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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1970

Page

5

Black Girl 18 Fueled North Carolina Death Row Debate

Marie Hill an 18 year old high school dropout and Black detainee awaits execution for the Rocky Mount storekeeper murder on October 7 1968. Activists from NC religious and civil rights groups push for a retrial and abolition arguing racial bias and injustice in capital punishment. Governor Scott opposes capital punishment and may commute. Also on death row is Robert Louis Roseboro, a four year old sentence case highlighted to contrast public emotion.

Raleigh, N.C. Lap Marie Hill Rocky Mount Marie North Carolina Leon White Miss Hill Dillon D.C Edgecombe County Superior Court Bob Scott Robert Louis Roseboro Roseboro

Ex Gov Barron Indicted Again In West Virginia

West Virginia grand jury issued 107 indictments of current and former state officials and business figures over bribery conspiracy and falsifying records. Former Democratic Gov. W. W. Barron and aide Truman Gore face multiple counts from investigations into state purchasing practices spanning 1960 to 1964. Barron previously faced federal charges in 1968, leading to convictions for others but an acquittal for him.

Charleston W.va W. W. Barron West Virginia Barron Finance Truman Gore

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