The 19 firemen of Woburn, Mass, had their collective pay cut $7,600 last year for economy's sweet sake. The Mayor of Woburn is William E. Kane, and his brother Michael is fire chief. Last week Woburn's firemen, all but the chief, sued
Woburn for their .$7,600. Mayor Kane retaliated by accusing them of being sleepy heads who never earned their $42 per week and therefore should no longer sleep on the town's charity. He ordered their beds & bedding taken away.
As Woburn's firemen's beds & bedding left the firehouse, smoke arose. The sleeping equipment was on fire. The...
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