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Broadway chorus girls face brief careers and low education
A New York dated report notes chorus girls on Broadway are very young, often 16 to 20, with lifespans in the profession of under three years. It contrasts today’s turnover with earlier stars and questions why they pursue stage life amid limited prospects and education. In Jefferson City a man named Clayton Parker, age 30, receives a life sentence for robbery after claiming irresistible impulses to steal.
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Frankie Bailey
Fay Templeton
Columbia Dental Clinic
Make Believe
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Childs
Primo Carney
Johnny
Columbia
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Jefferson City
Clayton Parker
State Penitentiary
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