The Alcatraz prison operated from August 11, 1934, to March 21, 1963. Currently, it is a public museum. However, something transpired here in 1962, which is still a subject of discussion and debate in ...
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DECEMBER IN CHICAGO and there’s some loon pretending to drown in the Sheraton Towers Hotel pool. It’s an indoor pool, but still. This guy is floating in there in a white T-shirt and jeans, upright, ...
It is hailed as America's greatest prison break. In June 1962, three inmates at Alcatraz fooled guards with papier-mâché heads, carved tunnels with spoons, stitched together a raft from raincoats and ...
“Like insurance, lifesaving devices are hard to value. If you don’t need them, they’re useless, even a bother. If you do need them, they’re priceless.”—POPULAR MECHANICS, 1962 DECEMBER IN CHICAGO and ...
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