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THE GREENWOOD Friday, April 17, 1998 Commonwealth OBITUARIES ES Quick Check Today in History The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 17, the 107th day of 1998. There are 258 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, about 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. On this date: In 1492, a contract was signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage to Asia. In 1524, Giovanni da Verrazano reached present-day New York harbor.

In 1790, American statesman Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia at age 84. In 1861, the Virginia State Convention voted to secede from the Union. In 1941, Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany in World War Il. In 1964, Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new Mustang model.

In 1964, Jerrie Mock of Columbus, Ohio, became the first woman to complete a solo airplane flight around the world. In 1969, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. In 1969, Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek was deposed.

In 1970, the astronauts of Apollo 13 splashed down safely in the Pacific, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft. In 1975, Phnom Penh fell to Communist insurgents, ending Cambodia's five-year war. In 1986, the bodies of American librarian Peter Kilburn and two Britons were found near. Beirut, the three hostages had been slain in apparent retaliation for the U.S. raid on Libya.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Lon McCallister is 75. Rock promoter Don Kirshner is 64. Composer-musician Jan Hammer is 50. Actress Olivia Hussey is 47. Rock singer-musician Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks) is 43.

Actress Teri Austin is 39. Actress Lela Rochon is 34. Singer Liz Phair is 31. Thought for Today: "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing." Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). CRIME report For and GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.

Reginald L. Anderson, 21, 420 McCool holding for Indianola Police Department, contempt of court, jailed. Wiley D. Bagley, 41, 1000 Aven Apt. 12-S, suspended driver's license, released on own recognizance.

Richard Caruthers, 29, 112 Bryant disorderly conduct, domestic violence, public drunkenness, resisting arrest, jailed. Melvin Self 26, Cleveland, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest, simple assault of a police officer, released on own recognizance through Police Chief Ellis Stuart. T. Hudson, 20, 331 Mitchell Itta Bena, shoplifting, jailed. Coruy Griffin, 20, Ridgeland, disorderly conduct, jailed, released on bond.

John Cocke Sabin 20, 204 Poplar driving under the influence, refusal to take a breath test to determine blood-alcohol content, careless driving, running a red light, jailed, released on own recognizance per Officer John Hony. I LEFLORE SHERIFF'S DEPT. Marion Ross, 21, Route 1, Box 131-E, Berclair, burglary of a commercial building, jailed. Ross is charged of burglarizing Granger's Mini Mart in Itta Bena. Eddie Brock, 36, 300 R.B.

Schlater Drive, Morgan City, was charged with simple assault and released on bond. Jerry G. 'Hoss' Gayden VAIDEN Services for Jerry G. "Hoss" Gayden, 62, of Vaiden, who died of acute myocardial infarction Wednesday, April 15, 1998, at Tyler Holmes Hospital in Winona, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Roberts and Sons Mortuary in Winona.

Mr. Gayden, a retired attendant with Trailway Bus Lines, was a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church near Winona and a native of Carroll County. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy D. Gayden; two sons, Charles Gayden of Vaiden and Larry Gayden of Ratcliff, Ky; three daughters, Patricia Newman of Winona, and Linda Gayden and Sheila Gayden, both of Vaiden; two brothers, Earl Gayden of Winona and Eddie Gayden of Vaiden; three sisters, Ruthie Kendle, Sadie Johnson and Mazell Davis, all of Winona; and nine grandchildren. The Rev.

Jesse Hearn will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Vaiden Hill Cemetery. Visitation will until 6 p.m. tonight at Roberts and Sons Mortuary. Juanita J.

'Duck' Green COILA Services for Juanita J. "Duck" Green, 61, of Coila, who died of cancer Monday, April 13, 1998, at Greenwood Leflore Hospital, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Roberts and Sons Mortuary in Winona. Mrs. Green was a retired meat packer with the Oscar Meyer Company in Chicago.

