Utah event honors Joe Hill, hero to many, murderer to others

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Utah event honors Joe Hill, hero to many, murderer to others

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/utah-honors-joe-hill-hero-many-murderer-others-152350257.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eGlcdZCOzxNDJyMs08eFaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/10f29079c50a1727810f6a7067006a63.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo from the Utah state archives shows Joe Hill?s prison records, identifying him as Joseph Hillstrom. Lionized in a song sung by Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen, labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill is revered by many as a hero and martyr. To others, Hill was a murderer who gunned down a Salt Lake City grocer and his son and got what he deserved when he was executed by firing squad in 1915. (Utah state archives/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, JOEHILL.SLTRIB.COM" align="left" title="This photo from the Utah state archives shows Joe Hill?s prison records, identifying him as Joseph Hillstrom. Lionized in a song sung by Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen, labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill is revered by many as a hero and martyr. To others, Hill was a murderer who gunned down a Salt Lake City grocer and his son and got what he deserved when he was executed by firing squad in 1915. (Utah state archives/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, JOEHILL.SLTRIB.COM" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill is revered by many as a hero and martyr. To others, Hill was a murderer who gunned down a Salt Lake City grocer and his son and got what he deserved when he was executed by firing squad in 1915.</p><br clear="all"/>

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