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Thursday. June 9. '988 Hattiesburg AMERICAN 7A fltty Fatal accident: Ora Surney of Edwards suffered fatal injuries in a traffic accident on North Frontage Road near the Bolton exit on Interstate 20, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. Surney, whose age wasn't available, was pronounced dead on arrival Wednesday. Service lines News tips H'burg rec department Child abuse Social Security H'burg trash, streets 582-4321 545-4577 545-1460 644-7210 545-45U6 State roundup.

Counselor: Magee girl was raped JACKSON (AP) A rape counselor reports a 16-year-old girl does not understand why anyone doubts her story that she was raped in a Magee High School classroom. Maxine S. Lyles, director of the Rape Crisis Center in Jackson where the girl has been undergoing treatment since the Feb. 26 incident, said Wednesday that "she is upset; she made a statement to the effect that it seems like everybody was blaming her." Simpson County School Board attorney Terrell Stubbs said the board, in reinstating the two teachers in charge of the students involved, had "strong doubt" that a rape occurred. In hearings to appeal their firings, both teachers and some students indicated they did not believe the girl was raped.

But Lyles wrote a letter June 3 urging District Attorney Bob Evans to prosecute two youths charged with rape. She said the girl's emotional responses "appear genuine and are consistent with the trauma experienced by rape victims." Evans said Wednesday he intends to see that the two male youths stand trial in September. He said he wrote Lyles back and told her "I agreed with her assessments and evaluation and appreciated her expression of support." Lyles said the girl, who said she was threatened with bodily harm from the male students if she told her parents, experiences nightmares and is concerned about others laughing and whispering about her. "She is concerned, now of course, that these guys may get off scot-free," Lyles said. "Her family obviously is concerned how well she will adjust to living in the small community if nothing is done about these guys." The girl comes from a "caring, loving home and enjoys the support of both her mother and father," Lyles wrote.

"She is well-reared and receives much attention from her family. "It is therefore inconsistent and inconceivable that she would fabricate the rape incident in light of her family relationship." Marvin Collins, 15, and Aundra Easterling, 17, both of Magee, were arrested March 4. Both are being held in the Simpson County Jail John Jackson, Collins' attorney, has asked to meet with Evans on Friday to diSCUSQ tho pviHpnro Qtyninct Polling Jackson and Evans discussed the case Tuesday, and the attorney said he's confident the charge will be dropped. "They certainly don't have a case against my client," he said, citing transcripts from the teachers' hearings. The girl's attorney, Nancy Beck of Jackson, said she was unaware of the teachers' hearings, in which the girl testified without her representation.

"I venture to say we all have had a lot more experience with rape victims than the Simpson County School Board," said Beck, who specializes in assisting rape victims. Unlike the students who were in the classroom at the time of the alleged attacked, Beck said her client "has not changed her story one iota." No charges to be filed against animal shelter LAUREL Public Safety Director Joe David Nichols said this morning no charges are going to be filed "at this time" in connection with the seizure of 87 animals from the Jones County Humane Society Shelter earlier this week. The animals, a variety of cats, dogs, puppies and kittens, are being cared for at the city's Animal Control Shelter and two area veterinary clinics, said shelter director Pat Smith. Nichols said that because of Sheriff Maurice Hooks' comment earlier this week that "we had a problem, and it was taken care of," no charges have been filed. Hooks serves as the Jones County ranger, whose authority it would be to file charges in the case, Nichols said.

Hooks is out of town today and unavailable for comment. On Wednesday, animal control workers were called back to the Humane Society Shelter and found one cat and several dogs in hiding, Smith said. The cat was captured, but the dogs scurried under the building to avoid human contact. Smith reported that during the night, one puppy died at the city's shelter. Two others died at the veterinary clinics.

All of the animals are suffering from dehydration and hunger. 1 i 1 1111 Girls try politics for week Officials consider offer rt.fl ft 7r A. CORINTH (AP) State officials are considering offering an incentives package to bring an advanced solid rocket booster plant to Mississippi, Rep. Mack Loyd Wadkins of Iuka says. Wadkins reported he was contacted Tuesday by a state Department of Economic Development official to discuss a package and was assured he would be contacted again.

He By PATREECE BOONE AMERICAN Staff Writer Exactly 403 girls who will be entering their senior year in high school in the fall have converged on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi this week for the 41st session of Mississippi Girls State. Wadkins has expressed concern about getting an incentives package compiled promptly, saying it will be crucial in the plant site selection. Two Mississippi sites have been proposed for the NASA project, the abandoned Yellow Creek Nuclear Plant in northeast Mississippi and the John Stennis ih iWi If Center, formerly the National Space Testing Labora tory, near Bay St. Louis. David Murphree, head of the Institute for -1 Technology and Development, said Tuesday that he had gone to Gov.

