Georgia denies posthumous pardon for Leo Frank
A witness says he was compelled to come forward after 70 years as Georgia Board of Pardons rejects posthumous pardon for Leo Frank, lynched in 1915 after being convicted of Mary Phagan slaying. Three Jewish groups pressed for pardon. presidents cite lingering injustice.
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Alonzo Mann
Georgia Board of Pardons and Appeals
Leo Frank
Frank
Mary Phagan
Joe Frank Harris
Phagan
Ku Klux Klan
Anti- Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
Mann
Bristol
Pardons Board
Marvin Goldstein
Atlanta Jewish Federation
Mary Richards Phagan
Georgia
Record Low Freeze Grips Nation As 102 Die In Storm Week
Arctic cold blasts across the U.S. push temperatures to record lows from New England to Hawaii. The week of killer storms leaves 102 dead, with five traffic deaths in New Jersey and a 97-year-old man found dead in St. Louis. Forecasters warn continued frigid conditions through Christmas weekend.
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Honolulu
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Mont
Plains
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National
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Rio Grande Valley
Michigan
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Ed Burke
Petoskey
Mich
U.S. 131
Weather Service
Great Lakes
Mid- Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Winter storms delay air and rail travelers across the United States
As Americans headed for Christmas holidays a week-long siege of winter storms slowed travel. Airports and trains faced cancellations and delays due to icy roads and bitter cold while United Airlines urged passengers to bring reading material at Chicago O’Hare. The National Safety Council warned 300 to 400 traffic deaths could occur over the weekend as advisories spanned from Nevada to Michigan and Vermont.
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Amtrak
Midwest
Chicago
Royal Canadian Air Force
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee
Mass
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Weather Service
Sierra Nevada
United Airlines
Joe Hopkins
O’hare
National Safety Council
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