A native of Carroll County, Mrs. Green was a member of Bennett Chapel Full Gospel Methodist Church near Black Hawk. She is survived by her husband, Vance Green; two sons, Johnny Green of Chicago and Kendall Green of Coila; two daughters, Sheila 1 Green-Baines of Calument City, and Remi Green-McGregory of Chicago; a stepdaughter, Mary Black of Chicago; her father and stepmother, Rodger and Barbara Jordan both of Coila; three brothers, Houston Jordan, Jimmy, of Jordan and Rodger Jordan all Chicago; five sisters, Geneva Phillips of Seaque, Texas, Mary Jordan of Coila, and Josephine Green, Josequeen Harris and Annie Jordan, all of Chicago; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; and five step great -grandchildren. The Rev. C.H.

Biles will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Jeff Chapel Cemetery near Blackmonton. Visitation will be until 6 p.m. tonight at Roberts and Sons Mortuary. NAMES cure retinoblastoma and thankfully the cure rate is extremely high," said Ms.

Tylo, who won a $4.9 million judgment in December after being fired from "Melrose Place" for becoming pregnant. Retinoblastoma strikes about one in 15,000, the actress said Thursday. The disease typically appears in children under age 5. Ms. Tylo said she first noticed a problem when Katya's right eye failed to dilate the way she expected it to during a church service.

Doctors confirmed the problem was cancer. Treatments could include removal of the eye and chemotherapy. Katya was born Jan. 15. Ms.

Tylo was fired from the TV show in March 1996 after she became pregnant with her third child, Izabella. A judge upheld that award April 2. The actress and her husband, Michael, have four children. Tourism officials are hoping Oprah Winfrey can do for Philadelphia what she did for Toni Morrison. Winfrey has agreed to do a voiceover for a "Philadelphia: The Place that Loves You Back" tourism spot.

The talk show host stayed in the city last year while filming the movie "Beloved," based on Morrison's novel of the same name. When Winfrey touted Morrison's' "Song of Solomon" on her book club, it became a best-seller as the selected books often do. 'I think she'll go a long way to validating Philadelphia as a vacation destination," said Rich Russo, creative director for the advertising agency Tierney Partners. Former presidential candidate Bob Dole also was tapped for a tourism spot. He will narrate one about nearby Valley Forge.

Winfrey and Dole will do the spots for free, but the city's tourism marketing group Services for Mrs. Louise Walker, 91, of Annapolis, who died of heart failure Thursday, April 16, 1998, in Cantonsville, will be at 2 p.m. on Monday at Wilson Knight Funeral Home chapel. Mrs. Walker was a former resident of Greenwood.

She was a retired teacher. She taught at Greenwood High School and Pillow Academy. Mrs. Walker was the widow of the late R.T. Walker, who died in 1972.

Survivors include one son, Thomas G. Walker of Annapolis, and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Walker of Dallas. Visitation will be from noon until the service Monday at Wilson Knight Funeral Home. Entombment will be at Odd Fellows Mausoleum. Freddie Paul Michael EL DORADO, Ark.

for Freddie Paul Michael, 83, Dorado, who died April 16, 1998, at Rebsamen ical Center in Jacksonville, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Redeemer Catholic Church Dorado. Mr. Michael, a retired retail ager, was a former justice Louise Walker will pay $10,000 each to their favorite charities. Boxcar Willie, who fought a lifeand -death battle with leukemia last year, says the disease has returned and he's confident he'll beat it once more.

"Tve got a good feeling about this," the 66-year-old country singer said Wednesday. His doctor said new cancer cells found during a checkup weren't necessarily cause for alarm. "I believe he has a good chance to have a good result," said Dr. David Stone of Springfield. Willie, 66, was pronounced cancer-free after 10 months of chemotherapy.

He later said his battle with a particularly aggressive form of the disease had delivered him right to "death's door." peace. He was a member of the VFW, Knights of Columbus and Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Mr. Michael, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., was a World War II U.S. Air Force Veteran.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Lee Michael and a son, Richard P. Michael. Mr. Michael is survived by two sons, Max L. Michael of Greenwood and Freddie Joe Michael of El Dorado, seven grandchildren; and three great -grandchildren.

