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12A The CbrioivUdger Thursday, April 30, N87 Weather State forecast Hernando I A TODAY: Mostly sunny eariy, 20 chance of showers later. High 85. TONIGHT: 20 chance of thunder-showers. Low 57. FRDAY: Partly clouijy.

High 85. Extended forecast m-Q- lSAT" Mississippi's extended forecast calls for continued fair skies Friday, becoming partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday, with isolated thundershowers possible. Highs wffl be in the 80s with lows mainly in the 60s. Clarksdale Tupelo I Sunny, dry weather to continue statewide Today's weather is expected to be mostly fair, except for widely scattered afternoon showers over extreme north Mississippi. The Jackson-area forecast calls for mostly sunny skies today, with highs in the upper 80s and lows from 55 to 60.

A high pressure system brought sunny skies and dry weather to the state Wednesday. Widespread cloudy skies will return on Friday on the heels of a cold front over the Midwest that was moving into Tennessee by today. McComb and Jackson shared the daytime high of 86. The overnight low of 40 occurred at Iuka and Newton. Jackson's high was reached at 4 p.m.

The low of 43 occurred at 5 a.m. Weatherstation Forecast: 936-2121 Traveler's forecast: 936-2174 NOAA Weather Radio: 162.550 or 162.400-162.475 MHz For travelers Alabama: Partly cloudy north, fair south; highs in the 80s, lows in the 50s. Arkansas: Partly cloudy and warm; highs from 80 to 90, lows in the 50s to 60s. Louisiana: Sunny, highs mostly in the 80s, lows in the low 60s. Tennessee: Mostly sunny, highs in the 70s, lows mainly in the 50s.

Jackson data Reservoir stages I 557 L8557 cGreenville I I I 8857 L. Columbus I I TIackson I Vicksburg 8857 '-j 'llmnlihMi I A Natchez 8857 I I A-8857 1 I hJw- I' I Hattiesburg I RESERVOIR FP HT CHNG Ross Barnett 295.9 NC Okatibbee 343.4 NC Arkabutla 238 3 216.6 DN 0.2 Sardis 281.4 255.0 NC Enid 268.0 245.9 NC Grenada 231.0 208.9 DNO.I Wednesday's high, 86; high a year ago, 83. Record high, 94 in 1899. Wednesday's low, 43; low a year ago, 49. Record low, 40 in 1965.

Precipitation by 5 p.m., none. Sunrise today at 6:16 a.m.; sunset at 7:41 p.m. Pollution index: 59 (moderate). FP Flood Pool HT Height CHNG Change in 24 hours Tides Galveston high 8:20 a.m.; no low tide. Vermilion Bay high 7:48 a.m.; low 1 1:54 p.m.

Atchafalaya Bay (Eugene Island) high 7:55 a.m.; low 10:24 p.m. Mississippi River (Southwest Pass) high 10:02 a.m.; low 9:55 p.m. Grand Isle (Barataria Pass) high 1 1:54 a.m.; low 1 1:26 p.m. Biloxi Bay high 12:04 p.m.; low 1 1:36 p.m. Mobile high 12:15 p.m.; low 11:51 p.m.

Pensacola high 12:27 p.m.; low 1 1:18 p.m. River stages PEARL FS CS CHNG Edinburg 20 3 9 ON 0.2 Jackson 28 3 8 DN0.2 Monticello 19 6.9 DN 0.1 Columbia 17 3.5 DN0.1 PASCAGOULA FS CS CHNG Hafllesburrj 22 3.1 DN0 3 Waynesboro 35 5.1 DNO.I BIG BLACK FS CS CHNG West 12 3.4 DN0.1 Bovina 28 NA FS CS CHNG Greenwood 35 NA Yazoo City 29 14.3 UP 0.1 TOMBIGBEE FS CS CHNG Amory 20 11.6 UP 0 3 MISSISSIPPI FS CS CHNG Arkansas City 37 27.2 DN0.2 Greenville 48 38.5 ON 0.3 Vicksburg 43 32.4 ON 0.1 Natchez 48 38.6 NC FS Flood Stage CS Current Stage CHNG Chang In 24 hour Yesterday's weather Storm leaves 21 inches of snow The Associated Press A surprise storm dumped up to 21 inches of snow on parts of New England on Wednesday, while the western two-thirds of the nation had summerlike weather. The New England storm knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses and made driving treacherous for motorists, most of whom had removed snow chains. Heavier snowfall amounts included 21 inches in north-central Massachusetts at Ashbumham and Lunenburg. A band of rainshowers reached across eastern New York into New Jersey, and showers and thunderstorms were widely scattered over southern California, Arizona and the central Rockies.

