In Boston, State Representative Daniel Rudsten asked the Massachusetts legislature to reverse the conviction of 20 men & women convicted of witchcraft and executed in Salem in 1692.
Routine. In Providence, charged with making improper advances to a housewife, Vacuum Cleaner Salesman John R. Marcos assured police that it was merely part of his sales technique.
Haul. Near Campbeltown, Scotland, the fishing boat Nil Desperandum dropped her nets in the Firth of Clyde, snared His Majesty's submarine Alcide.
Cruel & Unusual. In Detroit, Walter J. Burnett got a divorce after testifying that while he...
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