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1 Which two classic Monopoly gamestokens are articles that can be worn?2 Which is the largest planet in thesolar system?3 What term is used to describe apair of cymbals clashed together byoperating a foot pedal?
4 Which Scottish island boasts thehistoric site of Skara Brae?5 Who became a major star afterdropping out from a scheduled worldtour as one of Janet Jacksons backupdancers?
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Cindy Wamble is the principal
of Heritage Elementary.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, June 25nTable Talk:Share a favorite recipe
as Table Talk hosts a recipe swap and
tasting session. Local food lovers
participate in this indoor picnic at the
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314
Seventh St. N. Bring lunch at 11:30
a.m. or come for the swap at noon.
Friends of the Library will serve iced
tea. For more information, contact the
library, 662-329-5300.
Saturday, June 28Book signing:Columbus native
Carroll Uithoven will sign copies of her
book Dauphin Island, Alabama at
Books-A-Million in Leigh Mall, Colum-
bus, from 1-3 p.m. The book is a picto-
rial detailing the history and amenities
of the Mobile Bay barrier island.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
June 30:Lowndes CountyBoard of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.July 1:Caledonia Board ofAldermen, Town Hall, 6 p.m.July 1:Columbus CityCouncil, Municipal Complex,5 p.m.July 7:Lowndes CountyBoard of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.July 7:Clay County Boardof Supervisors, Courthouse,9 a.m.July 10:Clay County Boardof Supervisors, Courthouse,9 a.m.July 15:Lowndes CountyBoard of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.
West Point mural
Mary Alice Weeks/Dispatch Staff
Lila Miller, Kathy Dyess and Deborah Mansfield, all of the Main Street Design Committee, make preparations to continue workingon a new mural being painted at the intersection of Main Street and North Division Street in West Point on Thursday morning.
Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
READING CAMP: From left, Lauri Sansing, Junior Auxiliary volunteer at Hearts After-School Tutoring Center,Lillie Caulder, 9, Katie Caulder, 10, Erin Johnson, 9, Maya Dismuke, 11, Shiniyah Longstreet, Anthony Holt, 9,and Alex Dawkins, 8, take part in reading camp on Wednesday. Lillie and Katie are the daughters of Leigh AnneCaulder and Edward Caulder, Erin is the daughter of Latoya Shies and Erick Lamar Johnson, Maya and Shiniyahare the daughters of Kista Dismuke and Dan Bush, Anthony is the son of Ella and Anthony Holt, and Alex is theson of Toulanda and Travis Dawkins, all of Columbus.
Gov. Bryants HealthRun has local ties
Miss. native awarded Medal of Honor
BY JOSH LEDERMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON A 24-year-old vet-eran who lost an eye after taking a gre-nade blast in Afghanistan to save a fellowMarine received the nations highest mil-
itary honor Thursday in a somber WhiteHouse ceremony.
President Barack Obama walked from
the briefing room, where he had just an-nounced plans to send up to 300 U.S. mil-itary advisers into Iraq, to the East Room,where he praised retired Cpl. William
Kyle Carpenters instinctive valor andcalled him a shining example for a post-9/11 generation.
Carpenter should not be alive today,but the fact that he is gives us reason to
trust that there is indeed a higher power,Obama said.
The dual events Obamas Iraq
24-year-old took grenade blast to save fellow Marine
BY SARAH FOWLER
Saturday, Gov. PhilBryant will run in thethird annual 5K Run forHealth in honor of thelate infant son of a Colum-bus native.
John Pearson Claydied in March after be-ing born with Hypoplas-tic Left Heart Syndrome.He was four months old.HLHS is a severe congen-ital heart defect in whichthe left side of the heart is
underdeveloped.John Pearsons father,
Wesley, isa native ofColumbus.His grand-m o t h e r ,M a l i n d aClay, en-couragedlocal citi-zens to travel to Jacksonto run in the race. All pro-ceeds from the race willbenefit Batson ChildrensHospital and will be givenin John Pearsons honor.
Hopefully you will
never have to have the
Will benefit son of Columbus native
Bryant
SeeRUN, 8A
BY CARL SMITH
Starkville Ward 7 Alder-
man Henry N. Vaughn has
been charged with driving
under the influence, the Ok-tibbeha County Sheriffs De-partment confirmed.
The sheriffs office saidthe arrest was made at about1:56 a.m. Thursday near the
intersection of Miss. Highway182 and Reed Road. Vaughnwas also charged with no in-surance and careless driving.The Ward 7 alderman wouldgo on to post a $1,640 bondand be released at 2:59 a.m.,OCSD confirmed.
Deputies would not con-
firm any details stemmingfrom the arrest, including iflaw enforcement agents per-formed a field sobriety test orif Vaughn tested positive foralcohol in the field.
The Dispatch was unableto view an arrest report Thurs-day, but OCSD confirmed de-
tails on background.Vaughn did not attend
Tuesdays Starkville Boardof Aldermen meeting be-cause of a death in the fami-ly. Aldermen gave their con-dolences to the absent boardmember at the table before
Alderman Vaughn arrested for DUIOCSO confirms arrest, charges
VaughnSee VAUGHN, 8A
GoldenTrianglecelebrates
JuneteenthAs Columbus marksits 18th annual event,
Starkville prepares for
its first
BY CARL SMITH
Two GoldenTriangle citieswill host eventsSaturday mark-
ing Juneteenth,the annual cel-ebration of the abolishment of slav-ery and the emancipation of AfricanAmericans.
The event specifically honorsthe June 1865 announcement ofthe Emancipation Proclamation byUnion Gen. Gordon Granger in Gal-veston, Texas.
Starkville began hosting itsfirst Juneteenth Celebration andMulti-Cultural Arts Festival onThursday with a Mr. and Mrs. June-teenth Pageant. Celebrations con-tinue at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with a
celebration parade featuring May-or Parker Wiseman and formerStarkville School District adminis-
SeeJUNETEENTH, 8A
INSIDEnOUR VIEW:WhyJuneteenth matters,Page 6A.
SeeMEDAL OF HONOR, 8A
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FridaySAY WHAT?Its just something with this team, when our backs upagainst the wall, we play really good baseball.
Ole Miss Will Allen on the team advancingin the College World Series, Story, 1B.
Chelsea Clinton hasntbeen on NBC for 4 months
BY DAVID BAUDER
P Television Writer
NEW YORK ChelseaClinton under scrutinyfor her pricey contract withNBC News hasnt beenfeatured since January, butthe network says it does ex-pect two completed storiesto air soon, and two othersare in the works.
Bill and Hillary Clintonsdaughter, who was hiredin 2011, has done just asmattering of reporting forNBC News. Last week, Po-
litico reported she is beingpaid $600,000 a year. Polit-ico also said the 34-year-old, who is expecting herfirst child later this year, isnow on a month-to-monthcontract that would easeher departure should hermother decide to run forpresident in 2016.
The news division wouldnot go into detail aboutClintons contract or herwork when contacted byThe Associated Press. AClinton spokesman, Kamyl
Bazbaz, referred questionsto NBC.
NBC News has airedtwo stories by Chelsea Clin-ton so far in 2014, both oneducation programs tar-
geting theunderpriv-ileged thatwere shownon Night-ly Newsin January.NBC indicat-ed, however,that Clin-ton has done two storiesthat are expected to air onNightly News shortly andtwo others for which film-ing has been scheduled.Clinton is also busier withoutside work, reportedly
taking a more active rolein her parents foundation,and NBC wanted to avoidthe appearance of a con-flict by having her on theair around the time HillaryClinton was doing a roundof media interviews abouther new book.
Clinton began work atthe network in November2011. She was the secondpresidential daughter to getwork at NBC; Jenna BushHager, daughter of GeorgeW. Bush, is a Today show
correspondent. BesidesNightly News, Clintonwas hired to do stories forBrian Williams Rock Cen-ter newsmagazine, whichhas since been canceled.
Hired in 2011, Clinton is paid $600K
a year according to Politico
Clinton
BY SAM KIMBALL
The Associated Press
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon TheSyrian children sat in guarded si-lence as the clowns tumbled outin a blur of color ful polka dots andsuspenders, then burst into laugh-ter as one of the performers kickedher glittery high heels into the airto the toots of a blue trombone.
One of the clowns strummeda guitar while gliding around onstilts. Another, his face painted likea sad mime, juggled three whiteglobes in the air in a show setagainst the backdrop of a make-shift tent camp in Lebanon.
