Fresh Meat Behind The Walls Of West Virginia Penitentiary
UPI reporter Robert M. Gornall spent three days and two nights in West Virginia State Penitentiary as a condemned man. He describes life on death row and in the death house, the guards and routines, talks with inmates awaiting or spared from execution, and the stark shift when moved to the annex with the electric chair and execution chamber. The piece reflects on fear, routine, and empathy inside a high security prison.
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Robert M. Gornall
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
No. 2
Death Row
Death House
South Hall
Paul Barlow
John
Barlow
Divided Arabs Press Anti-Israel Plans
Arab leaders from 13 factions met in a former Cairo palace to press a $200 million project to divert Jordan River waters from Israel. The plan seeks to cut off headwaters in Lebanon and Syria and divert the Yarmuk, with a second phase to form a military org to counter potential Israeli action. Lebanon’s pace slows the effort while ties between Nasser's UAR and Syria's Baathists remain strained though united on Arab unity goals.
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Farouk
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Yarmuk
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Sea of Galilee
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U.A.R
Nase
Convict Fails In Escape As Woman Impersonates Escapee
In Stuart Florida an 18 year old convict named Larry Mattix who escaped Friday and robbed two women of seven thousand dollars was found out after checking into a Stuart hotel in disguise as a woman. Hairy arms high heels and an awkward walk betrayed the masquerade. Police stopped a taxi he boarded for West Palm Beach and identified him by a missing thumb and two fingers on his right hand.
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Fla
UPI
Larry Mattix
Mattix
Glenn Glidden
Glidden
West Palm Beach
Ringo Starr May Skip Tonsil Operation in England
Pittsburgh crowds greet the Beatles as Ringo Starr jokes about needing his tonsils removed in England where it would be free. The band performs over half an hour as 12 603 fans pack Civic Arena and thousands snap photos after a big airport reception. The Isle of Man grants a wealthy American widow permission to build a $1.4 million casino hotel.
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UPI
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Ringo
Greater
Beatles
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Irish Sea
British Election Set Oct 15
Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home announced Britain will hold a general election on October 15 after meeting Queen Elizabeth. Parliament dissolves September 25 and new session begins November 3, the US election day. Labor seeks to end 13 years of Conservative rule amid electoral forecasts.
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Alec Douglas-Home
Douglas - Home
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Douglas-Home
United States
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