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Word: lorton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...response, to his story that Palmer enjoyed most came from Frederick Emerson Peters, who is a fabulous impersonator and confidence man. Recently, Palmer received a letter from Peters that was sent from a cell in the Lorton, Va. penitentiary. Peters wrote that he had read the TIME story about Palmer in the prison dentist's office, recalled that he had once met Palmer long ago, and sent him a $50 check for the project...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Mar. 7, 1955 | 3/7/1955 | See Source »

After serving 35 months, former Major General Bennett E. Meyers, cashiered from the Army and sentenced to 20 months to five years for wartime contract graft, walked out of the federal reformatory at Lorton, Va. to face another charge. For 1941 he reported a net income of $3,808.70, but the Government figured it was nearer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The American Way | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

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