For the 50 or so children inattendance, all of them refugeesfrom the civil war in neighboringSyria, the clowns provided a briefescape from the horrors theyveseen and the challenges of grow-ing up far from home. They areamong the more than 1 millionSyrians who have flooded intoLebanon over the past three years,fleeing a war that has ripped aparttheir homeland.
One of the performers, SabineChoucair, said clowning around isthe best thing you can do for peo-
ple fleeing a war zone who arefeeling unsafe, who are feeling un-happy, and feeling horrified.
I think the only philosophy be-hind this is having fun, she added.
The 45-minute show in a campin Bar Elias, in Lebanons BekaaValley, was put on by Clowns With-out Borders, an international hu-manitarian group that uses laugh-ter to help those suffering fromthe trauma of armed conflict.
Aid groups are struggling tomeet the needs of the estimat-
ed 2.7 million refugees who havefled Syria, most of them womenand children. With resourcesstretched, providing food, shel-ter and other basics often comesahead of treating the less visiblepsychological wounds.
But for some refugees, crack-ing a smile and breaking intofull-throated laughter is an import-ant part of healing.
People ask, Is clowning worth-while? Should we spend money onclowning? I look at the show to-day and say yes, said 34-year-oldDavid Clay, a volunteer joined byChoucair, Chilean Claudio Marti-nez and fellow American Luz Gax-iola.
In crisis situations its easy toforget how to (laugh), Clay said.
In Bar Elias the show was a hit,with the children clapping excited-ly at the end of every trick. Whenthe clowns finished the show andtried to pack up, the children de-manded that they join them in animpromptu dance.
For Syrias displaced children,clowns know laughing matters
AP Photo/Bilal Hussein
In this June 6 photo, Lebanese clown Sabine Choucair, a member of Clowns Without Borders, performs forchildren at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Chtoura, in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. The children are
among the more than 1 million Syrians who have flooded into Lebanon over the past three years, fleeing theviolence that has ripped apart their homeland.
AP Photo/Bilal Hussein
In this June 6 photo, members of Clowns Without Borders performfor children at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Chtoura, in
Bekaa valley, Lebanon.
People ask, Is
clowning worthwhile?
Should we spend
money on clowning? Ilook at the show today
and say yes
BY SADIE GURMAN
The Associated Press
CENTENNIAL, Colo. A judge on Thursdaysentenced a former Colo-rado sheriff to 15 monthsin prison for repeatedlyviolating his probation ina meth-for-sex case, sayingthe lawman, who was onceregarded as a hero, hadexhausted his opportuni-ties to reform.
Patrick Sullivan wassentenced two years afterpleading guilty to plyingyoung men with metham-
phetamine in exchange forsexual favors. The 71-year-old was once named thenations top sheriff andwon praise for his leader-ship of the Arapahoe Coun-ty Sheriffs Department inthe Denver suburbs.
I have a drug prob-lem, and I have had a drugproblem for some time,
Sullivan said in court onThursday, apologizing
before Judge William Syl-vester issued his sentence.I have only myself toblame.
Sullivan was arrested inDecember 2011 after au-thorities arranged a stingthat revealed he was trad-ing methamphetamine forsex. Months earlier, a 911caller reported Sullivanwas at his house tr ying toget three recovering ad-dicts back on drugs.
He later pleaded guiltyto possession of metham-
phetamine and solicitationof a prostitute. Sylvestersentenced him to 30 daysin jail and two years pro-bation.
The courtroom eruptedin applause on Thursdayas deputies handcuffedSullivan and took him intocustody, though some hadhoped for a harsher sen-
tence.Sullivan
told thejudge hewas bene-fiting froman in-pa-tient drugtreatmentprogram herecently enrolled in aftermissing or failing dozensof drug tests.
But his probation of-ficer, Hallie Miller, saidhis purported efforts toreform were a front, andhe continued to lie andmake excuses for his riskybehavior. He blamed pos-itive meth tests on every-
one from a doctor whoprescribed him pills toa neighbor who he saiddrugged him at a barbe-cue, Miller said.
In January, Sullivan leftthe state without permis-sion. In May, he testedpositive again for meth.
He sees himself asabove the law, Miller said.
Ex-sheriff gets prison in meth-for-sex caseHe sees himself as above the law
Sullivan
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JACKSON RetiredNFL quarterback BrettFavre pitches his supportfor Sen. Thad Cochran ina new TV ad paid for bythe U.S. Chamber of Com-merce.
Its the latest in a stringof celebrity endorsementsin a hard-fought and of-ten bizarre race in whicha tea-party backed can-didate, state Sen. ChrisMcDaniel, is trying tounseat the former SenateAppropriations chairmanin a Republican primaryrunoff next Tuesday.
The U.S. Chamber ofCommerce is spending$500,000 for TV ads tosupport Cochran, includ-ing the Favre spot that
started airing Thursday.Ive learned throughfootball that strong lead-ership can be the differ-
ence between winningand losing, scruffy-beard-ed Favre says in the ad.And when it comes toour states future, trustme: Mississippi can winand win big with Thad Co-chran as our strong voicein Washington.
Former GOP presi-dential candidates SarahPalin, Rick Santorum andRon Paul have been toMississippi to campaignfor McDaniel, as have theparents from the realityshow 19 Kids and Count-ing, Jim Bob and MichelleDuggar, and their oldestson, Josh Duggar, directorof the lobbying arm of theconservative Family Re-search Council.
Chuck Woolery, whohosted TV game showssuch as Love Connection
and The Dating Gameand is now a prolific con-servative on social media,is scheduled to campaign
for McDaniel as part ofa Tea Party Express bustour that starts Friday inMcDaniels home county.
Republican Gov. PhilBryant and former Sen.Trent Lott have done TVads for Cochran, and theincumbents campaignsays Sen. John McCainwill stump for Cochran onthe Gulf Coast on Sunday.
The celebrity endorse-ments add another twistto a campaign character-ized by bizarre happen-ings that have nothingto do with governing. Inmid-May, four McDanielsupporters were arrestedand charged in what po-lice describe as a plot toillegally photograph Co-
chrans wife in the nursinghome where she has livedfor years with dementia; aphoto was briefly posted
online in late April in an
anti-Cochran video. Thatcase awaits grand juryconsideration.
After the June 3 prima-ry, three McDaniel cam-paign representatives be-came trapped in a lockedcounty courthouse in themiddle of the night, hoursafter officials had stoppedtheir initial vote count. Nocriminal charges werefiled.
As for Favre, he grewup in the small Missis-sippi coastal town of Kiln
and now lives outsideHattiesburg. In the ad,he says Cochran alwaysdelivers, just like he didduring Katrina. Its a ref-erence to billions of feder-al dollars that Mississippireceived after HurricaneKatrina left a wide swathof destruction across thesouthern half of the statein 2005.
Citizens United Politi-cal Victory Fund says it isspending $100,000 to aira pro-McDaniel ad with
Santorum speaking di-rectly to the camera aboutchallenges in Washington:Reckless spending, soar-
ing national debt and re-
pealing Obamacare. But,we can overcome thesechallenges by sendingnew conservative leadersto tackle them. Chris Mc-Daniel has the courage tofight for our shared val-ues.
Later Thursday, San-torum campaigned withMcDaniel at a barbecuein the Jackson suburb ofMadison, telling about250 people that McDanielwill work to simplify thetax code and end waste-
ful spending on federalprograms that trap Amer-icans in poverty. He un-derstands how govern-ment can be very, verycruel and harmful, Santo-rum said.
And while Cochran is
getting support from Mc-
Cain now, they haventalways had a smooth re-lationship. Months beforeMcCain won the 2008GOP presidential nomina-tion, Cochran, who sup-ported Mitt Romney, toldthe Boston Globe aboutthe Arizona senator: Thethought of his being pres-ident sends a cold chilldown my spine. Hes er-ratic. Hes hot-headed. Heloses his temper, and heworries me.
Asked about that
Thursday, Cochran cam-paign spokesman JordanRussell told The Associ-ated Press that the work-ing relationship betweenCochran and McCain hasimproved: I guess theyburied the hatchet.
Celebs dip into hard-fought Miss. Senate race
Tasty Table Talk
Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Chef John Currence, of Oxford, speaks at Table Talk Wednesday at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library on hisfirst cookbook, Pickles, Pigs and Whiskey.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce isspending $500,000 for TV ads to
support Cochran
McDanielCochran
BY SARAH FOWLER
An Artesia man has been ar-rested and charged in connec-tion with a drive-by shooting.
