Gilmore's mother labeled intruder in bid to halt execution
UPI reports in briefs to the U S Supreme Court that Bessie Gilmore of Milwaukie Ore bedridden by arthritis meddles in her son Gary Gilmore's case. Attorney Ron Stanger asked the court to deny a petition to block the death sentence for the 36 year old convicted killer.
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Ken Connaughton
Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah
Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilmore
Bessie
Milwaukie
Ore
High Court
Supreme Court
Ron Stanger
Psychiatrist calls Gilmore mentally ill amid death penalty debate
Santa Fe psychiatrist Dr. Joel Hochman said Gary Gilmore is mentally ill and that Utah courts set a dangerous moral precedent by honoring his wish to die by firing squad. He argued treatment is needed and condemned televised executions as a deterrent and entertainment, urging the legal system to intervene to prevent self-harm.
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E. Michael Myers
Santa FE
N.M
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Joel S. Hochman
A W. Hochman
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Hochman
Gore
State Penitentiary
Gilmore
How left-side driving began in Britain
The practice started in the 13th century as a defensive rule for travelers. Drivers kept the reins in their left hand and held a sword in their right to fend off attackers, shaping the custom of driving on the left.
Red tape ends as officers escort 19 year old to sister
Wayne County Sheriff's Department and Flint police volunteered to escort a 19-year-old man to his sister's bedside, prompting a brief delay amid bureaucratic red tape. The gesture underscores interagency cooperation as a supportive response to a family emergency.
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Wayne County Sheriff's Department
Flint Police
UPI
Slain officer shot in hospital guard room gunfight
Pontiac Michigan police say Patrolman Gerald L. Carpenter 24 was fatally shot in a hospital room shootout after a prisoner Bennie Clay 26 and his accomplices Melvin Scott 26 and Janice Love 28 broke in to free him. Scott wounded, all three captured later. Sharon Reynolds 28 also arrested in getaway car. Mrs Love wore nurse disguise.
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Pontiac
Mich
UPI
Gerald L. Carpenter
Pontiac General Hospital
Bennie Clay
Melvin Scott
Janice Love
Clay
Sharon Reynolds
Miss Love
Carpenter
Hunter
Scott
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