Tag: July 1960

  • Larry Axman, Tax Evasion, Washington D.C. 1960

    Larry Axman, Tax Evasion, Washington D.C. 1960

    On a sweltering July afternoon in 1960, The Rambler stumbled upon a chance encounter with Larry Axman, a prominent figure in Washington D.C.’s high society. Axman, the former president of the Federal Bar Association, pulled up to Granville Gudes’ flower shop in a cab, his black mustache evoking the likeness of Groucho Marx. Related Federal…

  • George M. Coles, Sunday Sales Law Defiance, Virginia 1960

    George M. Coles, Sunday Sales Law Defiance, Virginia 1960

    It was a sweltering Saturday evening in Charlottesville, Va., July 2, 1960, when a shocking turn of events unfolded in the city’s corporate court. Judge George M. Coles made headlines by granting a temporary injunction, effectively blocking the enforcement of the state’s new Sunday sales law, set to kick in the very next day. The…

  • Coast Guard Commander Accused of Emphatamine Trafficking, Key West FL, 1960

    Coast Guard Commander Accused of Emphatamine Trafficking, Key West FL, 1960

    In a shocking turn of events, Rear Admiral William Wilson Kenner, the commandant of the Seventh Coast Guard District, has been accused of involvement in a major emphatamine trafficking ring. The scandal has left citizens of Key West, Florida, reeling as the usually unflappable commander prepares to retire on June 30. Related Federal Cases Snowshoe…