Kentreal Lashun Hill, 29,was arrested Tuesday by offi-cers with the Columbus Police
Department after he allegedlyfired a weapon into a Colum-bus home early Tuesday morn-ing.
Authorities says the inci-dent occurred at a home onPeach Street around 4 a.m.Tuesday.
No one was injured in the
shooting.Hill was arrested shortly
after the incident and chargedwith one count drive-by shoot-ing and one count shooting intoa dwelling. He was released ona $50,000 bond Wednesday.
His court date is set for Aug.4.
rtesia man arrested for drive-by shooting
Hill
BY JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON CollegeBoard members are de-laying a decision on howlarge a budget increase toseek from Mississippi law-makers.
The board voted Thurs-
day to delay the decisionsuntil June 27, saying theywanted to learn moreabout the large increasesuniversities were seekingfor some research units.
The states eight pub-lic universities asked theboard to seek a total in-crease of $84.8 millionin the 2016 budget year.Though the 2015 budgetyear doesnt begin un-til July 1, agencies are
already preparing 2016requests in advance ofbudget hearings later thissummer.
I think the generalconsensus of the boardis we need more detail tojustify the increases, saidAubrey Patterson of Tupe-lo, chairman of the boards
Finance Committee.The boards Finance
Committee also consid-ered a smaller overallrequest seeking an addi-tional $61.4 million an8.2 percent increase. Thatwould limit all units to 5percent more, even thosethat have no students andthus cant raise tuition tocollect money.
In the last two budget-ing cycles, the system
has asked for smalleramounts, but has persuad-ed lawmakers to give theuniversities almost all ofwhat they asked for. Forexample, earlier this year,the Legislature approveda $29 million increase inwhat the state spends onuniversities, most of the$32 million the CollegeBoard sought. Some otheragencies made requestsfor much larger amounts
and walked away with lessthan the universities re-ceived.
Theres little disputeabout a proposal to put$32 million more, a near-ly 9 percent increase, intoa formula that allocatesmoney to universitiesbased in part on how manycredit hours studentscomplete. The board alsowants $8 million wouldgo into a special projects
fund it would control.Mississippi State Uni-
versity and Alcorn StateUniversity proposed 12percent increase for theiragricultural researchunits. MSU officials saidthat university is consid-ering a 5 percent pay in-crease next year, and be-cause federal and countyfunds might not increaseas much as the state mon-ey, the units could have
to make cuts to be able tomatch that.
The University of Mis-sissippi Medical Centersought a $17 million in-crease, which would boostits state funding by 9 per-cent to $205 million.
We need to have someincrease when the eco-nomic and political envi-ronment allows, Ole MissChancellor Dan Jonessaid.
College Board delays decision on budget requestBoard wants to learn more aboutlarge increases universities seek
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Servicesare 11 a.m.Saturdayat CharityMissionFull Gos-pel ChurchwithBobbie L.McCarter Sr., officiat-ing. Burial will followat Hairston TurnerCemetery. Visitationis today from 1-7 p.m.at Lee- Sykes Funeralhome Chapel in Colum-
bus.Mr. Hairston was
born in LowndesCounty on Feb. 4,1922, to the late Sidneyand Jennie Orr Hair-ston. He was formerlyemployed with the cityof Columbus. He was aWorld War II veteran ofthe US Army. He wasa member of FairviewBaptist Church.
In addition to hisparents, he was pre-
ceded in death by hisfirst wife, Ollie MaeHarris; and a brother,Charlie Hairston.
He is survived byhis wife, EarnestineHairston of Crawford;seven sons, Robert,Evauel, Bernard,
heapalus, Marcel,Reggie and Derone;two daughters, Rethaand Jennie; one sister,Margaret Howard ofAtlanta; 21 grandchil-dren, 16 great-grand-
children, and twogreat-great-grandchil-dren.
Pallbearers areKelvin Edmond, L.W. Jefferson, MichaelHairston, RooseveltDavis, Bobby Harkin,Sherman Jackson,Lawrence Anthony andKenneth White.
Bobby Wheeler Sr.HELENA, Ala.
Bobby Joe Wheeler Sr.,
69, died June 17, 2014,at UAB Hospital in Bir-mingham, Alabama.
Services are 3 p.m.Saturday at DowdleFuneral Home Chapelin Millport, Alabama,with the Rev. JohnKitchens officiating.Burial wi ll followat Meadow BranchCemetery in Kennedy,Alabama. Visitation is
one hour prior to ser-vice time at the funeralhome.
Mr. Wheeler wasborn in Kennedy onAugust 17, 1944, tothe late William Davidand Vaudean StriplingWheeler. He served asa Sgt. in the US armyin the Vietnam Warand was formerly em-ployed with Merchantsand Farmers Bank inMillport.
In addition to hisparents, he was pre-ceded in death by ason, Bobby Joe Wheel-er Jr.
He is survived byhis wife, Dora Wheel-er of Helena; sons,Billy Wheeler andDavid Wheeler, both ofHelena; sister, ShirleyBattle of Macon; broth-ers, Donald Wheeler ofColumbus, Bill Wheel-er of Vernon, Alabama,and Tim Wheeler of
Juniper Hills, Califor-nia; five grandchildren,and two great-grand-children.
Pallbearers areMark Battle, TedMalone, Jacob Wheel-er, Stan Wheeler, LeeBattle, William DavidWheeler, John PaulKitchens and TreyWheeler.
Robert WintersGREENVILLE,
Tenn. Robert B.Sammy Winters, 70,died June 17, 2014, athis residence.
Services are 11:30a.m. Saturday atDowdle Funeral HomeChapel in Millport,Alabama, with the Rev.Jeff Morrison of ficiat-ing. Burial will followat Millport City Cem-etery. Visitation is onehour prior to servicetime at the funeralhome.
Mr. Winters wasborn in Millport onJan. 6, 1944, to thelate Robert BradleyWinters Sr. and WildaCash Winters Wells.He was a graduate ofMillport High Schooland attended Missis-sippi State University.He was of the Christianfaith and was formerlyemployed with Mitch-ell Engineering inColumbus and BigbeeSteel Buildings in Mus-cle Shoals, Alabama.
He is survived byhis wife, Betty Cock-erham Winters ofGreenville; daughter,Ronda Winters Millerof Greenville; son, Rob-ert Samuel Winters ofOxford; brother, HenryAl len Wells of Vernon,Alabama; and fourgrandchildren.
Pallbearers are BillyFinch, Gary Freeman,Ron Hunsucker, Evan
Miller, Bradley Morri-son and J. B. Morrison.
Memorials may be
made to Caris Hospice,225 West Summer St.Greenville, TN 37743or to American CancerSociety, 508 PrincetonRoad, Suite 102, John-son City, TN 37601.
Edward DeanWEST POINT
The Rev. EdwardBooker Dean, 60,died June 14, 2014, inWest Point .
Services are 11 a.m.Saturday at Third Mt.Olive MB Church inWest Point with Dr.John L . Bowen Sr.,officiating. Burial willfollow at Palo Alto MBChurch Cemetery. Visi-tation is today from 3-6p.m. at Carters Mortu-ary Serv ices Chapel.
Rev. Dean was bornin Clay County on Dec.28, 1953, to the lateWil lie Saul Dean andSallie Mae Edwards.He was formerlyemployed as a forkliftoperator at SeverstalSteel in Columbus.
In addition to hisparents, he was pre-ceded in death by onebrother, Elvis GaryDean.
He is survived by hiswife, Earnestine Dean;
sons, Maurice Dean,Jason Dean and CedricDean; brothers, WillieSaul Dean and JordanThomas Dean; sisters,Mae Rose Rowe, WillieMae Davidson, SusieGandy, Emma Jonesand Donna Steele; andthree grandchildren.
Lillie TateMACON Lillie B.
Stewart Tate, 74, diedJune 14, 2014, at Bap -
tist Memorial Hospi-tal-GoldenTriangle.
Servicesare 1 p.m.Saturdayat Mt.Zion MBChurch inBrooks-villewith the Rev. MackL. Young officiating.Burial will follow at thechurch cemetery. Visi-tation is today from 4-6
p.m. at Carters Funer-al Serv ices in Macon.
