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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1997
Page
12
Boston AP reports Robin Williams visited Woods L Street Tavern on Friday to scout Goodwill Hunting filming sites. He and crew signed autographs and served drinks while owner Jackie Woods praised the actor as a great presence during a lively night. Production starts in May.
Governor Lawton Chiles ordered a review of execution procedures after Pedro Medina, 39, was put to death in Florida State Prison for the 1982 slaying of Dorothy James. Witnesses described flames and smoke as Medina died, despite pleas from the pope and the victim’s daughter. Medina was the first Cuban immigrant executed in Florida, arriving during the 1980 Mariel boatlift, and his last words proclaimed innocence.
About 1,500 inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola were relocated to a tented high ground complex after levee weakness appeared as the Mississippi River rose toward a crest forecast at 61.1 feet. Officials halted further moves pending inspections by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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