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STATE BRIEFS
Court reinstates
gay marriage ban
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s
top court on Thursday rein
stated the state’s constitu
tional ban on gay marriage,
reversing a lower court
judge’s ruling.
The Georgia Supreme
Court ruled unanimously
that the ban did not vio
late the state’s single-sub
ject rule for ballot mea
sures. Superior Court Judge
Constance Russell of Fulton
County had held that it did.
Neither ruling addressed the
merits of gay marriage.
Seventy-six percent of
Georgia voters approved the
ban when it was on the bal
lot in November 2004.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs
in the case had argued that
the ballot language was
misleading, asking voters
to decide on both same-sex
marriage and civil unions,
separate issues about which
many people had different
opinions.
The state held that
Georgians knew what they
were voting on when they
overwhelmingly approved
the ballot measure.
“It is apparent that the
prohibition against recog
nizing same-sex unions as
entitled to the benefits of
marriage is not ‘dissimilar
and discordant’ to the objec
tive of reserving the status
of marriage and its atten
dant benefits exclusively to
unions of man and woman,”
the court said in its ruling.
Jack Senterfitt, lawyer
for Lambda Legal Defense
and Education Fund, which
challenged the constitution
al amendment, said he was
disappointed with the rul
ing but that no further legal
challenge was planned.
Gov. Sonny Perdue sched
uled an afternoon news con
ference to discuss the rul
ing.
Russell’s ruling in May
ignited a political fire
storm in Georgia. Perdue, a
Republican who is up for re-
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election in November, said
he would call a special ses
sion of the state Legislature
in August if the court had
not ruled by then so that a
new ballot measure could be
placed before voters. Such
a move was widely seen as
beneficial to Perdue and
state Republicans because it
would likely energize con
servative voters in the state.
Georgia already has a sep
arate law on the books ban
ning same-sex marriage in
the state.
The decision came on the
same day as New York’s top
court held that same sex
marriage was illegal in that
state.
Estate gives SIM to
Augusta college
ATLANTA (AP) - Marie
Hulbert was the quintessen
tial school marm _ well read,
tidy and reserved.
A year after Hulbert’s
death, Augusta State
University is adding “gener
ous” to that list.
Hulbert, who taught junior
high and high school biol
ogy in Georgia for 35 years,
bequeathed $1 million to the
university, officials said.
The money likely will go
to establish an endowment
in education or science, said
Helen Hendee, executive
director of development and
alumni relations at Augusta
State.
“It won’t be just spent on
bricks and mortar or a proj
ect _ it will be perpetual,”
Hendee said. “This is not
something that happens all
the time.”
Hulbert, who never mar
ried and who is survived
by only one cousin, decided
in the early 1990 s to give
money to Augusta State
after taking continuing edu
cation classes there, said Iva
Williamson, administrator
of Hulbert’s will. Williamson
said Hulbert used the class
es as an outlet while taking
care of her aging parents in
the 19705.
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said. “She would walk to
take classes. It was a chance
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Augusta in 1910.Shereceived
her bachelor’s degree from
the University of Georgia
and a master’s degree from
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She served in the U.S.
Coast Guard during World
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Her donation to Augusta
State was a combination
of money she had saved
over time and money she
inherited from her parents,
Williamson said. Williamson
said she did not know the
size of the inheritance.
Campbell asks to
remain free
ATLANTA (AP) - Former
Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell
on Wednesday asked the
same judge who sentenced
him to 2 1/2 years in prison
to allow him to remain free
on bail while he appeals his
conviction and punishment
for tax evasion.
Lawyers for Campbell,
who was convicted in March
of three counts of tax eva
sion but acquitted of more
serious corruption charges,
said in court papers that
their client is not a flight
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risk and the issues he is
raising on appeal include
substantial legal and factual
questions.
They say there is the pos
sibility Campbell’s convic
tion could be overturned
on appeal, or his sentence
reduced, so they believe he
should be free during the
appeal process.
