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Friday, August 23, 1996 Hattlesburg AMERICAN 7 A Energy companies may compete soon mk What's next: The PSC will hold public hearings to discuss retail competition in the electrical industry. To learn more; Contact the Public Service Commission at 601-961-5400. iw along with their ratepayers, will be adversely affected." "This assumption is premature," the PSC said. "All this does to our filing is put it on the back burner," said Don Meiners, president of Entergy Mississippi. "It was a good move.

It makes sense." Commissioner Curt Hebert said Mississippians "hate monopolies." "If it's good for K-Mart and Wal-Mart, it has got to be good for the electricity business," he said. Meiners said Entergy will take part in the hearings if asked. and big bills with residential small business customers. The PSC dismissed the request and said in a statement En-tergy's request was "based solely on the hypothetical scenario that there will be a restructuring of the electrical industry and they, ta I NOW SHOWING 1. I .1 J.

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Jack Lyons, 15, was robbed about 8:14 a.m., Patrolman Eugene Randall said, about 15 minutes after another student, Mar-keece McGinty, 13, was robbed in a different area. No injuries were reported in either incident. Lyons was waiting for the bus to Murrah High when a car pulled to the curb, Randall said. Lyons told police the driver was male, there was a woman in the passenger seat and a baby in the backseat. The driver did the talking, Randall said.

"He told Jack, 'I'm having trouble opening this door, could you come help Randall said. "Jack went to help him and he said, This lady sitting in the car with me has a gun and she will shoot you if you don't do what I'm telling MATILDA KfflKLLOOf U000 V.ii-iM "SOLO" PG-13 MON-FRI SAT SUN CARPOM. A TIME TO KILL II THE FAN A VERY BRADY SEQUEL IS ISLAND Of DR. MOMAU mmmm nnwi ISCAKFMMU NDEPENDENCE DAY K-13 po-ia 16 immigrants taken in raid on mill FULTON (AP) Sixteen illegal immigrants were arrested Thursday during a raid at a Fulton lumber mill. The illegal immigrants all ap- eared to be Mexican citizens, F.S.

Marshal David Crews said. Officers from the U.S. Marshal Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Border Patrol and Fulton Police Department made the arrests while the immigrants were working at a mill located along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Crews said. INS is investigating possible charges against the lumber mill, Crews said. Officials are not releasing the name of the mill pending completion of the investigation, The illegals, who were being held in Aberdeen, will be deported after they have been processed, Crews said.

Murder suspect escapes, is sought FULTON (AP) Authorities were still searching Thursday for a murder suspect who escaped from the Itawamba County Jail last week. i Michael Wilburn, 32, escaped Aug. 15 as other inmates were headed to morning work details. The Tremont man is charged in the shooting death of Lila Jean Hood. Wilburn is 6 feet tall, weighs 170 pounds and has brown eyes and brown curly hair.

Chemical plant site cleanup set to begin GREENVILLE (AP) Cleanup of an old chemical plant site in Washington County will begin Monday. Tests last year revealed the area in the front of the old Valley Chemical site was contaminated with toxaphene DDT-related compounds, DDT, DDE and DDD, likely from leaks and drips that occurred during operation of the plant. DDT-related compounds in elevated levels were also found in the ditches bordering a nearby road, and in several other surrounding areas. Contaminated soil will be removed and clean dirt will be brought in to refill the site. Jerry Banks of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said the cleanup is expected to cost "several million dollars." KlimPROFESSOX WVIP PASSES COURAGEUNDER FIRE MON-FRI SAT SUN 1.60 SHOWS BEFORE PM 2.00 SVENINO SHOWS TWISTER PG-li THF.FffllSHTEIIF.FtS i M-S I 1,: EFtkSER A 1'1'WflllWl'Ill JACK I Ji PG-13 MON-FRI MMwjMj SAT SUN 5 7 of every adults fuse their primary shopping source 9Mm.

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