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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Marvin Griffin (1907-1982)
		Marvin Griffin served as governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959.
		Upon taking office, Griffin reneged on a campaign promise and pushed through an increase in the state income tax, which was needed to offset an expected shortfall in revenues.
		Griffin oversaw the building of a new science complex at the University of Georgia as well as a nuclear reactor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-827 (833 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lieutenant Governor
		Consequently, the first true lieutenant governor of Georgia was Marvin Griffin, who was elected to the office in 1948.
		In 1954 Griffin was elected governor himself, and his successor as governor, Ernest Vandiver (1958-62), also served first as lieutenant governor.
		Marvin Griffin expanded the role of the lieutenant governor in state politics by starting the tradition of naming chairmen to senate committees (a power that the U.S. vice president does not have in the U.S. Senate) and by taking an active role in the leadership of the senate.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-830 (965 words)

	News 8 Austin \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES
		Senior Pastor Marvin C. Griffin of Ebenezer Baptist Church has seen a lot of change in the decades he has spent at the pulpit, but the minister is known best for reaching outside the walls of his church.
		Griffin has not only brought comfort to his congregation, but he has worked tirelessly to help the community both economically and politically.
		Griffin has actually been a minister for more than 50 years, 18 of those spent at the helm of a church in Waco.
	www.news8austin.com /content/headlines/?ArID=141455&SecID=2 (398 words)

	CNNSI.com - College Basketball - Men - Report: Seton Hall's Griffin 'very close' to turning pro - ...
		The 6-foot-9 Griffin is "very close" to declaring his eligibility for the NBA draft, The Record of Bergen County reported Wednesday.
		Marvin Powell, Griffin's older brother and adviser, said Tuesday that Griffin was still considering his options.
		Griffin, who earned national player of the year honors at Philadelphia Roman Catholic High School before going to Seton Hall, led the Pirates with 17.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and was named Big East Rookie of the Year this season.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/college/news/2001/03/21/griffin_future_ap (300 words)

	Prairie Business Magazine
		Marvin was not daunted by the turn of events and with a partner purchased the company's fuel, timber, and feed business.
		Marvin's farm was a model for the area, but after years of fighting the elements he realized there were better ways to expend his energy.
		The loyalty of the Marvin family to northern Minnesota and the Red River Valley has done much to counter the declining population base because of the seven decade trend in farm consolidation which is not yet at its end.
	www.prairiebizmag.com /article.asp?id=225 (3220 words)

	5-00-0109
		In June 1998, plaintiff, Lee O. Griffin, filed suit against defendants, Marvin Goldenhersh (Marvin), Del Goldenhersh, and the professional corporation of Goldenhersh and Goldenhersh, for damages resulting from Marvin's legal representation of plaintiff in a 1981 criminal matter.
		On June 29, 1998, plaintiff filed a two-count complaint for legal malpractice, consisting of negligence and breach of contract claims, against defendants for Marvin's representation of plaintiff in a 1981 criminal matter.
		Neither Marvin nor the trial court responded to the State's Attorney's question, and the case proceeded to trial without further inquiry.
	www.state.il.us /court/OPINIONS/AppellateCourt/2001/5thDistrict/July/Html/5000109.htm (4031 words)

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		At the same time, during his 27 years at Ebenezer, Griffin has accrued ever-increasing influence within the religious community, culminating in his recent election as first vice-president (i.e., the No. 2 man) of the Texas Baptist Convention -- the first fl clergyman to attain such a high position within the Baptist hierarchy.
		So, if you are among those Austinites who've been critical of Griffin's and Ebenezer's commodious influence in the temporal affairs of East Austin, your protests have been in vain.
		Griffin, whose advancing age -- he's 76 -- has, if anything, intensified the clarity of his vocation, points out that previous Ebenezer pastors have "always (been) strong leaders who are involved in social issues, champions of freedom and liberation.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/vol16/issue17/pols.religion.ebenezer.html (947 words)

