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ECCC's Smith Denies Apparent Allegations .• ·s Clarion Ledger,

general's office (no estimate of the amount of money in question); and quoted Paul Breazeale, president of the Miss. Board for Community and Junior Colleges as saying that six of the 15 member board for the Found– ation quit at the September 27 meet– ing in Jackson. The article further stated that those resigning were Joe M. Childers of Northeast, David! Cole ofItawamba, Starkey Morgan of Homes, Vivian Presley ofCoahoma. Eddie Smith of East Central and David M. Haraway

of Northwest It continued that Dr. Eddie Smith of East Central Com– munity College in Decatur had con– firmed that he had resigned from the CollegeFoundation. "What I did when I left was in the. best interests of myself personally and the college," said Smith. "I would not make further comments on it" In an interview with Dr. Smith in Decatur on Monday, this paper learned that while Dr. Smith stands by his statement that be had resigned

and, at the present time, will not dis– cuss the reasons further, he also stated that under no circumstances was the decision made because of an investigation of the Foundation or its practices. He went on to state that to his knowledge neither he nor any other board member who resigned were aware of any impending mves– tigation that would have any bearing on the fact that the resignations were made.

AniJ} Kanengiser told hlic that "Mississip- ,._ _ _ ., ty College Foundation shJ.Icen by resignation of six. lllCi:::::Cr:s ~ ho are school presidents, sa.~d Friday." nng questions concerning the oundation's spending practices; that the board voted September 15 to tum ver documents and accusations tbout misspending to the attorney article continued that the 'Y general's office was investi–

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