Unseasonably warm weather prevailed over the western two-thirds of the nation. The high of 92 in Grandview, set a record for the month. The temperature also climbed to record levels in Kansas City, which had a high of 91, and Lincoln, where it reached 92. Today's forecast calls for snow from central and upstate New York across northern New England, with scattered rainshowers to the south, showers and thundershowers scattered from the Pacific Coast across the northern and central Plateau and the northern Rockies. I A( sK J'J' Chicago w-P' Vxbv fcfcmr1 6441 vvwhiiiAon AflaS Ninville-r A 6757 AtlanWX I 8257 I V-tew0an5 w.

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72 40 cdy Philadelphia 57 39 06 Cheyenne 75 49 cdy Phoenix 98 76 clr. Chicago 67 56 clr Pittsburgh 48 36 .01 cdy. Cincinnati 62 41 clr Ponland.Me. .39 33 .91 sn Cleveland 54 38 ck Providence 41 33 1.37 cdy Coluxnbia.S.C. 76 39 cdy Raleigh 70 37 cdy Dallas 91 60 clr Reno 80 52 Denver 79 51 cdy Richmond 63 36 ck Des Moines 78 63 ck Sacramento 77 53 cdy.

Detroit 60 43 ck St Louis 72 56 clr El Paso 76 55 ck Salt Lake City 85 60 cdy Grand Rapids 57 45 ck San Antonio 90 61 cdy Grnsbro.N.C. ..68 43 cdy San Diego 64 61 cdy' Hartford 36 33 .56 cdy San Francisco 65 52 rrj Helena 80' 50 rn SI Ste Mane 48 36 dr. Honolulu 80 69 clr Seattle 70 47 .02 rn. Houston 92 68 cdy Shreveport 86 51 ck. Indianapolis 63 45 ck Sioux Fills 87 50 cdy Jacksonville 88 51 ck Tampa 81 65 ck Juneau 76 54 cdy Topeka 63 62 ck Kansas City 79 58 ck Tucson 89 67 clr Las Vegas 92 69 cdy Washington 61 40 .02 ck Little Rock 80 62 cdy Wichita 79 51 clr Los Angeles 77 63 cdy TODAY: Mostly sunny.

Southwest wind 10 mph. High 88. TONIGHT: Fair. Low 57. FRIDAY: Becoming partly cloudy.

High 88. TODAY: Mostly sunny. Southwest wind 10 mph. High 88. TONIGHT: Fair.

Low 57. FRIDAY: Becoming partly High 88. TODAY: Mostly sunny. Southwest wind 10 mph. High 88.

TONIGHT: Fair. Low 57. FRIDAY: Becoming partly cloudy. High 88. TODAY: Sunny.

South wind 10 mph. High 83. TONIGHT: Fair. Low 60. FRIDAY: Becoming partly cloudy.

High 83. Dye tive creature, a super-senator, vested with sufficient legislative authority to virtually dominate the entire Senate." Dye and Attorney General Ed Peters, whose office represented Dye, praised the ruling while Hale and Taylor were severely critical. "Separation of powers is not something handed down from God," Dye said. "I felt confident all along that the high court would agree that the authority granted to the lieutenant governor to appoint Senate committees and committee chairmen, and to refer bills among other duties is constitutional." Pittman called the two senators' challenge asinine. "Clearly the state constitution grants the power to the Senate and the House to make their own procedural rules," he said.

