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Around Town A lighthearted tale of Leap Year day arrestees
A humorous Joliet room caper recounts a Leap Year arrest spree led by fugitive chasers in a hotel lobby. Philbin turns state evidence toward a light magistrate hearing where bachelors sign waivers and choose between blood donation or Heart Fund charity.
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Lite
Lawyers’ Round Table
Joliet Room
Philbin
Floyd
Flash” Gordon
George Carlin
Jim Gray
Harry Tracy
Sophie Hotuyee
R. L. Charley
Frank Doyle
Atty
Don Wise
Frank Slugger
Rosen
Jack “Trigger” Fitzgerald
Virginia Keyer
Red Cross