Supervisors designate nesting areas for endangered least terns
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors formally designates two beach areas as least tern nesting sites in Gulfport and in Long Beach Pass Christian. The action creates legal protection under state law and Mississippi Game and Fish Commission rules, with penalties for molesting nests or harassing the birds.
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Harrison County Board of Supervisors
Gulfport
Long Beach
Pass Christian
Mississippi Game and Fish Commission
Cowan Road
Venetian Garden
District Five
Arlan Robinson
Markham Drive
Hayden Avenue
District Three
Billy McDonald
Ernest Melvin
Carter’s election certified by electoral college vote
The electoral college met nationwide to certify Jimmy Carter as the 39th president. Carter led 286 to 131 with 40 states reporting and was expected to reach 297 votes to 241 for Ford. Final popular totals showed Carter 40,827,292 to Ford 39,146,157 with others summing 1,085,? and 81.52 million votes cast.
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Washington
Electoral College
Jimmy Carter
District of Columbia
Washington State
Spokane
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Mississippi
Eugene J. McCarthy
American Independent Party
Lester Maddox
Roger MacBride
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Debated Mississippi Justice Court System In Biloxi Hearing
The Mississippi justice court system came under fire and praise at a Biloxi hearing on a federal lawsuit filed in 1972 claiming unconstitutionality. Testimony questioned judges fees, traffic ticket handling, and potential conflicts with patrolmen. The case could affect the structure and finances of the justice courts nationwide.
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Mississippi
Biloxi
Justice Court
Small Claims Court
U.S
Walter Nixon
Justice of the Peace Court
Justice Courts
Barry Powell
Charles Ramberg
Jackson Based
Community Legal Services
Hancock County District Five
William Frisbie
Frisbie
Bay St. Louis
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Ptn
Clyde Hes
Ter
Oil price rise seen from OPEC meeting in Doha
OPEC members meet in Doha with widespread expectations of an eight to fifteen percent oil price increase. Some members push for as much as twenty five percent, while critics warn such hikes could curb inflation and worsen economies. Iran and Venezuela back moderate to high rises, depending on import costs. Iraq and Saudi Arabia weigh options as they balance market needs with inflation fears.
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Associated Press
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
U.S
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iran
OPEC
Doha
Persian Gulf
Qatar
Vienna
Jimmy Carter
Britain
Italy
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Venezuela
Vocational training opens paths for Coast students
Mississippi Gulf Coast high schools expand programs in vocational training with Pascagoula and Harrison Central opening centers that cut dropout rates and offer marketable skills. Officials cite demand and funding needs while Long Beach reports low high school dropout figures though junior high rates remain high due to lack of pre vocational options.
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Long Beach High School
Ted Crosby
Crosby
Mississippi Gulf Coast High School
Pascagoula High School
Pascagoula
Harrison Central High School
Gulfport
Jackson County
Gulf Coast
Long Beach
Joe Reeves
Reeves
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South Mississippi
Jan Garrick
Utah
The
Supreme Court
Gary Gilmore
Utah Court
David Carradine
Woody Guthrie
A-1
SUN
Mack Dryden
Manpower Training Center
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