“He is a noted public fig
ure with deep roots and sub
stantial support throughout
Atlanta and this country,”
Campbell’s lawyers wrote.
“There is no basis for the
court to be concerned that
Mr. Campbell is a flight risk
or poses danger to the com
munity. The appeal is not for
purpose of delay.”
U.S. District Judge
Richard Story, who sen
tenced Campbell on June 13,
will be the one who decides
whether to grant Campbell
an appeal bond.
There was no immediate
response in court papers by
prosecutors.
Campbell’s lawyers said
their client is looking for
ward to the appeal; A notice
stating Campbell’s intent
to appeal to the 11th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals was
filed June 26.
“He is confident that upon
review, his conviction for
tax charges will be either
overturned or the sentence
substantially reduced,” the
lawyers wrote.
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FRANCES GILLESPIE QRR
PERRY - Frances Gillespie Orr, 94, died on Tuesday. July
4. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Bryant Cemetery in Mooresville, Tenn. Visitation will be 6-8
p.m. at the Bills & McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg,
Tenn. Orr was a native of the Bryant Station Community
and was the daughter of the late John Henry and Ida Mae
Hardison Gillespie. She was the widow of William B. Orr
who died in 1957. A retired Maury County schoolteacher,
she was also a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughters; Ann Edwards of Perry,
Janice Orr of Warner Robins and Mae Councill of Boone,
N.C.; grandchildren, Alan Ventress of Atlanta and Robin
Ventress of Salt Lake City, Utah; two great granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Kay Orr Hepler.
The family suggests contributions to the donor’s favorite
charity. Funeral Home in charge in Tennessee will be Bills
& McGaugh Funeral Home in Lewisburg, Tenn.
Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com
JAMIE G. LAND
MACON - Jamie G. Land, 74, passed away on Tuesday,
July 4. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today at
the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home.
Land was born May 14, 1932 in Crawford County. Her
parents, James Grant, Sr. and Odelle Spillers Phillips, son,
B.T. Rutledge, brothers, James Grant, Jr., Harold Phillips,
Yancey Phillips, Jr. and step father, Yancey Phillips, Sr. all
preceded her in death.
LELAND S. KRETSINGER
WARNER ROBINS - Leland S. Kretsinger, 88, passed
away on July 1. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at
Westminster Presbyterian Church with interment following
in Magnolia Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests donations be made to Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 303 Mary LN, Warner Robins, GA 31088.
Kretsinger was born on March 9, 1918 in Tiffin, Ohio. He
was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. His
parents, Orvis E. Kretsinger, and Nettie Jane Kretsinger,
preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn Mae Kretsinger,
Warner Robins; son, Gary Kretsinger, Byron; brother,
Kenneth L. Kretsinger, Tiffin, Ohio.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry
for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
MARLENE FOREMAN THOMAS
MILLEDGEVTLLE - Marlene Foreman Thomas, 63, for
merly of Perry, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 5 in
Milledgeville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home with interment
in Perry Memorial Gardens. Rev. Ford Wilson will officiate.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today and one hour before the ser
vice on Saturday at the funeral home. The family suggests
contributions to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis,
Tenn., or donor’s favorite charity. Thomas, a native of Perry,
and the daughter of the late Johnnie Jackson and Madge
Griggs Foreman, Sr., was a 1960 graduate of Perry High
School. She attended Georgia State College for Women
and Middle Ga College. She was retired from Robins Air
Force Base and was employed for Dr. David Ritchie in
Milledgeville and was a member of the Milledgeville Bulldog
Club. Survivors include her husband, John E. Thomas of
Milledgeville; brother, Johnnie J. Foreman, Jr. (Mary) of
Perry; sister, Faye Harper (Ronnie) of Perry; numerous
nieces and nephews.
The family may be contacted at 131 Honeysuckle Rd. NW,
Milledgeville.
Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com
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