	Judge Rules Today on Wife Slaying
		Griffin, 38, a former correction officer, is charged with shooting Felicia Cosby, 26, at her Jamaica home on Nov. 6, 2000, as the couple argued over child support for their daughter, then 4.
		Griffin’s lawyer said his client suffered from extreme emotional distress, a finding that could lead to a manslaughter verdict.
		But Griffin, who had three other children out of wedlock with three other women, created his own problems and was not under extraordinary pressure, prosecutor Stephen Antignani said.
	www.queenslaw.com /news_articles/news_055.asp (367 words)

	Grier Integrated a Game, Earned the World's Respect - AOL News
		Griffin, who died in 1982, was widely criticized by students and the news media leading up to the game.
		Griffin ran for governor on a platform of segregation "through hell or high water." In his telegram to the Board of Regents, he went on to say: "One break in the dike and the relentless seas will push in and destroy us.
		His son, Sam Griffin Jr., who was a student at Georgia Tech at the time of the controversy, said in a telephone interview that his father was not a racist.
	articles.news.aol.com /sportsevent/_a/grier-integrated-a-game-earned-the/20060101082909990001 (1532 words)

	Harold Paulk Henderson, Sr. Oral History Collection Series II: S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr., 1986, 1993-1994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Topics: involvement in Georgia’s legislature in the 1950s; Governor Samuel Marvin Griffin; Rural Road Issue; run for governor of Georgia in 1957; opponent William Bodenhamer; “no, not one” statement; integration statement; Herman Talmadge and the fl vote; reasons for his victory; reasons for wanting to be governor.
		Topics: Role as aide to brother Governor Samuel Griffin; Vandiver’s and Governor Griffin’s relationship before he was governor (1955-1959); rural roads issue; Vandiver’s criticism of Griffin’s tenure as governor; his brother’s 1962 run for governor; Vandiver as governor.
		Topics: Marvin Griffin’s administration; beginnings of friendship with Vandiver; Vandiver and the legislature; Honesty in Government Act; Sibley Commission; Vandiver’s handling of the desegregation of UGA; Vandiver’s accomplishments and failures as governor of Georgia; Vandiver as steward, governor, and politician.
	www.libs.uga.edu /russell/collections/vandiveroralhis.html (1482 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		Newspaper publisher and former Georgia governor Marvin Griffin was born in Bainbridge, Georgia.
		Griffin rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel during World War II, afterwards serving as Gov. Ellis Arnall's adjutant-general (1944-47).
		Afterwards, Griffin announced that he was retiring from politics for reasons of health--"the voters were sick and tired of me." He then returned to publishing his family newspaper until his death in 1982.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/tdgh-sep/sep04.htm (1467 words)

	Brass Eagle paintball news
		Griffin was Chairman of the Board of Brass Eagle Inc. from 1997, when the Company became a separate entity from Daisy Manufacturing Company, until his death in July, 2002.
		Griffin’s tenure as Chairman of the Board, Brass Eagle’s sales increased from $13 million to over $100 million per year, with similar increase in profitability.
		Griffin was formerly Chairman of the Board and President of Daisy Manufacturing Company, when the Brass Eagle division was originally created.
	www.brasseagle.com /news/article2.asp?id=212 (342 words)

	History
		Under the Rowe administration, a parsonage was built at 1203 Cotton Street, prior to the building of the Education Building (1950 - 1953) and the entrance of the Sanctuary (1954 - 1955).
		Marvin C. Griffin, called in 1969, led the congregation in the "Mortgage Burning Ceremony" during the celebration of the church's 100th anniversary, November 1975.
		Under Dr. Griffin's leadership a new partnership has been formed involving day care and economic development including a private developer, the Lilly Endowment, the City of Austin, Nations Bank, and Ebenezer Church.
	home.austin.rr.com /ebenezer1/History.htm (515 words)

	Georgia's Three Governors Controversy
		However, Ellis Arnall refused to relinquish the office of governor stating that Herman Talmadge was a "pretender" to the governorship.
		Talmadge left the governor's office and told the adjutant general, Marvin Griffin, to see to it that Ellis Arnall got back safely to his home in Newnan, about 40 miles south of Atlanta.
		Griffin was then instructed to change the locks on the doors of the governor's office at which point Talmadge would take control.
	facstaff.colstate.edu /buchanan_scott/index.html (1176 words)

