Topic - H.L. "Sonny" Merideth Jr.

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Former Mississippi Rep. H.L. &quot;Sonny&quot; Merideth Jr., a Delta Democrat who helped open the way for casino gambling in the state, is shown in this Jan. 20, 1980 photo at a committee meeting at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. A spokesman for Boone Funeral in Greenville says Meredith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Merideth served in the Mississippi House from 1960 to 1992. He was 86. (Jimmy Dempsey/The Clarion-Ledger, via AP)

Ex-lawmaker who helped usher in Mississippi casinos dies

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