Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge intends to fast track a lawsuit by at least 18 states, including Mississippi, that seek to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, he told attorneys Wednesday. But filing deadlines and hearing dates set by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson at the scheduling conference could stretch into November depending on his rulings and

On A6 • Poll: Resistance remains strong • Tea party tour wraps up today the time taken by states and the U.S. Department of Justice to respond. Wednesday’s hour-long court session was the first hearing in the lawsuit that was filed in federal court in Pensacola by Florida Attor-

ney General Bill McCollum minutes after Obama signed his 10-year, $938-billion health care bill into law. Attorney generals from 12 other states joined McCollum. An attorney for the group said Wednesday they will amend the lawsuit before a May 14 deadline to add six additional states. Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Idaho, Louisiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and

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Washington joined the original suit. Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada and North Dakota have since decided to join. The states claim the federal government cannot force citizens to buy health coverage. They also argue the federal government is violating the Constitution by forcing a mandate on the states without providing money to pay for it. Ian Heath Gershengorn, an attorney for the Department

of Justice, said the federal government will file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit saying the court does not have the jurisdictional authority to overturn the law. “We feel there is a strong basis for a motion to dismiss,” he said. Vinson set a Sept. 14 hearing to listen to arguments from both sides on that motion and set a tentative schedule that would move the case into late fall.

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Bovina Elementary’s Cooper Madison, 6, is fitted for a safety helmet by Renne Smith, a behavioral specialist at the school. Students received helmets through the Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund and a book from Reading is Fundamental. The gifts were part of a program

Ridgeland charity, Fine Arts Institute, fined $50,000 JACKSON, Miss. — The Secretary of State’s office has ordered the Fine Arts Institute of Mississippi to stop soliciting money in the state and fined the group and Executive Director Billy Murphy $25,000 each. The $50,000 in fines are to be paid within 30 days of the order. The Ridgeland-based charity operated Boxcar Bingo in Olive Branch — FAIMs primary funding source — until the state Gaming Commission shut down the operation for reasons very similar to those raised in the Secretary of State’s investigation.

Shooting victim ID’d as Canton man JACKSON, Miss. — The man killed in a shooting outside a Jackson barbershop has been identified as 28-year-old LeOmarr Slaughter. The Clarion Ledger reported on Thursday that Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said Slaughter, a Canton resident, was shot about four times in the upper torso with a handgun. He is the city’s 15th homicide victim so far this year. The shooting occurred just before 4 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Nappy Kutz. Another person was

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS wounded. Jackson police spokesman Joseph Daughtry said investigators have not named any suspects or determined what led to the violence.

Guardsman convicted in biker gang case BATON ROUGE — After 12 hours of deliberation, a federal jury has convicted a member of the Louisiana Army National Guard of lying to a federal agent investigating the Bandidos motorcycle gang. Wednesday’s unanimous verdict against First Sgt. William “Benny” Creel came less than an hour after jurors reported they were “hopelessly deadlocked.” It was at that point that U.S. District Judge Frank Polozola ased the panel to deliberate further in order to reach a verdict and spare the expense of a second trial. Creel, the guard’s statewide anti-terrorist program manager, remains free on bond. He faces up to five years in prison. No sentencing date was set. Creel, 42, of Franklinton, was indicted in January on a count of making a false statement to a federal agent. His attorney, Ralph Whalen Jr. of New

Orleans, declined comment.

La. changes rules for GO Zone projects BATON ROUGE — Changes have been made to the state’s rules for developers borrowing money through the federal Gulf Opportunity Zone Act. The cap on GO Zone borrowing approval was raised from $100 million to $250 million. And developers will have to tap the money within 90 days — as opposed to the eight months previously allowed. The rule changes were suggested by Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret, hoping that would ensure the state uses its $780 million balance in GO Zone bond capacity before the Dec. 31 deadline set by Congress. The State Bond Commission agreed to the changes without objection Thursday. The GO Zone bond program was set up by Congress after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 to help spur growth in 31 hurricaneimpacted parishes.

Ouachita jobs going to Georgia MONROE, La. — The owner of a north Louisiana facility that makes electric utility vehicles has told

his employees he plans to move the company and its jobs from Ouachita Parish to Georgia in two months. Stealth Manufacturing owner Greg Block gave employees 60 days notice Wednesday, state Sen. Mike Walsworth said. Walsworth said the state will continue working with the company to try to reverse the decision. Block bought Stealth Manufacturing from its local owners Bill Krutzer and Bill Robinson in January. He said last week he needed $2 million in state incentives to stay, the newspaper reported. Stealth has about 50 employees at its 82,000-square-foot facility at the Ouachita Industrial Park. Block had been negotiating with Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret for the past few weeks. “Secretary Moret has been very involved in trying to get this done for the state and our region,” Walsworth said. Block told The News-Star last week that he was negotiating with Georgia economic development officials on an incentive package. Block lives in Atlanta. “I think the fact that he lives in Georgia is to their advantage, but having the company already here is ours,” Walsworth said.

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clubs Elks Lodge No. 95 — 7 tonight, regular business meeting; 1366 U.S. 61 South. MVSU Vicksburg/Warren Alumni — 6 tonight, regular meeting; Jackson Street Community Center, 923 Walnut St. Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent — 7 tonight; president’s home, 1715 Main St.; members bring a dish. Vicksburg-Warren ASU Alumni Chapter — 7 p.m. Friday; Walter Sheriff, president; Jackson Street Community Center. Letitia Street Reunion — Fundraiser, 10 a.m. Saturday at County Market; hot dogs and nachos for sale, $1-$2; reunion planning meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday at 245 Valley View Lane; 601-218-3869. MXO Girls Club — 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Greater Grove Street Church. Mu Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority — 11 a.m. Saturday; the Rev. Casey D. Fisher Multipurpose Building, 2715 Alcorn Drive.

SWAC All-American Basketball Shootout and Step Show — Noon Saturday; ASU, JSU, MVSU and Tougaloo College alumni teams; VHS gym. National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club — 4 p.m. Sunday; Founder’s Day and Community Service Awards Program; Rosie Harris, 601-636-6613; Hilda Y. White, 601-636-7674; Mount Heroden M.B., 1117-19 Clay St. WCHS Class of 1990 —June 11-12, 20th reunion; Mironda Lacy Lewis, 601-218-3341; Shantay Bryant Thompson, 601-218-4582; www. wchs1990.com; registration deadline, April 30.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS Senior Center — Thursday: 10 a.m., chair exercises and water color art class with Karen Sanders; 11, open use of computers; 1 p.m., canasta; 5:45, bridge class; 6, chess; 6:30, chess blitz tournament; 7, duplicate bridge. Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library — 9-11 a.m. Friday, Customer Appreciation Day; coffee and cookies. Levi’s — A Gathering Place; business meeting, 7 tonight, Mount Alban Road; 7-10 p.m. Saturday, music by Backwater; donations accepted. Celebrate Recovery — Support group, 6 p.m. Fridays;

1315 Adams St.; 601-630-5070. Buck’s Country Playhouse — Feed in the Chicken Coop with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. Friday; music by Wild Bunch; donations accepted; 601-638-3193. Spring Migration Field Trip — 7:30 a.m. Saturday; bring snack, lunch, drinks and binoculars, waterproof shoes; free; meet at Bovina Texaco; 601-945-7444 or www.jacksonaudubonsociety.org. Mixed Nuts — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; Buttons Marchetti with techniques in oil painting; Peterson’s Art & Antiques, 1400 Washington St. Mississippi Senior Olympics — May 1-15; team and individual sports and events; men and women 50 and older; 601-924-6082 or 877-3340880 or visit www.msseniorolym.org. Glass Painting and Firing Workshop — 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 4 and 11; the Rev. Mark Bleakley, instructor; 601-6312997 for registration, cost, other info; SCHC. MS Conference of the United Methodist Churches Bike Ride — May 8; Prentiss on Longleaf Trace; $12, beginners to most experienced; karenjones8803@bellsouth. net, 601-738-0813 or 662-4044671. Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club Scholarships — Applications available in

high school counselors’ offices within Vicksburg Warren School District; deadline today; Willie L. Glasper, 601-6340163. Narcotics Anonymous — River City Group, 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 601-661-7646 or 601415-1742; evening, Jackie G., 601-638-8456 or 601-4153345. Patricia A. Segrest Scholarship — For students in Vicksburg Warren School District with intent to attend Alcorn; $500; applications available in high school counselors’ offices; Harold Gaines, 601-2184399; Terri Cosey, 601-5293523; deadline April 30.

churches Mount Carmel Ministries — Youth conference, Changing the Game; 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2015 Grove St. King of Kings Christian Center — “Silly Women,” play by Break the Curse Ministries; 5 p.m. Saturday; free; Willie P. Taylor, pastor; 601-638-2513 or 601-218-5529; 4209 Mount Alban Road. Rocky Springs United Methodist — Homecoming, 11 a.m. Sunday; covered-dish dinner; Rocky Springs Band; 601-924-0659; 10158 Old Port Gibson Road.

A second round of emergency repairs in a month’s time was OK’d Wednesday by the Vicksburg Bridge Commission. The work will repair a cracked floor beam above pier 5 on the old U.S. 80 bridge and replace a corroded cover plate. Both tasks will require design plans and cost estimates by contract structural adviser G.E.C., commissioners said. In March, the commission agreed to have a section of rail track above five short support piers on the Louisiana side reanchored to address missing and rusted bolts. Inclusion of the two items ensured the approval of the bridge’s annual inspection by the five-member panel. The 80-year-old structure was graded “fair-to-very good” condition by the Baton Rouge-based firm. The commission pays a maximum of $15,000 for the completion of the annual inspection. G.E.C. and the commission are expected to discuss payments related to emergency maintenance following a March 22 barge strike on pier 4. Damage was minor and not expected to have caused structural issues, officials said. Chairman Robert Moss said the panel and the firm must decide whether a separate agreement must be approved for each and every barge strike — meaning an extra $2,900 in fees paid out each time — or if language in the agreement reached with the company in November includes all such emergency visits. G.E.C. was paid $2,900 following a barge strike Oct. 22, when the firm was retained as a backup option for emergencies. The most recent strike involved a barge pushed by the MV Sunflower, owned by American Commercial Lines.

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Repairs will close I-20 bridge lanes Work to repair overhead lights on the Interstate 20 bridge across the Mississippi River will close lanes of traffic April 27-28. Eastbound lanes will be barricaded to the general traveling public first, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., then the westbound lanes a day later, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Vehicles more than 11 feet wide will be restricted, an agency release said. A separate project to reinforce support piers and replace connector plates on the bridge’s main span is expected to wrap up next week. The $13.8 million stabilization has limited traffic to single lanes for more than a year.

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Ammo, electronics among stolen items Two residential burglaries were reported in the 100 block of Elizabeth Circle, Vicksburg police Sgt. Sandra Williams said. At 1:05 this morning, a Nintendo DS valued at $100, bath towels valued at $250, clothes valued at $400 and food valued at $100 were reported stolen. At 10:03 p.m. Wednesday, about $500 and a Dell computer valued at $798 were reported stolen. In Warren County, items were reported missing from Watt’s Swamp Hunting Camp. At 12:56 Wednesday afternoon, ammunition valued at $150, a Dewalt meat-cutting saw valued at $200, a Craftsman meat-cutting saw valued at $200 and a McCulloch chain saw valued at $150 were reported stolen from the camp in the 200 block of Erves Circle.

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Assistant Master Pilot Finley Fraser gives a tour of the pilot house aboard the MV Mississippi during an open house Wednesday hosted by the Mississippi River Commission. The inspection and work boat is based in Memphis, but was on its way to Natchez for the MRC’s annual high-water inspection trip along the Mississippi River. At right is the MV, docked at City Front.

Bill would ban coverage of abortions A Jindal administration bill that would bar health insurance coverage for elective abortions in Louisiana is headed to the full House for debate after getting overwhelming support Wednesday from the House Insur-

JACKSON — A federal judge will issue an indefinite stay of execution for death row inmate James Billiot, who was found incompetent for execution on grounds of insanity. U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, in an order filed Tuesday, agreed to change a decision he issued in November in which he said he would free Billiot if the state didn’t transfer the inmate to the state mental hospital in Whitfield for treatment. The state had argued Billiot could remain incarcerated at the Parchman state prison and get treatment for mental disability. Lee said he still considers Billiot mentally disabled. However,

Lee said he would trust state officials who contend Whitfield is not equipped to handle a violent prisoner. “The court’s fundamental belief that Billiot is incompetent to be executed is unchanged,” Lee wrote. “In order to enforce its holding that Billiot cannot be executed while he remains incompetent, this court intends to enter an indefinite stay of execution.” Lee said the stay will remain in place unless and until the state shows that Billiot has regained his competence. The attorney general’s office had claimed the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield lacked the appropriate security and facilities to house a deathsentenced inmate. The office also contended that Billiot

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should not be released because his conviction and sentence had not been overturned. Billiot’s attorneys had argued the hospital has housed and treated felons since the 1950s — and briefly held Billiot himself. “We’re definitely pleased with the outcome,” said Billiot attorney John C. Henegan of Jackson. “We’ll wait to see what the state plans to do with the order. He’s being treated there at the prison right now with medication.” Billiot was convicted of using an 8-pound sledgehammer to kill his mother, stepfather and 14-year-old stepsister. He was sentenced to death for killing the stepfather and robbing him of $60 at their home in Hancock County.

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Budget deficit pegged at $319M Louisiana has a $319 million budget deficit this year, a state income forecasting panel estimated Wednesday, starting a scramble to fill the hole with only 10 weeks left in the budget year. The Revenue Estimating Conference revised tax collection estimates sharply downward for the current fiscal year that ends June 30, continuing a recent trend of forecast revisions to reflect drops in state income. Senate President Joel Chaisson said the panel’s actions “start a process that’s going to be very painful.” The state is constitutionally required to maintain a balanced budget, so lawmakers and Gov. Bobby Jindal have fewer than three months to rebalance this year’s $29 billion spending plan. That harshens any cuts that will be levied on agencies because they have such a short time to slash the funds.

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Ole Miss rejects fee for tailgating spots OXFORD (AP) — Ole Miss fans won’t have to pay a tailgate tax for the upcoming football season, but they will have a tighter timeframe for setting up their party tents. University of Mississippi spokesman Mitchell Diggs said Wednesday that a 60-member

ance Committee. Rep. Frank Hoffmann, R-West Monroe, said he introduced the bill to prohibit elective abortions in the state purchasing pools set up by the federal health overhaul legislation, a prohibition allowed under the federal bill. But Hoffmann’s proposal goes further, also banning elective abortion coverage by private insurers.

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BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana House on Wednesday supported a return to an “open primary” system for congressional elections that would allow all candidates, regardless of party, to run against each other on the same primary ballot. The bill, sent to the Senate on a 72-26 vote, would do away with Democratic and Republican primaries starting in 2012 and run congressional elections in the same manner as state and local elections. All candidates for Congress would run against each other in a November election, with the top two vote-getters advancing to a December runoff if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote. Currently, voters cast ballots in Republican and Democratic primaries, an October party primary runoff if needed and then a November general election, to select their congressmen and U.S. senators — a change enacted only a few years ago after decades under an open primary system. Only one round of congressional elections, in 2008, has been run under the change.

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JACK VIX SAYS: Still think elections should be April 15.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1890 Boats leaving Vicksburg include Maggie Faney for Coldwater, City of Vicksburg for St. Louis, Belle Memphis for Natchez, J.A. Wood and tow for New Orleans and W.M. O’Neill and tow for New Orleans.

110 YEARS AGO: 1900 Sam Putnam’s home on East Avenue burns. • Daisy Bell Turner of Helena, Ark., is visiting here.

100 YEARS AGO: 1910 Ethel Clarke is operated on for appendicitis at the infirmary and is improving. • Mrs. Thomas Edmundson is entertaining her daughter, Mrs. Eldridge, of Houston, Texas.

90 YEARS AGO: 1920 A small audience at the library hears Dr. William Cresey tell the story of heroic Serbia. • Jere Cronin attends a conference of Illinois Central officials in Chicago in reference to the big strike.

80 YEARS AGO: 1930 A cantata, “The Crucifixion,” is given at Holy Trinity Church. • The National Park Golf Club plans an Easter tournament.

70 YEARS AGO: 1940 Gen. Harley B. Ferguson, former president of the Mississippi River Commission, is here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Neill.

60 YEARS AGO: 1950 The Vicksburg Billies and the Jackson Senators open the season here despite heavy rains. • The boys quartet, composed of Raymond Henderson, Ted Dunning, Jere Andrews and C.T. Carley Jr. from Carr Central, receive superior ratings at the State Choral Festival.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rickets announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia Ann, on April 15. • Van Johnson stars in “Web of Evidence” at the Joy Theatre.

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40 YEARS AGO: 1970 Pat Hingle and Shelley Winter star in “Bloody Mama” at the Joy Theatre. • W.P. Sevier is re-elected mayor of Tallulah.

30 YEARS AGO: 1980 Michael J. Chaney, president, chairman of the board and chief administrative officer of Vicksburg Refining Inc., is pictured in the Vicksburg Evening Post announcing an open house.

