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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
December 4, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
America ended Prohibition 75 years ago this week. The ban on the sale of alcohol unleashed a crime wave, as gangsters fought over the illicit booze trade. It sure didn’t stop drinking. People turned to speakeasies and bathtub gin for their daily....
