Ex guard recalls the death watch at San Quentin
Joe Ferretti, a San Quentin guard for 30 years, oversaw the 18 hour death watch in the gas chamber and kept a photo book of the 126 inmates he escorted to death. He recalls administering whisky for fear, and the last execution in 1967. Ferretti supported the death penalty and noted gains in protest history.
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Joe Ferretti
San Quentin
Ferretti
Petaluma
San Quentin Prison
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Aaron Charles Mitchell
Brown
Los Angeles
Senrge Deukmejian
Barbara Graham
Susan Hayward
ACLU slams Brown civil liberties stance in new package
The ACLU criticizes Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. for his anti crime plan saying civil liberties are worth less to him than to his predecessor. The group’s Brent Barnhart notes the clash as Brown vetoed a death penalty bill while backing tougher sentences and probation cutbacks.
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Sacramento
American Civil Liberties Union
Edmund Brown Jr
Brown
Ronald Reagan
Edmund G. Brown Jr
ACLU
Brent Barnhart
California
Aclu News
Civil Liberties Group
Brown to lobby lawmakers to sustain death penalty veto
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. said he will persuade uncertain legislators to sustain his veto of the death penalty. He acknowledged many lawmakers remain unsure and that votes could shift before any override, with two thirds required in both houses.
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Brown
Sacramento
Edmund Brown Jr
Senate
Assembly
John Briggs
Rfullerton
Lyme Arthritis Found More Severe Than Earlier Believed
Yale Medical School researchers Dr. Stephen Malawista and Dr. Arlen Steere report Lyme Arthritis can cause paralysis of facial muscles chest tightness heart palpitations and heightened sensation in some patients. The illness, first identified in Lyme Connecticut in 1975, has spread to several Northeastern states with over 100 suspected cases. Ticks are suspected carriers though the exact source remains unproven.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Stephen E. Malawista
Arlen C. Steere
Lyme
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New York
Yale
Yale Medical School
Malawista
Swedish Ambor-Grave Cheese Special at Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's offers this creamy Swedish Ambor-Grave cheese at 2.29 dollars per pound. A 12 pound wheel saves 10 percent. Stores listed include Pasadena and Eagle Rock locations with two Alhambra addresses.
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BankAmericard
S. Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena
Colorado
Eagle Rock
Atlantic
Alhambra
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OAK
SAN Antonio Winery
Lamar ST
Calif
Carrie Leigh St. John
Altadena Bethel No. 124
International Order of Job's Daughters
Muir High School
Trader Joe’s
Katsumi Tokuhisa
HHD
Paul Kikumeoto
Lincoln Ave
Pasadena Coin Co
American Numismatic Association
California Professional Numismatists Association
Colorado Boulevard
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