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Christmas Pardons For Two Kansans
Two Wichita men, John Addis and A. C. Addis, were among 42 convicted criminals granted Christmas pardons by President Eisenhower. Convicted in Kansas in 1931 for possession and sale of liquor, they faced two and a half years in prison and fines totaling $6,500, which remain unpaid and are now voided by the pardons.
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