South Carolina Overrules Governor on Death Penalty
The South Carolina House, 83-21, and Senate, 36-2, override Gov. John C. West's veto to enact a death penalty law. Debates touched on constitution procedures, potential court challenges, and political shifts ahead, with Rep. Ernest Finney questioning journals and Rep. B. J. Gordon warning about reapportionment and election impact.
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David R. Nelsen
Associated Press
Columbia, S.C
South Carolina
House of Representatives
John C. West
Senate
Rep
Ernest Finney
D-Sumter
House
Finney
Holshouser Mobilizes National Guard for July 4 Raleigh
Gov. Jim Holshouser ordered 1 400 National Guardsmen and 300 highway patrolmen to Raleigh on July 4 as a precaution for a protest rally. Two groups plan rival demonstrations, one seeking abolition of the death penalty and end to the Butner Federal Prison project, while a white militant group backs capital punishment. He expects no violence but notes the potential for trouble with mixed viewpoints.
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Raleigh
Jim Holshouser
National Guard
Holshouser
National Alliance Against Racism
North Carolina
Holfhouser
The
Alliance
Federal Correctional Center
Butner
N.C
Crane papers given to Columbia University by Florida cabinet
Florida officials donate manuscripts and a pen of Stephen Crane to Columbia University. Professor Joseph Katz backed authenticity and recommended Columbia, noting the Butler Library already houses Crane items. The collection includes Crane’s last signature and papers found in a Jacksonville bank safety box.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Stephen Crane
Crane
Columbia University
Florida Cabinet
Joseph Katz
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Kenneth Lohf
William McGill
Lillian Gilkes
Cora
Gera Crane
Jacksonville
Abandoned Properties Bureau
Fred QO
Bud” Dickinson
Katz
Dickinson
Butler
Seales
Ford Car Base Price Increases
Ford Motor Co raises North American base car and truck prices an average $58 or 1.3 percent citing higher steel costs. The move follows Chrysler hikes and comes after four major increases in 10 months, with GM and AMC also raising prices.
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Owen Ullmann
Associated Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
North America
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
AMC
Lutheran Convention Convenes in Baltimore Saying Opposition Emerges
The Lutheran Church in America opened its 7th biennial convention in Baltimore with election of officers as a challenger to President Dr. Robert J. Marshall emerged. Dr. Wallace E. Fisher, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pa., will oppose Marshall for a second four year term.
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Baltimore
Lutheran Church In America
LCA
North America
Wallace E. Fisher
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Lancaster
Robert J. Marshall
New York City
Priest Dies Of Heart Attack In North Wilkesboro
Father Francis T. Donahue 64, pastor of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, was found bound to a bed in the rectory and died of a heart attack per the state medical examiner. Police suspect a robbery, with a stolen car missing, and seek to question a Missouri parolee as fingerprints link to a car abandoned in North Wilkesboro.
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North Wilkesboro
N.C
Francis T. Donahue
St. John’s Roman Catholic Church
Missouri
Father Donahue
Executive productivity under scrutiny in business survey
AP News analysis notes executives view productivity as a major issue with 63 percent deeming executive productivity a serious concern. A lack of well defined goals is blamed on management failure while only 36 percent report efforts to evaluate executive productivity. The survey involved 1,275 executives from 6,000 managers and presidents.
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Joen Cunniff
New York
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