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THE CLARION-LEDGER FRIDAY March 20, 1981 3B Biifly WEEKEND SALE Now through Sunday Beautiful Full terling told police he had piclid up the fare at the Trailways bus station on jenerson btred. Hanging Boskets A gas-pump attendant atRJ's Food Mart at 2230 Lynch St. told police a man grabbed small amount of money while Fresh Supply for the man at 11:40 a.m. The he was trying to make changi rdrth on Alta Vista Boulevard. attendant said the man fled Monica L.

Mitchell, 21, in assistant manager at Pier 1 Imports, was robbed at the Oposit Guaranty Bank at 4229 N. Compied Fron Staff and Wire Reports Metro Pearl, 'department cleared in lawsuit A Rankin Couity Circuit Court judge has cleared Pearl and its Police Department of liability in an $800,000 lawsuit, but the decision loives two police officers subject to further legal action. The suit, which presents one side of a legal argument, was fled in January by ne W.L Pickle family. It alleges that officers John Bates arn Richard Seavey, also named as defendants in the suit, forced their way into the Pickle home on Nov. 29 and arrested Pickle without informing him of the caarges against himand without reading him his rights.

In an opinion issued Friday, Circuit Judge Alfred NicoLs Jr. said the city and Poke Department are protected by sovereign immunity fromlegal action. Sf(3N99 State St. at 9:35 p.m. She toltipolice she was making a night deposit for the import storewhen a young man grabbed her by the arm, took the bag of Aoney and fled in a "dirty, white van on Nortn state street.

Suit filed in Alcorn pen' controversy ABERDEEN A $294,000 suit has been filed in federal court by Alcorn County officials charging a California firm with illegal transactions Involving ink pens it sold to the chancery clerk's office, authorities said Thursday. The complaint alleges 14 transactions made in 1979 between U.S. Interstate Supplies of Sherman Oaks, and an employee of the chancery clerk's office violated state law. Orma R. Smith the county attorney who prepared the action, said the $44,000 worth of payments were illegal because no bids were taken on pens and ink toner.

Meanwhile, the state Audit Department and the FBI plan to turn over the results of a lengthy criminal probe into the case to District Attorney John Young. On Wednesday, Young said he had not determined whether any individuals would be prosecuted by his office or by the U.S. attorney in Oxford. Smith and Chancery Clerk Leon Fields discovered discrepancies in August 1980 while preparing a new budget. Soon after, a deputy chancery clerk vacated her duties and was later fired by the supervisors.

Candy blasts state school system STARKVILLE Former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy said Thursday "it's no coincidence" that salaries in Mississippi are the lowest in the nation. "Here in the South where our earning capacity is lower, our educational level is also lower," said Gandy, now Deputy for Human Resources at the state Department of Health. Speaking at Mississipi State University as part of the school's first annual Social Work Day, Gandy told students "our educational level in the state and across the Southland is a full year below the national average." Gandy called for the establishment of a statewide lay board of education, kindergartens for 5-year-olds and a penalty section added to the compulsory school attendance law.

Copiah farm worker electrocuted James Willis, 47, a tn driver for Boyce Bruce Truck- GREEN" PLANT SALE- 6 on 970 Frontage Road at 8:15 ing was robbed at Mot p.m. Willis told police a fei le knocked on his door, asked for him and took his pants and the a date, pulled a handgun said he had a small amount of wallet in a pants pocket. Small sizes, Reg 79 cenrs 2 for 1 .00 Medium sizes. Reg 9 98 5.99. Large sizes, Reg 1 6 98 9.99 Extra large sizes.

Reg 29 98 1 6.99 money, credit cards and pipers in the wallet. Pete Haley, the Rckles lawyer, said his clients plan to press the suit againsttiie two officers. He said no court date has been set in the matter. State kle's arrest apparently resulted from a Haley said W.L. Pi lb'' traffic ticket issued November for his alleged failure to have his vehicle und control.

He later pleaded guilty and paid a fine, i IPickle was release! from jail Nov. 30 after his wife posted a 871 bond. ill remain on the police force, said Bates and Seavey Patio Furniture Sole 20 FNTIRE STOCK LIMITED TIME ONLY Meridian site foi kidnapping trial MERIDIAN Federil court officials reportedly have selected Meridian as the sip of the trial for four Louisiana residents facing kidnappingcharges in connection with the slaying of the executive secretary of Hughes Aircraft. A newspaper here reported that no date had been set for the trial. The paper saidjourt officials indicated a hearing on pretrial motions was scheduled for next month.

Edward Davidson, 3aDenise Joyce Daquigan, 29, Milton Trotter, 30, and MichaeBerrett were indicted last month by a special federal grand' ury on charges of conspiring to kidnap Gail Allen. Chief Tony Stuart, untl the court decides the outcome of the suit, Seavey has been elnployed by the department since Feb Arnold Polmef by Woodord Mrs. Allen burned way was discovered by two hunters on Feb. 1 on an old logging rpad off 1-59 south of Meridian. Au- thonties said the victin r's hands were tied behind her back FLOWERING AZALEA SALE- Hardy.

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Ex-policemen lose dismissal appeal NEW ORLEANS 4 Two'black men fired, in 1972 by the Jaokson Police Department on a charge of accepting bribes front bootleggers lost a federal court appeal Thursday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Charlie Corley anaTLevaughn Carter iidn't prove that the charge was merely a pretext to mask retaliation for accusing the department of racial segregation. I Thursday's ruling narked the second time the case had readied the 5th Circiit. A previous ruling by U.S.

District Judge; Harold Cox wa reversed and the case sent back. This timeCox was 1 City rocked bi5 robberies in 10 hours Police are searching for suspects in five strong-armed rob-berieswhich occured vithin 10 hours Wednesday. According to policereports: A man stole the pirses of two women at the Metf ocenter mall at 8 p.tn. The wtmen told police they were walking to their oar after shopping when a man ran between them, took one of the women's purses and its contents, credit cards and a checkbook. i Hilbert Easterling, a 25-year-old Jackson cab driver, was robbed of i small anount of money from a fare near the intersection of Congress and George streets at 7:05 p.m.

Eas- HAZLEHURST A farm employee was electrocuted Thursday while working six miles west of here, author ities said. Copiah County Coroner L.D. Breeland said Theodus Young, 41, was electrocuted when he raised the body of a dump truck into a high-voltage power line. Breeland said Young was killed immediatly by an electric current when he reached for the door handle. Young was an employee of Howard Goza, a Copiah County farmer.

Yazoo City plant to lay off workers YAZOO CITY The second-largest industry in Yazoo City, of Yazoo City will lay off 50 percent to 60 percent of its workers, a spokesman said Thursday. General manager Jerry Johnson said the layoffs, which go into effect today, are the result of a decline in clothing sales. He said about 100 of the plant's employees will be laid off until orders for the company's blue jeans and overalls pick up. is one of seven plants of the clothing division of Ely and Walker in Memphis, Tenn. It is the only Ely and Walker plant in Missisippi.

While current plans do not include closing the plant, Johnson said he didn't know how long the layoffs would be in arrest warrants issuedpy Lauderdale County Circuit Judge Lester F. Williamson clarging them with capital murder in the death of Mrs. AllenaO, of Englewood, Calif. The three were arretted in Chicago traveling the wrong way on a one-way strea in the victim's car. Croup wants Uihuild chapel at prison Parchman Chapel Btilders, Inc.

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