Shaw Lawyers Decry Riley Rejection of 60 Day Clemency Reprieve
Shaw's counsel led by Stephen Bright denounce Gov. Riley for denying a 60 day reprieve to Joseph Carl Shaw set to die by electric chair for the 1977 slayings of Carlotta Hartness and Tommy Taylor. They urge an inquiry into clemency and humanitarian factors. Riley's office says the decision is final.
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Columbia
Joseph Carl Shaw
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Stephen B. Bright
Shaw
Riley
Carlotta Hartness
Tommy Taylor
South Carolina
Bright
John Delgado
Ken Suggs
Russ McKinney
Gov. Riley
Carlotta Hartessack
Army
Albert Swank
Betty Swank
Hartness
Taylor
God
Helms Letter Says Be Dan Rather's Boss
A signed letter from Senator Jesse Helms urges conservatives to buy CBS stock to gain influence and possibly control the network over alleged biased reporting. The five page note dated January 21 1985 was obtained by The News Observer in Raleigh and copies were printed but not mailed.
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Raleigh
Jesse Helms
Rn.c
CBS Inc
News & Observer
Helms
CBS
Dan Rather
North Carolina
Washington
R.E. Carter Wrenn
National Congressional Club
Southern Bell raises pay phone price to 25 cents in SC
Southern Bell crews in South Carolina started converting pay phones from 10 to 25 cents after a Public Service Commission order granting the company 34 million dollars in higher rates. The change will take over a month statewide to complete.
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H.C
Buddy” Henry
Southern Bell
South Carolina
Shaw Prefers Death Penalty Reality With Faith In God
Interview with Joseph Carl Shaw touching on remorse for the Swank and Hartness Taylor murders. He expresses sorrow for the victims, hopes for peace for their families, and says he accepts capital punishment while seeking forgiveness and religious guidance.
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Swank
Hartness-Taylor
Shaw
SRP Denies 1955 Accident Charge At Savannah River Plant
An environmental group claims high radioactivity near the Savannah River Plant on March 14, 1955, came from a major reactor accident, but SRP officials deny the charge. They say the fallout resulted from a Nevada nuclear test and that no major reactor incident occurred at SRP.
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Washington
Savannah River
SRP
Jim Gaver
Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Environmental Policy Institute
Journal Constitution
Robert Alvarez
Nevada
du Pont
Department of Energy
Bernd Franke
Institute For Energy and Environmental Research
Heidelberg
West Germany
The
Institute
Colorado Springs
Colo
Health Physics Society
Alvarez and Franke
Nevada Desert
Carolinas
Augusta
Walt Marter
Savannah River Laboratory
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David Ward
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