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A long journey from punishment to pardon

Airman is forgiven for car theft in 1963

By Mac Daniel
Globe Staff / November 20, 2004

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It was 1963, and Airman Richard Arthur Morse was 19 and on weekend leave. He had hitchhiked to Pensacola, Fla., to have some fun and walk the endless white beaches, but rides were scarce as he tried to get back to his Air Force base in Biloxi, Miss. (Full article: 733 words)

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