Chains must start telling us the news Tempted to order large fries and a shake? Someday soon, your reverie will be interrupted by a few stark numbers: Buried deep within health care reform legislation that President Barack Obama signed into law is a provision requiring large restaurant chains to post calorie information on their menus and drive-through window signs. Any company with at least 20 outlets must comply. So must operators of vending machines. Nutritional information is already available upon request, but the government will require it to be more detailed. The idea is to get patrons to at least think twice about whether all those calories they are about to purchase are good for them and to help them select healthier choices. The Food and Drug

Administration must formulate rules within a year, and it may be even longer before the signs start showing up in restaurants. For those concerned about government intrusion, don’t worry: You can still buy that burger, but you’ll also get a small side of guilt to go with it. Americans should take more responsibility for their own health. The government, which is already picking up most of America’s health care tab and is poised to pick up more, says so. New York City already requires this information to be posted. A health department study of 12,000 customers at chain restaurants there in 2008 found that one in six used the calorie information and then bought lower-calorie items as a result. Americans are eating themselves sick. The Centers for

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Disease Control and Prevention say the United States has become “obesogenic” — a culture that promotes big-time eating, unhealthy foods and couch slouching. About one in three Americans is obese — including an alarming number of children. Mississippi scores ahead of all other states in obesity among adults and children. Obesity, especially at young age, leads to a lifetime of problems including diabetes and heart disease. Fast food, we know, is only part of the problem, especially since Mississippi has far fewer chain outlets than more populous states. The requirement is to help promote good nutrition. Hope no one thinks it guarantees people will make smarter choices.

Vicksburg Lions Club members Bob Cunny and Sam Albrecht accept the Bell Ringer Award from the Salvation Army. • McCarty Foods breaks ground for the Vicksburg plant.

10 YEARS AGO: 2000 An abandoned, city-owned pool on Walnut Street is filled in after neighbors complain of its dangers. • Amanda Yeager, Porters Chapel Academy catcher, gets 13 stitches after being hit in the head by a bat.

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Feds must extract more money, and how will matter Although a value-added tax is gaining steam as the likeliest revenue source to help fill the nation’s yawning fiscal gap, President Barack Obama’s debt commission should consider an alternative: a progressive consumption tax. The virtue of the PCT over the VAT is that it’s simple, transparent and progressive. It would reward and encourage savings. And, politically, it would be an American invention, not a European import. Instead of paying a largely hidden sales tax (the VAT), under the PCT, citizens would pay taxes on the difference between what they earned and what they saved — that is, on what they spent. Foes of higher taxes — such as practically every Republican on the commission — likely will insist that mounting deficits be controlled by spending cuts alone. And many on the commission — particularly liberals Andy Stern of the Service Employees International Union and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. — will want tax increases to cover the gap. But either path would be a traumatic way to reduce deficits scheduled to total more than $3 trillion over the next five years and $9 trillion over 10 years. This commission, headed by two moderates — Bill Clinton’s former

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White House chief of staff, Erskine Bowles, and retired Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo. — will be a crucial test of whether bipartisan solutions can be found to the nation’s serious problems. On the revenue side, a VAT is now the leading proposal, advocated by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta and — significantly — former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. It’s also recommended as the leastbad alternative by some Republican economists, notably Greg Mankiw, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush. A VAT is essentially a sales tax, except that it’s charged at each stage in the development of a product instead of when the product is sold. As Shawn Tully wrote for CNNMoney.com, “The genius of the VAT

is that, while the consumer pays it, the actual cash is mostly collected from producers before it reaches the retailer. “Since the VAT is essentially a hidden charge embedded in the price of goods and services, raising the VAT doesn’t arouse the uproar caused by increasing income taxes.” The progressive consumption tax was first proposed in 2004 by Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, as an alternative to regressive payroll taxes and later as replacement for the income tax. Now, she’s advocating it in place of the VAT, which she says is also inherently regressive because poorer people spend a greater percentage of their incomes than rich people. And efforts to make it more progressive by exempting food, medicine and children’s clothing will raise

prices on those favored items. The PCT works like this: At tax time, a person states his or her income, subtracts the amount that he or she has saved and pays tax on the difference. As opposed to the VAT, taxpayers would know exactly what they were paying and why — and would be encouraged to save more. The rate of tax on consumption would be based on income — perhaps zero for poor people, 5 percent for middle-income earners and 10 percent for those earning more than $100,000 a year. Revenue needs also would determine the rates. Transparency should also make the PCT attractive to Republicans, who fear that a VAT would be raised frequently to pay for increased spending. Conservatives rail that Obama and his fellow Democrats are determined to make the United States into a “European-style social welfare state.” First introduced in France in 1954, VATs in the range of 20 percent are now universal in European countries and also Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A progressive consumption tax would be an all-American alternative designed to close the deficit gap and incentivize chronically low savings and investment.

MacGuineas, in an interview, stressed that the PCT should not by any means be the commission’s sole means of bringing deficits under control. She favors income tax reform — lowering rates and broadening the base of taxes by eliminating as many special breaks as possible. Breaks — technically known as “tax expenditures” — cost the treasury an astronomical $1 trillion, but they include such popular items as the mortgage interest deduction and the exclusion of taxes on employerprovided health insurance. MacGuineas also favors slowing the growth of Social Security and Medicare benefit increases by such means as raising the retirement age and indexing it to longevity and meanstesting Medicare. Just as Congress and Bush and Obama have failed to control the national debt, there’s every reason to fear that ideology will prevent the commission from reaching agreement. But every commissioner needs to consider the warning: The debt is so big that, if it’s not contained, it will ruin America’s economy and undermine its world leadership. •

Morton Kondracke is executive editor of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.

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Poll: Resistance to health care bill remains strong WASHINGTON (AP) — Opposition to President Barack Obama’s health care reform law jumped after he signed it — a clear indication his victory could become a liability for Democrats in this fall’s elections. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds Americans oppose the health care remake 50 percent to 39 percent. Before a divided Congress finally passed the bill and Obama signed it at a jubilant White House ceremony last month, public opinion was about evenly split. Another 10 percent of Americans say they are neutral. Disapproval for Obama’s handling of health care increased from 46 percent in March before he signed the bill, to 52 percent now— a level not seen since last summer’s angry town hall meetings. Nonetheless, the bleak numbers may not represent a final judgment for the president and his Democratic allies in Congress. Only 28 percent of those polled said they understand the overhaul extremely or very well. And a big chunk of those who don’t understand it remain neutral. Democrats hope to change public opinion by calling attention to benefits available this year for seniors,

families with children transitioning to work and people shut out of coverage because of a medical problem. “There are some things I like, because I think that there are some people who need health care,” said Jim Fall, 73, a retired computer consultant from Wrightwood, Calif. But “I don’t like the idea of the government dictating what health care should be like. Nor do I like them taking money out of Medicare. They are going to create more waste and they are going to take away benefits.” Seniors — reliable voters in midterm congressional races — were more likely to oppose the law. Forty-nine percent strongly opposed it, compared with 37 percent of those 64 and younger. Seniors’ worries that Medicare cuts to insurers, hospitals and other providers will undermine their care represent a formidable challenge for Democratic congressional candidates this fall. The nearly $1 trillion, 10-year health care remake would provide coverage to nearly all Americans while also attempting to improve quality and slow the ruinous pace of rising medical costs. Nonpartisan congressional budget analysts say the law is fully paid for. Its mix of Medi-

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President Barack Obama signs the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 last month. care cuts and tax increases, falling mainly on upperincome earners, would actually reduce the federal deficit. And people covered by large employers may even see a dip in their premiums. The public doesn’t seem to be buying it. Fifty-seven percent said they expect to pay more for their own health care, contrasted with 7 percent who expect to pay less. And 47 percent said they expect their own medical

care to get worse, compared with 14 percent looking forward to an improvement. Politically, Americans are polarized. Democrats support the overhaul by 68 percent to 18 percent, while Republicans oppose it 85 percent to 9 percent. Independents are roughly even, with 44 percent opposed and 40 percent in favor — within the poll’s margin of error. That suggests there’s some space for Obama and the law’s supporters to

make an appeal in its favor. Donna Christian of Kingsport, Tenn., is a political independent who says she’s leaning in favor of the law. “I think Americans are going to be better off in the long run even if they don’t see that now,” Christian said. The AP-GfK Poll was conducted April 7-12, 2010, by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media. It involved telephone interviews with 1,001 adults nationwide.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea party activists are ending a cross-country tour in a place and on a day that inspires much of their discontent. The place is Washington, and today is the day: the April 15 deadline to file federal income taxes. The Tea Party Express tour wraps up at Washington’s Freedom Plaza with a morning rally. Local events are also planned in Oklahoma, Ohio and other states. In Mississippi, several events were planned for today and a statewide gathering is scheduled to begin Saturday morning at the State Fairgrounds in Jackson, followed by a march to the Capitol. A separate event is scheduled in Oxford. Tea party protesters opened their tour nearly three weeks ago with a Nevada rally that drew at least 9,000 and heard from one of the few politicians embraced by the conservative, anti-tax movement, Sarah Palin.

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Governor orders inspections for 200 W. Va. coal mines CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Joe Manchin on Wednesday ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines in West Virginia after an explosion last week killed 29 miners and injured two. Manchin also asked for the state’s more than 200 underground coal mines to cease production Friday to mourn the victims of the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in 40 years. “I don’t know any better way to honor the miners we’ve lost and the families who are grieving so much,” Manchin said. Manchin wants the miners to show up for work, but to help check on safety instead of producing coal. “If they don’t go to work, they’re not honoring our fallen heroes,” Manchin said. “I don’t think there will be a mine or a miner that won’t honor those fallen heroes.” Massey Energy Co., which owns the Upper Big Branch mine where the blast occurred, said a work stoppage was an appropriate way to honor the miners killed. “Massey will use this as an opportunity to reflect on the events of April 5th and will focus our attention on safety and training,” the statement

Lawmaker names 48 mines that could face scrutiny WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of a congressional panel that oversees mine safety on Wednesday released a list of 48 mines that could face greater scrutiny if not for delays in assessing the safety violations filed against them. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said he wants the public to have all relevant information about potentially dangerous mines in the hope of avoiding another disaster. The list includes the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 miners died in an explosion last week. Twenty-one others on the list are coal mines in West Virginia. Included are

said. If the rest of the industry complies with Manchin’s request, about 1 million tons of coal will not be mined, based on 2008 production data. At roughly $60 a ton, the stoppage could cost about $60 million in lost production. It wasn’t clear whether other companies would cease production along with Richmond, Va.-based Massey, one of the nation’s top coal producers. A call to the West Virginia Coal Association was not immediately returned. The governor’s executive

four coals mines in Kentucky and one coal mine each in Illinois, Virginia, Utah, Wyoming, Kansas and Arizona. The remaining 16 mines are metal and nonmetal mines in 13 states. All 48 mines on the list have been cited for a large number of serious safety violations. But mine operators are contesting many of those citations. Only violations that are fully resolved can be considered in the count that would trigger tougher penalties. The contested violations are part of a huge backlog of more than 16,000 unresolved cases at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commis-

order tells state regulators to start checking mines that have repeatedly had combustion risks over the last year. Highly explosive methane gas is believed to have played a role in the explosion. The levels of gas have also been a constant problem since the disaster, pre-

sion. Mine companies have challenged a greater percentage of penalties since Congress passed new mine safety laws after the 2006 Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 miners. The commission says it doesn’t have enough staff to handle the increase. Miller, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and other Democrats have accused mine operators of challenging more fines just to delay stronger penalties that would result if they are found to show a pattern of violations. Mine companies say they have a legal right to contest penalties if they think they are unfair.

venting crews from finding four missing miners for several days and this week keeping investigators from going underground to look for a cause. Manchin wants the high-priority mines inspected within two weeks. His order said inspectors

who find such risks or other health or safety violations can partially evacuate the mine or close it. “We will focus initially on those that we regard as somewhat troublesome,” said Ron Wooten, director of the state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety

and Training. Inspectors will start their blitz Friday, looking at electrical installations as well as methane and coal dust controls, including ventilation and the spraying of powdered rock to dilute explosive coal dust. “If we see other problems, obviously we’ll address those as well,” Wooten said. Meanwhile, it could be up to two weeks before investigators can venture inside Upper Big Branch to look for what caused the blast, which destroyed ventilation systems. The mine also needs to be checked for potential roof collapses. Massey is expected to drill more boreholes into the mine to help improve ventilation, state mine safety spokesman Jama Jarrett said. The delay isn’t unusual. It was 24 days before investigators went underground at West Virginia’s Sago mine, where 12 miners died after an explosion in January 2006.

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were for sunny skies all weekend with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s. Country, blues, rock, bluegrass and R&B will blast from the South Stage at South and Washington streets. This year’s headliners are country music singer Jason Michael Carroll and blues and R&B artist J. Blackfoot. Carroll will close out Friday night’s activities with a performance at 10:45, while Blackfoot will take the stage Saturday night at 9:15. Jackson blues guitarist King Edward will open the festival at 6 p.m. Friday, followed by local band The Chill at 7:05, Clarksdale native Jimbo Mathus at 8:10 and Mobile’s The Tip Tops at 9:15. Saturday will feature bluegrass tunes by the Mayhem String Band of Oxford at 6 p.m., rock by Rocket 88 at 7:05, tunes by Reid Stone and the Guilt Ridden Troubadour at 8:10 and Blue Mountain at 10:45. Also on Saturday will be the 42nd annual VicksburgWarren County Riverfest Arts & Crafts Show, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. along South, Walnut and Crawford streets.

Other free activities, including Gospel Fest on the South Stage, will be offered along Washington beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Other events this weekend include: • Bluz Cruz canoe and kayak race along the Mississippi River; • Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Walk MS; • Center for Pregnancy Choices Walk for Life; • Vicksburg Red Carpet Classic Auto Show; • Alcorn State Jazz Fest at the convention center; and • Y’s Men’s Pancake Breakfast, Friday and Saturday mornings at the Purks YMCA. “Whether it’s Riverfest or anything else, downtown business owners support downtown,” said Regina Gailani, owner of Art and Soul of the South, a shop on Washington Street. Steven Marcus, owner of Marcus Furniture Company agrees. “It brings people downtown. It generates dollars,” he said. “We definitely need to show off downtown Vicksburg.”

Barbour and lawmakers have agreed to spend about $5.5 billion for the coming fiscal year, about $500 million less than during the current year. House and Senate negotiators are still discussing how much money each agency or program will receive. Most agencies would take significant spending cuts under Barbour’s plan — some as much as 12 percent to 17 percent. Barbour said his budget would make a relatively small cut to spending for public schools, but Cecil Brown of Jackson, the Demo-

cratic chairman of the House Education Committee, said Barbour’s plan “devastates” education. “It’s a disaster, but our budget’s not much better,” Brown told reporters after seeing Barbour’s new recommendations. “I mean there’s just not enough revenue.” Brown and some of the other top budget writers — including the Democratic chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Johnny Stringer of Montrose; and Stringer’s Republican counterpart from the Senate, Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo — have been meeting behind closed doors this week at the Capitol. Brown said lawmakers and the governor have agreed to leave the federal stimulus

A9 money out of Mississippi’s budget if the funding hasn’t been approved by Congress. However, he said, if the money is still in limbo, some House members want to draft a second plan that would outline how the $187 million would be spent if Congress sends the money. Barbour said having a contingency plan would be a “terrible management practice” because it could give agency directors false hopes. Barbour’s new budget does not try to consolidate spending for any of the universities. He said several months ago that he wanted to reconfigure Mississippi’s eight universities into five, but lawmakers rejected his idea.

Continued from Page A1. sippi Valley State to 9 percent at Jackson State and Delta State starting this fall and again in 2011-12. University leaders said increases are necessary in this budget cycle, especially for room and board. General fund dollars do not go toward the cost of maintaining residence halls or dining. “I think at some point you have to increase the price to

ensure the quality” services, College Board President Scott Ross said. “I still think it’s a great value.” The system’s most expensive meal plans will average $2,480 next year, compared to this year’s $2,397. Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds said the meal plans are still a bargain. “In most cases, the cost is less than $3.50 a meal.”

DEATHS The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries in news form for area residents, their family members and for former residents at no charge. Families wishing to publish additional information or to use specific wording have the option of a paid obituary.

Ruel Anderson Mr. Ruel “Andy” Anderson, 82, died at 4:28 p.m. at Hospice Ministries on April 13, 2010. Visitation will be Friday, April 16, 2010, from noon until 1 p.m. at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence with services at 1 p.m. at the funeral home chapel. Mr. Anderson was a World War II and Korean Conflict veteran. He was a man who loved his family and spent his leisure time fishing and camping on the Big Black River. Mr. Anderson was known by many of his friends as “Cowboy Anderson.” He is survived by his wife, Margaret Anderson of Vicksburg; sons, John Anderson and Bobby Anderson, both of Brandon, and Troy Anderson of Mendenhall; daughters, Wanda Priester of Dallas, Sue Anderson Rodgers of Brandon, Rosie Anderson Brock of Florence and Debbie Buckelew of Learned; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. An online guest book may be signed at www.chancellorfuneralhome.com.

Rosa Lee Dabney PORT GIBSON — Rosa Lee Dabney died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Patient’s Choice Hospital in Port Gibson. She was 90. Survivors include a daughter, Julia Bradford of Port Gibson; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; greatgreat grandchildren; other realtives; and friends. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Devine officiating. Burial will follow at Hermanville Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 1 until 5 and Friday from 10 a.m. until the service at the funeral home.

