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UI #95 - The Yonkers Anti-Shorts Law
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Back in 1935, Yonkers, NY made international news for arresting five NYC women who wore shorts and bandana halters. At one point, the Yonkers' aldermen proposed the building of a fence around the entire Tibbetts Brook Park to keep the undesirable people out. Also, learn about one man's attempt to shut down a nudist colony, two men forced to hike nude for many miles, a topless cellist, and the only company still on the Dow Jones Industrial Average that was on the original list. Retrosponsor: Manischewitz Matzo.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 30, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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