Woman sets fire to self
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Woman sets fire to self

Associated Press · November 11, 1965

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Mrs. Richard Jankowski, 71, is carried from her home on a stretcher. Police were told she set fire to herself in front of her house. Her husband said she had been concerned over the war in Viet Nam. The husband also said she had been upset about the death of a daughter three months ago, and that she had undergone psychiatric care.

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