Interstate 110 opens amid ceremony and expectations
The 1.3 mile I 110 expressway linking Biloxi Back Bay Bridge and Interstate 10 opened with a ribbon cutting. Officials praised the project as boosting North Biloxi growth, with plans for a Big Ridge Road I 10 interchange under consideration and forecasts of rapid regional development.
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d'Iberville
St. Martin
State Highway Department
Biloxi
Back Bay Bridge
Interstate 10
Pyron
Emmette Easterling
North Bay Area
Big Ridge Road
Mississippi weighs legality of investments in private sav ings associations
Mississippi financial and legal leaders examine whether the State Depository Commission exceeded authority by placing 20 000 in surplus funds in privately insured savings and loan associations. Treasurer Ed Pittman asks institutions to return deposits and pay accrued interest while noting six banks delayed withdrawals.
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Capitol Bureau
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
State Depository Commission
Attorney General
Depository Commission
Ed Pittman
Savings and Loan Associations
Pittman
American Savings Insurance Company
Bankers Trust Savings and Loan Association
Bankers Trust
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
FSLIC
Senate Banks Committee
Ben Stone
Gulfport
South Mississippi Sun
Bill Waller
State Board of Savings and Loan Associations
Waller
Stone
Rep
Doug Abraham
Greenville
House Banks Committee
Abraham
Pilot survives jet crash in Perry County woodland
A Louisiana Air National Guard pilot parachuted to safety from a stalled F 100 before it crashed into Leaf River Game Reserve near McLain. 1st Lt. John F. Painter of Belle Chasse suffered minor injuries and was taken to Keesler AFB hospital. Debris strewn up to 200 yards. Witnesses described a loud, scattered wreck and a burning fuel tank as Air Force teams secured the site.
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Louisiana Air National Guard
Gulfport
John F. Painter
Belle Chasse
Keesler Air Force Base
Leaf River
Perry County
McLain
Jerry Wood
Wood
Cybil
Painter
Air Force
Keesler
Deposed Bolivian leader Torres found dead in Argentina
The body of deposed Bolivian President Juan Jose Torres was found near a rural road outside Buenos Aires. He was blindfolded and shot twice in the neck and once behind the ear. Torres had been living in exile in Argentina after a 1971 Bolivian coup.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Jose Torres
Interior Ministry
Torres
Isabel Peron
United Nations
Albano Harguindeguy
Harguindeguy
New broom Dr. Ellis MacDougall reshapes prison staff
Dr. Ellis MacDougall implements a major staffing shakeup at the prison, appointing three new administrators to oversee operations. The changes aim to streamline management and improve security and inmate programs.
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New Broom
Ellis MacDougall
Wayne Hays resigns from campaign post and chair role
Representative Wayne Hays quits as head of Democratic campaigners and is expected to resign the chairmanship of a House committee, signaling a shift in party strategy.
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Wayne Hays
Dem
House Committee
Marine recruiter questioned in death of unqualified youth
A Marine recruiter testified he did not verify the educational background of Pvt. Lynn E. McClure a mentally deficient youth killed at boot camp. The subcommittee probes recruiting practices after allegations of lax screening and pressure to meet quotas.
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Washington
Harold D. Faulkner
Marine Corps
Faulkner
Corps
House
Armed Services
Lynn E. McClure
McClure
Lufkin
Tex
San Diego
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Southern District
W.H. (Shay) Pyron
Biloxi Bay
Harrison County Board of Supervisors
Ernest Melvin
South Mississippi
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PAY Bullivan
Chile
Hugo Banzer
Bolivia
Military
Associated Press
Mitchell
Martha
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Jay Jennings
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