Anderson Lavelle Keen OAK GROVE, La. — Anderson Lavelle “Andy” Keen died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at his home. He was 70. Mr. Keen was born in Shreveport, and retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anderson Fairley and Virgie Keen. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Nell Aultman of Oak Grove; and a sister, Dorothy “Dot” Klepper of West Ministry, S.C.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Oak Grove with the Rev. Byron Gray officiating. Burial will follow at New Forest Cemetery in Forest, La. Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 9 at the funeral home, and Friday from 8 a.m. until the service.

Frank Excel Marley Sr. Frank Excel Marley Sr. died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at Vicksburg Convalescent Home. He was 87. Mr. Marley retired as a principal from the Vicksburg Warren School District after 30 years of service. He was a member of Wesley Methodist Church. He was Frank Excel preceded in Marley Sr. death by his parents, Lawrence and Maggie Carter Marley; two brothers, Luther Marley and Gradie Marley; two sisters, Etta V. Brown and Leola Moore; and a stepson, Edwin Myles. He is survived by his wife, Betty J. Marley of Vicksburg; three sons, Alvin W. Marley of Chicago, Aubrey Dale Woods of Vicksburg and Frank E. Marley Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; three daughters, Stephanie Marley-Flowers of Flowood, Kathleen Goodwin of Vicksburg and Shelia Myles of Milwaukee, Wis.; seven grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives, including members of the Webb, Floyd, Hall and Brown families. W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

and hospitality ministry member. She was also part of the Willing Workers Civic Organization. She was a graduate of Rosa A. Temple High School and attended Hinds Junior College. She was employed by Southland Management for more than 30 years. Mrs. Palmer was preceded in death by her husband, James Palmer Jr.; and a son, Eric Dewayne Palmer. Survivors include a son, James Palmer III of Vicksburg; a daughter, Tamera Evette Palmer of Madison; eight sisters, Rosetta Young, Janie Griffin, Betty Griffin, Terry Ann Griffin, all of Vicksburg, Emma Harris of Utica, Evelyn Marshall of Shreveport, Jackie Booker of Houston and Cynthia Sanders of Mansfield, La.; four brothers, Leonard Griffin and Elijah Griffin, both of Vicksburg, David Griffin of Dallas and Timothy Griffin of Huntsville; and other relatives and friends, including the Tyler, Jones, Christopher, Griffin, Palmer, McLaurin, Donnerson, Smith, Mayfield, Bright, Moore, Thomas and Horne families.

Fannie Ruth Shally TALLAHASSEE — Fannie Ruth Shally died Saturday, April 10, 2010. She was 88. Mrs. Shally was a retired registered nurse for the Vicksburg Infirmary, Street Clinic, Magnolia Mobile Homes and Cappaert Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Fannie Ruth Kirksey; her husband, Elvin Shally; a son, Billy Shally; a grandson, Jason Faughn; and sibilings, G.C. Kirksey, Mary Edwards,

Services for Daisy Mae Young Palmer will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Vicksburg Family Life Cathedral with the Rev. Betty J. YoungTyler officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill daisy Mae young Cemetery. Palmer Visitation will be from 3 until 5 p.m. Friday at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home and from noon until the service Saturday at the church. Mrs. Palmer died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at River Region Medical Center. She was 59. She was a member of Family Life Cathedral, where she taught Sunday school and was a treasurer

Irene Cooksey and Mack Kirksey. Survivors include a son, Bob Shally (Alecia) of Tallahasse; grandchildren, Robby Shally (Stacey), Amy Blemore and Josh Faughn; greatgrandchildren, Logan Belmore and Connor Shally; and numerous nieces, nephews and their siblings. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 6 until 8 at Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home with the Rosary at 8.

Earl Ray Taylor TALLULAH — Earl Ray Taylor died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at his home. He was 81. Mr. Taylor was born in Franklin Parish and had lived in Madison Parish for most of his life. He was a retired farmer and a member of Willow Bayou Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Marie Taylor of Tallulah; four daughters, Linda Taylor Lisonbee, Brenda Remore and Betty Taylor Marsh, all of Tallulah, and Kathy Farnsworth of Logan, Utah; a brother, Jack Taylor of Tallulah; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Johnny Smith and John Kavanaugh officiating. Burial, directed by CrothersGlenwood Funeral Home, will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Purvis, Quintin Purvis, Edgar Purvis, Gary Arneson, Larry Cox and Jimmy Lopez.

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Bobby Lynwood Warnock Jr. KIRBYVILLE, Texas — Bobby Lynwood “Pete” Warnock Jr. died Saturday, April 10, 2010, in Jasper, Texas. He was 49. Mr. Warnock was a native of Vicksburg and had lived in Kirbyville, Texas, for 11 years. He was a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Lynwwod Warnock Sr.; his stepfather, Jim O’Neal; and three stepsisters, Brenda Hilderbrandt, Patty Fuller and Coleene Graham. He is survived by his wife, Aggie Warnock of Kirbyville; one daughter, April Pilgreen of Kirbyville; his mother, Mary O’Neal of Tiger Point, Fla.; his stepmother, Barbara Warnock of Vicksburg; three brothers, Doug Warnock and Michael Warnock, both of Florida, and Jeff Mitchell of Alabama; a sister, Cindy Corn of Illinois; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Northside Baptist Church in Vicksburg. Burial will follow at Ogden Baptist Church Cemetery in Bentonia. Visitation will be Saturday from noon until the service at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg.

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RIVER DATA staGes Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 39.3 | Change: -0.6 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 18.6 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 21.0 | Change: -1.8 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 19.5 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 5.2 | Change: -0.3 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 9.8 | Change: -0.3 Flood: 28 feet steeLe bayOu Land ...................................83.2 River ...................................86.8

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Bullying case meeting in Mass. gets heated SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — A school committee meeting for a Massachusetts district embroiled in a bullying controversy turned heated. Wednesday night’s meeting in South Hadley was the first since six high school students were charged with bullying a girl who eventually killed herself. Police had to intervene several times and at least two speakers were escorted out. Parent Luke Gelinas was escorted out after calling for the ouster of several officials. The school board chairman, Edward Boisselle, also announced that he is relinquishing his leadership post just nine days after his reelection. Boisselle said it has nothing to do with the January suicide of high school freshman Phoebe Prince, but rather he thinks the chairmanship should be rotated among members.

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Volcanic ash halts flights across Europe LONDON — Ash from Iceland’s spewing volcano halted air traffic across a wide swathe of Europe today, grounding planes on a scale not seen since the 9/11 terror attacks. Thousands of flights were canceled, tens of thousands of passengers were stranded and officials said it was not clear when it would be safe enough to fly again. In a sobering comment, one scientist in Iceland said the ejection of volcanic ash — and therefore disruptions in air travel — could continue for days or even weeks. Authorities stopped all flights over Britain, Ireland and the Nordic countries. The shutdown closed London’s five major airports including Heathrow, Europe’s busiest, a major trans-Atlantic hub that handles over 1,200 flights and 180,000 passengers per day. With the cloud drifting south and east across Britain, the country’s air traffic service banned all non-emergency flights until at least 7 a.m. Friday. Irish authorities closed their air space for at least eight hours.

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strong on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in July at the White House.

astronauts lived in before they launched. Obama will outline a strategy that “will provide more jobs for the area, greater investment in innovation, more astronaut time in space, more rockets launching sooner, and a more ambitious and sustainable space program for America’s future,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. The Obama space plan relies on private companies to fly to the space station, giving them almost $6 billion to build their own rock-

morning, said the Kennedy Space Center director told him there were enough parts for one or two more shuttle flights. That’s what Florida officials want today, he said. This all happens as the orbiting space shuttle Discovery winds down a day of resupplying the space station. After Discovery lands, there are just three more shuttle flights, a retirement ordered by then-President George W. Bush in 2004 to pay for the return-to-themoon mission, dubbed “Apollo on steroids.”

ets and ships. It also extends the space station’s life by five years and puts billions into research to eventually develop new government rocket ships for future missions to a nearby asteroid, the moon, Martian moons or other points in space. Those stops would be stepping stones on an eventual mission to Mars. Florida elected officials are hoping for one more thing: More space shuttle flights. Sen. George LeMieux, R-Fla., in a conference call with reporters this

This year, Obama canceled the moon mission, called Constellation, saying it was not sustainable and was long underfunded. But to Armstrong, Lovell and Cernan this was killing more than a moon program, but the entire American space program. “Without the skill and experience that actual spacecraft operation provides, the USA is far too likely to be on a long downhill slide to mediocrity,” the three Apollo veterans wrote in a letter to the media.

April 15, 2010: Barack Obama attends space conference. Oct. 29, 1998: Bill Clinton visited for Sen. John Glenn’s space shuttle launch. Oct. 1, 1978: Jimmy Carter celebrated NASA’s 20th anniversary. Nov. 14, 1969: Richard Nixon visited for Apollo 12 launch. He was the first sitting president to witness a NASA launch. Sept. 27, 1966: Lyndon Johnson visited with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. Sept. 15, 1964: Johnson made an impromptu visit and inspected a booster prepared for launch. Nov. 16, 1963: John F. Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral and watched launch of Polaris missile from submarine. Sept. 11, 1962: Kennedy and Vice President Johnson toured launch complex. Feb. 23, 1962: Kennedy and Johnson awarded medals to NASA leaders. Feb. 10, 1960: Dwight Eisenhower visited.

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Hornets finish on a high note

SCHEDULE PREP BASEBALL PCA hosts Mt. Salus Today, 4 p.m. VHS at Greenville Friday, 7 p.m. St. Al at Mize Friday, 7 p.m. WC at Clinton Friday, 7 p.m.

PREP SOFTBALL WC at Greenville-St. Joe Today, 4 p.m. VHS hosts Pearl Today, 6 p.m.

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6 p.m. Versus - It’s a NHL first-round playoff doubleheader as the Montreal Candiens battle Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in the first game and the Los Angeles Kings square off against the Vancouver Canucks in the late game.

WHO’S HOT CORDELL WATKINS Hinds Community College and former Vicksburg runner teamed with Fred Rose, Horatio Williams and Daquarius Johnson on the 4x100 meter relay for the fastest time, 39.69 seconds, in the National Junior College Athletic Association at the Ole Miss Invitational last weekend.

SIDELINES M-Braves beat Diamond Jaxx JACKSON, Tenn. — For the first time this season, the Mississippi Braves have a winning streak. Mississippi (2-4) scored six unanswered runs in Game 1 of a five-game series at Pringles Park against the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. The M-Braves scored the first run of the game in the top of the second inning when Cody Johnson doubled and Orlando Mercado singled him in to make it 1-0 Braves. West Tenn didn’t take long to strike back and scored two runs in the bottom of the seconnd. Carlos Peguero and Alex Liddi both scored and the Jaxx went up 2-1. The D-Jaxx added to their lead with two more runs in the 3rd inning. Dustin Ackley and Carlos Truinfel both scored on a Mike Wilson double and the Diamond Jaxx went up 4-1. In the fourth inning, the D-Jaxx led off the inning with an Alex Liddi home run, his second of the season, and West Tenn went up 5-1. In the top of the fifth, the M-Braves began their comeback by getting one run. Travis Jones scored his first of two runs in the game to make the score 5-2. Donell Linares got the RBI.

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New Orleans Hornets forward David West commits an offensive foul as he knocks over Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza Wednesday.

HOUSTON — The New Orleans Hornets were determined to finish the season with a victory. That was about the only goal left to reach. David West had 35 points and 10 rebounds, rookie Darren Collison added 26 points and 11 assists and the Hornets beat the Houston Rockets 123-115 on Wednesday night in the season finale for both teams. “We wanted to get on the bus with a win,” West said. “We felt like this was a game we wanted to play with high intensity. We weren’t just going to lay down and be unprofessional in terms of not going out giving maximum effort.” Marcus Thornton scored 20 points for the Hornets, who won for the second time in their final 14 road games. The Hornets (37-45) will sit

On B3 NBA playoff roundup out the playoffs for the first time in three years after a season ruined by injuries, most notably to Chris Paul and Peja Stojakovic. Two years ago, New Orleans went 56-26, the best mark in franchise history. West says it’s too early to speculate what offseason changes are needed to put the Hornets back among the elite teams. “We’re back in the catchup mode, in terms of having to get back to where they are,” he said. “Obviously, our main gun (Paul) was down for most of the year. When he came back, he wasn’t fully healthy. That took too big a toll.”

McCann lifts Braves to win By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Atlanta Braves put it all together two nights after falling apart in the San Diego Padres’ home opener. The Braves used a solid outing from Tommy Hanson, Troy Glaus’ first homer in two seasons, and Brian McCann’s timely hitting to beat the Padres 6-1 on Wednesday night. “That’s the way it is supposed to happen,” Braves manager Bobby Cox said. After a day off, Atlanta was a different team from the one that allowed San Diego to set a Petco Park record for runs in a 17-2 decision Monday. Hanson struck out seven in six innings and got a big lift from McCann, who erased San Diego’s 1-0 lead with a two-run double in the sixth inning. “You get a lot more comfortable with runs on the board,” Hanson said. “It lets me go out there and pitch easier and be more aggressive.” Hanson (1-1) held the Padres to one run on four hits, though he walked four and hit a batter as the Braves won for just the second time in six games. Glaus homered off Sean Gallagher in the seventh to increase Atlanta’s lead to 6-1.

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Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann watches his two-run double in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres Wednesday.

mLB It was Glaus’ first home run since Sept. 28, 2008, with St. Louis. He appeared in only 14 games last

season with the Cardinals because of right shoulder surgery. “He’s been getting his swings in the middle of the lineup,” McCann said.

“When he hits, it’s big.” Hanson pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the third when he retired Kyle Blanks on a groundout. Hanson loaded the bases by working around Adrian Gonzalez with a walk. “Adrian Gonzalez is the guy we didn’t want to beat us,” McCann said. “I wanted to work my way toward Blanks rather than Gonzalez,” Hanson said. “I felt more comfortable facing him with runners in scoring position.” Hanson also got Blanks to end the fifth inning after Gonzalez’s RBI single put runners at first and second with two outs. “Hanson is a good young pitcher,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “He’s got a combo of the good velocity with the sharp breaking ball — pretty tough.” Clayton Richard (0-2) was cruising through five shutout innings, but Martin Prado had a one-out double, Chipper Jones walked and McCann followed with a two-run double on an 0-2 count. After he gave up Glaus’ single, Richard was lifted for Gallagher. “I got ahead of (McCann) where I wanted with two strikes,” Richard said. “I just didn’t execute the last

The Rockets can relate. They were undersized and limited on defense all year without Yao Ming, who sat out to recover from foot surgery. Houston revamped the lineup at the trade deadline, dealing away troublesome Tracy McGrady, and finished 42-40. “They generally competed all year long,” Coach Rick Adelman said. “They really came together early and had a great start. At the end, it was disappointing, but it was still a pleasure to coach these guys.” Trevor Ariza finished his first regular season in Houston with his first career triple-double — 26 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists. Kevin Martin, acquired in the McGrady deal, scored 24 points. New Orleans didn’t need its stars in the finale, shooting See Hornets, Page B3.

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Bush is set to be deposed By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Reggie Bush is scheduled to give a long-sought deposition next week in a lawsuit by a fledgling sports marketer who is trying to recoup nearly $300,000 in cash and Reggie gifts the Bush star running back and his family allegedly accepted while he was playing at the University of Southern California. The deposition is scheduled for April 23 in the office of attorney Brian Watkins. Watkins represents Lloyd Lake in his lawsuit against Bush, the former Heisman Trophy winner who now plays for the New Orleans Saints. Lake’s former partner, Michael Michaels, is scheduled for a deposition next Wednesday, Watkins said. Michaels reached an out-of-court settlement with Bush’s family in

See Braves, Page B3. See Bush, Page B3.

Unceasing cycle is on display on the diamond In every prep sport, it’s all about the cycle. Not the cycle that involves a home run, a triple, a double and a single in one game by one player. That’s more rare than a smile from Tiger Woods these days. No, it’s the cycle of prep sports. The best description of this was by Zen Buddhist philosopher Seng Ts’an. “Unceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all its many forms.” On Tuesday, two teams in different phases of the cycle collided at Bazinsky Park in an 8-6 win for Vicksburg. Warren Central is at the tail end of its cycle, a team filled with seniors playing big roles like first baseman Dylan Wooten and ace pitcher Jay Harper. The Vikings, sitting

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at the top of the Division 4-6A heap with a 5-1 record, are just a few wins away from clinching a division title under second-year coach Josh Abraham. Vicksburg’s cycle is just beginning. With the exception of ace pitcher and slugging force Jacob Thomas, who is headed to Hinds Community College, most of Vicksburg’s lineup is youngsters getting serious playing time at the varsity level for the first time. Tuesday’s

win proved that while these Gators are young, they are already starting to scratch their potential. The group before them, anchored by talents like Bowen Woodson and Trey Prentiss that got the Gators to Trustmark Park just two springs ago, is gone. The cycle begins anew. New faces, like pitcher/ outfielder Cody Waddell, outfielders Lamar Anthony and Clyde Kendrick, have filled their shoes and have sped the process that usually takes a year for a group to gel. Waddell’s ERA on the hill was lower than the approval rating of Congress, while Anthony and Kendrick give the Gators (13-10, 3-2) two of the best young players in the county. Both are terrors on the basepaths and game-

changers on defense. Even if the Gators end up finishing second in the division race and have to hit the road in the Class 6A playoffs, their maturation over the past few weeks has made them a team nobody wants to see in a playoff series, especially with Thomas and Waddell pitching as well as they have. St. Al and PCA, both coming off state championships last season, are at the tail end of the cycle because many of their primary playmakers are seniors. St. Al lost four senior starters from last year’s team and this year will complete the end of the run of contributors Pierson Waring, Stephen Evans and Ryno Martin-Nez. Porters Chapel will bid farewell to the core of last year’s Class A championship team. Matthew Warren, Reed

Gordon and Colby Rushing are going into the final weeks of their baseball career with the Eagles primed to clinch the District 5-A title today, needing only a sweep over visiting Mt. Salus. Next season, the Flashes will be a totally different team. Youngsters like Josh Eargle, Reed Evans and Matthew Foley will have to be the guys to shoulder the burden. So with the playoffs on deck in the next few weeks, both ends of this perpetual cycle will be on display. Will it be youth or veteran experience that carries the day? Only time will tell.