	Historical Society 2000 Conference Summary
		Vandiver said that while he was serving as lieutenant governor, the armory-building program sparked a fit of pique from then Gov. Marvin Griffin, himself a former Adjutant General.
		General Griffin, who lauded General Jones' achievements as TAG, noted that during his "watch," the Guard became heavily involved in domestic crises which included civil rights marches in Forsyth County, and in Atlanta.
		Griffin's period in office ended just as the 48th Infantry Brigade deployed to the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Calif., during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
	www.hsgng.org /pages/conference2000.htm (677 words)

	Gwinnett Forum.com -- Gwinnett County's community forum and idea exchange
		Marvin was governor from 1954-58 and was governor when Georgia made the move to include the Confederate "Stars and Bars" in its flag.
		Marvin came along at a time when staunch segregation was the order of the day.
		A term Marvin employed aimed at the press, and in particular "Them lying Atlanta newspapers" was "Joree." We remembered it the other day, and asked Sam Griffin, Marvin's son who followed him as publisher of the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight, to explain the term.
	www.gwinnettforum.com /2003issues/03.0917.htm (2029 words)

	Public School Integration in Georgia and Gwinnett County
		Marvin Griffin served as governor of the state from 1955 to 1959 following Herman Talmadge, also a segregationist.
		Despite this declaration, Griffin upheld segregation in schools and promised that Georgia would not integrate "come hell or high water." He followed through with this promise as schools in Atlanta were not integrated until 1961, two years after Griffin left office.
		Although he did not approve integration, Griffin was a believer in education and allotted more money to be spent on fl schools.
	mgagnon.myweb.uga.edu /students/3090/04FA3090-barnwell.htm (2650 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Springhill Mining Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Several miners and their rescuers were invited onto the Ed Sullivan Show.
		The Governor of Georgia Marvin Griffin took advantage of the intense media coverage to promote tourism to his state by offering a group of survivors free vacations to Jekyll Island.
		However to the segregationist governor's chagrin, one of the rescued miners turned out to be fl, resulting in a public relations nightmare.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Springhill_Mining_Disaster (1492 words)

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		Addressing Griffin's statements on 20/20, the court concluded that a corporate official's generalized opinion on the safety of one of his company's products "does not imbue that official with unique or superior knowledge."
		She then returned to the trial court and requested that the protective order be lifted, claiming that: (1) the depositions indicated that Griffin's deposition would lead to the discovery of admissible evidence; (2) she exhausted less-intrusive discovery methods by taking these depositions; and (3) the deposition results were unsatisfactory, insufficient or inadequate.
		Further, Sanchez contends that Griffin's deposition will lead to the discovery of admissible evidence "because he has the power to unilaterally change company policies and procedures." Sanchez asserts that the lower-level officials' depositions all point to Griffin as having information responsive to her inquiries.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /data2/texasstatecases/sc/990500o.htm (1825 words)

	Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
		While Mayor Hartsfield and Atlanta welcomed the NAACP convention in 1951, Marvin Griffin, the State Attorney General under Governor Herman Talmadge, spearheaded the investigations of the NAACP in the city.
		Promises to prevent the desegregation of public schools became a hallmark of the administrations of three Georgia governors during the decade of the 1950s: Herman Talmadge, Marvin Griffin, and Ernest Vandiver.
		Under Governor Marvin Griffin (1955-1958), the Georgia General Assembly ruled that any state or local official who spent tax money on an integrated school would be charged with a felony punishable by two years in prison.
	www.atlantahighered.org /civilrights/essay_detail.asp?phase=2 (1784 words)

