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DIED. Anna Anderson Manahan, 82, who spent 62 years trying to prove that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and only survivor of the 1918 execution of the Russian imperial family at Ekaterinburg (now Sverdlovsk); of pneumonia; in Charlottesville, Va. Contending that she survived...
More immediately, for the 1230 convicted murders awaiting execution the racial discrimination question represents the last substantive issue in the federal court appeals for stays of execution; now that, just last month, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal based upon the issue of proportionality review. This, combined with the present...
In most countries, believers in the Baha'i faith are looked upon as model citizens. Their religion places great stress on industriousness, peacefulness and obedience to the law. In Iran, however, Baha'is are not only unwanted but actively persecuted. Since the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini came to power...
"I feel the same way the majority of people in the United States feel about the death penalty," declares Texas Judge Michael McSpadden. "Enough is enough on these appeals. It's time to enforce the laws." Most people in the U.S. (68% according to the Harris Survey) do indeed...
Now McSpadden must set a new date for execution. Vows the judge: "We will do it as soon as possible. I'm not going to give him one day longer."