The legal drinking age in Wyoming in 1963 was 18 so Jack and Ennis weren't breaking the law.
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In November 1962, at age twenty-one, Richard Cheney was convicted for the first of two offenses of driving while intoxicated (DWI). According to the docket from the Municipal Court in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheney was arrested for drunkenness and "operating motor vehicle while intoxicated." A Cheyenne Police Judge found Cheney guilty of the two charges. Cheney's driving license was suspended for 30 days and he had to forfeit a $150 bond posted at the time of his arrest.
Eight months later, in July 1963, Cheney was arrested in Rock Springs, Wyoming and fined $100 for his second DWI conviction. At the time, it was not possible for the authorities in each area to link the two convictions, which would have resulted in the second offense being viewed much more seriously. Since this arrest, Cheney has had no further convictions.
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Sandy, while I'm always happy when anything unflattering about our VP (or is he our President? You decide.) resurfaces, the thought of him being so close in age and proximity to Ennis and Jack's perfect time together on the mountain makes me want to scream!!! Hopefully if their paths ever did cross, it was at the Wolf Ears or somethin' and Ennis got a couple good punches in.
- Ann Marie