08 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
South Mississippi Sun
Location
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1977
Page
1
Officials in several states with high speeding violations challenged test accuracy as speed measurements relied on monitors that warned drivers to slow down. Livingston disputed the claim and defended the data.
A U S Department of Transportation study for the first half of 1976 reports Mississippi motorists rank 25th in nationwide compliance with the 55 mph limit. About 58 percent of interstate drivers exceeded the limit, with 29.5 percent above 60 mph and 9.5 percent above 65 mph. Connecticut and Wyoming had the lowest compliance, while Virginia showed the highest.
Governor Cliff Finch and Public Safety Commissioner James Finch met with a transportation official in September to discuss federal help for a program to boost enforcement and meet a target of 85 percent compliance with the speed limit by 1982.
The FBI released 40 001 pages of reports and memos under FOIA detailing investigations after Kennedy’s 1963 assassination. They confirm the Warren Commission’s finding of Oswald as lone assassin but reveal Hoover’s cautious stance on accomplices and notes linking Oswald to Cuba.
Congress ends a five month deadlock by approving limited government-financed abortions for poor women under Medicaid rules. The compromise, supported by both chambers, allows life-risk, rape or incest cases with physician agreement of severe health damage, amid pressure to avert federal pay and program cuts.
Jackson County Supervisors President Eddie Khayat said two major blue chip firms have signed options to locate on county land near the airport and south of Corchem Corhart. One is petrochemical with up to 3,000 potential jobs, while the other’s details remain undisclosed pending a federal suit. An announcement is expected after year’s start.
The Harrison County board of supervisors asked the sheriff to enforce the county fireworks ban amid the seasonal rise of fireworks stands. Also notes Gulfport harbor customs a green Christmas tree atop Artemis and Mississippi population growth, energy tax talks, Ehrlichman release, Egypt austerity actions, and state weather outlook.
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