Ray Mabus with a proposal for a $500 million incentives package similar to one designed last year for the unsuccessful bid for the federal Superconductor Super Collider project. Coast annexation trial set AMERICAN pholo by Sieve Coleman RENEE BIGELOW of Rosedale, right, reacts after being elected lieutenant governor during Girls State elections Wednesday at the University of Southern Mississippi. Stephanie Bibighaus of Tupelo, left, was chosen governor. GULFPORT (AP) Rankin County Chancellor William Bridges has scheduled an April trial to hear Gulfport's proposal to annex the unincorporated communities of Orange Grove, Lyman and North Wednesday they chose Stephanie Bibighaus, 17, of Tupelo, as their governor. "It's an honorable title that will last a whole year," Bibighaus said.

"I've been involved in student government before and sat on executive boards, and so I've enjoyed being a leader. Mississippi is on the move, and I wanted to do my part." Although she takes pride in her election, Miss Bibighaus said she doesn't think she will choose politics as a career. According to junior counselors Allison Carr, a senator and outstanding citizen in the 1986 Girls State, and Shannon Nunnelee, 1987 Girls State governor and Girls Nation senator, Girls State delegates learn the fundamentals of state government by taking part in the political system themselves while at Girls State. By creating mock political parties, party caucuses, cities, counties and districts, they are encouraged to "learn by doing." Girls State is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Also on Wednesday, the delegates elected other officials, including a lieutenant governor, Renee Bigelow of Rosedale.

A student at Bayou Academy, Miss Bigelow said she is considering pursuing politics as a career. "I've always thought about it, but I'm going to law school first and work my way up from there," she said. The governor and lieutenant were go- Gulfport. "I have two weeks in April that are open," Bridges told attorneys representing the city and annexation opponents on Wednesday. Bridges agreed to hear the case when Harrison County's three chancellors dismissed themselves because of a possible conflict of interest.

Wednesday's conference call between lawyers and Bridges was originally to hear complaints by John too interested in them or what they did, but now I see that they are dedicated and they set their goals and they go for it," she said. Criteria for being chosen to attend Girls State includes grades, character, leadership ability, involvement in school and community activities. "The whole purpose of Girls State is to bring a greater awareness to our young people and teach them about state government by showing them the duties and responsibilities of various offices," said Phyllis Moran, Girls State director. "We want to accomplish better citizens in our state and country." senate session and state Rep. Bill Jones of Petal will address the representatives.

Also today, two senators will be selected to attend Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. Miss Bibighaus is no stranger to honors. A 4.0 student, she is a member of many clubs and plans to run for president of the student council. Last year, she received the "Most Outstanding Student Council Member in Mississippi" award. Angie Walker, of Manchester Academy in Yazoo City, said her experience in Girls State has changed her interest in politicians.

"At first I wasn't ing to Jackson this morning to meet the state's real governor and lieutenant governor. Also going to the capitol will be the seven other top "administrators" in Girls State. They also will meet their real government counterparts. Girls elected to top city offices will remain in Hattiesburg and make a trip to city hall today to meet their counterparts. Those elected to county offices will go to the courthouse and do the same.

"Representatives" and "senators" will hold legislative sessions in the morning and afternoon. State Sen. Gene Taylor of Bay St. Louis will speak at the Woodfield, attorney for the Committee for the im provement of Orange Grove, that Gulfport hadn't divulged all information requested Dy tne committee. Newman accuses inventor NEW ORLEANS (AP) Joseph Newman has ac cused another Mississippi inventor of being a CIA agent and stealing his idea for a revolutionary machine that produces more energy than it uses.

Newman, of Lucedale, has fought with the U.S. Patent Office for nine years over his energy machine. Now, Newman says another Mississippi in ventor, William Hutson, has been awarded a patent Nixon impeachment hearing starts today for a device that Newman claims is identical to his. "I know what's going on. This is a plot that will Couple refuses to attend Wednesday court hearing Charges include murder, child abuse shock the world," Newman said at a Wednesday news conference in New Orleans.

Newman has battled since March 22, 1979, to get a patent for his energy machine, a device he claims produces unlimited amounts of energy at almost no cost. U.S. Patent Office officials had said tests showed Newman's machine failed to do what he said it did. "The reason the U.S. gave him a patent is plain in my mind.

He is a CIA agent. The government doesn't want Joseph Newman to have it because Joseph If impeached by the House and subsequently removed from office by the Senate, Nixon will forfeit his judge's salary and his pension, for which he would become eligible at 65. A federal jury convicted Nixon of lying when he denied talking with former Forrest County District Attorney Bud Holmes and Hattiesburg businessman Wiley Fairchild about drug charges against Fairchild's son. The same jury found Nixon innocent of bribery charges relating to his purchase of oil wells from Fairchild and of another perjury charge. Nixon has been a federal judge since 1968 and chief judge for Mississippi's Southern District since 1982.

By JOE ATKINS Gannett News Service WASHINGTON A House Judiciary subcommittee today begins considering the impeachment of U.S. District Judge Walter Nixon of Mississippi, who continues to receive his $89,500 salary despite his 1986 conviction on perjury charges. The House civil and constitutional rights subcommittee will consider a resolution by full committee chairman Pete Rodino, to impeach Nixon for high crimes and misdemeanors. Nixon, 59, the second federal judge to be convicted of crimes while in office, began serving a five-year prison term March 23 at the federal prison at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. ths.

