Nine Inmates Escape Alcatraz by Studying Law
Since 1933 nine prisoners at Alcatraz won freedom by studying federal law in the prison library, filing a habeas corpus petition, and proving to the judge that their imprisonment was illegal.
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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
6
Since 1933 nine prisoners at Alcatraz won freedom by studying federal law in the prison library, filing a habeas corpus petition, and proving to the judge that their imprisonment was illegal.
The article describes magic mirrors at amusement parks and arcades as complex optical devices. Through curves on their surfaces these mirrors create hundreds of odd effects. One example shows two people before the mirror where one appears right side up while the other is cut off at the waist with a second pair of legs rising upward.
The Calypso songs of Trinidad Negroes have become popular in the United States since 1935 with Wil moth Houdini of Hav ane New York recording over 400 tunes, including Stone Cold Dead in the Market.
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