Mrs. Tate was bornin Ravine on June 30,1939, to the late Bon-nie Stewart and PhebaLomax Stewart. Shewas formerly employedwith American Trou-sers and was a mem-ber of Mt. Zion MBChurch.
In addition to herparents, she waspreceded in death byher siblings, LizzieWil liams, Eppie Brownand B. G. Stewart.
She is survived byher husband, the Rev.Earnest B. Tate; sister,Bobbie Stevenson;children, Gene A. Tate,Earnest B. Tate Jr., Lin-da Ball and Myra Tate;eight grandchildrenand five great-grand-children.
Pallbearers are My-ron Ball, Everett Craw-ford, Rogert Stevenson,
Bernard Stevenson,Terry Lockett andLeon Lockett.
Robert KainSTEENS Robert
Raymond Kain, 70, diedJune 19, 2014, at hisresidence.
A private memorialservice wil l be held at alater date.
Mr. Kain was born inMcCormick, Arkansas,
on Sept. 3, 1943, to thelate Reece Allen andEra Johnson Kain. Hewas a member of EastColumbus Church ofChrist and served inthe National Guard. Hewas formerly employedas a farmer and withMiller Transportation.
He is survived by hiswife, Wanda WakefieldKain; children, TamiBarron, Chip Kain,Robin Robins, Andrew
Brown and JonathanBrown; brothers; ReeceAllen Kain Jr., WilliamC. Kain and JamesKain; and 12 grandchil-dren.
George BurchfieldCOLUMBUS
George Earnest Burch-field Sr., 68, died June19, 2014, at Hospice ofWest Alabama in Tusca-loosa.
Arrangements areincomplete and will beannounced by Gunt-er and Peel FuneralHome.
Henry Scott Sr.COLUMBUS
Henry L. Scott Sr., 65,died June 1, 2014, atBaptist Memorial Hos-pital-Golden Triangle.
Services are 1 p.m.Saturday at KingdomVision InternationalChurch with R. J. Mat-thews officiating. Buri-
al wil l follow at UnionCemetery. Visitationis today from noon-6p.m. at Century-Hair-ston Funeral Home inColumbus.
Mr. Scott was bornon Dec. 9, 1948, to thelate Willie Hays andLilla Scott. He wasformerly employed as aconstruction worker.
He is survived byhis children, HenryWilliams of Columbus,
Willie Scott of Morrow,Georgia, Lillie Fredericof Riverdale, Georgia,Henry L. Scott Jr., ofWest Palm Beach, Flor-ida; Brothers, EdwardWalton, Dannie Hayesand Perry Hayes, all ofColumbus, Jerry Hayesof Newark, New Jersey;sisters, Ruby Jean Mix-on and Cherry Johnson,both of Columbus; and11 grandchildren.
Jerry FlippoINLET BEACH,
Fla. Jerry Flippo, 71,died June 17, 2014.
Services are noontoday at First Bap-tist Church in Guin,Alabama, with Scot tStokes officiating. Buri-al wi ll follow at WestAlabama MemorialGardens. Visitation istwo hours prior to ser-vice t ime at the church.
Norwood FuneralHomes is entrusted
with arrangements.Mr. Flippo was born
Sept. 4, 1942. He was
formerly employed w ith3M and as a farmer. Hewas a member of Sea-grove Baptist Church.
He was preceded indeath by a son, JamesStanley Flippo.
He is survived byhis mother, MaxineJefferys; wife, Carolyn;
children, Keith Flippoand Candace FlippoPrice; and three grand-children.
Pallbearers areBen Burleson, BobbyBurleson, Roger Rob-ertson, Tim Pollard,Chad Williams, BrianWilliams, Ken Ganeauxand Jamey Price.
Memorials may bemade to Cure Alzhei-mers Fund, 34 Wash-ington St., Suite 200,Wellesley Hil ls, MA
02481.
Surhaver FairSurhaver Lashun
Fair died June 12, 2014,in Tupelo.
Services are 11 a.m.Saturday at GriffinUnited MethodistChurch with the Rev.Sam Bonner officiat-ing. Burial wil l followat New Prairie GroveCemetery in Starkville.Visitation is today from
2-6 p.m. at West Memo-rial Funeral Home.
Mr. Fair is survivedby his sons, ParisRobertson and JairusSutavian Fair; daugh-ter, SurHaley LakinzeFair; parents, HenryNash Sr. and JacquelineFair Vaughn; brothers,Kenny Fair, MarlonFair, Henry Vaughn Jr.,Rodericus Spinks andJeremy Vaughn; sisters,Jodie Norr is, CindyFox, Jessica Vaughn, Ja-
mie Vaughn and TracieFox; and a significantother, Wil lie Mae Ware.
Tyrell GillespieTyrell Deshoun
Gillespie died June 11in Starkville.
Services are 2 p.m.Saturday at Pine GroveMB Church with Rob-ert Chandler officiat-ing. Burial wil l follow atSt. Matthew Cemeteryin Artesia. Visitation
is today from noon-6p.m. at West MemorialFuneral Home.
He is survived byone daughter, Shan-tasia Laurel Gilles-pie; parents, SandraGillespie and ArthurGillespie; four brothers,Ar thur Gillespie, Ar -thur Davidson, JustinYarbough and DevotaWilliam; four sisters,Laportia Hendrix,Nichole Madison, KiaraWilliams and JasmineYarbourgh; and a spe -cial friend, ShantessiaNeal.
Walter TateWalter James Tate
died June 14, 2014, inStarkville.
Services are 2 p.m.Saturday at BlackjackMB Church with theRev. Frank Bell officiat-ing. Burial wil l follow atFox Cemetery. Visita-tion is 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
today at West MemorialFuneral Home.
Mr. Tate is survived
by his mother, Ida MaeTate; three sisters,Verlelia Ricks, Roxy T.Jenkins, and VictoriaMcGee; and two broth-ers, Terrence Tate andCalvin Jenkins.
Flora JonesFlora Mae Jones
died June 15, 2014, inMaben.
Services are 1 p.m.Sunday at New BethelMB Church in Mabenwith the Rev. CarltonFisher officiating.Burial wi ll follow at thechurch cemetery. Vis-itation is 1 p.m. Satur-day at West MemorialFuneral Home.
Ms. Jones is sur-vived by six daugh-ters, Janie McKinley,Beulah Tate, EvelynEvans, Edna SmithSr., Linda Johnson andAnnie Jones; six sons,Will ie Jones Jr,. Will ieC. Jones, R.C. Jones,Henry Lee Jones,James Henry Jonesand Michael Jones; twosisters, Telo Tottonand Viola Johnson; andone adopted daughter,Betty Jue.
Phillip LeeCOLUMBUS Phil-
lip Lee, 30, died June13, 2014, in Jackson.
Ser-vices are2 p.m. Sat-urday atSt. JamesUnitedMethodistChurchwith theRev. Bren-da McCaskill officiat-ing. Burial wil l followat Memorial Gardens
Cemetery in Columbus.Visitation is today fromnoon-6 p.m. at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home.
Mr. Lee was born inColumbus on April 15,1984, to George Leeand the late CharityPorter Lee. He was amember of St. JamesUnited MethodistChurch and receivedhis GED in 2003 fromChristian ServicesOutreach Center inHattiesburg.
In addition to hisfather, he is survived byhis stepmother, Bett yLee of Columbus; twosisters, Jennifer Lee ofColumbus and DonnaBrown of Macon; fourbrothers, David Leeand Jason Lee, both ofColumbus; Steven Leeof Virginia and Chris-topher Porter of Gary,Indiana.
Hairston
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rate their new insurancehighly, but a substantial
number are struggling withthe cost, according to a pollreleased Thursday.
The survey from the
nonpartisan Kaiser FamilyFoundation provides find-ings that both sides in thehealth care debate can seizeon. Its an ambitious look atpeople who buy their cover-age individually; theyre theones most affected by theAffordable Care Act.
The critics view ofthe law as an unmitigateddisaster is far from true,but its not what advocatesmight have hoped for either
because many people stillhave concerns about afford-ability, said Drew Altman,CEO of the foundation, aninformation clearinghouseabout the health care sys-tem.
The poll found thatObamas law is achievingone of its main goals bycovering the uninsured.Fifty-seven percent of the 8
million people who boughta plan through the new in-surance exchanges werepreviously uninsured.
But greater access tocoverage has come at aprice thats uncomfortablysteep for many.
