Clemency Board Procedures Approved for Death Sentences
Florida Governor Reubin Askew and the cabinet adopted rules to govern clemency reviews for death-row inmates. Six cases were named for immediate Parole Commission investigations, with investigations of seven more to follow after final appeals. The process lasts four to five months from court upholding to death warrant, and final clemency votes will be public.
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Tampa
John Spinkerlink
California
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Tallahassee
Robert A. Sullivan
Donald Schmitt
Homestead
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Schmidt
Askew
Bill Gunter
Parole’ Commission
Ohio votes delayed by court ruling on Carter win
Ohio secretary of state will not certify Carter's 11,116 vote lead in Ohio until a federal court resolves a civil suit seeking to void the result. Brown will convene the electoral college at noon Dec 13 after formal certification.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ford
Ted W. Brown
Brown
House Democrats Trim Ethics Panel Clout
Reform-minded Democrats in caucus move to strip the House Ethics Committee of jurisdiction over lobbying legislation. The decision follows approval of a Maguire amendment and sets lobbying duties with the Judiciary Committee. Congress adjourns without enacting a lobbying disclosure bill.
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UPI
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House
Indiana
John Brademas
Andrew Maguire
New Jersey
Elouse Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Ethics
John Flynt
House Administration Committee
Party Caucus
Flynt
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Interior, Armed Services and Science Committees
Jonathan Bingham
Dn.y
Cabinet Grants Pardon To Straight-A Student
Florida cabinet grants a full pardon to Robert Stoward Kester Jr a 21 year old former Florida State University freshman who admitted selling barbiturates. The action aims to help his medical school prospects after rehabilitation. The vote was 4 2 with two officials dissenting. Also restating civil rights for William F Cook Jr and Maria Rosa Gonzalez and a citizenship pardon request for Maria Gonzalez delayed until March.
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South Florida
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Kester
Tallahassee
Fla
Robert Stoward Kester Jr
Florida State University
Reubin Askew
Cabinet
Leon
John Rudd
University of South Florida
USF Medical School
Askew
Bruce Smathers
Doyte Conner
William F. Cook Jr
Atlanta Braves
Braves
Maria Rosa Gonzalez
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Florida
George Hollahan
Miami
Gilmore seeks end of status with habeas petition in Utah
Gary Gilmore asks the Utah district court for a writ of habeas corpus claiming illegal restraint for not being executed within six days of sentencing. His attorney argues he is sentenced to die, not serve time, and seeks release if restraint is illegal. He remains on death row while appeals proceed.
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Provo
Utah
UPS
Gary Gilmore
Ron Stanger
Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Ile
Oregon
Blue Flag I unfolds over Eglin ranges in new TAC exercise
About 400 participants from four major air commands take part in Blue Flag 1 at Eglin AFB and nearby sites. F-4 Phantoms F-105 "Wild Weasel" aircraft and C-130s confront simulated Red SAM and AAA targets with radio beam and radar instrumentation to test tactics command control and intelligence systems.
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Bomb threat forces closure of Bicentennial exhibit in Moscow
An anonymous call triggered the shutdown of the U S Bicentennial exhibit at Sokolniki Park Moscow prompting 1 000 visitors to evacuate. About 9 000 had toured earlier and thousands more waited outside in cold conditions. No explosive found and the hall reopened after the scare.
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Moscow
UPI
Tess Han
Sokolniki Park
Frank Ursino
U.S.A
U.S
Grigory Kuzmenko
Kuzmenko
Justice Dept closes Hays scandal probe
The Justice Department says it has closed its investigation into former Rep. Wayne Hays and will not prosecute Miss Elizabeth Ray. A source cited insufficient evidence to charge misuse of funds for a mistress payroll job, ending the ethics probe and Hays career setback.
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Justice Department
Elizabeth Ray
Wayne Ways
Miss Ray
Robert L. Stevenson
Washington Star
Hays
Star
Ohio
Washington
Juda Best
Stevenson
Ohio Democrat
House
House Ethics Committee
Washington Post
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Congress
House Democrats
America
One Vote Makes Big Difference In Avon Park Race
UPI reports Thomas Tataris won a city council seat in Avon Park Florida by a single vote after a canvass of Tuesday’s election. He also says he lost his best friend in the process and notes the narrow margin changed the balance of power in the council.
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New Port Richey, Fla
CUPL
Florida
Clearwater
I. Miller Smith
Avon Park
Fla
UPI
Thomas Tataris Tost
Tobiassen Bill Opens Primaries
Sen. Tom Tobiassen rails for Senate Bill 47 to let Florida independents vote in any party primary. The measure argues independents now outnumber party loyalists and would broaden voter choice in 1977 elections.
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Tom Tobiassen
Pensacola
Florida
Tobiassen
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