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Carter said he embraced the death penalty in only certain instances and then only at the direction of the judge and jury.

"You would think he would come out and say simply that the Supreme Court had upheld his position," Donaldson said. "But he's not certain yet that this is the position he wants to take in the general election, and he's certainly not going to come out on the lawn and talk to a motley group like us."

Atlanta Constitution

July 4, 1976