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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1981
Page
12
Incumbent Nancy Stevenson and Republican Norma Russell of Irma are seen as likely contenders in the 1982 South Carolina lieutenant governor race. Stevenson has not yet decided on a second term, tying plans to Gov. Dick Riley, while observers expect a contest that could prompt Russell to challenge.
Convicted murderer Donald Ray Perry is sentenced to two life terms and a 30 year term for the March 5 murder kidnapping and rape of a University of South Carolina professor. A Richland County jury spared the electric chair after three hours of deliberation. Perry appealed to the jury to spare his life citing his faith.
Prosecutors say 32 year old West Columbia man Charles Livingston will face the death penalty for the killings of Edward Harkless and three others described as a local root doctor. Livingston, held without bond, spoke briefly about his nickname Bo Left, saying he is left handed and bowlegged.
South Carolina Tax Commission reports general fund tax revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 1981 82 rose 8.8 percent from a year earlier but trailed official forecasts by 2 percent due to weaker corporate earnings.
Edwin H. Land, 71, opened Polaroid’s non jury suit against Eastman Kodak by illustrating his black and white camera from 1948 and detailing SX-70 technology. Kodak contends Polaroid over-patented minor changes while Polaroid argues Kodak copied 10 patents to rival its instant photography leadership.
President Reagan says he is making headway saving the 8.5 billion AWACS arms package for Saudi Arabia as he presses Congress. He met editors at the White House and 53 Republican senators were invited for a pep talk to support the sale amid ongoing opposition and legal safeguards.
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