Buckwheat role questioned by Our Gang alum James Frazier
The debate over Buckwheat’s performer continues as James E. Frazier, a former Our Gang cast member, claims the Buckwheat role from 1934 to 1944, while most sources credit William Billy Thomas who played Buckwheat from 1927 to 1933 and in subsequent films.
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Los Angeles
Spanky
William
Billy’’ Thomas
James E. Frazier
Billy
Frazier
City Parks
Waverly, Tonn
Our Gang
Thomas
Ernie
Sunshine Sammy
Lee Goren
Talent, Inc
Hal Roach
Buckwheat
Leonard Maltin
Maltin
Billy Thomas
Cold Weather Likely to Push Up Electric Bills
Local utilities warn that prolonged subfreezing temperatures will raise heating costs. Entex Gulfport manager Brueck notes higher consumption from a cold fall, while Mississippi Power reports December fuel adjustments may rise by about a half dollar per 50 dollars billed.
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Charles L. Brueck
Entex
Gulfport
Gulf Coast
Donald Dana
Mississippi Power Company
Greene County
Utah Board Upholds Gilmore Death Sentence for Execution
The Utah Board of Pardons voted 2-1 to proceed with Gary Gilmore’s execution, affirming the fair trial and proper sentence for the Provo motel clerk murder. Gilmore, who prefers death, must appear for rescheduled execution proceedings as prosecutors seek a date before December 7.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Board of Pardons
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
Pardons Board
Provo
Calvin Rampton
District Court
J. Robert Bullock
Ernoon
Utah
George W. Latimer
Tom Jones
State Supreme Court
The
American Civil Liberties Union
USM Gulf Park seeks doubled state funds in 1977 budget
University of Southern Mississippi President Aubrey Lucas urged Gulf Coast legislators at a Long Beach meeting to double USM Gulf Park funding for 1977, seeking about 1 million dollars for the campus and a broader 82 percent university increase to 92 million total. He warned accreditation needs and cited plans to hire resident faculty and raise salaries. Senator Ben Stone criticized budgeting methods while lawmakers pressed for clarity on restricted funds and general-fund substitutions.
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University of Southern Mississippi
Aubrey Lucas
Gulf Coast
Usm-Gulf Park
Lucas
Gulf Park
Long Beach
Board of Trustees For
Institutions of Higher Learning
Board of Trustees
Jackson
Pearl River
Hancock
Thomas
Supervisors Back DuPont Plant Amid Bay of St. Louis Hearing
Harrison County board reaffirms support for the DuPont titanium dioxide plant in McDonald’s district, praising its economic impact while acknowledging a Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that a new MAWPCC hearing was needed on pollution controls. The panel also approved bridge guard rail repairs, street light installations, and North Biloxi annexation info, with road condition concerns raised over Red Creek Road.
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Harrison County
DuPont Co. Chemical
Mississippi Supreme Court
Bay of St. Louis
Billy McDonald
McDonald
Supreme Court
Mississippi Air & Water Pollution Control Commission
Mawpcc
Save the Bay, Inc
du Pont
District Two
Leroy Urie
District Five
Arlan Robinson
Uice
Ernest Melvin
McDonald. “du Pont
Bay
Board
Boyce Holleman
Save the Bay
Canal No. 2
28Th Street
Klondyke
Beatline
Gulfport
Northwood Hills
Bel Air
Crestview
Biloxi
District Four
Edward Saucier
Saucier
Red Creek
Hue Snowden
T. L. Reynolds Jr
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Billy” Thomas
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Ern
Stone
USM
Thames, Lucas and
Estes
Rep. Simpson
Miami
Milan
DuPont
By Robert Ellzey
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