The Rev. David McKillin will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery in El Dorado. Young's Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Willie Douglas Moore CARROLLTON Services for Willie Douglas Moore, 75, of Carrollton, who died of diabetes Thurs- day, April 16, 1998, at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, will be at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Carroll County, Mr. Moore, a life long resident of Carroll County, was retired from Peoples Bank of Carrollton after 47 as a cashier. He was a World War II veteran and a Mason. years Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Gloria Brown Moore; three daughters, Rhonda Beck of Carrollton, and Paula Wiggins and Karon Brooks, both of Greenwood; a son, Brad Moore of Cleveland; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

The Rev. Gary Tanner and the Rev. Leon Holly will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Moore's Memorial in Carroll County. Visitation will be from 5 p.m.

to 9 p.m. Saturday at Williams and Lord Funeral Home. Services of El Thursday, Holy in El manof the DELTA GALLERY BLUES MUSEUM Memorabilia of the Blues and of Blues Artists, video's, photographs, souvenirs. FREE open 7 days a week at posters, The Gift Gallery And Fruit Fair Greenwood 933 Highway 82 W. KK's Delicatessen Catering Po-Boys Tamales Catering 109 Grand Blvd.

Fax 453-3663 453-0007 Happy Birthday Twin To Gwana Moore and The Late Dwana Moore Gwana Moore Dwana Moore April 18, 1986-April 18, 1998 April 18, 1986-July 16, 1997 Just as there is no way to measure all the happiness you've given there are no words to tell you how special you are, and how much we love you. Dwana it's been nine months since you've gone home, we just wanted you to know that we miss you dearly. Love, Your Mom (Cora), Dad (Joe), Andrew, Dale, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Grandparents Tim Allen checked into a rehabilitation clinic as part of a courtordered alcohol counseling sentence for drunken driving. The "Home Improvement" star voluntarily entered a clinic Thursday, said his spokeswoman, Marleah Leslie. The location and name of the clinic wasn't disclosed.

Allen, 44, pleaded guilty last year to drunken driving. The actor, who has a home in a Detroit suburb, was arrested in May 1997 in Bloomfield Township, after his Ferrari was clocked at 70 mph in a 40-mph zone. Police said his blood-alcohol level was 0.15 percent, above the legal limit. "I had two Miller Lites on the golf course. And while my wife was having her head attended to somebody hit her with a golf ball or a golf club and she was bleeding I went to the Men's Grille and I had a vodka and orange juice," the Detroit Free Press quoted Allen as telling a judge.

"Then we went up to dinner and I had two more, and that did it," Allen said. Hunter Tylo's 4-month-old daughter, Katya, has a rare form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma, which was diagnosed after the actress noticed the girl's eye wasn't dilating as it should. "We learned that there are many treatments to Prisoner fails in suicide try A Greenwood City Jail inmate tried to commit suicide by tying a bed sheet to a cell bar before being subdued by jailers, police say. Greenwood Police Chief Ellis Stuart said the incident occurred at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

"The subject tied a sheet to the bars and then wrapped it around his neck," Stuart said. The jailers responded, Stuart said. "They just basically took control of the situation real quick. He did not require any medical attention." But Stuart refused to give any further information about the inmate's identity, other than to say the inmate had been arrested April 12 and is now in an isolated cell, charged with armed robbery. MOVING SALE Within the next two weeks Ole Bridge will be changing locations.

All pottery must be sold. Come by and take advantage of low prices on all items. Ole Bridge Pottery would rather sell it than move it. Sale begins Monday April 20 until everything is sold. ole bridge pottery 211 Fulton St.

Greenwood, MS 38930 Phone 601-455-4300 Fax 601-455-4335 The Splendors of Versailles and the Bologna Performing Arts Center are proud to present THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS SORBONNE ORCHESTRA April 22 8:00 PM Tickets $16 Students 18 under $8 SPLENDORS OF VERSAILLES Box Office Open Tuesday Friday BOLOGNA 1 PM 5 PM 601 846-4626 Performing Arts Center Delta State University.