• Steve Wilson is the sports editor of The Vicksburg Post. You can reach him at swilson@vicksburgpost.com or at 601636-4545, extension 142.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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SCOREBOARD

GOLF 2 p.m. TGC - PGA Tour, Heritage, first round 5:30 p.m. TGC - Nationwide Tour, Fresh Express Classic NHL 6 p.m. Versus - Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Game 1, Montreal at Washington 9 p.m. Versus - Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Game 1, Los Angeles at Vancouver SOCCER 6 p.m. ESPN2 - MLS, Philadelphia at Toronto

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College FOOTBALL Vicksburg’s Bradway to guest coach spring game STARKVILLE — Vicksburg’s Brad Bradway and Amory native Steve Brandon have earned the honors of being guest coaches at Mississippi State’s Maroon-White Spring Game. The two long-time supporters of Mississippi State athletics earned the positions through an auction held by the Bulldog Club. As guest coaches, Bradway and Brandon will participate in the player draft held Friday morning, join the teams at practice Friday afternoon and make decisions for their teams on Saturday. The Maroon-White Spring Game will kick off on Saturday at 5 p.m.

prep tennis Warren Central blasts Greenville Warren Central (6-4) blanked Greenville-Weston 7-0 on Tuesday in Greenville. Winners for the Vikings were, Braddock Oaks, No. 1 boy’s singles 6-3, 6-2; Kaylee Kilgo, No. 1 girl’s singles 6-1, 6-0; the No. 1 boy’s doubles team of Jalen Dagher and Stuart English 6-0, 6-2; the No. 2 boy’s doubles team of Jesse Tillotson and Robert Rhett 6-0, 6-0; the No. 1 girl’s doubles team of Lauren Pratt and Jill McVan 6-0, 6-3; the No. 2 girl’s doubles team of Bailey Howington and Elizabeth Wooten 6-1, 6-1; and the mixed doubles tandem of Darin Bhitka and Katie Humphries 6-4, 7-5.

prep Golf Warren Central wins division title Warren Central got an 82 from Peyton Rutherford and an 88 from Kara Channell to clinch the District 6 title at Whispering Lakes on Wednesday. WC scored a 171 in the tournament for a first-place finish and will play in the state tournament May 3-4 at Patrick Farms.

NFl Goodell: NFL “thorough” in Roethlisberger probe PITTSBURGH — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he will decide soon whether to punish Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for his off-the-field troubles. Goodell was attending a dinner honoring Steelers chairman Dan Rooney on Wednesday night. He says the NFL will be “thorough” in looking at the Roethlisberger incidents.

flashback

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 15 1991 — Magic Johnson sets an NBA record for career assists in a 112-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Johnson, who needed nine assists to break Oscar Robertson’s record of 9,887, gets 19. 1993 — Sparky Anderson earns his 2,000th victory as a manager when the Detroit Tigers rally to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2. 2000 — Cal Ripken becomes the 24th player to reach 3,000 hits when he lines a clean single to center off Twins reliever Hector Carrasco. He reaches the milestone with his third hit in a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins and becomes the seventh player in major league history to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. 2005 — Top-ranked Roger Federer’s 25-match winning streak ends when French teenager Richard Gasquet saves three match points before capturing a third-set tiebreaker at the Monte Carlo Masters. Federer’s 35-1 record this year is the best start on the men’s tour since John McEnroe was 39-0 in 1984.

American League East Division

W Tampa Bay....................6 Toronto..........................6 New York.......................5 Boston...........................4 Baltimore.......................1

L 3 3 3 4 8

Central Division

W Detroit............................6 Minnesota......................6 Chicago.........................4 Kansas City...................4 Cleveland.......................2

L 3 3 5 5 6

Pct .667 .667 .625 .500 .111

GB — — 1/2 1 1/2 5

Pct .667 .667 .444 .444 .250

GB — — 2 2 3 1/2

West Division

W L Pct GB Texas.............................5 3 .625 — Oakland.........................6 4 .600 — Seattle...........................4 6 .400 2 Los Angeles..................3 6 .333 2 1/2 ——— Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 7, Detroit 3 L.A. Angels 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 6, Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 1 Texas 6, Cleveland 2 Chicago White Sox 11, Toronto 1 Seattle 4, Oakland 2 Today’s Games Texas (Harrison 0-0) at Cleveland (D.Huff 0-1), 11:05 a.m. Boston (Wakefield 0-0) at Minnesota (Liriano 0-0), 12:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Kazmir 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Hughes 0-0), 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 0-1) at Toronto (Eveland 1-0), 6:07 p.m. Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-1) at Oakland (Sheets 0-0), 9:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 2-0) at Cleveland (Talbot 0-1), 6:05 p.m. Texas (Undecided) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 1-0), 6:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 1-0) at Toronto (Marcum 0-0), 6:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (W.Davis 0-1) at Boston (Beckett 1-0), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (Greinke 0-1) at Minnesota (S.Baker 1-1), 8:10 p.m. Baltimore (Millwood 0-1) at Oakland (Braden 1-0), 9:05 p.m. Detroit (Bonderman 1-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 0-0), 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W Philadelphia...................7 Florida............................5 Atlanta...........................4 Washington....................3 New York.......................2

L 1 4 4 5 6

Central Division

W St. Louis........................6 Cincinnati.......................5 Chicago.........................4 Pittsburgh......................4 Milwaukee......................3 Houston.........................0

L 2 4 4 5 5 8

Pct .875 .556 .500 .375 .250

GB — 2 1/2 3 4 5

Pct .750 .556 .500 .444 .375 .000

GB — 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 6

West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco...............7 2 .778 — Arizona..........................5 3 .625 1 1/2 Colorado........................5 3 .625 1 1/2 Los Angeles..................3 5 .375 3 1/2 San Diego.....................3 5 .375 3 1/2 ——— Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 6, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 14, Washington 7 Florida 5, Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 2, Houston 1 Colorado 6, N.Y. Mets 5, 9 innings Atlanta 6, San Diego 1 Arizona 9, L.A. Dodgers 7, 11 innings Today’s Games Houston (Norris 0-1) at St. Louis (Lohse 0-0), 12:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Suppan 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 1-1), 1:20 p.m. Washington (Olsen 0-0) at Philadelphia (Happ 1-0), 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 1-0) at Colorado (De La Rosa 1-0), 2:10 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 0-0) at San Diego (Latos 0-0), 5:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Harang 0-1) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Arizona (Haren 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 1-0), 9:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Houston (F.Paulino 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 0-0), 1:20 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Duke 2-0), 6:05 p.m. Florida (A.Sanchez 0-0) at Philadelphia (Halladay 2-0), 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 0-2) at Washington (Lannan 1-1), 6:05 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 0-0) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 2-0), 6:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (Carpenter 1-0), 7:15 p.m. Arizona (E.Jackson 1-1) at San Diego (Garland 0-2), 9:05 p.m. San Francisco (Wellemeyer 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 0-1), 9:10 p.m.

TODAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE

G Polanco Phi...................... 8 Prado Atl.......................... 8 Francoeur NYM................ 8 Headley SD...................... 8 Fukudome ChC................ 8 CGonzalez Col................. 6 Rollins Phi........................ 7 IRodriguez Was................ 6 Martin LAD....................... 7 Pujols StL......................... 8

AB R 35 12 32 7 28 6 33 7 24 3 28 6 23 8 23 4 18 6 31 8

H 17 15 12 14 10 11 9 9 7 12

Pct. .486 .469 .429 .424 .417 .393 .391 .391 .389 .387

BATTING—Polanco, Philadelphia, .486; Prado, Atlanta, .469; Francoeur, New York, .429; Headley, San Diego, .424; Fukudome, Chicago, .417; CGonzalez, Colorado, .393; Rollins, Philadelphia, .391; IRodriguez, Washington, .391. RUNS—Polanco, Philadelphia, 12; Kemp, Los Angeles, 11; Utley, Philadelphia, 11; Maybin, Florida, 10; AdLaRoche, Arizona, 9; JUpton, Arizona, 9; 7 tied at 8. RBI—Pujols, St. Louis, 15; Cantu, Florida, 14; CYoung, Arizona, 14; Howard, Philadelphia, 13; Kemp, Los Angeles, 11; Polanco, Philadelphia, 11; Heyward, Atlanta, 10; Utley, Philadelphia, 10; Victorino, Philadelphia, 10. HITS—Polanco, Philadelphia, 17; Prado, Atlanta, 15; Headley, San Diego, 14; Howard, Philadelphia, 14; Rowand, San Francisco, 14; Kemp, Los Angeles, 13; Renteria, San Francisco, 13; Sandoval, San Francisco, 13. DOUBLES—Cantu, Florida, 5; Furcal, Los Angeles, 4; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 4; Hawpe, Colorado, 4; Howard, Philadelphia, 4; Kemp, Los Angeles, 4; Polanco, Philadelphia, 4; Prado, Atlanta, 4; GSanchez, Florida, 4; Werth, Philadelphia, 4. TRIPLES—Morgan, Washington, 2; Venable, San Diego, 2; 27 tied at 1. HOME RUNS—Pujols, St. Louis, 5; Utley, Philadelphia, 4; 12 tied at 3. STOLEN BASES—AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 5; Furcal, Los Angeles, 4; Theriot, Chicago, 4; Morgan, Washington, 3; 11 tied at 2. PITCHING —Lincecum, San Francisco, 2-0; Owings, Cincinnati, 2-0; Hamels, Philadelphia,

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2-0; Zito, San Francisco, 2-0; DLowe, Atlanta, 2-0; Duke, Pittsburgh, 2-0; Jimenez, Colorado, 2-0. STRIKEOUTS—Halladay, Philadelphia, 17; JSanchez, San Francisco, 17; Lincecum, San Francisco, 17; Dempster, Chicago, 14; Hanson, Atlanta, 14; Haren, Arizona, 13; GSmith, Colorado, 13; Haeger, Los Angeles, 13; Jimenez, Colorado, 13; Wainwright, St. Louis, 13. SAVES—Cordero, Cincinnati, 4; Capps, Washington, 3; Marmol, Chicago, 3; Franklin, St. Louis, 3; 7 tied at 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

G AB Podsednik KC.................. 9 35 Arias Tex.......................... 8 25 Guerrero Tex.................... 8 33 NCruz Tex........................ 8 29 MiCabrera Det.................. 9 34 Mauer Min........................ 9 30 Posada NYY..................... 7 25 FGutierrez Sea................ 10 39 Kendall KC....................... 9 34 Cano NYY........................ 8 34

R 4 5 4 8 7 6 4 3 2 7

H 16 11 14 12 14 12 10 15 13 13

Pct. .457 .440 .424 .414 .412 .400 .400 .385 .382 .382

college baseball Southeastern Conference East

Team Overall SEC South Carolina..............26-7................................9-3 Florida............................23-9................................8-4 Vanderbilt......................27-8................................6-6 Kentucky........................21-12..............................4-8 Georgia..........................11-22..............................3-9 Tennessee.....................17-17..............................3-9

West

Team Overall SEC Arkansas........................28-6................................9-3 LSU................................27-6................................8-4 Auburn...........................23-11..............................7-5 Ole Miss.......................23-11..............................7-5 Alabama........................22-12..............................5-7 Mississippi St..............17-16..............................3-9 Wednesday’s Games Auburn 13, New Orleans 1 South Carolina 10, Citadel 4 LSU 10, Tulane 4 Miss State 9, South Alabama 5 Arkansas 5, New Mexico 4 Georgia Tech 25, Georgia 6 Alabama 10, SE Louisiana 5 Today’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Auburn at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m. Ole Miss at South Carolina, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m. Alabama at LSU, 7 p.m. Georgia at Arkansas, 7 p.m. ———

Conference USA Team Overall C-USA Rice...............................20-14..............................6-3 Central Florida...............23-12..............................5-4 Tulane............................21-12..............................5-4 UAB...............................20-11..............................5-4 Memphis........................15-18..............................5-4 East Carolina.................21-12..............................3-3 Marshall.........................13-18..............................4-5 Houston.........................14-17..............................2-4 Southern Miss.............17-14..............................1-5 Wednesday’s Games Rice 23, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 Eastern Kentucky 10, Marshall 0 LSU 10, Tulane 4 Troy 8, UAB 4 Today’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Southern Miss at Marshall, 1:05 p.m. UAB at East Carolina, 5 p.m. Rice at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 6:30 p.m. UNLV at Tulane, 6:30 p.m.

Mississippi College Schedule Wednesday’s Games Jackson St. 5, Selma 1 Jackson St. 7, Selma 2 West Alabama 2, William Carey 0 Mississippi State 9, South Alabama 5 Millsaps 10, Rhodes 3 Today’s Games Millsaps at Belhaven, 6 p.m. Friday’s Games Tougaloo at Belhaven, 1 p.m. Southern Miss at Marshall, 1:05 p.m. Alcorn St. at Jackson St., 4 p.m. Texas-Tyler at Mississippi College, 6 p.m. LSU-Alexandria at William Carey, 6 p.m. Ole Miss at South Carolina, 6 p.m. Tennessee at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.

x-April 23: Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m. x-April 25: Phoenix at Detroit, 1 p.m. x-April 27: Detroit at Phoenix, TBD

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W y-Boston........................50 Toronto..........................40 New York.......................29 Philadelphia...................27 New Jersey...................12

L 32 42 53 55 70

Pct .610 .488 .354 .329 .146

Southeast Division

BATTING—Podsednik, Kansas City, .457; Arias, Texas, .440; Guerrero, Texas, .424; NCruz, Texas, .414; MiCabrera, Detroit, .412; Mauer, Minnesota, .400; Posada, New York, .400. RUNS—JGuillen, Kansas City, 9; Quentin, Chicago, 9; VWells, Toronto, 9; NCruz, Texas, 8; RDavis, Oakland, 8; DeJesus, Kansas City, 8; MEllis, Oakland, 8; Ordonez, Detroit, 8; Youkilis, Boston, 8. RBI—NCruz, Texas, 12; Pedroia, Boston, 10; CPena, Tampa Bay, 10; Quentin, Chicago, 10; VWells, Toronto, 10; MiCabrera, Detroit, 9; JGuillen, Kansas City, 9; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 9. HITS—Podsednik, Kansas City, 16; FGutierrez, Seattle, 15; MiCabrera, Detroit, 14; Guerrero, Texas, 14; Ordonez, Detroit, 14; Cano, New York, 13; JGuillen, Kansas City, 13; Kendall, Kansas City, 13. DOUBLES—Inge, Detroit, 6; Mauer, Minnesota, 5; 9 tied at 4. TRIPLES—Zobrist, Tampa Bay, 2; 14 tied at 1. HOME RUNS—NCruz, Texas, 6; JGuillen, Kansas City, 5; VWells, Toronto, 5; AleGonzalez, Toronto, 4; Pedroia, Boston, 4; AnJones, Chicago, 3; Konerko, Chicago, 3; Ordonez, Detroit, 3; CPena, Tampa Bay, 3. STOLEN BASES—Podsednik, Kansas City, 6; RDavis, Oakland, 5; Granderson, New York, 4; Choo, Cleveland, 3; Gardner, New York, 3; Getz, Kansas City, 3; Pierre, Chicago, 3; Span, Minnesota, 3. PITCHING —Janssen, Toronto, 3-0; CLewis, Texas, 2-0; Garza, Tampa Bay, 2-0; Buehrle, Chicago, 2-0; Pavano, Minnesota, 2-0; Price, Tampa Bay, 2-0; Zumaya, Detroit, 2-0. STRIKEOUTS—Romero, Toronto, 16; Matusz, Baltimore, 15; Garza, Tampa Bay, 14; Masterson, Cleveland, 14; Price, Tampa Bay, 14; CLewis, Texas, 13; JerWeaver, Los Angeles, 13. SAVES—Rauch, Minnesota, 5; Aardsma, Seattle, 4; Papelbon, Boston, 3; Gregg, Toronto, 3; MRivera, New York, 3; Frasor, Toronto, 3; 6 tied at 2.

