Roach Attorneys Seek Stay as Execution Looms
Lawyers for James Terry Roach say they will file in federal court if the South Carolina Supreme Court does not grant a stay of execution today. Roach and co defendant Joseph Shaw were sentenced to death after pleading guilty to killing 14 year old Carlotta Hartness and 17 year old Tommy Taylor in Columbia.
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Columbia
James Terry Roach
South Carolina
Carlotta Hartness
Tommy Taylor
Unjust Accusations Renewed in Shaw Roach Death Sentences
Circuit Judge David Harwell defended his death sentences for Joseph Carl Shaw and James Terry Roach after their guilty pleas to murdering two Columbia teenagers. He stated that additional information would not have changed his decision and criticized current defense claims.
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Columbia
Kermit King
Joseph Carl Shaw
Shaw
Circuit
David Harwell
James Terry Roach
Harwell
King
Newspaper Sued Over Lease Violations in Columbia Federal Suit
Spartanburg Herald and Journal Inc. sues Newspaper Management Production Co. Inc. and officers in U S District Court in Columbia alleging breach of a two year lease and non return of property to Public Welfare Foundation Inc. The suit seeks 10000 dollars per day for each day occupied since December 31.
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Columbia
Spartanburg
Ournal Newspapers
U.S. District Court
Spartanburg Herald and Journal Inc
Public Welfare Foundation Inc
Washington, D.C
Newspaper Management Production Co. Inc
Mid-South Management Co. Inc
James Island Bridge Wins Final Coast Guard Approval
The Coast Guard granted final approval for the 55 foot high fixed span James Island bridge over the Ashley River. The permit denial of further hearings cleared the way for construction with the federal government expected to cover 70 percent of costs.
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Charleston
U.S. Coast Guard
James Island
Ashley River
Coast Guard
Ernest F. Hollings
USC May Get Film Library
The Movietone News library of Twentieth Century Fox newsreels may be donated to the University of South Carolina, worth an estimated 60 to 100 million dollars. The gift would be one of the largest ever to a public institution, per The Columbia Record.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Columbia Record
Movietone News
Twentieth Century Fox
Cain Quits House After Burdened With Politics and Family
Rep. C Marshall Cain of Aiken shocks peers with decision to end re election bid. He cites overwhelming workload slow political process and strain on family life as core reasons. He acknowledges possible Senate run would conflict with personal priorities and lessons learned.
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C. Marshall Cain
House of Representatives
Aiken County
Cain
GOP
Aiken
Columbia
Aiken House
Wayne Adams
Adams
Gilbert E. MacMillan
Senate
McMillan
General Assembly
Rep. C. Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
McMillan Considered as Possible Write-In Candidate
Sen. Gilbert E. McMillan may entertain a write-in bid for the Senate if voters mount a campaign. James Ellisor notes no specific write-in laws exist but funds for McMillan must be registered with the South Carolina Ethics Commission.
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Aiken
Gilbert E. McMillan
R-Aiken
Senate
State Senate
James B. Ellisor
South Carolina
Medeem
Ac Tate
Canon Saletie Wist Stlot
Ellisor
McMillan’s
South Carolina Ethics Commission
Gary Baker
Clerk of Court
Baker
Ethics Commission
Columbia
P.O
Connally Defends FBI Probe Amid Morale Concerns
In Greenville John B. Connally backed the FBI corruption probe as a proper duty while warning widespread misconduct could demoralize the nation. He argued seven cases in a short span show Congress under pressure, speaking with U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond at Bob Jones University.
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Greenville
FBI
John B. Connally
Connally
Congress
Texas
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Bob Jones University
John Connally
Sen
R-S.c
State Senate Debates Single Member District Plan
Senator Tom Turnipseed proposed a bill to reapportion the South Carolina Senate into single-member districts for 1980. President Pro Tempore Marion Gressette opposed the plan, calling it harmful to government while denying delays and accusing Turnipseed of misleading the public.
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Tom Turnipseed
Lexington
State Senate
Marion Gressette
Calhoun
Senate
Turnipseed
Gressette
South Carolina
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Chrysler
Plymouth
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Aiken, S.C
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