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April 20, 2007

Waller’s term reflected significant racial changes in Miss.

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/20/7 It was early 1972, not long after Bill Waller, the ex-Hinds County district attorney, took office as governor, having scored an upset over Lt. Gov. Charles Sullivan for the Democratic nomination, then tantamount to election. Even though Waller did not seek black support, unexpectedly it came for one reason: Blacks remembered…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 20, 2007

Court sends Melton rep complaint to new judge

The Clarion-Ledger, 4/20/7 The state Supreme Court wants a Hinds County circuit judge to decide whether sanctions are warranted against the attorney for Jackson Mayor Frank Melton in his dispute with Circuit Judge Tomie Green. In an order Thursday, the high court sent Green’s request for sanctions against Dale Danks Jr. back to a circuit…