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Item # 598889
December 08, 1982
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1982 

* Charles Brooks Jr. 
* 1st U.S. lethal injection  


Page 13 has a four column headline: "Execution by Injection Stirs Fear and Sharpens Debate" with related photo (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Charles Brooks, Jr. becoming the 1st person in the United States to be executed using lethal injection.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, never bound, Address label on the front page, nice condition.