Journalists wait at Sing Sing prison for word of the status of execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Reporters gathered at Sing Sing Prison, where only a presidential reprieve could halt the death penalty. President Eisenhower had already expressed his stance. Demonstrations were stopped by police roadblocks, preventing the parade from reaching the prison. Tensions were high, and government officials took precautions to avoid any incidents.

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