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April 1983

Once Over Lightly

Sense and nonsense on the road to recovery

A STORY FROM F. D. of Ohio tells how, during Prohibition days, Federal agents rounded up twenty-five bootleggers and hauled them to court. As each was arraigned, the judge asked him his occupation, and each of the first twenty-four replied, "Real estate agent." The twenty-fifth man, when asked what his job was, answered, "Your honor, I'm a bootlegger."

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