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Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 3

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Sun Heraldi
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Biloxi, Mississippi
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-p '-'Ov-a-- -i' -t -rV -i TUESDAY OCT 28 1986 theStnHkhaij) A 3 scliool turns car coffidle Nightclub owner killed by fall Delahousey rules SbS COCK COUNTY Bl WAVELAND A Monday acd-involving a Hancock County dent involving a Hancock Gulfport nightclub owner Charles Williams died of a skull fracture he suffered when he fell from a ladder at his Oak Avenue home Friday morning Harrison County medical examiner Steve 'Delahousey said Monday Delahousey said that multiple drugs found in blood Williams was an owner of 90 East nightclub in Gulfport Delahousey said Williams 36 apparently had tried to climb a ladder to the roof of his Gulfport home when he fell and hit his head on his patio A neighbor notified police after he found body lying face students 38 complained of usuries and had marks that the nurse checked Eight of them were sent home No charges were filed Vamell said Gulfview officials were not available to comment on the extent of the injuries but Assistant Superintendent James Pair said he understood the children had been checked by Mobile Medic ambulance medics at the accident scene before they were taken to school on US 90 hit a rear wheel of the bus Police said Fonseca told them she stopped for the red light But a witness that was behind the school bus said she a police spokesman said bus driver said the collision did push her over a Patrolman James Vamell said the kids were out of their seats and thrown Vamell said the students were taken to Gulfview where they were checked by a school nurse Of the 41 released a hospital spokesman said The school bus driven by Linda Rivera 40 usually carries 83 students to Gulfview Elementary School It had only 41 on board at the time of the accident because the route had not been completed According to the police report the bus was going north on Waveland Avenue at about It entered the intersection on a green light and was waiting for a truck to dear the intersection before turning left car a 1986 Oldsmobile traveling east school bus and a car resulted in complaints from students but no apparent serious injuries although eight students were sent home after being checked by a school nurse The driver of the car Lillian A Fonseca 67 of 711 Birch St Wave-land was taken to Hancock General Hospital after the accident treated for a cut on to her lower lip and have been listed as a contributing down on the concrete patio about cause of death Delahousey would a-m Friday not identify the drugs or their have no evidence to suspect amounts but said that several of foulplay at this Delahousey the drugs were illegal said Muirttagli agaimst Wavelamd tax office fe NAN PATTON EHRERKHT HANCOCK comm Bl Jackson County sets forum on bond issue But Murtagh said Waveland would run into of if it decided to take over county tax WAVELAND Waveland officials want to arrange for their residents to pay county taxes at A 4 Waveland City Hall against Hancock County Tax think it legal to begin with Murtagh said collections need a tax office down there I JACKSON COUNTY BUREAU motion by Ward 1 Alderman Barbara Rappold to authorize city attorney Lucien Gex Jr to discuss the proposal with the county Board of Supervisors motion included a provision that the city would charge the county a nominal fee to collect the county taxes Longo said Waveland would be willing to collect the taxes far residents in other areas east of Wave-land too such as Clermont Harbor and Lakeshore Bay St Louis officials took a different route and But Longo said he gets calls every day from Waveland residents complaining about the trip to Bay St Louis to pay taxes screaming for something different mayor said- "They want to make one stop in Wave-land and pay all their lowed to issue up to $261 million in general obligation bonds for a variety of projects throughout the county County officials are expected to give speeches tonight about the projects and answer questions The bond issues will be voted on by project rather than as a package MOSS POINT Jackson County officials will hold a public forum on the Nov 4 bond issue referendums at Moss Point City Hall at 7 pm today County voters will decide Nov 4 whether county officials will be al Collector Edward better judgment Waveland Mayor John Longo Jr said: got a severe problem that gets worse every year I think There are a lot of elderly people having to go down to Bay St Louis to pay their county and school taxes with long lines no parking and slow service Tm not blaming he said not Naming Eddie Murtagh because of the way set Murtagh is encouraging people to pay their taxes arranged for the county to collect their city taxes by mail and more and more people are doing so he for them Bay St Louis pays the county a 2 percent coDec-Last week the Board of Aldermen approved a tkm fee Murtagh said Magee has gas war MONEY FOR By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hopper says WXXV-TV to hit air in January MAGEE Self-service stations report a brisk business at their pumps as a gasoline war intensifies here The price of leaded regular gasoline at several self-service stations here was below 50 cents a gallon attracting plenty of trade from busy US 49 Cash prices at the Magee Exxon on Sunday were 489 cents per gallon for regular 629 cents forunleaded regu- lar and 759 cents for premium unleaded The new station wiQ be the Gulf second TV station and its first independent station Hopper said