Despite the availabilityof generous subsidies, 4 in10 of those who bought aplan that meets the lawsspecifications said theyhad difficulty paying theirmonthly premiums. Thatsa sobering reality check onassertions by the Obamaadministration that cover-age is readily af fordable.
Overall, employer cover-
age got much better ratingsin the poll than did healthlaw plans, which are meantfor self-employed peopleand workers without accessthrough their jobs.
Poll: Many still struggle to pay health premiumsFifty-seven percent of the 8 million
people who bought a plan were
previously uninsured
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P National Security Writer
WASHINGTON For years,the U.S. has been clear about itsintent to step back from Iraq. Therestrained American military aidnow being offered to defend Bagh-dad against a ferocious Sunni in-surgency reaffirms the Obamaadministrations mantra that Iraqis still largely on its own.
What hundreds of thousandsof U.S. troops, during more thaneight years of war, apparentlycould not achieve in training Iraqiforces to defend the nations vastdeserts and dusty towns is nowbeing tasked to a few dozen teamsof Green Berets and other special
forces and stepped-up surveil-lance.
On Thursday, President BarackObama ordered 300 special forces
soldiers to advise joint operationsin and near Baghdad, marking thefirst return of a U.S. fighting forcesince the military left Iraq in 2011after a war that killed nearly 4,500American troops and more than100,000 Iraqis.
The White House is not rulingout potential airstrikes againstSunni insurgents as well, but notime soon, and is deeply reluctantto do so.
And Obama, who has litt le de-sire to return to the battlegroundof what he once termed as adumb war, is holding fast to his
pledge that American forces willnot be sent into combat.
But faced with a costly andbloody U.S. investment in Iraq combined with a growing regionalthreat posed by the Islamic Stateof Iraq and the Levant Obamacould no longer ignore the dis-
tress signals from Baghdad. Thefirst U.S. special forces soldiersare to land in Baghdad soon, anda Navy aircraft carrier and war-ships arrived in the Persian Gulfin the latest front of Americasmilitary intervention in Iraq since1990.
It is in our national securityinterests not to see an all-out civilwar inside of Iraq, not just for hu-manitarian reasons, but becausethat ultimately can be destabi-lizing throughout the region,Obama told reporters in announc-ing the restrained military help.
Obama plan leaves Iraq mostly on its own
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Iraqon Thursday in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the WhiteHouse in Washington.
It is in our national security interests not to
see an all-out civil war inside of Iraq
BY MARILYNN
MARCHIONE
P Chief Medic al Writer
About 75 workers at theCenters for Disease Con-trol and Prevention mayhave been accidentallyexposed to dangerous an-thrax bacteria this monthbecause of a safety prob-lem at some of its labs inAtlanta, the federal agen-cy revealed Thursday.
Independent expertssay it appears to be thelargest incident involvinganthrax, a potential bio-terrorism agent, in a U.S.lab in at least a decade.CDC officials say the riskof infection seems verylow, but the employeeswere being monitored orgiven antibiotics as a pre-caution.
Based on the inves-
tigation to date, CDCbelieves that other CDCstaff, family members,and the general publicare not at risk of exposureand do not need to takeany protective action, astatement from the agen-cy says.
The problem was dis-covered last Friday, andsome of the anthrax mayhave become airbornein two labs the previousweek, the statement says.
The safety lapse oc-
curred when a high levelbiosecurity lab was pre-paring anthrax samples.The samples were to beused at lower securitylabs researching newways to detect the germsin environmental sam-ples. The higher securitylab used a procedure thatdid not completely inacti-vate the bacteria.
Workers in three labswho later came into con-tact with these potentiallyinfectious samples were
not wearing adequate pro-tective gear because theybelieved the samples hadbeen inactivated. Proce-dures in two of the labsmay have spread anthraxspores in the air.
Live bacteria were dis-covered last Friday on ma-terials gathered for dis-posal. Labs and halls havebeen tested and decon-taminated and will reopenwhen safe to operate,the CDC statement says.Because proper proce-dures were not followed,the agency said workerswill be disciplined asnecessary.
CDC workers might have been exposed to anthrax
AP Photo/David Goldman, File
In this 2013 file photo, a sign marks the entrance tothe federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,in Atlanta.
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This undated electronmicrograph shows Bacillusanthracis vegetative cellsin a monkey spleen.
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AND TOM KRISHER
P Auto Writers
DETROIT An olde-mail from a General Mo-tors employee warning ofa serious safety problemcould help trigger anothergovernment fine againstthe automaker.
The Aug. 30, 2005,e-mail surfaced Wednes-day during a House sub-committee hearing onGMs delayed recall of 2.6million small cars withignition switch problem.This email outlined a sim-ilar issue with a larger car.
Employee Laura An-dres wrote that she wasdriving a 2006 ChevroletImpala home from workwhen she hit a bump andthe engine stalled on busyInterstate 75 near Detroit.The car behind her had toswerve to avoid a crash. AGM mechanic told her thecause was likely a faultyignition switch.
I think this is a seri-
ous safety problem ... Imthinking big recall, An-dres wrote in an e-mail to11 GM colleagues.
Yet it wasnt unti l Mon-day that GM recalled theImpalas, Buick LaCross-es and other models withthe same switch, almostnine years after Andrese-mail. Safety regulatorsreceived dozens of similarcomplaints about the carsduring that time.
GM said that excessweight on a keychaincould cause the ignitionswitch to move out of the
run position if the caris jarred, like when it hitsa pothole. The enginestalls, and the driversloses power steering andpower brakes.
Under federal law, au-tomakers must notify the
National Highway TrafficSafety Administrationwithin five business daysof determining a safetydefect exists. A maximum$35 million fine is possi-ble if the agency finds anautomaker took too longto report a problem.
GM paid a $35 millionfine last month for its 11-year delay in report ingdefective ignition switch-es in the Chevrolet Cobaltand other small cars.
GM could face another fine for Impala recall
BY JOAN LOWY
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Two senators unveiled abipartisan plan Wednes-day to raise federal gas-oline and diesel taxes forthe first time in more thantwo decades, pitching theproposal as a solution toCongress struggle to payfor highway and transitprograms.
The plan offered bySens. Chris Murphy,D-Conn., and Bob Cork-er, R-Tenn., would raise
the 18.4 cents-a-gallonfederal gas tax and 24.4cents-a-gallon diesel tax
each by 12 cents over the
next two years, and thenindex the taxes to keeppace with inflation. Theincrease would be appliedin two increments of 6cents each.
The plan also calls foroffsetting the tax increas-es with other tax cuts.Senators said that couldbe done by permanentlyextending six of 50 feder-al tax breaks that expiredthis year, but they indicat-ed they would be open toother suggestions for off-
sets.The plan was immedi-
ately embraced by indus-
try and transportation ad-vocacy groups seeking along-term means to keepthe federal Highway TrustFund solvent. However,it would require a lot ofheavy lifting from Con-gress in the politicallycharged atmosphere of anelection year to pass such
a plan before late August,when the trust fund isforecast to go broke.
12-cent gas tax increase proposed
CorkerMurphy
Current federal gas tax is 18.4 cents
I think this is a serious safety
problem ... Im thinking big recall
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OUR VIEW
This weekend, Starkvillewill join Columbus in celebrat-ing Juneteenth, an event whichremains one of the great para-doxes in American history: Itis a significant moment in ourhistory, yet few events of itsmagnitude have received lessattention.
Two-and-a -half years afterLincolns Emancipation Procla-
mation, which freed all slavesheld in Confederate states, andtwo months after Lee surren-dered his army at AppomattoxCourthouse in Virginia tobring the long bloody CivilWar to an end, the last slaveswere told they were free. Onune 19, 1865, U.S. Gen. Gor-
don Granger rode into Galves-ton, Texas, and issued General
Order No. 3, freeing all peopleheld as slaves.
In practical terms, the daymarked the official end of slav-ery in the United States.
Today, 149 years later, June-teenth celebrations are held incities all across the country,although only Texas and Okla-homa have designated June 19as an official state holiday.
While Juneteenth celebra-tions recognize the officialend of slavery, we should beparticularly mindful that whileslavery ended, oppression didnot.
In that sense, Juneteenthcelebrations provide contextto later milestones in thisstruggle for equality and fair-ness. Now, almost 100 years
after that first Juneteenth, weare acknowledging the 50thanniversary of some of the
watershed moments in thatstruggle.
