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May 16, 2008

Father: Alleged slaying witness was in custody

The Clarion-Ledger, 5/15/8 The father of one of the men named as a witness to the Nov. 14, 1995, shooting death of Jackson police officer Robert Washington says his son was in juvenile detention at the time. In a sworn statement given in March to prosecutors and detectives investigating Washington’s death, Stephan Hickman says he…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 16, 2008

U.S. gambling revenues climb 5.3% to $34.1B

The Clarion-Ledger, 5/15/8 Americans spent more money gambling in 2007 than on movie tickets or candy, but the steady growth of commercial casinos in the past decade could take a hit next year because of a slumping economy and setbacks in building new places to play. A survey released Wednesday by the American Gaming Association…