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W y-Orlando.......................59 x-Atlanta........................53 x-Miami..........................47 x-Charlotte.....................44 Washington....................26

L 23 29 35 38 56

Central Division

W z-Cleveland....................61 x-Milwaukee...................46 x-Chicago......................41 Indiana...........................32 Detroit............................27

L 21 36 41 50 55

GB — 10 21 23 38

Pct .720 .646 .573 .537 .317

GB — 6 12 15 33

Pct .744 .561 .500 .390 .329

GB — 15 20 29 34

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W y-Dallas..........................55 x-San Antonio................50 Houston.........................42 Memphis........................40 New Orleans.................37

L 27 32 40 42 45

Pct .671 .610 .512 .488 .451

Northwest Division

W y-Denver........................53 x-Utah............................53 x-Oklahoma City............50 x-Portland......................50 Minnesota......................15

L 29 29 32 32 67

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W L Pct z-L.A. Lakers.................57 25 .695 x-Phoenix.......................54 28 .659 L.A. Clippers..................29 53 .354 Golden State.................26 56 .317 Sacramento...................25 57 .305 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ——— Tuesday’s Games Chicago 101, Boston 93 Utah 103, Golden State 94 L.A. Lakers 106, Sacramento 100 Phoenix 123, Denver 101 Wednesday’s Games Dallas 96, San Antonio 89 New Orleans 123, Houston 115 Detroit 103, Minnesota 98 Oklahoma City 114, Memphis 105 Atlanta 99, Cleveland 83 Milwaukee 106, Boston 95 Chicago 98, Charlotte 89 Washington 98, Indiana 97 Toronto 131, New York 113 Miami 94, New Jersey 86,2OT Orlando 125, Philadelphia 111 L.A. Clippers 107, L.A. Lakers 91 Golden State 122, Portland 116 Phoenix 100, Utah 86 End of Regular Season

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. Montreal Today: Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m. Saturday: Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m. April 19: Washington at Montreal, 6 p.m. April 21: Washington at Montreal, 6 p.m. x-April 23: Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m. x-April 26: Washington at Montreal, 6 p.m. x-April 28: Montreal at Washington, TBD New Jersey vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia 2, New Jersey 1, Philadelphia leads series 1-0 Friday: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Sunday: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. April 20: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. x-April 22: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6 p.m. x-April 25: New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD x-April 27: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Buffalo vs. Boston Today: Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Saturday: Boston at Buffalo, 11 a.m. April 19: Buffalo at Boston, 6 p.m. April 21: Buffalo at Boston, 6 p.m. xApril 23: Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m. x-April 26: Buffalo at Boston, 6 p.m. x-April 28: Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa leads series 1-0 Friday: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Sunday: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. April 20: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 6 p.m. x-April 22: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. x-April 24: Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 6 p.m. x-April 27: Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Jose vs. Colorado Colorado 2, San Jose 1, Colorado leads series 1-0 Friday: Colorado at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Sunday: San Jose at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. April 20: San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. x-April 22: Colorado at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. x-April 24: San Jose at Colorado, TBD x-April 26: Colorado at San Jose, TBD Chicago vs. Nashville Friday: Nashville at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Nashville at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. April 20: Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m. April 22: Chicago at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. x-April 24: Nashville at Chicago, 2 p.m. x-April 26: Chicago at Nashville, TBD x-April 28: Nashville at Chicago, TBD Vancouver vs. Los Angeles Today: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Saturday: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m. April 19: Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. April 21: Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. x-April 23: Los Angeles at Vancouver, 9 p.m. x-April 25: Vancouver at Los Angeles, TBD x-April 27: Los Angeles at Vancouver, TBD Phoenix vs. Detroit Phoenix 3, Detroit 2, Phoenix leads series 1-0 Friday: Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Sunday: Phoenix at Detroit, 2 p.m. April 20: Phoenix at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

golf PGA Tour Schedule Jan. 7-10 — SBS Championship (Geoff Ogilvy) Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open in Hawaii (Ryan Palmer) Jan. 20-24 — Bob Hope Classic (Bill Haas) Jan. 28-31 — Farmers Insurance Open (Ben Crane) Feb. 4-7 — Northern Trust Open (Steve Stricker) Feb. 11-14 — AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm (Dustin Johnson) Feb. 17-21 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (Ian Poulter) Feb. 18-21 — Mayakoba Classic at Riviera MayaCancun (Cameron Beckman) Feb. 25-28 — Waste Management Phoenix Open (Hunter Mahan) March 4-7 — Honda Classic (Camilo Villegas) March 11-14 — WGC-CA Championship (Ernie Els) March 11-14 — Puerto Rico Open (Derek Lamely) March 18-21 — Transitions Championship (Jim Furyk) March 25-29 — Arnold Palmer Invitational (Ernie Els) April 1-4 — Shell Houston Open (Anthony Kim) April 8-11 — The Masters (Phil Mickelson) April 15-18 — Verizon Heritage, Hilton Head Island, S.C. April 22-25 — Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Avondale, La. April 29-May 2 — Quail Hollow Championship, Charlotte, N.C. May 6-9 — THE PLAYERS Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. May 13-16 — Valero Texas Open, San Antonio May 20-23 — HP Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas May 27-30 — Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Fort Worth, Texas

PGA Tour Statistics Through April 11

Scoring Average 1. Anthony Kim....................69.19 2. K.J. Choi..........................69.25 3. Ernie Els..........................69.44 4. D.J. Trahan......................69.72 5. J.B. Holmes.....................69.77 6. Charles Howell III............69.86 7. Justin Rose......................69.93 8. Phil Mickelson..................69.95 9. Bubba Watson.................69.97 10. Jason Bohn....................70.00

Driving Distance 1. Bubba Watson.................301.6 2. Angel Cabrera..................301.2 3. Dustin Johnson................300.5 4. Graham DeLaet...............299.8 5. Phil Mickelson..................299.1 6. Chris Baryla.....................297.1 7. J.B. Holmes.....................295.8 8. Jason Day........................295.5 9. Camilo Villegas................295.3 10. Andres Romero..............294.9

Driving Accuracy Percentage 1. Brian Gay......................75.82% 2. Heath Slocum...............75.75% 3. Jay Williamson..............75.60% 4. Chris DiMarco...............74.73% 5. Omar Uresti..................74.59% 6. Tim Clark......................73.70% 7. Paul Goydos.................73.40% 8. Justin Leonard..............72.42% 9. Jim Furyk......................71.95% 10. Billy Mayfair................71.63%

Greens in Regulation Pct. 1. Kevin Stadler................75.13% 2. Kevin Sutherland..........73.52% 3. D.J. Trahan............... 72.94% 4 Troy Matteson...................72.78% 5. (tie), Billy Mayfair, Henrik Bjornstad and Spencer Levin............................72.22% 8. K.J. Choi.......................72.02% 9. Stephen Ames..........................................72.00% 10. Graham DeLaet..........71.97%

Total Driving 1. Bo Van Pelt..........................67 2. Ryan Moore..........................71 3. Adam Scott...........................72 4. Kenny Perry..........................85 5. Blake Adams.........................87 6. Hunter Mahan.......................88 7. Fred Couples........................93 8 (tie), Y.E. Yang and Charl Schwartzel..............95 10. Davis Love III......................97

Putting Average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

J.P. Hayes.......................1.696 Tim Clark.........................1.701 Brandt Snedeker..............1.706 Ryuji Imada......................1.715 Joe Ogilvie.......................1.716 George McNeill................1.718 Tom Gillis.........................1.724 Geoff Ogilvy....................1.730.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-0-3 La. Pick 4: 8-2-4-4 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-0-6 La. Pick 4: 1-4-1-7 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-8-8 La. Pick 4: 9-7-5-0 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-6-4 La. Pick 4: 2-8-5-9 Easy 5: 1-8-15-28-30 La. Lotto: 5-9-17-22-32-33 Powerball: 6-14-32-38-52 Powerball: 20; Power play: 3 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-5-7 La. Pick 4: 5-4-1-5 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-9-7 La. Pick 4: 5-4-4-0 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-2-6 La. Pick 4: 2-6-3-7 Easy 5: 4-5-7-11-31 La. Lotto: 5-6-25-31-32-38 Powerball: 21-22-49-52-58 Powerball: 34; Power play: 2

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Bulls beat out Raptors for final playoff spot Hornets By The Associated Press The Chicago Bulls are headed to the playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs are headed right back to Dallas. The last night of the NBA season gave Kevin Durant his first scoring title, and finally sorted out the Western Conference postseason race. The Bulls secured the remaining playoff spot, beating Charlotte 98-89 Wednesday to set up a first-round series against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Chicago finished a game ahead of Toronto, which owned the tiebreaker and would have advanced if the Bulls lost. Chicago won its final three games, ignoring the distractions created Tuesday when a Yahoo! Sports report surfaced that coach Vinny Del Negro and Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson got into a physical altercation after a game last month “You know what I love about this team?” Chicago’s Joakim Noah said. “I feel that even when times were hard, we went on a 10-game losing streak, I feel like we never let down. We always believed in each other. To be in this position right now is a great feeling, and I feel it’s really deserving.” The Mavericks’ 96-89 victory over the Spurs gave Dallas the No. 2 seed and dropped San Antonio to seventh, so the Texas rivals will meet in the postseason for the second straight year. The

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Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson, right, blocks the shot of Charlotte Bobcats center Theo Ratliff Wednesday. Chicago won 98-89.

nba Mavs knocked off the Spurs last season. San Antonio showed no fear of a third matchup in five years, resting Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili on Wednesday. “If they’re looking for us,”

Dallas center Brendan Haywood said, “they’ll see us this weekend.” Only two playoff matchups, one in each conference, had been determined entering the final night of the regular season. The East was settled after victories by Chicago and

Miami, while the West went even longer. Phoenix earned the No. 3 spot with its 100-86 victory in Utah. That gave the No. 4 seed and the Northwest Division title to Denver, with the Jazz falling to fifth. The Suns went 23-6 after the All-Star break and will face the sixth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers. “It was a great way to finish the regular season — for a team that was picked by many to be on the outside looking into the playoffs or at the bottom of the playoff list,” Suns guard Steve Nash said. “To finish third in the West is rewarding. And most importantly we’re playing well and heading into the playoffs fairly good.” Miami claimed the East’s No. 5 seed with a 94-86 double-overtime victory over New Jersey and will oppose the Boston Celtics. Though they’ve played poorly in the second half of the season, the Celtics insist they are ready because their Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen is healthy. “This is the healthiest we’ve been,” coach Doc Rivers said. “I think this is the best Kevin’s been since early in the season.” Milwaukee is the sixth seed and plays No. 3 Atlanta. The Hawks hung around the locker room after their 99-83 victory over Cleveland to watch the end of Miami’s win. If the Heat lost, Atlanta would have played Miami for the second straight year.

Cardinals continue Astros’ futility By The Associated Press

Jeremy Hermida gave Boston room with a three-run double in the eighth inning, leading the Red Sox to a win in the second game at Target Field.

Houston dropped to 0-8 Wednesday night, with Brad Penny and Albert Pujols combining to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 win over the Astros. New Astros manager Brad Mills held a rare, off-day optional workout Tuesday at Busch Stadium in an effort to help players relax, but to no avail as Houston scored one or fewer runs for the fifth time. Another loss in the series finale Thursday would match the franchise-worst 0-9 start in 1983. The Astros recovered that year, finishing 85-77. Penny (1-0) allowed an unearned run on three hits in seven innings. Pujols drove in his major league-leading 15th run.

Rays 9, Orioles 1 B.J. Upton homered twice and drove in four runs, Carlos Pena hit a three-run shot and the Tampa Bay Rays ended a dreadful homestand for the Baltimore Orioles.

Angels 5, Yankees 3 Joel Pineiro pitched seven impressive innings for his first win with his new team and the Los Angeles Angels showed signs of shaking their early slump, holding off the New York Yankees.

Royals 7, Tigers 3 Jose Guillen homered for the fourth straight game, connecting for his 200th career shot and leading the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers.

D-backs 9, Dodgers 7 Chris Young hit a go-ahead RBI single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, and Justin Upton and Stephen Drew homered for Arizona.

White Sox 11, Blue Jays 1

Cubs 7, Brewers 6 Kosuke Fukudome and Ryan Theriot each hit tworun singles with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers.

Giants 6, Pirates 0 Aubrey Huff hit the first inside-the-park home run of his career and Jonathan Sanchez struck out 11.

Phillies 14, Nationals 7 Chase Utley hit two homers, Shane Victorino drove in

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St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan is brushed back by an inside pitch Wednesday.

mlb a career-high five runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals for their best start in 17 years.

Marlins 5, Reds 3 Jorge Cantu homered, making him the first player in major league history to have at least one hit and one RBI in each of his team’s first nine

games, and the Florida Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds.

Rockies 6, Mets 5 An inning after his throwing error let the New York Mets tie it, Chris Iannetta homered to lead off the 10th.

Red Sox 6, Twins 3 John Lackey turned in a second strong start and

Carlos Quentin hit a grand slam and drove in six runs to help the Chicago White Sox beat Toronto in front of the smallest crowd to attend the Blue Jays’ stadium.

Three-hit nights by Luke Adkins and Connor Powers led the way as Mississippi State beat South Alabama 9-5 Wednesday at Dudy Noble Field. The top three spots in the Bulldog lineup collected eight of the squad’s 13 hits as M-State won its ninth straight non-conference game at home. The Bulldogs scored three times in the first inning and were never headed the rest of the way. Leadoff hitter Luke Adkins collected his seventh threehit game of the season, while

college baseball third-spot hitter Connor Powers had his fourth threehit game of the season. In between, Ryan Duffy continued his recent offensive tear with multiple hits and a sacrifice fly. Duffy recorded his 100th career win with MSU Wednesday night and now has 11 hits and 11 RBIs in his last four games. “Good teams hit the ball to the center of the field,” MSU coach John Cohen said. “We haven’t been doing this, so it’s a very good sign that we were

hitting them solid tonight.” Kendall Graveman (2-2) pitched the final four innings to earn the victory. Graveman allowed three hits and two runs (one earned), while watching the Maroon and White expand on a 5-4 seventh-inning lead. In the MSU first inning, Adkins started things with a single up the middle. Duffy followed with a hit to left field. Powers singled Adkins home with a single to left field. Jet Butler drew a walk to load the bases. After a strikeout, Trey Johnson hit a ground ball out scoring another run. An RBIsingle by Jonathan Ogden

won’t be participating. “You don’t want to watch it, because you always picture yourself being there,” he said. “But it’s exciting to see the best players perform at a very high level.” Neither team played much defense most of the night on Wednesday, and the Rockets shot 54 percent (47 of 87). Their 31 assists were two shy of a season high. West, who scored a careerhigh 44 points in Houston on Dec. 29, hit his first five shots on Wednesday. West scored 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the first half; the rest of the team was only 16 for 29. Martin scored 14 first-half points to lead the Rockets. Collison reached 20 points and 10 assists in the third quarter, the third time this season he reached those totals in the same game. He beat the buzzer with a driving layup to put New Orleans up 95-90.

Bush Continued from Page B1. April 2007. “It’s been three years in the making so it’s going to be very interesting to see whether or not Michael Michaels’ and Reggie Bush’s stories will contradict each other,” Watkins said. Watkins said Michaels’ settlement with Bush included a confidentiality agreement. “Now he has to talk because he’s being deposed,” Watkins said. “Basically Reggie Bush bought his silence for $300,000, so he was unable to speak to the media, and, of course, cooperate with

the NCAA,” Watkins said. “Reggie Bush always has maintained he didn’t do anything wrong, so it will be very interesting to see if Michael Michaels’ testimony corroborates that of Reggie Bush or contradicts it.” Lake and Michaels were trying to attract Bush as a client for their marketing firm, New Era. Bush did not sign with New Era. The NCAA and Pac-10 are investigating whether Bush and his parents took improper benefits. Bush has not met with NCAA and Pac-10 investigators.

Braves Continued from Page B1. pitch. I wanted a fastball inside and I left it over the middle of the plate.” Hanson’s wildness led to the Padres’ only run in the fifth when he hit Richard with one out. David Eckstein followed with a two-out double and Gonzalez drove in the run with a single. Glaus went deep after Matt Diaz reached on a leadoff error by third baseman Chase Headley and Cesar Ramos walked McCann with two outs, bringing in Gallagher. “From the beginning of the game, Troy was swinging the

bat real well,” Cox said. San Diego committed a season-high three errors. Prado ran his hitting streak to 12 games with a double in the sixth. Prado went 1-for-5 and is hitting .469 (15 for 32). Headley, who struck out three times, had a single and has hit safely in San Diego’s first eight games. Richard allowed three runs on six hits in 51⁄3 innings and lost for the first time (4-1) in seven starts at Petco Park since coming over last season from the Chicago White Sox in the Jake Peavy trade.