While the final act of gov-ernment-sanctioned slavery
was played out in Texas, Mis-sissippi takes center stage inthe commemorations of Free-dom Summer, initially known
as The Mississippi Project,when hundreds of civi l rightsactivists, mainly young whitecollege students from theNorth, traveled to our state ina campaign to register black
voters, who had been deniedthat right. The project also setup dozens of Freedom Schools,Freedom Houses, and com-munity centers in small towns
throughout Mississippi to aidthe local black population.
Freedom Summer metbrutal resistance in the state.Research by historian and au-thor Doug McAdam indicatesthat during the summer of1964, four civil rights workers
were killed (including theinfamous murders of JamesChaney, Michael Schwerner
and Andrew Goodman nearPhiladelphia); at least threeMississippi blacks were mur-dered because of their supportfor the civil rights movement;80 Freedom Summer workers
were beaten; 1,062 peoplewere arrested (out-of -state andlocal volunteers); 37 churches
were bombed or burned and30 black homes or businesses
were bombed or burned.As we reflect on that ugly,
shameful episode in ourhistory, it should heighten oursenses to the injustices we seetoday.
Just as Juneteenth did notend racial oppression andFreedom Summer did notremove the inequities fromour society, some vestiges of
bigotry and inequality persiststoday.
When reflect on our con-tinuing journey toward equal-ity, it is worthwhile to notethese epic moments in ourhistory. Properly considered,events such as Juneteenthstrengthen our resolve tomove forward toward a more
just society.
City needs to return to five-day workweekThe article on the city s public works crew pro-
ductivity study revealing our crews at 45% vs. normalbeing 88% was thought provoking. Perhaps privatecontractors could do more for less of the taxpayersmoney. Or, maybe the crews could do more work ifthey worked five days a week for eight hours a dayrather than the four-day work week for 10 hours a daythey have been doing for the past several years. Itspretty understandable that after eight hours of hotwork a fellow just wants to ride in an air-conditionedtruck for the last two hours. I believe the city needsto get back to a five-day work week for all employeeslike every other city. We are not making our best
effort as a city if we are only open for business fourdays a week.
Joe BoggessColumbus
Supports CochranAs a retiree from municipal government and a
conservative Christian, I have to speak up. I amdeeply concerned about the future of our country, thegreat state of Mississippi and especially the GoldenTriangle area.
The reality of the U.S. Senate is that those withseniority (having years of experience in the Senate)lead in making important decisions. Do we want togive that away? What does the Golden Triangle standto gain or lose?
Our state must be protected, and Sen. ThadCochran is in the best position to do that. Everythingis competitive these days, and Mississippi has morethan its share of being on the bottom. Shouldnt wetake this opportunity to keep a voice that would beheard on our behalf in Washington?
The uncertainty of our military bases is frighten-ing. Sen. Cochran has kept our Columbus Air ForceBase off the closure list before. Dont you think hewill continue to fight for our mil itary bases through-out Mississippi? I hate to think what would happen tothe Golden Triangle if the future of the CAFB were todisappear.
What about our educat ion institutions? Does itmake sense to refuse federal funds for Mississippischools? Look at our institutions of higher learning
in the Golden Triangle alone. Conservative estimatesindicate Mississippi State University stands to lose700 jobs if we do not have a strong senator to stand upfor us. Plus the training, workforce development andeconomic development programs at not only MSU,but also Mississippi University for Women and EastMississippi Community College.
I have no connection with any group or associationin this election. I do know of many years of havingthe support of a strong Thad Cochran in Washingtonwho always fights for us in Mississippi.
I am against dirty politics, and I know what it is tobe attacked for doing what is right for our constitu-ents. Do not believe much of what is being said aboutSen. Cochran unless you understand the complexityof Washington. I believe Thad Cochran is an hon-
orable man who fights for us in Mississippi. Wontyou join me on Tuesday, June 24 as we do our part inprotecting Mississippis future with a vote for ThadCochran?
Sidney RunnelsColumbus
LOCAL VOICES
There have a lreadybeen tributes writtento Carole and Im surethere will be more.Each of us has ourown stories about thisloving and exuberant
woman.Carole McReynolds
Davis was a Starkvillefixture. Despitemy growing up inStarkville, I cant say
that I was aware of heruntil I moved back totown in 2004. We were 10 yearsdifferent in age, a li fetime for a
young person.From the time I returned home,
Louisville Street served as aregular route for me from office tohome to shopping and pretty muchanywhere else around town. Onmy daily trips, it was impossible tomiss the Grand Ole Lady. That
was my introduction to Carole andquite an introduction it served tobe. Her family home, the PearsonPlace, sits pretty much in the
middle of the distance betweenGreensboro Street and Highway12 on Louisville Street.
The house spoke volumesabout Carole and she about it. Thedesign was classic and historic,but the accessorizing done byCarole was all personality andpizzazz. The outside decor alwaysreflected the season Miss Dott ie
was always dressed appropr iately.She wore a red suit with whitefur at Christmas; she was alwaysready when Valentines Day rolledaround; she had the ever-ready
green for St. PaddysDay celebrations andnever let it be said that
July-the-4th colorswere not noted well inadvance.
I first got to knowof Carole when herhusband Frank wasrunning against DanCamp for Mayor. FrankDavis had been a fix-ture on the Starkville
Board of Aldermen forseveral years, and he
was the sitt ing mayor pro temporeduring his campaign. Needless tosay Caroles absolute devotion toFrank and his bid for mayor didnot bode well for our relationship,for a number of years.
As I supported Mayor Campthrough his four-year term ofoffice there would be times whenCarole exercised her constitution-al right to free speech regardingmatters at city hall. Lets just say
we werent on t he same page.Carole and Frank were both
strong and regular supporters ofthe Starkville Community The-ater. We shared a love of sitt ingon the front row to watch theactors who we had come to respectand appreciate for their artisticdevotion to the communit y. Carole
with her array of hat choices wasa regular at all events Starkville.She supported and appreciatedher hometown in her own creat ivestyle.
And so it went unt il 2013. W henI was in the turmoil of dismissalfrom the job I loved and had held
for eight years, who did I find inmy corner but Carole McReynoldsDavis. To this day I dont know ifshe was drawn to the underdog orif she was supporting me personal-ly. I never had the occasion to askher and it really doesnt matter.It gave me some comfort, and Ibelieve that is what she intended.
She was kind when she mighthave harbored a lifelong grudge.She was vocal about her supportfor my work with the c ity, and I
wil l always remember her for theextra effor t she took to share herthoughts with me and others.
My last interaction with Carolewas her personal ly deliver inginvitations to her and Frank smilestone anniversary celebrationat the Starkv ille Caf. As usual she
was unrestra ined in her ent husi-asm, and I regret not making itto the event. I would say that she
wouldnt have noticed my absence,but I believe she noticed every-thing.
Carole was a wonderful artistand her writing for the Starkvil le
Daily News was full of kindnessand superlatives for the recipientsof her attention. She punctuatedher missives and her life with agusto impossible to ignore or notadmire. We will not have Caroles
joie de vivre in our midst again,but she has left us with wonderful,tangible gifts of her time with us.
Lynn Spruill, a former commer-cial airline pilot, elected official andcity administrator owns and man-ages Spruill Property Managementin Starkville. Her email address [email protected].
Caroles joie de vivre
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WASHINGTON Leading Re-publicans on Thursday insisted thatAmericas leaders must do more todefend Christian values at home andabroad, blaming President BarackObama for attacks on religious free-dom as they courted social conserva-tives expected to play a critical role
in the next presidential contest.Those of us inspired by Ju-
deo-Christian values ... have an ob-ligation to our country and to ourfellow man to use our positions ofinfluence to highlight those values,Floridas Sen. Marco Rubio said at aconference hosted by the Faith andFreedom Coalition, a group led bylong-time Christian political activistRalph Reed.
Rubio, the first of several prospec-tive Republican presidential candi-dates scheduled to speak, chargedthat Obamas policies completely ig-nore the importance of families and
values on our society, thinking thatinstead those things can be replacedby laws and government programs.
Organizers said more than 1,000evangelical leaders are attending theconference, designed to mobilizereligious conservative voters aheadof the upcoming midterm electionsand the 2016 presidential contest.While polls suggest that socialconservatives are losing their fight
against gay marriage, Republican of-ficials across the political spectrumconcede that evangelical Christianvoters continue to play a critical role
in Republican politics.You can ignore them, but youdo so at our own peril, said Repub-lican operative Hogan Gidley, whohas worked for former presidentialcandidates Rick Santorum and MikeHuckabee.
