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yers have had a lot of trouble with the law in the past year, but the school is thinking of changing its fight song to “Jailhouse Rock.” … You can’t blame Jerry Krause for quitting as Chicago Bulls GM picdue to health problems. Watching that team is enough to make anybody sick. … Dr. S is still surprised that Jackson State didn’t select Lanier High coach Thomas Billups to be the Tigers new men’s basketball coach. After all, Billups has extensive recruiting experience. … The Iraqi high command calls a secret meeting of Saddam Hussein’s doubles. “Men,” one official says, “I have good news and bad news. The good news: Saddam is alive. The bad news: He’s lost an arm.” …. Overheard on Jackson sports talk radio: “The State Fair Commission doesn’t care about having anything in the Coliseum that doesn’t crap on the floor.”