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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Alcatraz

Alcatraz stories: 4 news summaries
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 The Best Prison Breaks 

Frenchman's joins infamous company with clever escape

Mar 31, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Frenchman’s daring escape from a London prison—Julien Chautard turned himself in yesterday after busting out by gripping the bottom of a prisoner transport van as it left the courtyard—gets Jon Henley, in the Guardian, thinking about the best such tries ever. His highlights: More »

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San Francisco • France • criminal • Jesuit • escape • Alcatraz • prisons

Alcatraz Garden Blooms Despite Years of Neglect

Once cared for by prisoners, plants still thrive on 'The Rock'

Sep 27, 08 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hardened inmates on San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island had tough neighbors who endure to this day: sun-kissed geraniums, snapdragons, gazanias, and roses. Thanks to an ambitious restoration project, “The Rock” is blooming, the Sacramento Bee reports. After work began 5 years ago, gardeners discovered 145 plant varieties that... More »

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San Francisco • prison • flowers • inmates • Alcatraz • renovation

 America's Most Haunted 

Murders, ghostly encounters add mystery to historic sites

May 11, 08 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Your local graveyard may be creepy, but mazelike mansions and murderous history make up LifeScience’s list of the most haunted places in America:
  1. Winchester Mystery House: More than 100 rooms and staircases leading nowhere fill this San Jose, Calif., mansion, built by its paranoid owner to ward off
... More »

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White House • haunted locations • ghosts • Alcatraz • Winchester Mystery House • Amityville Horror • Fox Sisters Cabin

SF Voters Nix Plan to Tear Down Alcatraz

Motion to transform island prison site into peace center fails

Feb 7, 08 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Alcatraz Island shouldn't be transformed into a global peace center, San Franciscan voters decided in rejecting a measure on Tuesday's ballot. Only 28% backed the non-binding proposal to convert the one-time penitentiary and tourist hotspot into a peace dome, the New York Times reports. But DaVid, the measure's main sponsor,... More »

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California • San Francisco • prison • Golden Gate Bridge • peace • Alcatraz • penitentiary

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