In the 2012 general election, exitpolls showed that white evangelicaland born-again Christians made up26 percent of the electorate. The
group has far more power in lowerturnout Republican primary elec-tions.
This weeks conference high-
lights the balancing act leading Re-publicans face as they work to bridgeinternal divisions and improve theRepublican Partys image. Whilereligious conservatives continue towield influence in the GOP, just lastyear the Republican National Com-mittee released an exhaustive reportcalling on Republicans to adopt aninclusive and welcoming tone ondivisive social issues.
Republicans: Obama must defendChristian values at home, abroad
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JuneteenthContinued from Page 1A
trator Fenton Peters.Various events are
scheduled throughoutthe day at West Side Park,including an 11 a.m. open-ing ceremony, numerouslive musical performanc-es, a fashion show, barbe-cue contest and communi-ty line dancing.
Festival coordinatorStefanie Ashford saidresidents and volun-teers should feel a senseof pride for organizingand participating inStarkvilles first such cel-ebration. The event, shesaid, will help strengthenbonds between communi-ty members.
We definitely feellike we are pioneers, andwe feel the importanceof supporting each other
here in Starkvi lle, not justwith our school system,but with our businesses,churches and communityorganizations, she said.If we all pull together,we can help improve thequality of life here inStarkville for everybody.
Numerous local orga-nizations and non-profitswill have volunteers readyto speak with residentsto show them how to getmore involved in theircommunity.
Im excited about thefestival, and I think it isgoing to be an outstand-ing event, Wiseman said.I am honored that theorganizers invited me toparticipate.
For a complete listingof Starkvilles Juneteenth
events, visit juneteenth-starkvillems.homestead.com/What-s-Happening.html.
The 18th edit ion of Co-lumbus Juneteenth festi-val begins at 8 tonight atSim Scott Park and willcontinue all day Saturdaybeginning at noon.
Festival spokespersonCindy Lawrence said sheexpects between 15,000and 16,000 attendees atthe free event as well as25 vendors for this yearsinstallment. Musical en-tertainment tonight in-cludes DJ Lovebone andThe Flame Band andShow. Tomorrow, gospelartist Armondo Adamswill be featured as well asR&B artists Karen Wolfe,Carl Sims and the Cross-
road Band.Were looking for-
ward to Juneteenth beingone of the biggest eventsin Lowndes County thisyear, Lawrence said. Alot of people come hereduring vacation to see oldfriends.
Columbus-Juneteenth,Inc., the non-profitformed this year afterthe dissolution of formerevent host the Afro-Amer-ican Culture Organiza-tion, received a $15,000grant from the Colum-bus-Lowndes Conventionand Visitors Bureau, plusdonations from other pri-vate groups, Lawrencesaid.
Dispatch reporter Na-than Gregory contributedto this report.
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type of care that they offerdown there but its rightthere, even though its two-and-a-half hours away, itsat your back door, Malin-da Clay said.
John Pearson stayed atBatson for the duration ofhis life. Malinda Clay saidshe is asking people to
run because she has seenfirsthand the type of carethe doctors and nursesprovide.
The doctors and thenurses are some of themost wonderful peoplethat Ive come across,she said. They loved thatbaby boy as much as we
did. What money is beingraised here, thats a greatinstitution and they havethe welfare and the careof these children as theutmost important in theirlives.
In a press release issuedby the governors office,Bryant spoke of John Pear-
son. This is our third runbenefiting Blair E Batsonand our first to benefit thePediatric Heart Center,Bryant said in the release.Mississippians love tohelp and now they are get-ting healthy doing it. Deb-orah (Bryant) and I are
not only doing this to raisemoney to help raise aware-ness for heart defects anddiseases in children butalso in memory of JohnPearson Clay, a child whotouched many lives. Regis-tration is still open, and weencourage families, indi-viduals and teams to come
join us for a fun, healthymorning. Dr. Rick Barr, Suzan
B. Thames Professor andChair of Pediatrics at theUniversity of MississippiMedical Center, said Bat-son Childrens Hospitalhelps children like JohnPearson everyday.
The Childrens HeartCenter is such an import-ant part of our organizationand a real center of excel-lence for all children withcongenital heart defects,Barr said in the release.Our lives are all touchedby children like John Pear-son Clay and their families
every day.Pre-race festivities be-gin at 7 a.m. on Saturdayin front of the MississippiGovernors Mansion at 300East Capitol St. in Jackson.The 5K begins at 8 a.m.and is followed by a half-mile Kids Fun Run at 9:30a.m.
VaughnContinued from Page 1A
the meeting officially be-gan.
City officials would notcomment on Vaughns ar-rest or what it means tohis service as an electedofficial.
Vaughn, 61, of 105 Hen-derson St., is at the centerof one of two ethics com-plaints pending againstStarkville after the al-derman failed to recusehimself from a Februaryschool board appoint-
ment.While two aldermen
recused themselves fromthe vote because of familyties to SSD, Vaughn par-ticipated. He confirmedto The Dispatch that nightthat his daughter worksfor the school system.He voted, Vaughn said,because she does not livewith him.
The Miss. EthicsCommission previouslywarned Vaughn and for-
mer Ward 5 Alderman Jer-emiah Dumas to withdraw
from Starkville SchoolDistrict appointment pro-ceedings to avoid any ap-pearance of impropriety.
City officials have ac-knowledged the ethicscomplaint and anotherthat focuses on Ward 2Alderman Lisa Wynn buthave not commented ontheir current statuses.
In January, Vaughntook exception to months
of public criticism di-rected at him and fellow
aldermen by lashing outand describing such state-ments as a disgrace inthe sight of God.
You elected all sevenof us to serve, but youreso disgraceful and so un-faithful (to the city), hesaid in January. Its al-ways something bad thatthis board is doing. Its ashame on you all. Its a dis-grace in the sight of God.
Medal of HonorContinued from Page 1A
announcement and theMedal of Honor ceremo-ny underscored justhow much the U.S. is stillrealizing the human costof the conflicts in Iraq andAfghanistan, two wars thepresident pledged to end.Under a portrait of George
Washington, Obama re-flected on the sacrificesyoung men and womencontinue to make in thename of safeguarding U.S.citizens and their values.
This United StatesMarine faced down thatterrible explosive power,that unforgiving force,with his own body, will-ingly and deliberately, toprotect a fellow Marine,Obama said.
The physical toll exact-ed by his act of heroism
offered a sobering remind-er of what was taken fromCarpenter in the small Af-ghan village where he waswounded in 2010. Carpen-ter required almost 40 sur-geries and multiple skingrafts, Obama said, leav-ing him with a prostheticeye, a new jaw and teeth,and one hell of a smile.
His face still scarredfrom his injuries, Carpen-ter said that as the presi-dent placed the blue rib-bon around his neck, he
felt the history and weightof the nation from the
deadly trenches of WorldWar I to the sounds of hisfellow Marines calling forhelp by radio as they bledin the fields of Afghani-stan.
I accept this honorwith a heavy heart, Car-penter told reporters after
the ceremony. Freedomis a powerful and beautifulthing.
Carpenter was barely21 years old when he wasassigned to guard a patrolbase in a small village inHelmand province. Thatswhere he and Lance Cpl.Nicholas Eufrazio were as-signed to provide securityfrom a rooftop post, theirpresence concealed onlyby a circle of sandbagspiled three to four high,the Marine Corps said.
Enemy forces, whichhad moved in while hiddenby walls from a compoundacross the street, lobbedthree grenades into thepatrol base. One injuredan Afghan National Armysoldier. The second did notdetonate.
The third landed closeto Carpenter and Eufrazio.
Carpenter placed him-self between the grenadeand Eufrazio to shield him.The blast deflected down,with Carpenter absorbing
most of the explosion.Eufrazio received a
head injury from shrap-nel. But Carpenter wasseverely wounded fromhead to toe, sustaining adepressed skull and a col-lapsed right lung, among along list of other injuries.
He was immediatelyevacuated and required
brain surgery to removeshrapnel. His heart flat-
lined three times duringtreatment, Obama said,and all three times doctorsmanaged to revive him.
A Mississippi native,Carpenter was a patient atWalter Reed National Mil -itary Medical Center inBethesda, Maryland, until
his retirement for medicalreasons last July.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicu-ous gallantry during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
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LOUISVILLE The Norman Re-gional Health System in Oklahomahas donated $48,000 to the WinstonCounty Medical Center in Louisville,Mississippi.