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Mississippi State rolls over South Alabama From staff reports

Continued from Page B1. 64 percent (51 of 80) with 28 assists. West went 16-for-20 from the floor, toying with any Houston defender who tried to guard him. Collison hit 11-of-17 shots, outplaying Rockets point guard Aaron Brooks. Yao is expected to come back healthy for next season, but Brooks said the Rockets can’t hope for just that to bounce them back in 2010-11. “We haven’t done anything yet, so we don’t have anything to hang our hats on,” he said. “We haven’t accomplished anything. How I feel is we’ve got to come in this summer and work had and get better individually, and then come back.” Ariza, a member of the Los Angeles’ Lakers championship team last summer, wants to take a break from basketball and won’t watch the playoffs. Collison says he will, even though his team

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Rules of Engagement” — A decorated career Marine, Samuel L. Jackson, about to stand trial for a botched rescue mission, asks an old friend, Tommy Lee Jones, to defend him./7 on FX n SPORTS Hockey — It’s an NHL firstround playoff doubleheader as the Montreal Candiens battle the Washington Capitals in the first game and the Los Angeles Kings square off against the Vancouver Canucks in the late game./6 on Versus Samuel L. Jackson n PRIMETIME “Supernatural” — The angels come up with a new game plan that horrifies Sam, Dean and Castiel; an old friend returns./8 on CW

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 Roy Clark, country singer, 77; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, writer-producer, 63; Emma Thompson, actress-screenwriter, 51; Samantha Fox, singer, 44; Seth Rogen, actor-writer, 28; Emma Watson, actress, 20. n DEATH Jim Maher — The leader of Mississippi Emergency Management Agency from 1980 to 2000 has died. Maher was 80. Maher led the state’s emergency operations through countless floods, tornadoes and hazardous material situations, as well as numerous hurricanes, including Georges, Opal and Elena. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, five children and two grandchildren.

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Seagal accused of sexual harassment Production of a television show featuring reserve deputy and movie star Steven Seagal will be suspended “for the time being” as Seagal faces sexual harassment allegations, a suburban New Orleans sheriff said Wednesday. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said the continued video recording of the reality series, “Steven Seagal Lawman,” would be a distraction for the department in light of allegaSteven tions made against Seagal by a woman in a Seagal California civil lawsuit. Kayden Nguyen, a 23-year-old model, sued Seagal for $1 million Monday in Los Angeles, alleging he sexually harassed her and engaged in sex trafficking. Her lawsuit claims Seagal hired her as an executive assistant and flew her to Louisiana while he was making the reality series and repeatedly groped and fondled her. She claims she was kept at a house in Lafitte, La., for several days and that Seagal repeatedly fondled and groped her, touching her genitals and breasts without permission. She claims two other women were kept at the house and were used by the actor for sexual purposes. She also claims Seagal forced her to take illegal prescription medications and that she repeatedly complained to others on Seagal’s staff but wasn’t allowed to leave the home. Nguyen states she fled the house after several days and borrowed money to return to Los Angeles. Seagal’s attorney, Marty Singer, denied the allegations and said in a statement that Nguyen was fired for illegal drug use.

Larry King, wife, file for divorce Larry King filed for divorce on Wednesday shortly before his seventh wife also sought to end the couple’s nearly 13-year-old marriage. The 76-year-old host of CNN’s “Larry King Live” filed hours before Shawn King filed her own petition. Both cited “irreconcilable differences.” The couple were married in Larry and Shaun King a hospital room in 1997 three days before Larry King underwent surgery to clear a clogged blood vessel. They have two sons, ages 11 and 9. The petitions differ in that Larry King is seeking joint custody, while his 50-year-old wife wants physical custody. Larry King is also asking a judge not to award his wife any spousal support and to invalidate an agreement in which he transferred property to her, court records show. Shawn King’s petition seeks spousal support from her husband, along with ownership of the couple’s home in Beverly Hills, Calif., and two properties in Utah. King’s nightly news and interview show has been a CNN mainstay for nearly 25 years. He has three children from previous relationships.

Juke Joint Festival spotlights blues history by shelia byrd The Associated Press JaCkson — In Clarksdale, epicenter of the blues, this year’s Juke Joint Festival has everything from legendary blues singers like Grammywinner David “Honeyboy” Edwards, all the way to racing pigs and monkeys riding on dogs. More than 50 musical acts are scheduled to play at the threeday event that starts today in the Mississippi Delta city that was hometown to blues icons Son House, Junior Parker and John Lee Hooker and childhood home of playwright Tennessee Williams. Fans will hear most of the daytime music outdoors and not in a juke joint — the kind of black-owned, quasi-legal liquor and gambling houses that once peppered the Jim Crow South. About half of the 16 nighttime venues, however, are in authentic, surviving juke joints, including Anniebelle’s Lounge and Red’s Lounge in downtown Clarksdale, across the track from Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club. The city, once surrounded by a sea of cotton plantations, is also home to the myth-drenched crossroads of U.S. highways 49 and 61, where legend has it the great bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his guitar-playing dexterity. Roger Stolle, festival cofounder and a columnist for the “Blues Revue” magazine, likes to make the argument that Clarksdale is central to the origins of the blues and rock ’n’ roll. W.C. Handy was living there when he first took note of blues music, and most early Delta bluesmen have some connection to Clarksdale, he said. Ike Turner was living at the Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale when he and his band drove up to Memphis to record “Rocket 88” for Sun Records in 1951, said Stolle. Many musicologists

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David “Honeyboy” Edwards performs at B.B. King’s Blues Club in New York.

Although the festival usually draws an international crowd — last year’s event drew about 3,500 from 43 states and 17 countries — Mathus said he created his presentation for Mississippians. consider that the first rock ’n’ roll song. But when Jimbo Mathus makes his Thursday presentation — “Mosquitoville: Mississippi Songs and Stories” — he will focus more narrowly on the local history of Quitman County around the 1880s. Mathus, founder of the now-defunct band Squirrel Nut Zippers and operator of the Delta Recording Service in Como, said it’s a showcase of

the state’s folk music through tales of railroads, floods and race relations. Although the festival usually draws an international crowd — last year’s event drew about 3,500 from 43 states and 17 countries — Mathus said he created his presentation for Mississippians. “It’s something to make people curious about their history. One thing everybody in Mississippi can relate to is

mosquitoes,” said Mathus, who plays a blend of blues and country and performs internationally with different groups. Honeyboy Edwards, meanwhile, has the kind of blues resume that cannot be replicated. Stolle said the 94-year-old Edwards, is living history: a link to one of the blues realm’s most compelling and influential figures. “He hoboed, he hung out with Robert Johnson,” Stolle said. “His storytelling ability is really fantastic. He can tell you what color the sky was on a certain day.” Stolle said Edwards will play two sets and give a questionand-answer session Friday at 3 p.m. at the Delta Blues Museum with a show called, “Conversations With Honeyboy.” All of Edwards’ performances will be free. Other performers include Big Jack Johnson, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Big T Williams, T-Model Ford and Big George Brock, who used to play with Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. Brock, a harmonica-player and vocalist who lives in St. Louis, said he looks forward to the annual gig in Clarksdale that’s been held for the past seven years. But he relishes any chance to play Delta blues, which he described as honest music. “The blues ain’t nothing but the truth. I play it with a feeling. I don’t play those sad blues. I don’t want nobody feeling worser than I do,” said Brock, who explained that he used to sit-in with Waters, Wolf and B.B. King “because we’re all from the same place.”

Longtime civil rights leader Hooks dead at 85 nasHVille, tenn. (aP) — Benjamin L. Hooks, a champion of minorities and the poor who as executive director of the NAACP increased the group’s stature while quelling fear created by a 1989 firebomber who targeted his group and officials in the South, has died. He was 85. State Rep. Ulysses Jones, a member of the church where Hooks was pastor, said Hooks died early today at his home, following a long illness. Hooks became executive director of the NAACP in 1977, taking over a group that was $1 million in debt and shrunk to 200,000 members from nearly a half-million in the 1950s and 1960s. He pledged to increase enrollment and raise money for the organization. “Black Americans are not defeated,” he told Ebony magazine soon after his induction. “The civil rights movement is not dead. If anyone thinks that we are going to stop agitating, they had better think again. If anyone thinks that we are going to stop litigating, they had better close the courts. If anyone thinks that we are not going to demonstrate and protest, they had better roll up the sidewalks.” By the time he ended his position as executive director in 1992, the group rebounded,

with membership growing by several hundred thousand. Toward this, he created community radiothons to make the public Benjamin L. more aware of Hooks activities by local NAACP branches and boost membership. “He came in at a time the NAACP was struggling and gave it a strong foundation. He brought dignity and strong leadership to the organization,” Jones said. Hooks also created an initiative that expanded employ-

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and a black civil rights lawyer in Savannah, Ga. The same month, another bomb was intercepted at an NAACP office in Jacksonville, Fla., and an Atlanta television station received a letter threatening more attacks on judges, attorneys and NAACP leaders. “We believe that this latest incident is an effort to intimidate our association, to strike fear in our hearts,” he said at the time. “It will not succeed. We intend to go about our business, but we will most certainly be taking precautions.” Walter Leroy Moody, now 75, was convicted of the killings and other charges in 1997.

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

Woman is weary of playing host every time in-laws visit DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL

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dren offer them a place to stay or not, but I’m tired of having them here every time they visit. — Stuck in the Southwest Dear Stuck: Discuss this with your husband and his siblings. It’s possible that the other children haven’t extended an invitation to the

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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Aries (March 21-April 19) — That payoff you’ve been working hard to achieve could finally come your way, starting today. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — You might surprisingly get some proof today that others care for you in far greater measure than you might imagine. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — If you are persistent and determined to keep your morale up, you can achieve what you desire to accomplish. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — You’ve heard it before: “If you don’t have anything nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all.” You won’t have any regrets later if you follow this advice. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Collectively use both your reasoning faculties and your intuitive instincts, and you should be able to accomplish something huge today that others have felt to be an impossible feat. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Backing up your conceptions with action will demonstrate to others that you actually do know what you are talking about, making them all believers. They won’t be so negative next time. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Throwing away those rose-colored glasses will allow you to see things for what they are. With nothing but clear vision ahead of you, you’ll be able to accomplish the doable without any trouble. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — What could have been a difficult development for you will instead turn out quite well, all because of the wonderful, cooperative spirit you show. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Listen carefully when someone with vast experience speaks today. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Draw upon past experience today when confronted with an individual who has a chip on his/ her shoulder. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you find yourself faced with a situation that requires a steady hand and firm grit, don’t hesitate to volunteer your services for taking on the job. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Grab the chance to reciprocate to one who has come through for you many times in the past when the chips were down.

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BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Teens: Before long you will be thinking about those stressful two words, “final exams.” In the past, the column has received an abundance of inquiries regarding nervousness, and even physical aggravation when getting prepared for end of semester exams. The following experienced educators offer tips that will help students calm down during final exams. “The fear of messing up on finals yields all sorts of problems for students,” says Dr. William Jones, counseling services director of Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa. “Not only are students fearful of not doing well, but most have the added fear of a visit home and the need to explain their grades to parents. It all triggers the ‘fight or flight’ syndrome that humans carry with them from caveman days,” Jones says. “Chronic stress can cause exhaustion, irritability, depression, headaches and problems with digestion.” “The end of a semester puts a lot of stress on students because they usually are studying for several exams, preparing research papers, finishing projects, and some are even job hunting,” explains Dr. James Motiff, professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Mich. “Students start feeling they have lots to do and not enough time to do it. That’s when the all-night study sessions start. As a result, students sleep less, drink more caffeine and stop eating normal meals, leaving them awake and wired. It’s like jet lag — your body is no longer following its normal rhythm, which wears down your body and you have less resistance to colds and virus.” “Students could eliminate some of the stress by not approaching any exam with a do-or-die attitude,” warns Dr. Robert McBrien, director of the Center for Personal and Professional Development at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Md. “It’s not an all-or-nothing situation. You’re not going to be reduced to minimum wage if you don’t do well on an exam. While a majority of students get a little panicky over an exam, test anxiety can turn an exam period into a horror show for some students. Catastrophic thinking and performance-based fears can lead to students hyperventilating, using fragmented thinking, fainting and experiencing memory blocking.” “Techniques like slow-breathing control, positive thinking and muscle relaxation can help students beat stress, but there’s no substitute for knowing the material,” says Dr. Russell Gross, assistant professor of developmental studies at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pa. “There is a correlation between quality study time and success. “ “One thing you don’t want to do is increase the stress symptoms by using caffeine and other stimulants,” says Dr. Diane Bonner, director of counseling at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. “Stimulants keep the body going and heighten the stressful state. Students should also avoid sugary snacks, which give a burst of energy followed by a dip shortly afterward, and alcohol. Foods like popcorn and pizza provide more consistent energy. The best remedy is obviously prevention. Maintain a healthy eating pattern with three square meals a day. Exercise regularly and keep your regular sleep schedule as much as possible.” • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

parents to stay with them. And if you view it from another perspective, it’s unfair to the others that the parents slight them by staying with you when they’re in town. Dear Abby: I am not gay or bisexual, but I’m in love with my boss, who is a female like me. She’s 27 and I am 17. She is married and doesn’t know how I feel about her. I looked up her address on the Internet and got directions to her house. I drive by every day — don’t ask me why. I told her I have a friend who lives on the same street that she does, and that I saw her car in the driveway.

About a month ago, she caught me driving by as she was pulling out of her driveway. Two days ago, she called my mother — they have been friends for years — and asked, “What’s wrong with ‘Janie’? She pulled my address up from a computer. I saw her driving past my house.” That’s all my mom told me, but how in the heck did she find out? I still have the printout in my bedroom, and it’s still in the same position it was, so I don’t think my mom saw it and told her about it. Only three of my closest friends know, and I don’t think they repeated anything

because they have no reason to — and they don’t know my boss. What’s going on here? Am I going crazy? — Found Out in Florida Dear Found Out: What’s “going on” is you have become obsessed with your boss, and your trips past her house could be construed as stalking. You are not “going crazy,”

but you definitely need counseling. Please tell your mother I said so.

• Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Hard-to-find salve draws many comments, advice Dear Dr. Gott: Recently, you responded to a reader’s question regarding a drawing salve used by her entire family. The product resembled a Tootsie Roll. Your response was that she was likely looking for ichthammol and should request the product from her local pharmacy. Well, I asked my pharmacist for this but was told they no longer make it because they found it harmful. Now what? Dear Reader: Once the article appeared in newspapers, my Web site was filled with responses from readers regarding this salve. One woman from North Carolina indicated her grandfather called it “grisly salve.” You would heat the end of the stick and apply the product to a bandage. And it is not made in that form anymore. Another woman from Wisconsin indicated that the local Walgreens told her the product has not been manufactured for many years. She subsequently went online and learned that while Walgreens had not carried the product, it is available in health-food stores. A reader from Oklahoma indicated the drawing salve is PRID, manufactured by Walker Pharmaceutical Co. in St. Louis, Mo. She got her supply from the Vermont Country Store. A woman from Vermont stated the name is Griswold Salve, made in Hartford, Conn. It was taken off the market because of its high lead content. “Too bad,” she said. “It worked great.” A gentleman from New Hampshire is sure it is Hardy’s Salve. He’s 74 years old and grew up with it because his grandfather used it, swore by it, and applied it to his grandson’s various scrapes when needed. His grandfather was from Cornish, N.H., where it was made. While it was once readily available, he has not seen it on the shelves of pharmacies for years. The ambercolored salve was crystalline in nature and melted easily when a lighted match was held to it. The stuff dripped into a teaspoon, from which it could be applied directly to the spot as needed. “Anyway, it was great stuff. All this was in the days when doctors and hospitals were few and far between and people relied on home remedies. People in those days often used herbs and plants they knew grew nearby or on their farms. And they were more active in their own cures and health than nowadays.” A Nebraska gentleman indicated the salve sounds like something his grandmother used to make many years ago. The sticks looked like hard Tootsie Rolls. He has used it many times, and it does draw out slivers much better and faster than the ichthammol ointment mentioned. The recipe was passed down to him, but he doesn’t believe the ingredients are available anymore, and his supply of rolls, which he has kept for many years, is running low. The recipe calls for 2 pounds rosin, 4 ounces beeswax, 1 ounce cedar oil, 2 ounces mutton tallow and 2 ounces British oil. Melt the rosin, wax and mutton tallow over a hot fire. Stir in the oils. Pour it into

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a pan of cold water. When it’s cool enough, pull for a half hour. Roll and cut into sticks. I called several of my local pharmacies and was told the product is available. It can also be purchased through several Web sites. The active ingredient — ammonium bituminosulfonate — is natural, obtained in the first step by dry distillation of sulfur-rich oil shale. It is used as a remedy for acne, eczema, psoriasis and in a 10 percent or 20 percent concentrate as a drawing salve. While it doesn’t “draw,” it softens the skin over a boil or splinter, allowing the boil to come to a head sooner and the splinter to expel itself from the body. It also decreases microorganisms in and around the site. So there you have it, folks.