	Rice Farming
		Griffin, who farms about 3,500 acres of rice near Waldenburg, planted a portion of that acreage in hybrids – Clearfield XL8 and XP723 – and the rest in Wells, Francis and Clearfield 161.
		Griffin reported end-of-the-season dry weight yields of 200 bu/a for XP723, 187 bu/a for Clearfield XL8, 165 bu/a for Francis, 150 bu/a for Wells and 140 bu/a for CL 161.
		In 2005, Marvin Hare and his son-in-law Greg James, participated in a 90-acre field trial comparing two hybrids – CLXP730 and CLXL8 – to CL 161, a non-hybrid.
	www.ricefarming.com /home/2006_FebLead.html (986 words)

	Journal-Express/The Reminder - Dorothy Irene Griffin
		Dorothy Irene Griffin was born on Jan. 10, 1916, in Miami.
		On Aug. 14, 1937, she was united in marriage to Marvin Merle Griffin in Chariton.
		Her parents; husband, Marvin; one sister and four brothers preceded her in death.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1463&dept_id=523600&newsid=14877166&PAG=461&rfi=9 (210 words)

	TIME.com: Out of the Smoke House -- Sep. 21, 1962 -- Page 1
		Spot radio commercials proclaimed that a vote against Marvin Griffin was a vote for Negroes next door and on the playing fields of Georgia.
		For as Griffin let out all the segregationist stops in the closing days of one of Georgia's bitterest, dirtiest Democratic primary campaigns, racial violence popped out like the pox: night riders prowled the state, there were shotgun incidents in Dallas, Leesburg and Dawson, and two Negro churches were burned to the ground.
		But in running against Griffin, he took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, loosened his tie and invaded the cotton lands (his wife Betty was once Georgia's "First Maid of Cotton").
	www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,827527,00.html (394 words)

	miaminewtimes.com \| News \| Free at Last
		Griffin, however, wrote New Times a long letter in 1998, detailing his alleged misdeeds with Felton.
		At least three times, Griffin says, the duo worked like this: Posing as a big-time Miami drug dealer, Griffin would travel to a city such as Atlanta, meet with street-level dealers, and lure them to Miami for a buy.
		The feds set up a sting for May 19, 1994, by feeding Griffin information about an alleged drug dealer who was carrying $10,000 in a car.
	www.miaminewtimes.com /issues/2000-06-08/metro.html (742 words)

	Genealogy.com: Marvin Griffin Family of Houston Co. Ga.
		This is a family who originated in South Carolina in the early 1800 and migrated to Jasper Co. Georgia around 1820-1830 two brothers David R. and Jethro Griffin.
		Their names were John Griffin who joined first and a year later the other two Jefferson, and George Y. (My Great Grandfather) Joined.
		One son was Eugene Parker Griffin, my gandfather who later married Lizzie O. Jackson and raised five boys, one of which was Marvin Griffin, my father.
	www.genealogy.com /genealogy/users/g/r/i/Teddie-Griffin (226 words)

	Jones tabbed as 1st black U.S. attorney for Texas - Gaynelle Griffin Jones Jet - Find Articles
		Gaynelle Griffin Jones, a member of the downtown Vinson and Elkins law firm, is the first woman ever named a U.S. attorney in the state and the first Black.
		A native of Dallas, and the daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
		Marvin C. Griffin, the DA-designate graduated with honors from Boston's Emerson College and received a law degree from Boston College law school.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n16_v84/ai_14213844 (269 words)

	The Bryan-College Station Eagle > Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		CLEBURNE, Texas — Memorial services for Marvin Jones Griffin, 78, of Alvarado, Texas, and formerly of Milam County are set for 10 a.m.
		Griffin died Friday at a nursing home in Cleburne.
		Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Zack and Frances Griffin of Alvarado; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
	www.theeagle.com /region/records/obituaries/november01/112001obits.htm (873 words)

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		Barbara KING, Robert Griffin, Marvin Jarrett, and the Phillips County Election Commission v.
		On February 16, 1996, Barbara King, Robert Griffen, and Marvin Jarrett, the members of the Election Commission, petitioned for certiorari seeking "to hold void the requirement that [the Commissioners]...
		To the extent we are asked to set aside the Trial Court's judgment voiding the elections we decline to issue the writ.
	courts.state.ar.us /opinions/1996/96-60.txt (1429 words)

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