Coliseum liquor sales in limbo as state funding stalls
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center faces uncertainty over liquor licensing. Attorney Eldon L. Bolton says only a liquor permit is needed, while legislators push for guidance. Decision hinges on whether liquor sales occur in theBiloxi venue or via local hotels, with beer permits issued locally and whisky and wine controlled by the ABC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coliseum
Commission
Eldon L. Bolton
Gulfport
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Mississippi State Fairgrounds
Jackson
Bolton
Biloxi
Harrison County
Ben Stone
Convention Center
Coliseum Commission
Panel Says No American POWs Still Held in Indochina
A House panel reported no Americans are believed held captive in Indochina, but urged continued efforts for information. It urges reclassifying some cases as dead after reviews, notes 2,546 missing from the war, and cites 150 possible remains. The panel defends ongoing talks and questions immediate conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Indochina
House Select Committee
Southeast Asia
United States
G.W. Sonny’ Montgomery
D-Miss
Pentagon
Montgomery
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
R-Calif
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Paris
United Nations
National League of Families
Ann Griffiths
League
Select Committee
Ben Gilman
R-N.y
Committee
U.S
Meridian marijuana smuggling trial set for January
Ten of seventeen defendants face a January 12 trial in Meridian on a conspiracy to smuggle about 40 thousand pounds of marijuana into the country last year. Ocean Springs served as entry for 15 thousand pounds later seized near Quitman. The case involves a large cargo ship to a private Ocean Springs pier and a rented house storage, with a street value near 3.75 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Ocean Springs
Mississippi
Quitman
U.S
James Tucker
Tucker
Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics
Fred Lovett
U.S. 45
Clarke County
Bankers Trust seeks federal action to reorganize
Bankers Trust Co board orders federal authorization to reorganize as state plan stalls. Attorney James Schaeffer to file in U.S. District Court for a disinterested trustee and prompt settlement, citing limited progress by state receiver Robert Nichols Jr. and disputes delaying the savings and loan unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Bankers Trust Co
James Schaeffer
Memphis
U.S. District Court
Schaeffer
Early tests show promise for a male birth control pill
Early human trials of a combination danazol and testosterone pill reduced sperm production in 83 percent of 88 volunteers with reversibility within six months after stopping. Other studies explored lower doses and vaccine approaches amid funding worries for reproductive research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ford Foundation
C. Alvin Paulsen
University of Washington School of Medicine
Science Writers
Paulsen
Baylor University
University of California At
Los Angeles
Roy O. Greep
Harvard Medical School
Rockefeller Foundation
International Development Research Centre of Canada
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Alice Jackson
Olga
Olga Korbut
Tion
Superdome
South
East Asia
G.V. Montgomery
Thomas Swan
Joseph Gilbert
Warrick
R.I
Michael Scott Horton
Palm Beach
Fla
Waynesboro
Anita Joyce Prince Duggan
Miami
Phillip David Belliveau
Coconut Grove
Ronnie Ray Honorio
Bermuda
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
DEA
Bankers Trust
Nichols
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Pascagoula
Ray
Jones
Mississippi State
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