Miscellany, Jul. 5, 1954

Civil Liberties. In Baltimore, after police had arrested 100 people in a raid on a strip joint, Magistrate William Laukaitis threw the case out of court, announced: "The fact that a male applauds a female for taking off her clothes does not constitute disorderly conduct."

Little Caesar. In East Providence. R.I.. attempting to hold up a hardware store. Joseph Reposa was recognized by the proprietor, had his rusty, unloaded gun snatched from him, found his getaway car had no gas.

Expert Witness. In Buffalo, when neither of two holdup victims could identify the robber, Paul...

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