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HALEY BARBOUR

GOVERNOR

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Dan Turner (601) 576-2009; dturner@governor.state.ms.us


Laura Hipp (601) 576-2020; lhipp@governor.state.ms.us

DATE: June 23, 2010

GOVERNOR BARBOUR CALLS FOR A DAY OF PRAYER ON


SUNDAY FOR AREAS IMPACTED BY GULF OIL SPILL
Jackson, Mississippi – Governor Haley Barbour proclaimed June 27 as a Day of Prayer to remember the
Mississippi Gulf Coast and other states effected by the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon accident.

“I know fellow Mississippians have kept our Gulf Coast in their thoughts and prayers since this horrible
accident occurred two months ago,” Governor Barbour said. “I join our coastal neighbors in asking for
remembrances of those who lost their lives in this tragedy as well as the families and communities dealing
with the effects of the spill on their businesses and daily lives.”

See proclamation attached.


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POST OFFICE BOX 139 ·JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205 ·TELEPHONE: (601) 359-3150 ·FAX (601) 3593741 ·www.governor.state.ms.us

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