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Proffitt and Ivan ask delay before Florida death sentences
Florida Gov Graham signs death warrants for Proffitt and Ivan as their lawyers seek stays. If appeals fail, both face execution in the electric chair, following the May 25 execution of John Spenkelink, the first in the US since 1967.
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Ptallahassee
Fis. Fla
Florida
Bob Graham
Quest
Tampa
John Spenkelink
United States
Ivan
Donald Schmidt
Everglades
Proffitt
Jack Boger
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People’s Legal Defense Fund
Willie Jasper Darden Jr
Speakelink
Roy E. Black
Miami
Graham