"No one constitutional section is more important than another." Hale and Taylor defended their actions, saying they were disappointed with Wednesday's decision. "Good ol' boy politics is alive and well in the Mississippi Supreme Court," Hale said. "The Supreme Court has established a dictatorship for the lieutenant governor's office over the state Senate and the lieutenant governor now has the stamp of approval to become the most powerful politician and off ice-holder in the state." Taylor echoed that position. "I feel the Supreme Court has betrayed the best interests of the state." he said. "It is insane to have a 174-mem-ber Legislature if one person can override the wishes of the other 173; that is the situation and, unfortunately, the Supreme Court has given it its blessing." The constitution grants the lieutenant governor executive power by authorizing him to perform the duties of the governor if the governor is out of the state or disabled.

It also makes the lieutenant governor president of the Senate, empowered to debate issues and break tie votes. The authority for the lieutenant governor to appoint committees and refer legislation is not contained in the constitution, but is given in a series of Senate rules. While agreeing that such authority National forecast 86VSJ Minneapolis rW fZWW WyA 7656 'Phoenix Cold Occluded 2z Stationary tack those who suspected him. It, too, cited a domineering female figure in his life. The FBI profile said the individual was a single, young black male of medi-; um complexion, 5-f oot-8 to 6-foot.

Barfield said Davis is 5-foot-7, weighing 135 to 140 pounds. I Authorities said Davis fit other as-pects of the profile, which cited such factors as the individual's familiarity with the neighborhoods of the crimes, based on past or current residences. Davis lived near Dewitt, Tanner and the Jenning Street woman. Davis' arrest continued to bring words of disbelief Wednesday from family members, relief from fright-1 ened residents and speculation from others. "I feel relieved," said Joe Williams of 1427 Parker St.

"I know a lot of elderly people feel better. They have been just plain scared." Beverly Jackson of 193 Maple St. and Annie Jane Walker of 235 Huron St. doubted whether officials have the right person in custody. "If I can hear him make a full conf es-; sion, then everybody can feel safe," -Jackson said.

"He's not the only one." 1 "I don't feel they have the right per- son," Walker said. "They just caught I him so easy. He always seemed like nice person. I just feel sorry for him." Clarion-Ledger staff writers Tom Brennan, Michael Culbreth and Lynn -Watkins contributed to this report From page Senators ity to control legislation. "I hope the citizens of Mississippi realize who they are electing when they vote for lieutenant governor, because he is now more powerful than the governor," Hale said.

"The governor may veto a bill, but it can be overridden. The lieutenant governor can send a piece of legislation to a select committee and tell the chairman to kill it in committee, as our lieutenant governor has done." Hale and Taylor in early 1986 filed suit to prohibit Dye from appointing committees, naming committee chairmen and referring bills, among other legislative tasks. The Supreme Court, however, said Senate rules that give Dye those powers are legal because Dye is constitutionally mandated to serve as Senate president and is therefore a member of the Senate. "Voters must now demand that the people they elect as senators have the courage to change these rules," Taylor said. I.

Hale agreed. "The challenge was worth it," he said. "It made people aware of the true role of the lieutenant governor's office and it made them aware the system needs fixing." Hale and Taylor have repeatedly compared their case to a battle over rules changes in the House earlier this year, when members voted to dilute Speaker Buddie Newman's power and spread it among rank and file members. Newman, who has decided not to seek re-election, lost much of his power in the January coup, including some of his authority to appoint committee members. Supreme Court Justice Michael Sullivan compared the House and Senate battles in a written dissent from the majority ruling.

"While the House chamber echoed the cry, The King is the Senate chamber declared, 'Long live the new While the House was reasserting democratic government the Senate, through its rules, was creating a monarch to organize and rule over them." Other senators, however, said Hale Levelor READY II 49 iiiS 19 09 20 7' lfW 1679 ire 2LE 22T 17 49 23 11 23.6: TToT 17.99 and Taylor are wrong in comparing the Dye case to the House power struggle, and won't find the support for changes as strong in the Legislature's upper chamber. "We've got a little different situation in the Senate," said Sen. Rob Smith of Richland, a former House member. Unlike the House, where the speaker could bottle up a popular bill or give favoritism to his home district, he said, the lieutenant governor has to answer to the entire state. "I don't think there's going to be that big of a push for rules changes," Smith said.

