Word: tavern
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...what was the judge to do when the defense vigorously contended that his client's guilt or innocence could only be properly assessed at the scene of the alleged crime? So off they trooped -judge, jury, counsel, bailiff and all -to Sacramento's Pink Pussy Kat Tavern, where Go-Go Dancer Susanne Haines, charged with indecent exposure, performed eight numbers. For four of them, she wore Exhibit J, a pair of transparent red panties; in the remaining four, she wore only her gold sandals for the full topless-bottomless effect. Said Municipal Judge Earl Warren...
Benny's Tavern. Eventually the animosity of President Andrew Jackson toward the school and what he considered its pampered and aristocratic students (despite the fact that these students were forced to sleep on the floor) caused Thayer's resignation. But by that time, the school was well established. Along came students like Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Ulysses S. Grant...
Jeff Davis quickly became a leader of his class but also showed certain rebellious qualities befitting a future President of the Confederacy. Davis was one of the first cadets to be court-martialed for frequenting Benny Havens' off-limits tavern at nearby Buttermilk Falls. There were other charges, including cooking in quarters, spitting on the floor, and "firing his musket from the window of his room." And Ulysses S. Grant, though he was never court-martialed, stole turkeys from the superintendent and roasted them in his fireplace...
...expected a helicopter to ferry them to an interior fire. The helicopter removed from the fire the crew which they were to replace, they said, but when five o'clock rolled around, the pilot quit work for the day. The new crew of firefighters jammed into the nearest village tavern; everyone got drunk, and the government abandoned the uncontrolled fire...
...pitch. But Len's son Alan saved Toucan face by knuckling ten straight hits to lead the Terribles to a 25-20 victory and their 13th consecutive championship. The battle done, Terribles and challengers alike repaired to the Inn, presumably to quaff nut-brown ale and pinch lusty tavern wenches till the cock did crow...