Judge blocks city prisoners from Jackson County jail
U S District Judge Harold Cox ordered Jackson County officials not to house prisoners charged with misdemeanors in the overcrowded jail. The ruling directs Sheriff Ledbetter to transfer Pascagoula and other municipal prisoners to alternate facilities and mandates posting prisoner rights and completing the new jail by September 15, 1978.
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U.S
Harold Cox
Jackson County
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cox
John Ledbetter
Pascagoula
Moss Point
Ocean Springs
Ledbetter
Marvin Jones
5Th Circuit
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Edward A. Khayat
Khayat
Congress aims to pass Social Security bill before Christmas
Congress hopes to break a deadlock and approve the Social Security measure this week then adjourn for the year leaving energy to 1978. A payroll tax increase totaling 227 billion over a decade was agreed, but a Senate amendment for a 250 annual college tuition tax credit caused a rift. The Carter administration criticized the delay while conferees argued over credit details.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Carter Administration
William V. Roth Jr
R-Del
Senate Finance Committee
Rus
B. Long
Roth
Long
Carter
Jordan keeps distance from Cairo peace talks
Jordanian King Hussein announced he will not participate in the Cairo conference on Israel and Egypt. He met with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance who sought Jordan's attendance. Hussein said his role remains mediating among Arabs and pressuring Israel to withdraw from territories occupied in 1967. He urged strong U S influence to return Sinai, Golan Heights, and West Bank to Arab hands.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Cairo
Israel
Egypt
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Vance
Sadat
Geneva
Middle East
United States
Sinai Peninsula
Golan Heights
West Bank
Jordan River
Jerusalem
Palestine
Syria
Lebanon
Ian
Anwar Sadat
Moshe Dayan
Save the Bay suit against Du Pont dismissed
A federal magistrate denied Save The Bay’s bid to halt an effluent outfall line from Du Pont’s DeLisle chemical plant to the Bay of St. Louis. The group argued the Du Pont Company and the U S Army Corps of Engineers did not comply with regulatory requirements.
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Save the Bay
du Pont Co
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DeLisle
Bay of St. Louis
du Pont
Corps of Engineers
Col
Drake Wilson
Corps
Mobile
Du Pont permits 24 inch outfall despite protest
U S Magistrate John M Roper denied Save The Bay and others a injunction against Du Pont to build a 2200 foot 24 inch effluent outfall into the bay marshes. The decision upheld the agencies under NEPA the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act finding no environmental impact statement required and that the 1975 environmental assessment was based on substantial evidence. Objections from Orleans Audubon Society Sierra Club Save The Bay Bay Waveland Yacht Club and Slidell Sportsmen were noted.
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U.S
John M. Roper
Biloxi
National Environmental Policy Act
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Marine Protection, Research and
Roper
Wilson
Orleans Audubon Socie
The
Sierra Club
Save the Bay
Bay-Waveland Yacht Club
Slidell, la. Sportsmen's
Beach maintenance decision delayed by pending Gulf study
Harrison County Supervisors delay ruling on sand beach upkeep awaiting completion of Gulf Regional Planning Commission study, which remains incomplete. Biloxi City Council orders removal of portable wooden signs along U S 90 citing traffic hazard, with merchants given 60 days to comply.
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Harrison County Board of Supervisors
Gulf Regional Planning Commission
Biloxi
U.S. 90
DES exposure linked to higher breast cancer risk for women
Public release Monday highlights elevated breast cancer risk among women who used the synthetic hormone DES to prevent miscarriages. This data marks the first clear indication that DES recipients face increased cancer risk.
Women To Reach Space as NASA Tests Astronaut Candidates
After a decade of restrictions on women in space, NASA begins testing female candidates for space travel signaling a forthcoming era in American astronaut programs. The shift follows Alan Shepard's pioneering mission and reflects expanding gender inclusion in space exploration.
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Alan Shephard
America
NASA
Rozzell Overcomes Disease To Sign Alabama Football Scholarship
Ricky Rozzell, once told by doctors he might be crippled, has reached a milestone by signing a football scholarship with the University of Alabama after years of hard work. Sun correspondent Marianne Broadus reports on Page B-1.
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Ricky Rozzell
University of Alabama
Sun
Marianne Broadus
Warm weather returns with near 70 degree days
Southern half of the state warms up with highs near 70 today and Wednesday. A 50 percent chance of rain is expected tonight. Details on Page B-9.
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Washington Post
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D-Wash
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Associated Press
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