The Shanks were caring for the babies in their home. White said the preliminary hearing could be re-scheduled later. Shanks, 29, and his 23-year-old wife were arrested Friday as they crossed the Mexican border into Brownsville, Texas. They reportedly had been living there for several months. They remain in jail pending grand jury action.

If convicted of the capital murder charge, they could be sentenced to death. From Staff Reports Attorneys for Tracy and Miriam Shanks of Hattiesburg waived their rights to a preliminary hearing on capital murder and child abuse charges shortly before the hearing was to be held Wednesday, District Attorney Glenn White said. The couple is charged in connection with the November 1987 death of 5-month-old Christopher Moran and a skull fracture suffered in September 1987 by Joseph Greenwell, also 5 mon Newman intends to license a number of companies to produce it in a fair manner," Newman said of Hut-son's patent. Sheriffs' meeting begins The annual summer conference of the Mississippi Sheriff's Association opened Wednesday at the Ped-dler's Inn in Hattiesburg. The sheriffs, their wives and families were welcomed by Mayor G.D.

Williamson and Police Chief Keith Oubre. Public Safety Commission Louisa Dixon was to address the association tonight. Forrest County Sheriff Gene Walters said he ex Boyd, blueberries, beauty jazz up jubilee pected about 120 people to attend the two-day Man gets two life terms JACKSON (AP) A 59-year-old Jackson man must serve two life sentences for murder in the deaths of his live-in girlfriend and a man he thought she was seeing. Defense attorney V.T. Vallas said David Butler Jr.

had "openly confessed" to the strangulation of Josephine Robinson, 67, his girl-friend, and the shooting of Bennie Gulley, 51, last Aug. 17. Butler entered his guilty pleas formally this week 10:30 a.m.: Donnis School of Dance performance, law offices. 10:30 a.m.: Baby Crawl Race, Apple's store. 11 a.m.: Blueberry court presentation, law offices.

11:15 a.m.: Renay Nelson-Aaron Smith, law offices. Noon: Wanda Hale, law offices. 1 p.m.: Gospel choir and Helen McGill, law offices. 2 p.m.: Sen. Margaret "Wootsie" Tate, law offices.

3 p.m.: Bayhi School of Dance performance, law offices. 3:30 p.m.: Merchants prizes and poster auction, law offices. 4:30 p.m.: Poplarville Storytelling Guild, law offices. 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Gospel singing, Sunflower Shopping Center parking lot.

Wanda Hale, a native of Lumberton. Miss Hale has performed three times at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and has done background vocal work for several artists. Her performance will be at noon. In addition to the entertainment, there will be arts and crafts sales, food booths, cooking schools, tours of the USDA laboratories, NASA displays, greased poles, a dunking booth, children's fun center, space walk and other games and shows. Here's the schedule Friday 3-5 p.m.: beauty pageant for small children, Moody Hall.

6-9 p.m.: beauty pageant for all other ages, Moody Hall. Saturday 7:45 a.m.: welcome, courthouse. 8 a.m. 5k run, courthouse. 8:45 a.m.: fun run and walk, courthouse.

9:30 a.m.: race awards, law offices. "We receive a lot of entries from all over, and this year even state Superintendent of Education Richard Boyd plans to participate," she said. "We look forward to some good races." Officials are expecting thousands of residents and visitors from Mississippi and Louisiana to visit Poplarville during the three-day event. This year the Poplarville Airport will participate with a gun show and flea market combined with a fly-in. Airport officials said they expect a capacity crowd.

A new attraction this year will be the performance by the newly-formed Poplarville Storytelling Guild, featuring Washboard Leo, entertainer Leo Thomas, who plays an electrified old-time washboard. Another highlight of the entertainment segment will be the performance of rythym and blues and country artist By DAVID FARRELL AMERICAN Correspondent POPLARVILLE A Blueberry Jubilee beauty contest Friday will kick off annual festivities here that each year highlight the growth of the local blueberry industry. This year's festivities will last three days, with the major portion taking place on Saturday at the courthouse in the area surrounding the law offices of Smith, Smith, Tate and Cruthird and on the grounds of Mississippi Power Co. offices and the Poplarville Library. The Saturday schedule will begin in front of the courthouse with a welcome from Mayor James Barnes, followed at 8 a.m.

by the 5K run and one-mile fun run and walk. According to Joye Ferrell, who organized the run, a large number of out-of-town guests will, as usual, participate in those two events. after Vallas and Hinds County prosecutors struck a plea bargain that calls for Butler to serve the two life sentences at one time. Vallas said that if the case had gone to a jury, Butler could have faced back-to-back life terms that would have pushed him past his life expectancy. "It seems as if from the beginning he made no ef fort to hide it," said Vallas.

"He never really tried to ustify the reason, except when he pleaded guilty he said he was sorry.".