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Dear Abby: My in-laws (whom I love dearly) moved to another state after retirement, and when they come to visit they always stay with us. They own a house next door that is occupied by their daughter, and they also have another child living nearby. How can I politely suggest that they stay in their own house with their daughter or with the other child? Both have the space to accommodate them. I work very early morning hours and don’t want to disturb them, but they pretty much take over our house when they are here. I don’t know if the other chil-

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The Vicksburg Post

01. Legals SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on June 28, 2007, MICHAEL BREWER AND DANA BREWER, HUSBAND AND WIFE WITH HER JOINING HEREIN TO PERFECT THE SECURITY INTEREST BUT NOT TO OTHERWISE BE LIABLE, executed a Deed of Trust to MICHAEL H PATTERSON as Trustee for the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS A NOMINEE FOR AMERICARE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC DBA PREMIER CAPITAL LENDING, which Deed of Trust was recorded in Book 1663 at Page 398 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, the current Beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument recorded in Book 1506 at Page 821 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS , default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee, will on May 06, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following-described property: LOT 28, LELAND POINT SUBDIVISION, UNRECORDED, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT A FOUND IRON MARKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; THENCE RUN SOUTH 63DEGREES 23'30" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1010.88' TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00' 22" WEST A DISTANCE OF 199.01' TO A POINT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF A PUBLIC ROAD (LELAND POINT DRIVE); THENCE LEAVE SAID RIGHT OF WAY RUN NORTH 88 DEGREES 13' 38" WEST A DISTANCE OF 100.05' TO A FOUND IRON; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 00' 22" EAST A DISTANCE OF 199.02' TO A FOUND IRON; THENCE RUN SOUTH 88 DEGREES 13' 21" EAST A DISTANCE OF 100.05' TO A SET IRON; WHICH IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING AN AREA OF 0.46 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. TOGETHER WITH the Manufactured Home described as follows: MAKE: Lexington Homes, Inc. MODEL: 2804 YEAR: 2007 SERIAL NUMBER(S) CLA055510TNAB WIDTH:X LENGTH: 28 x 56 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 24th day of March, 2010. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Telephone No. (800) 281-8219 By: /s/ Julie C. Webb Title: Assistant Secretary RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 TS No.: 10 -0035290 PARCEL No. 1128089999001300 DHGW 52318G Publish: 4/15, 4/22, 4/29(3t) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on January 30, 2008, Arlene Bunch, unmarried, executed a Deed of Trust to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee for the use and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Deed of Trust Book 1693 at Page 375 thereof; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was assigned to Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, by assignment on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Book 1504 at Page 355 thereof; and WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured thereby, substituted Lem Adams, III, as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1496 at Page 235, thereof; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the performance of the conditions and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that I, Lem Adams, III, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me in said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at public sale and outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.) at the West front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the 29th

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01. Legals g pp day of April, 2010, the following described land and property being the same land and property described in said Deed of Trust, situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Lot 48 of Bernard Acres, a subdivision according to a map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3 at Page 12 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature, on this the 31st day of March, 2010. ______________ LEM ADAMS, III SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE PREPARED BY: ADAMS & EDENS POST OFFICE BOX 400 BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI 39043 (601) 825-9508 A&E File #24436 Publish: 4/8, 4/15, 4/22(3t)

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on February 28, 2003, Tonya Dotson, single, executed a Deed of Trust to W. Stewart Robison, Trustee for Jim Walter Homes, Inc., Beneficiary, which Deed of Trust is recorded in Land Deed of Trust Book 1395, at Page 489, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; AND WHEREAS, this Deed of Trust was ultimately assigned to Walter Mortgage Company, LLC, by instrument recorded in Book 1492, at Page 229, in the office of the Chancery Clerk aforesaid; AND WHEREAS, default having been made in payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note and Deed of Trust having requested the undersigned Trustee so to do, I will on the 10th day of May, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry and sell during legal hours between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., at the main front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest and best bidder, the following described land and property, situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: Beginning at a point 151.2 feet East of the East boundary line of Lot 38 of the Wirt Adams Survey; a plat of Wirt Adams being of record in Deed Book GG at Page 331 of the land records of said Warren County, Mississippi and 160 feet North of the North boundary line of South Street; and from said point of beginning, running thence North on a line parallel to the East boundary line of said Lot 38, of said Wirt Adams Survey, a distance of 114.8 feet to the South boundary line of Crawford Street; thence East along the South boundary line of Crawford Street, a distance of 26 feet; thence South on a line parallel to the East boundary line of said Lot 38, of Wirt Adams Survey, a distance of 114.8 feet; thence West on a line parallel to the South boundary line of Crawford Street, a distance of 26 feet to the point of beginning; being Lot 3 of the Louis L. Switzer Subdivision of part to the Hord Tract of land in Section 34, township 16 North, Range 3 East; subject to a perpetual easement of right of way being reserved in Deed dated November 21, 1955, recorded in Book 326 at Page 200, for persons and vehicles over the alley across the lot herein conveyed and lying immediately to the South of the house therein; it being the intention of the reservation to insure the use of said alley to the present and future owners of other lots in said Louis L. Switzer Subdivision. I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this, the 7th day of April, 2010. ______________________ /s/ W. Stewart Robison, Trustee Publish: 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6 (4t) Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of November, 2004 and acknowledged on the 2nd day of November, 2004, Nathaniel Harris, an unmarried man, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Ellis, Braddock & Dees, LTD, 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 1499 at Page 365 #216609; and WHEREAS, on the 12th day of March, 2010, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto Wells Fargo Bank, NA, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1506 at Page 681 Instrument #276307; and WHEREAS, on the 16th day of March, 2010, 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 1506 at Page 731 Instrument #276387; 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 22nd day of April, 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: The following described property situated in Sections 28 and 39, Township 15

01. Legals North, Range 3 East, Warren County, Mississippi. Starting at the Southeast corner of said Section 28, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, run South 86 degrees 04 minutes West 794.66 feet to a point on the North line of Linda Drive for a point of beginning; thence South 88 degrees 35 minutes West along said North line of Linda Drive 120.10 feet; thence North 01 degrees 47 minutes East 204.9 feet; thence South 38 degrees 52 minutes East 34.45 feet; thence North 25 degrees 00 minutes East 90.0 feet; thence North 81 degrees 25 minutes East 30.0 feet; thence South 03 degrees 37 minutes East 270.0 feet to the point of beginning, said parcel of land containing 0.576 acres, more or less, and known as Lot L-5 of Warrenton Heights Subdivision. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this day March 24, 2010 Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 cab/F10-0799 Publish: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15(3t)

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on March 17, 2009, Danny Hicks aka Danny Ray Hicks, Married and Christine Hicks, Married, executed a Deed of Trust to W. Stewart Robison, Trustee for Walter Mortgage Company, Beneficiary, which Deed of Trust is recorded in Land Deed of Trust Book 1701, at Page 310, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; AND WHEREAS, this Deed of Trust was ultimately assigned to Mid-State Trust VI, a business trust and Walter Mortgage Company, LLC, by instrument recorded in Book 1508, at Page 10, in the office of the Chancery Clerk aforesaid; AND WHEREAS, default having been made in payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note and Deed of Trust having requested the undersigned Trustee so to do, I will on the 10th day of May, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry and sell during legal hours between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., at the main front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest and best bidder, the following described land and property, situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: Lot 46, of Bernard Acres, a subdivision according to a map or plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3 at Page 12 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi. I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this, the 7th day of April, 2010. ______________________ /s/ W. Stewart Robison, Trustee Publish: 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6 (4t) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on June 6, 1998, Donald U. Lewis and Sonia R. Lewis executed a Deed of Trust to Robert G. Nichols as Trustee for the benefit of Administrator of the Small Business Administration, an agency of the Government of the United State of America, which Deed of Trust was recorded in Book 1133, Page 494 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was modified pursuant to an instrument dated August 3, 1998 and recorded in Book 1146, Page 456 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Small Business Administration assigned said ! Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. via an Assignment of Deed of Trust and Acknowledgement executed March 15, 2001 and recorded in Book 1234, Page 608 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., the holder of said Deed of Trust and the Note secured thereby, substituted Scot P. Goldsholl as Trustee in place of the afore-mentioned original Trustee and the afore-mentioned substituted Trustee, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument dated March 24, 2010, and recorded in Book 1508, Page 28 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Scot P. Goldsholl, Substitute Trustee, will on April 29, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, the following-described property: All of that certain Tract, Parcel or Lot of Land lying and being situated in Part of the Northwest One-Quarter of Section 17, Township 18 North, Range 5 East, of the County of Warren, State of Mississippi, more particularly described as follows, to-wit:

01. Legals Commencing at an iron pipe (Found) on an old fence line on the Northeast side of a gravel (Bell Bottom) road, marking the Easterly-Most Corner of the Ted L. Crotwell and Inez Crotwell property as described in Deed Book 1026 at Page 193 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi, and thence run North 38 degrees 35 minutes 47 seconds West, 178.63 feet; thence North 38 degrees 58 minutes West, 133.91 feet; thence North 38 degrees 49 minutes West, 164.68 feet to an iron rod, and the Point of Beginning; thence leaving an old fenceline, run South 49 degrees 04 minutes West, 584.31 feet to an iron rod (found); thence run North 69 degrees 00 minutes West, 145.94 feet to an iron rod; thence run North 47 degrees 10 minutes 55 seconds East, 659.16 feet to an iron rod on an old fenceline, thence run along said old fenceline South 38 degrees 42 minutes 54 seconds East, 150.57 feet to an iron rod, and the Point of Beginning, containing 2.00 acres, and being part of the Ted and Inez Crotwell Property as described in Deed Book 1026 at Page 193 of the aforesaid Land Records. SUBJECT TO: That certain perpetual non-exclusive easement, to be used in common, for the purpose of a Roadway, over and across that certain Region on the Northeast side of this lot, being further described as that certain Fifty (50') foot strip of land lying FIFTY FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF AND AT ALL POINTS PARALLEL TO the Northeasterly line of the Property herein described. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 26th day of March, 2010 _______________________ Scot P. Goldsholl, Substitute Trustee Dyke, Henry, Goldsholl & Winzerling PLC 415 North McKinley, Suite 555 Little Rock, AR 72205 Telephone No. 501-661-1000 THIS DOCUMENT PREPARED BY: DYKE, HENRY, GOLDSHOLL & WINZERLING, P.L.C. 415 N. McKinley, Ste 555 Little Rock, AR 72205 Telephone No. (501) 661! -1000 DHGW No. 50976G-1 Publish: 4/8, 4/15, 4/22(3t) SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi shall hold a public hearing upon the request of Lubertha Webber, applicant, for a variance to the front yard setback requirement from twenty-five feet (25') to three feet (3') for the purpose of constructing a carport cover at 2710 Oak Street which is zoned CBR-4 Commercial, Business and Multifamily Residential. Said hearing will be conducted by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Vicksburg on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the hour of 5:00 p.m., in the City Hall Annex Building, 1415 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Paula Wright Zoning Board of Appeals Secretary Publish: 4/15(1t) MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI April 12, 2010 2010-UN-121 H&B CORPORATION SC100123500 IN RE: NOTICE OF H&B CORPORATION OF INTENT TO INCREASE RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE IN ITS CERTIFICATED AREA IN WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that on the 30th day of March, 2010, H&B Corporation filed with the Mississippi Public Service Commission the above referenced matter. Any person desiring to participate in or receive further notice of these proceedings is required under RP 6.121 of the Commission's Public Utility Rules of Practice and Procedure to file a written petition to intervene on or before twenty (20) days from the date of this Notice. This cause is returnable to the next regular meeting of the Commission to be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, May, 4, 2010, at the Mississippi Public Service Commission, 1st Floor, Woolfolk State Office Building, Jackson, Mississippi. This cause may be heard on said return date, if a hearing is necessary, or be subject to being set for disposition on a hearing date not less than twenty (20) days from the date of publication of this Notice. If protest, answer or other appropriate pleading is on file in response to this matter, the Commission will consider same on said hearing date. WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, on this, the 12th day of April, 2010. ____________ BRIAN U. RAY Executive Secretary (SEAL) Publish: 4/15(1t) 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 L S i i LP b

01. Legals y 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 22nd day of April, 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 March 22, 2010 Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 hlc/F08-2309 Publish: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15(3t) SEALED BIDS for furnishing Type III Ambulance will be received in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi until 9:00 o'clock a.m., Monday, May 03, 2010. They will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg in a Regular Board Meeting at 10:00 o'clock a.m., Monday, May 03, 2010. Bidders are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to City Clerk's time clock. Specifications and instructions for bidding are on file in the office of the City Clerk, second floor, City Hall, 1401 Walnut Street, corner Crawford and Walnut Streets, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Bidder's Bond in the amount of 5% of bid must accompany same (No business or personal checks). A performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract, issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi will be required by the successful bidder. The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. /s/ Walter W. Osborne, Jr. Walter W. Osborne, Jr., City Clerk Publish: 4/15, 4/21(2t) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on November 15, 2005, Samuel Semi, and wife, Shonda Ross, executed a Deed of Trust to CTC Real Estate Service, Trustee for the use and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Deed of Trust Book 1561 at Page 625 thereof; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWABS, Inc., Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-18, by assignment on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Book 1506 at Page 37 thereof; and WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured thereby, substituted Bradley P. Jones, as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1506 at Page 36, thereof; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the performance of the conditions and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that I, Bradley P. Jones, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me in said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at public sale and outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.) at the West front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the 22nd day of April, 2010, the following described land and property being the same land and property described in said Deed of Trust, situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot 92 of Marion Park Subdivision, Block A, Part 4, a plat of which is of record in Plat Book 1 at Page 37 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only h titl i t di

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such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature, on this the 26th day of March, 2010. _______________ BRADLEY P. JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE PREPARED BY: ADAMS & EDENS POST OFFICE BOX 400 BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI 39043 (601) 825-9508 A&E File #25378 Publish: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15(3t)

thence leaving the centerline of said public road, running thence South 66 degrees West 439.38 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.22 acres, more or less. This conveyance is subject to a perpetual and assignable right of way easement for access road purposes as described and previously conveyed unto Charles O. Hearn and wife, Brenda Mathes Hearn on this same date. Said right of way traverses a strip of land 25 feet in width along the Southern boundary and 50 feet in width along the Western boundary of the land conveyed herein. I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this, the 7th day of April, 2010. _______________________ /s/ W. Stewart Robison, Trustee Publish: 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6 (4t)

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi shall hold a public hearing upon the request of Area 61 Family Diner, applicant, for a variance to the Off Street Parking requirement applicant is asking for 18 months to pave the parking lot at 4869 Hwy 61 South which is zoned L-2 Heavy Industrial. The applicant is also requesting a variance from 48 parking spaces to 41 parking spaces. Said hearing will be conducted by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Vicksburg on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the hour of 5:00 p.m., in the City Hall Annex Building, 1415 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Paula Wright Zoning Board of Appeals Secretary Publish: 4/15(1t) TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on March 5, 2009, Deborah Staggs, single, executed a Deed of Trust to W. Stewart Robison, Trustee for Walter Mortgage Company, LLC, Beneficiary, which Deed of Trust is recorded in Land Deed of Trust Book 1701, at Page 369, in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; AND WHEREAS, this Deed of Trust was ultimately assigned to Mid-State Trust VIII, a business trust and Walter Mortgage Company, by instrument recorded in Book 1508, at Page 11, in the office of the Chancery Clerk aforesaid; AND WHEREAS, default having been made in payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note and Deed of Trust having requested the undersigned Trustee so to do, I will on the 10th day of May, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry and sell during legal hours between the hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., at the main front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest and best bidder, the following described land and property, situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in Section 8, Township 14 North, Range 4 East, Warren County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Jessie T. Mathes property as described in that certain deed dated August 16, 1977, and recorded in Deed Book 576 at Page No. 149 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi, said Southeast corner being on the Northwest right of way of the Ivanhoe Road, also known as the Dudley County Road; running thence Northeasterly along said right of way of said road 542.5 feet to the Southeast corner of the Elmond Harris property; thence leaving said right of way of said road South 76 degrees 50 minutes West 260.97 feet to an iron pipe (found), said point is the Southwest corner of Elmond Harris property; thence South 66 degrees 00 minutes West 100.0 feet to an iron pipe (set); thence North 27 degrees 09 minutes West 136.34 feet to an iron pipe (set); thence North 60 degrees 20 minutes West 111.84 feet, said point being the point of beginning of the land herein conveyed. From said point of beginning run thence North 60 degrees 20 minutes West 43.63 feet; thence North 66 degrees 00 minutes East 92.14 feet; thence North 24 degrees 00 minutes East 107.5 feet; thence North 66 degrees 00 minutes East 335.0 feet, said point being in the centerline of the Ivanhoe Road, also known as the Dudley Public Road, thence along the centerline of said public road; South 46 degrees 58 minutes East 45.5 feet; thence South 39 degrees 49 minutes East 50.0 feet; thence South 31 degrees 10 minutes East 53.0 feet,

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on April 5, 2000, Frank E. Yoho and Deborah Anne Yoho, executed a Deed of Trust securing an indebtedness to Buford Partners, L.P., which Deed of Trust has been recorded in Deed Book 1207 at Page 326 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi; WHEREAS, the present owner and holder of the aforesaid Deed of Trust has duly substituted David M. Sessums as Substituted Trustee in the place and stead of the original Trustee in instrument dated March 26, 2010, and recorded in Deed Book 1506 at 773 of said Land Records; and, WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of said indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and the holder of the Note and Deed of Trust having requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee so to do, I will, on the 16th day of April, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry and sell between the legal hours of 11:00 o'clock a.m. to 4:00 o'clock p.m., at the main, front door, of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following described property situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: All of that certain parcel or lot of land lying and being situated in Part of Irregular Section 21, Township 15 North, Range 3 East of the County of Warren, State of Mississippi, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at an iron rod (found) marking the Northeast corner of Lot 107 of the J.H. Short Subdivision of Laurel and Cedar Hill, same being the Northeast corner of that certain 31.25 acre tract conveyed to B.P. Buford in Deed Book 1006 at Page 203 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi; thence run South 30 degrees 08 minutes 31 seconds West, 666.83 feet; thence run North 59 degrees 14 minutes West, 429.0 feet to a point in the centerline of an existing road, and the Point of Beginning; thence run South 23 degrees 33 minutes West along the centerline of a ditch, 170.14 feet; thence run North 64 degrees 19 minutes West, 148.68 feet to an iron rod; thence run North 27 degrees 51 minutes East, 185.20 feet to a point in the centerline of an existing road; thence run along the centerline of road, South 57 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds East, 136.18 feet to the point of beginning containing 0.579 acre.