programming will include live sports movies and local news looking at programming similar to available on JVTBS in he said will have the best syndicated programming Hopper is general manager of WLIN-FM an easy-listening radio station in Jackson He had served as general manager from 1975 to 1981 of WAPT-TV ABC affiliate the air March 1 1986 But in March officials said the station would sign on in late May only to delay that to mid-summer and now to January 1987 well that was just Hopper said "This is the first time we have afi the pieces we need to go cm the air So going to in three The office and studio on US 49 in Lyman is finished Hopper said and in studio equipment should be delivered in about a month Mississippi Gulf Coast residents who have been waiting to watch WXXV-TV the long-promised Coast independent television station will have to wait at least three more months Lewis Hopper the managing general partner said Monday that WXXV-TV Channel 25 will sign on the air Jan 15 1987 The transmission tower wiQ be in place in McHenry in three weeks he said giving officials about two months to prepare for sign-on WXXV officials said last year they would go on Everything Under The Sun! Coumcil nmdecided on cable I (i Bill consolidation consumer Loans Home Equity Loans Used car Loans VCR PROBLEMS? INSTANT REPAIRS IN 48 HRS OR LESS! complete Lender the two other systems Coast TV Cable and Post-Newsweek Cable now serve different parts of the dty but do not compete Council members already had agreed that Cablevision would post a $500000 bond covering any damage the company does to dty and public property during the construction phase That bond is separate from the performance bond -VCR CLEANING BRING IN BEFORE AT 5:00 a $500000 cash performance bond to guarantee the entire dty would be wired within 18 months But Cablevision president Tony Thomson said that Belello would give the dty a $250000 letter of credit from his bank and a $250000 personal letter of credit to guarantee the job Belello did not attend the meeting Thomson told council members his company would agree to a $1 million surety bond only if it cost less than the $500000 Belello agreed to post If council members approve the Cablevision franchise next month it would compete for subscribers with Gulfport president says post a $500000 guarantee to wire the city in 18 months the city attorney recommends a $25 million gurantee and the City Council decide between the two Council members discussed the issue for the second time in an hour-long meeting Monday afternoon They plan to discuss it and the rest of the proposed cable franchise sometime later this week City attorney James Wetzel sug- gested that Cablevision owner Guy BdeDo of Baton Rouge La million personal surety bond ami post 863-1 91 7 SOUTHEASTERN FINANCIAL SERVICES 01643 PASS RD GULFPORT 896-3192 SOUND ADVICE SERVICE CO 2409 23RD ST GUlEPORT Council members will meet again today at 3:30 pm to discuss hiring an accounting firm to audit the finances for the 1985-86 fiscal year DeSoto hospital project to end fights REPUBLICAN or DEMOCRAT By THE ASSOCIATED PKESS doctors do you spell TRY THIS QUIZ would build in DeSoto County which has a population of 60000 but no hospital The hospital will include a 100-bed acute-care hospital a 30-bed rehabili-tation unit and an office building have a complete dty you need a graveyard a dty hall and a hospital for them to be bom Southaven Mayor Joe Cates told the crowd tended by about 300 people Rep Jamie Whitten D-Miss was the keynote speaker at the Sunday ceremony discussing his success in inserting language into legislation that makes improvements on Mississippi 302 from Interstate 55 eastward to US 72 eligible for federal funding Three hospital groups have squabbled for the past four years over who SOUTHAVEN Officials say a $17 million dollar hospital will open in DeSoto County in mid-1988 ending a four-year battle Baptist Memorial Health Care Systems Inc of nearby Memphis Tenn launched the project with a weekend groundbreaking ceremony here at YES YES N0 N0 Do you believe in limited Government? Do you believe in Reduced Taxes? YES YES -YES YES N0 N0 N0 N0 N0 Do you believe in Free Enterprise? Do you believe in Personal Freedom? Do you believe in a Strong Defense? i Do you align yourself with President Reagan? Do you believe we need a change in State Government? Do you believe we need a change in County Government? SUPER' BUYS I If most of your answers are YES you are a conservative and most likely a Republican If you would like to identify yourself with the Local Republican Party fill in the form below and mail it to: SAVE UP TO $700 PER SQUARE YARD NATURAL SETTINGS 1 PORT ROYAL 100 Antron Continuous I INSTALLED WITH PAP 100 Anso IV Nylon i a feB I mmm aB Dense Luxurious Saxony SoilStain Resistance Heat Set Yarns 52 Oz Face Weight 7 Colors in Stock 5 Yr Wear Warranty Regular 2499 sqyd 99 H72 Filament Nylon Extra Body Fiber DuPont Teflon Protector StainSoil Resistant Saxony Frieze with Lamb's Wool Texture Regular 1899 sqyd 99 w16" pad installed wVfc" pad fin carpet fashion by Captain Robert Engram Chairman Harrison County Republican Party Route 2 Box 381 Gulfport MS 39503 miDDnTmnnnnnnannDDmnDmin NAME 1 pj ADDRESS CITY TELEPHONE NO Check all boxes which apply to you: 1 want tobe a card-carrying Republican I want to work in the Republican Party I want to run for public office as a Republican IN STOCK MATERIAL ONLY SALE ENDS NOV 3rd HOME OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1969 Carpets and war 360 PASS ROAD GULFPORT NEXT TO DELCHAMPS 864-8391 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH.

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