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Mayor Rizzo Calls for Death Penalty After MOVE Confrontation
Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo demanded the return of the death penalty after a fatal gunfight with MOVE members ended a 15 month city crisis. Police found weapons and ammunition inside MOVE’s three story compound as 12 adults and 11 children were among those evacuated or arrested amid clashes near Drexel and Penn.
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