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thence run North 27 degrees 51 minutes East, 185.20 feet to a point in the centerline of an existing road; thence run B7 along the centerline of road, South 57 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds East, 136.18 feet to the point of beginning containing 0.579 acre. TOGETHER WITH that certain perpetual, non-exclusive easement to be used in common for the purpose of a roadway and right-of-way over and across a fifty foot (50') wide strip of land described as commencing at the Northeast corner of the B.P. Buford 31.25 acre tract and running thence South 30 degrees 08 minutes 31 seconds West, 666.83 feet to the Point of Beginning of easement; thence run twenty-five feet (25') either side of a centerline North 59 degrees 14 minutes West, 429.0 feet; thence run North 57 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds West, 136.18 feet; thence North 60 degrees 54 minutes West, 113.36 feet to the end of easement. SUBJECT to that certain non-exclusive easement to be used in common for the purpose of a roadway and right-of-way over and across a fifty foot (50') strip, half of which is the northerly part of this lot, being further described as a strip twentyfive feet (25') southerly of and at all points perpendicular to the northerly line of the property herein described. I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS my signature this, the 25th day of March, 2010. /s/ David M. Sessums DAVID M. SESSUMS, SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22(4t)

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BLUEBERRY PLANTS, $5 each. Fruit trees, $7 each. Call 601-529-5150.

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Liquidation of Closed CVS Pharmacy in Monroe â&#x20AC;˘ Shelving â&#x20AC;˘ Show Cases â&#x20AC;˘ 2 door drink coolers & freezers â&#x20AC;˘ Safe

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FORD 1600 DIESEL tractor, $1600. Camper shell for short wheel base GM pickup, $150. 601-638-7392 6pm-10pm.

Call 334-332-4560 CAPTAIN JACK'S SHRIMP, headless, frozen. Frog legs. Crawfish. Alligator. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 1901 North Frontage Road. 601-638-7001.

11. Business Opportunities

Bring Your Best Friend to our NEW LOCATION, 3508 South Washington Street Not so far, just 1 mile south of Belmont St. Same Great Pet Merchandise, Just More Room!

Fresh Seafood, & Sack Oysters,

Live Crawfish $1.75/ lb LIVE MUSIC Saturday 9pm-1am Grits-N-Gravy Cheapest Prices in Town

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

FURNITURE OFFICE SALE. Computer FOR equipment, desks, chairs, Mexican Pine table with 6 chairs and matching buffet. Call David at 601-631-0065.

Crawfish Cooking Every Sunday

WE PAY CASH! for gold, silver, diamonds & coins Scallions Jewelers 1207 Washington St. â&#x20AC;˘ 601-636-6413

Resumes are being accepted for a Full-Time Kindergarten/ Daycare Director. MS Health Dept. qualifications. Send resume to P.O. Box 820772, Vicksburg, MS 39182. Deadline to apply is May 3rd, 2010.

READ THE CLASSIFIEDS DAILY!

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11. Business Opportunities LOCAL TANNING SALON for sale, 10 years in business, good income. For more information, call 601-218-2300.

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24. Business Services

BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY Score A Bullseye With One Of These Businesses! â&#x20AC;˘ Glass

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Vans â&#x20AC;˘ Cars â&#x20AC;˘ Trucks â&#x20AC;˘Insurance Claims Welcomeâ&#x20AC;˘

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BUFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 601-636-4813 State Board of Contractors Approved & Bonded Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, Rock & Sand All Types of Dozer Work Land Clearing â&#x20AC;˘ Demolition Site Development & Preparation Excavation Crane Rental â&#x20AC;˘ Mud Jacking

Dirt For Vicksburg Fred Clark Heavy Clay, 610, Clay Gravel, Fill Dirt Trackhoe, Dozer, Box Blade, Demolition Work Driveways: Repair, Form & Finish House Pads: Concrete, Clearing & Grubbing Licensed & Bonded

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601-631-0400 CABINETS, ADDITIONS, METAL ROOFS, 1601 N. Frontage Rd. VINYL SIDING, PATIO DECKS, Vicksburg, MS 39180 DOZER & EXCAVATOR WORK, SEPTIC SYSTEMS, â&#x20AC;˘ HandyMan Lawn Care LOT CLEAN UP Services LICENSED

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28. Furnished Apartments JUST IN TIME for Riverfest! 1 bedroom apartment, 1415 Washington Street, downtown. $800 monthly, deposit required. 601-638-5943 or 662-873-4236. 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. SMALL ONE BEDROOM. Utilities and cable furnished. No deposit, references required. $175 weekly, off South Washington. 601529-1617. CORPORATE APARTMENT. Fully furnished. $800 monthly, utilities, weekly cleaning, off street parking. 601-661-9747.

19. Garage & Yard Sales 104 FIRE TOWER Road, off Oak Ridge, Friday, 7am12 noon, Saturday, 7am3pm, moving, everything must go! 601-301-0878. FRIDAY, SATURDAY, 8am-until, 544 Hill Street, off Martin Luther King. HIGHWAY 80 GARAGE SALE, downtown Delhi. April 15th, 16th and 17th (Thursday- Saturday) 8am4pm. Lots of sellers, good variety. HUGE MOVING/ ESTATE sale, furniture, household items, clothing, much, much more, Saturday, Sunday 7am-3pm, 85 Turnerville Road, behind Woodlawn Baptist Church. What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

20. Hunting MATHEWS REEZEN BOW. With everything, ready for hunting. $550. 601-327-9571.

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

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

24. Business Services Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 • Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce CLEANUP TIME! WILL remove junk and etcetera. 601-218-7839, leave message.

D&D Tree Cutting, Trimming & Lawn Care For Free Estimates, call “Big James” at 601-218-7782.

29. Unfurnished Apartments 1 bedroom apartments, $400. 2 bedroom townhouse, new paint/ carpet, $500, $300 deposit. 601-631-0805. 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. New carpet, paint, washer/ dryer hookups. $525- $550. 601-631-0805.

SPRING INTO SAVINGS at

CONFEDERATE RIDGE 780 Highway 61 North

Call for Details, 601-638-0102

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

Vicksburg’s Most Convenient Luxury Apartments! • Cable Furnished! • High Speed Internet Access Available! 601-636-0503 2160 S. Frontage Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

27. Rooms For Rent

24 HOUR cleaning service. Commercial/ Residential, Great Senior Citizen Discounts. No job too large or too small!

FURNISHED ROOMS. PRIVATE bath and kitchenette, all utilities. $105 weekly. 601-883-9942.

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

Discover a new world of opportunity with

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• Lake Surrounds Community

Call today! 601-618-8599.

PUT THE CLASSIFIEDS TO WORK FOR YOU! Check our listings to find the help you need... •Contractors •Electricians •Roofers •Plumbers •Landscapers

29. Unfurnished Apartments

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300 www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

• Downtown Convenience to Fine Restaurants, Shops, Churches, Banks & Casinos

✦ From $495.00 ✦ Secure High-Rise Building • Off Street Parking • 9 1/2 Foot Ceilings • Beautiful River Views • Senior Discounts •

Classic Elegance in Modern Surroundings

601-630-2921

801 Clay Street • Vicksburg

Commodore Apartments 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

29. Unfurnished Apartments COUNTY 2 BEDROOMS, 2½ baths. Openwood Townhouse. 1,400 plus/ minus square feet. 601-831-8900. Leave message.

3 BEDROOMS, 1 bath. 5574 Fisher Ferry Road. $650 monthly, deposit. 601636-7757. 3/ 4 BEDROOMSRent $1,100 and Up! • 721 National. 732-768-5743.

There’s no easier way to attract customers and make extra cash!

1993 32x80. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, big tub, needs a little tender loving care. Can be yours for $20,000 set up available. Call Darren, 228669-3505. 1997 28X80. NEW carpet, linoleum, set-up with air, stone fireplace, garden tub. Only $29,900. Call Darren, 228-669-3505. 2002 32x80. 2 Master baths, fireplace, 4 bedrooms, french doors, will install new carpet throughout home. $39,900 setup included. Call Darren, 228669-3505. COUNTRY LIVING! DOUBLEWIDE with land in Utica! Immaculate 2000 28x64 4 bedroom home with land, fireplace, all appliances, ceiling fans, jacuzzi tub, real wood cabinets, covered deck, backed up to the woods! $65,000. Call John, 601-672-5146. KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION. LAND/ HOME. NO credit needed! 2 left in Pearl,1 in Vicksburg. Call for details, ask for Darren, 228-6693505.

34. Houses For Sale

Ask Us. Candy Francisco FHA & VA Mortgage Originator Conventional ! Construction Mortgage ! First-time Loans Homebuyers ! !

Member FDIC

2150 South Frontage Road

bkbank.com

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm

601-634-8928 2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net

McMillin Real Estate 601-636-8193 VicksburgRealEstate.com

DAVID A. BREWER 601-631-0065

600 Blossom Lane 3 BR, 2 BA home with inground pool & large workshop.

HELP!!! My property listings in this ad keep selling! I need MORE LISTINGS! Give me a call to discuss putting your property on the market and IN THIS AD.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

1, 2, & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately. and

VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORTIE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES.

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com

Broker, GRI

601-636-6490 NEW HOME ON 2 acres, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, never lived in. 108 Chandlers Cove, Vicksburg, MS. 601301-1773 or 601-672-8325

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

ARNER

REAL ESTATE, INC

JIM HOBSON

REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

601-636-0502 WOW! 65 PINE HAVEN Lane. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths appliances included, 2½ acres. 1761 square feet. $146,000. 601-994-3414.

4571 Hayley’s Point 4 BR, 2 BA, 1860 SF Metal roof, lakeside, renovated, in county. $90,000 Bette Paul Warner, 601.218.1800 McMillin Real Estate

Don’t miss a day of The Vicksburg Post! Our ePost now available! Call 601-636-4545 Circulation, for details!

BOVINA AREA- LAKE front, cul-de-sac, approximately 1.5 acres. $30,000. 601-831-0302.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Bigriverhomes.com

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

Classified Advertising really brings big results!

Licensed in MS and LA

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

31. Mobile Homes For Rent

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

WANTING TO LEASE 100-300 acres of land for family, hunting only. Prefer Claiborne, Warren or Hinds counties. Call 985-212-9119 or ken_smith53@charter.net

Rick McAllister..601-218-1150 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

AUDUBON PLACE

1 BEDROOM TRAILER for rent. Unfurnished, with utilities. No pets, deposit required. 601-301-0285.

Move-In Ready-1 mile from Warren Central, 4 BR/2BA, fresh paint, updated throughout, new wood laminate floors, new carpet, new ceramic floors and countertops in kitchen & baths, 12x20 wired workshop, 1 acre lot on cul-de-sac. For appointment, 601-415-3022.

Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549 Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790

Rely on over 19 years of experience in Real Estate.

BY OWNER. Jennifer Drive, remodeled 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, hardwood/ ceramic floors. $135,000. For appointment 601-6610770, 601-415-4518.

36. Farms & Acreage

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

Big River Realty

1 OAK HILL. 4br, 2ba, large den with fireplace, totally remodeled, new roof, granite in kitchen and bathroom. Sun room with fireplace. 2630 square feet. Private in town, no neighbors. $148,500. Call 318-341-8717

34. Houses For Sale

601.630.8209

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

FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752 www.parkresidences.com • www.bienvilleapartments.com

No need to go hunting around town to place your garage sale signs...just place an ad in the The Vicksburg Post Classifieds. Call 601-636-SELL.

34. Houses For Sale

No Utility Deposit Required

3 BEDROOMS 2.5 baths. 3 years old, 2-story, all electric, garage, 2000 square feet, hardwood and ceramic. $1400 monthly, deposit/ references required. 601218-1002.

✮ AUBREY'S ✮

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

Move-In Special • 1 & 2 Bedroom Studios & Efficiencies • Utilities Paid

30. Houses For Rent

26. For Rent Or Lease

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. 114 Monument Place. $700 monthly plus electricity. Gas and water paid. Call Joey at 601-5296312.

Spring

TAKING APPLICATIONS!! On a newly remodeled 3 bedroom, $450. Also 2 bedroom, $425. Both includes refrigerator and stove furnished. $200. Call 601-634-8290

MC TREE TRIMMING Services, Licensed and bonded, roofing services. Call 601-600-9571

32. Mobile Homes For Sale 16X80. NICE HOUSE! $15,000 set up. Can e-mail pictures. Call Darren, 228669-3505.

DOWNTOWN, BRICK, Marie Apartments. Total electric, central air/ heat, stove, refrigerator. $500, water furnished. 601-6367107, trip@msubulldogs.org

DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

BOVINA- TRAILER LOTS for rent by owner. 225B Tucker Road, clean, quiet area, renter must have own trailer. 601-372-6527.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

35. Lots For Sale

37. Recreational Vehicles 2003 TRAIL BAY. 29 foot, fifth wheel camper, 1 slide, excellent condition. $15,500. 601-636-1759 after 3pm. 34 FOOT RV for sale $3000. 601-301-0285.

38. Farm Implements/ Heavy Equipment 1977 FORD F-600, Bucket Truck. 50 foot working height, good condition. Great electrical company or tree cutter. Must sell. 601-301-1946.

39. Motorcycles, Bicycles 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON Night Ride Special. $14,500. 601-629-9947, 601-415-6269.

40. Cars & Trucks 1980 FORD F-350 Truck. Heavy duty, former welding truck. $1200. 601-636-6986 after 6pm. 1994 GMC VAN. 119,000 miles, runs, needs some minor work. $700 cash or possible trade. 318-235-8135. 1998 Saturn Sedan. Good condition, great gas mileage. Call 601-629-7598. 2002 HONDA CRV. Interior excellent condition. 141,000 miles. $5000 or best offer. 601-638-2388.

2005 FORD MUSTANG GT Convertible. Great condition, adult driven. Low miles. $15,500. 601-618-9107.

RENT TO OWN 1999 Ford Explorer $1000 Down - $260 Mo 2000 Ford F-150 $1400 Down - $280 Mo 1999 Ford Expedition $1600 Down - $250 Mo Bring Your Pay Stub Gary's Cars 601-883-9995 For Pre-Approval www.garyscfl.com

29. Unfurnished Apartments

COME CHECK US OUT TODAY YOU’LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR HOME HERE Great Location, Hard-Working Staff

Discount for Senior Citizens available

415-3333 • 638-1102 • 636-1455

29. Unfurnished Apartments

SHAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S Be the first to live in one of our New Apartments! Available January 1st 2010

601-638-7831 • 201 Berryman Rd

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

601-638-1102 * 601-415-3333

MAGNOLIA MANOR

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AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM

Toll Free 1-866-238-8861

SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

• Rent Based On Income

3515 MANOR DRIVE VICKSBURG, MS

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333 40. Cars & Trucks

OK C ARS S ALES

$999 CASH

R ENTALS

601-636-3147 CLEARANCE SALE

ALL VEHICLES RUN! 1993 Buick Regal 4 dr. 1997 Dodge Eclipse 1997 Dodge Caravan 1994 Ford Explorer, 4 dr. 1998 Infinity QX4 1985 Chevrolet G20 pickup 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup 1997 Chevrolet S-10 pickup, xtra-cab • HURRY, WHILE THEY LAST!!!

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Rental Special $100 Deposit • $50 Day

2970 Hwy 61 N. • Vicksburg Mon - Fri 9am-5pm • Sat 9am-1pm

40. Cars & Trucks

B10

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

TRUCK MONTH CONTINUES

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

TRUCK MONTH PRICE

Regular Cab

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

35,995

2010 GMC Terrain

TRUCK MONTH PRICE

17,745

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 - 4,750 GMC TRUCK MONTH PRICE

24,145

34,710 $ Sale Price - 33,535 $ Rebates - 4,750 M.S.R.P. -

GMC TRUCK MONTH PRICE

28,785

2010 GMC Yukon XL

2010 GMC Yukon SLT

2.9% 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 - 2,000 M.S.R.P. -

45,795 44,995 0% FINANCING

GMC TRUCK MONTH PRICE

45,245

Crew Cab 4 Wheel Drive

60 Months

M.S.R.P. -

Equipped with V8 engine, 1 year OnStar Safe and Sound, SL package and more. #41205

25,010

24,595

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

TRUCK MONTH PRICE

51,940 $ Sale Price - 49,995 $ Rebates - 4,750

2010 GMC Sierra

M.S.R.P. -

2010 GMC Sierra

#41284

GMC TRUCK MONTH PRICE

22,500 $ Sale Price - 21,995 $ Rebates - 4,250 M.S.R.P. -

Extended Cab SLE

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

Denali Crew Cab

TRUCK MONTH PRICE

51,155 Sale Price - 47,995 $ Rebates - 2,000 M.S.R.P. -

45,995

for 60 Months* with GMAC Approved Credit

ON EVERY 2010 GMC ACADIA Herb Caldwell Clyde McKinney An experienced sales staff to Bobby Bryan Zachary Balthrop Baxter Morris meet all of your automotive needs. Salesman of the Tim Moody Preston Balthrop Month of March Come to George Carr, Mike Francisco Kevin Watson Zachary Balthrop Debbie Berry 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.