Preliminary Hearing to Halt Execution of 61 Persons Sentenced to Die for Capital Punishment Crimes in San Francisco (Telegram)

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June 28, 1967

Preliminary Hearing to Halt Execution of 61 Persons Sentenced to Die for Capital Punishment Crimes in San Francisco (Telegram) preview

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  • Press Releases, Volume 5. Preliminary Hearing to Halt Execution of 61 Persons Sentenced to Die for Capital Punishment Crimes in San Francisco (Telegram), 1967. 13bfa1fc-b792-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/20d49dca-db5a-4028-8963-2240413e0d83/preliminary-hearing-to-halt-execution-of-61-persons-sentenced-to-die-for-capital-punishment-crimes-in-san-francisco-telegram. Accessed June 01, 2025.

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June 28, 1967 

A PRELIMINARY HEARING TO HALT EXECUTION. OF 
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