Norman Regional Health SystemPresident and CEO David Whitak-
er says the company wanted to helpemployees impacted negatively bythe April 28 tornado. The Oklaho-ma-based health system is recover-ing from a 2013 tornado.
Winton County Medical CenterCEO Paul Black says the donatedmoney will be divided among affect-ed employees.
Meanwhile, WCBI-TV in Colum-bus reports the city of Louisvillehas received a $10 million insurancecheck to cover the loss of the ply-wood facility.
Officials say the $10 million onlycovers the cost of the real estate.Money has been recovered yet for theloss of equipment due to the storm.
Louisville gets insurance check for plant damage
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The Associated Press
PINEHURST, N.C. Comparisons were inevi-table by hosting the U.S.Open and U.S. WomensOpen on the game golfcourse in consecutiveweeks.
Only these had nothingto do with numbers.
Stacy Lewis foundcomfort in comparisons
with U.S.O p e nc h a m pM a r t i nK a y m e r .The No. 1player inwomens golfstudied Pine-hurst No.2 on her own a few weeksago, formulated an idea howto play the golf course, andthen watched Martin Kay-mer follow the script shehad in her head and win byeight shots.
Just like Kaymer, sheopened Thursday with-out a bogey on her card, a3-under 67 for a one-shotlead over Michelle Wie.
It was cool to see theplan I had laid out in myhead. He was kind of do-ing the same thing, Lewissaid. So it was nice com-ing into the week knowingthat my plan was going towork on this golf course.... If youre hitting the ballwell enough, you can defi-nitely run away with it. At
the same time, you have toknow par is a good numberand keep grinding away.
Right behind was Wie,who studied as hard forPinehurst as she ever didat Stanford. She was atPinehurst on Sunday to
The Rebels put up the mostruns allowed by TCU (48-18)in 16 games, and they did itagainst a pitching staff thatcame in with a nation-leading2.16 ERA.
Ole Miss won its fourthelimination game in the NCAAtournament.
Its just something with
this team, when our backs upagainst the wall, we play real -ly good baseball, Allen said.Just a tough team, a very con-fident team. And weve con-tinued to do it throughout thewhole season.
Al len, a .336 hitter for theyear, was batting .219 in hisprevious eight games and was0-for-8 in the CWS when hestepped to the plate in the thirdinning. His two-out, two-run
BY ERIC OLSON
The Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. A nightoff from catching re-chargedWill A llen at the plate.
Allen, who was in the line -up as the designated hitterThursday night to rest a soreshoulder, snapped out of amini-slump with three hits and
three RBIs to lead the Ole Missbaseball team past TCU 6-4 inan elimination game at the Col-lege World Series.
The victory helped Ole Miss(48-20) advance to play No.3 national seed Virginia at 7tonight (ESPN). The Rebelswil l need to beat the Cavaliers(51-14) tonight and Saturday toreach next weeks best-of-threechampionship series.
Unbeaten Vanderbilt (51-14)and one-loss Texas (45 -20) will
BY DAVID MILLER
Special to The Dispatch
Drivers have startedto separate themselvesfrom the rest of the packnearing the midway pointof the Mississippi StateChampionship ChallengeSeries.
Rick Rickman, of NewHope, is in first place witha five-point lead over Da-vid Breazeale. Rickmansbrother, Brian, is 55 pointsbehind in third, while NeilBagget and Chase Wash-ington are fourth and fifth,ust 95 and 120 points outof first.
While Bagget andWashington face a toughclimb to challenge RickRickman and Breazealefor the estimated $10,000prize, it isnt out of therealm of possibility.
MSCCS coordinatorCharles Thrash said previ-ous points chases have gonedown to the final race.
Weve only had oneyear (since the creationof the series in 2001) that
the points race was just arunaway, Thrash said.Weve had it as close asfive points before.
Thrash said previouswinners of the MSCCStitle, including Breazeale,typically win 25 percentof the 15-20 races run an-nually, though there havebeen seasons where apoints champion has won50 percent of the races andnone of the races.
The key to remainingin the hunt is consistency
and finishing each race,said Rickman, who fin-ished third last year andhas finished as high assecond.
Theres really not astrategy; you just have tomake sure your mainte-nance program is good,
New Hope HighSchool baseballcoach Lee Boyd
stood with a couple ofbooster club membersoutside the baseball stadi-um at Pearl High.
Boyd and the boosterswere making notes andtaking photos of the bull-pen area adjacent to the
first base dugout. Whiletwo pitchers moundswere present at Pearl,Boyd said he wantedthree and went into greatdetail about how nice thePearl bullpens were andhow he would appreciatesomething similar.
New Hope had just
defeated Pearl to advancein the Mississippi HighSchool Activities Associ-ation Class 5A playoffs.Two weeks later, NewHope dispatched WestJones to become the firstteam in the programsrich history to repeat asbaseball state champions.
On another side of
Lowndes County, Colum-bus High was busy wash-ing uniforms and puttingaway mementos fromone of the best seasonsin program history. Afterwatching nine seniorssuit up for the final time,coach Jeffrey Cook wasthinking about his future.
Cook washired earlierthis week asan assistantfootball coachat SouthPontotoc High.It turns outCook in hiseight seasonsat Columbus
High couldbeat a bunchof opponents but not thesystem.
Boyd has won twostate championshipsin five seasons. NewHope continues to buildbigger and better. Cookguided the Falcons to a
school-recordfour consec-utive playoffberths. Howev-er, players havebeen asked tobuy uniformsand Cooksweated havingenough gasmoney for the
bus for out-of-town road trips
in 2013.Columbus won 23
games this past season,second only to JohnWilsons 26-win squad in1999. When the seasonended, Cook soundedlike a man beaten down
by the process of tryingto make Columbus base-ball matter.
I am proud of thisgroup of guys, saidCook, after a season-end-ing 3-1 loss to Tupeloin the Mississippi HighSchool Activities Associa-tion Class 6A North Stateplayoffs. I told them I
was disappointed butproud. They did some-thing that had never beendone before here (twoplayoff series wins) andthey did it without thesupport of anyone in thedistrict.
If you look at ourfacilities, they overcame
it. They worked hard.They went the ext ra mile.They bought into whatwe were doing as sixth-and seventh-graders. Iwatched this group in thefifth grade. I knew theywere going to be reallygood.
Af ter watching theyoung players, Cook
made what he felt was along-term commitment toColumbus. He leaves theschool as the longest-ten-ured baseball coach. Likemost young and energet-ic coaches, Cook believedthings would improvewith t ime.
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THIS WEEKENDnOn Saturday,
Columbus Motor Speedwaywill play host to a WeeklyRacing Series Event.
Limited Late Models,602 Stock Late Models,Street Stocks, and MiniStocks will be in action.
The drivers meeting willbe at 7 p.m. Hot Laps willbegin at 8 p.m.
Grandstand admission is$10. Children 10 years oldand under are FREE. Activemilitary receive free grand-stand admission with ID. Pitadmission is $25.
For more information,contact Joe Ables at 662-574-6808.
AMATEURS SHOOT
78s IN FIRST ROUNDnMississippi States AllyMcDonald, left, and11-year-old Lucy Li shot 78sThursday in the openinground of the U.S. WomensOpen at Pinehurst No. 2.Both players are in con-tention to make the cutafter todays second round.Scores, Page 3B
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Ole Miss designated hitter Will Allen (30) yells after scoring a run against TCU on Thursday at theCollege World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Ole Miss won 6-4.
SAY GOODNIGHT, TCUAllens three-hit, three-RBI night helps Ole Miss survive, advance to face Virginia
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Thursdays Game
nOle Miss 6, TCU 4Todays Games
nVanderbilt (48-19) vs. Texas(45-20), 2 p.m. (ESPNU)nVirginia (51-14) vs. Ole Miss(48-20), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
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Cook fought for eight years at Columbus before word no became too much
Scott Walters
Lewis has
one-shot
lead at
Pinehurst
play at 2 p.m. today (ESPNU).Allen and Sikes Orvis com-
bined for six of the Rebels 11hits on a warm, calm eveningthat provided more favorableconditions for offense at TDAmer itrade Park.
Winds not blowing in 20mph, its a little different here,Ole Miss coach Mike Biancosaid. We were
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