Yes, it's true...it happened in the very same Haskell Library (in Derby Line/Rock Island) that Dallen talked about...in the '70s I think.

Bill

At 05:04 PM 6/2/01, you wrote:

This reminds me of the story I heard about individual Beatles being unwanted in either Canada or US and consequently they had to meet in a building on the border. Does anybody know the whole story and veracity of it? --- Bill Hanrahan <hanrahan@...> wrote: > Dallen's recent great photos of the Derby Line/Rock > Island area got me > thinking about a recent episode of the TV program > Law and Order which was > broadcast here in the US a few weeks ago. In that > episode, the bad guy > crossed over the caus line and had to be extradited > back to the U.S. after > a hearing by a Canadian court. The end of the > episode showed the RCMP > transferring custody of the bad guy to U.S. > authorities while inside a > building plainly showing separate Canadian and > American sections through > which the criminal was transferred through a locked > door into the > U.S. There was even the requisite sign on the wall > which stated something > to the effect that "You are now entering the United > States of > America". Obviously,this was a TV show, but does > anyone know of any such > "custodial transfer" facilities on the border? I'm > sure in real life it's > more of a case where the U.S. authorities seeking > the criminal would > actually travel to Canada to obtain physical custody > after approval was > issued by the Crown. In any event, this was a rare > TV treat for a border > freak! > > Bill > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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