Sen. Glen Deweese of Meridian, who as president pro tern serves as the Senate's second in command, agreed. "It will certainly be the next Senate's perogative to set the rules but I do not believe there will be support for it." Even Kirksey, who backed Hale and Taylor's lawsuit and is campaigning for lieutenant governor's post with a pledge to abolish the office, predicted near-certain failure for any battle on the Senate floor. "It would be stupid to assume that the major leaders will not be returning," he said, contending that the lieutenant governor creates and controls legislative leadership by handing out key committee appointments. "That means the lieutenant governor will be in control.

It's going to be ex-. tremely difficult to restrict the lieutenant governor's power given the fact that the leaders are made by the lieutenant governor." Dye disputed Hale and Taylor's assertion that the court ruling means new-found power for him. "This opinion does not make this office any different than it's been the past 100 years." He predicted that the 52-member Senate will let his powers stand. "Talk to the vast majority of the Senate 49 senators out there agree the lieutenant governor should have these duties and responsibilities," he said. "Even those who don't agree with me philosophically or politically stand by me on this issue." MADE MINI BLINDS 23 24.79 30 29 "WW 5T 22.69 31.99 33.99 17.49 TOT TO 105" WW may be crucial to the legislative process, the majority ruling said the powers are mainly procedural mechanisms designed to make the body function more efficiently.

As such, the court said, the powers can be delegated by the Senate. The majority ruled the lieutenant governor, as president of the Senate, is "eligible to have conferred upon him such authority as the Senate by rule may from time to time provide." But the dissenters claim that the only legislative powers the lieutenant governor can wield are those specified in the constitution. "Any further power bestowed upon his office is an aggrandizement beyond its lawful authority," Hawkins said in his opinion. State Sen. Henry Kirksey of Jackson, the only announced candidate opposing Dye's re-election, also criticized the ruling.

"What the court has done is to say it's all right for the Senate to violate the separation of powers provision and allow the lieutenant governor to do what the constitution says it cannot do," he said. FAA northeast of Tuscaloosa, Ala. It was leased from Metro Aviation Co. of Shreveport, La. The National Transportation Safety Board cited poor visibility and the possible diversion from a direct flight route in its April 7 report on the crash.

In the Texas crash, witnesses said the Bell 222A twin-engine helicopter broke in two and plummeted to the ground in flames. The helicopter crashed while it was was being flown from Mobile, to Fort Worth for a maintenance checkup, officials said. Killed in the crash were Ray Wood, 46, the pilot, and John Palmer, 35, director of maintenance for SouthFlite USA Program, both of Mobile. SouthFlite, which began service last September, serves the northern Gulf Coast area, including parts of Mississippi and Alabama. CALL NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATES Serial said there was no mention of any evidence obtained against Davis.

"He seems fine as far as I can tell, Milner said of Davis. "I don't know enough to comment on anything right now." Police have declined to say what they have found to link Davis to the three slayings or the March 25 attack against the Jenning Street woman. Barfield said, "In my opinion, the public can rest assured that the right person has been arrested and charged." He said a profile drawn by Jackson psychiatrist Rodrigo Galvez "was absolutely at the mark." Peters agreed. "The profile given by Dr. Galvez fit this subject almost exactly," the district attorney said.

"There was one small variance. (Galvez) said that he would be a blue-collar worker. As it turned out, he was in training to be a blue-collar worker." Davis was enrolled in a 21-month electronics course at Southern Technical College on 1-55 North. Galvez's profile found that the individual suffered from "psychosexual confusions" and likely had a strong-willed mother or mother figure in early childhood with whom he had conflict. Galvez said Wednesday that Peters had asked him not to comment further on the profile.

Officials have said Galvez's profile and a second profile made by the FBI were consistent. The FBI profile, released last Friday, described the individual as a brooding loner likely to at- Dog Attack jumped on my back and made me fall." The boys said they have no idea why Pharoah attacked. The memory still scares Joshua, even though Pharoah is dead. The dog was chained for a rabies observation. But on April 20, Pharoah unaccustomed to being leashed strangled himself with the chain.

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