Pros pull off $3.3 million bank heist in Tucson
Four armed men wearing Halloween masks and stocking hoods robbed a First National Bank of Arizona branch in Tucson, taking $3.3 million in under 20 minutes. Victims janitor Charles Virgil and bank manager John H. Grainger Jr. were bound but unharmed, as the suspects fled in a white van. Authorities call it possibly the nation’s largest cash robbery to date.
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Bud” Grainger Jr
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Biggs Freed By Barbados Judge In Extradition Case
Ronald Biggs the Great Train Robber was released by acting Chief Judge Denys Williams in Bridgetown Barbados. The court quashed Britain's extradition request after ruling he was kidnapped from Brazil and taken to Barbados. Biggs had been jailed for the 1963 Royal Mail Express train robbery and fled to Brazil after a two year sentence.
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New Jersey Woman and Virginia Painter Charged in Reagan Threats
Lavine A. Toombs 31 of Keansburg is held on a $5,000 bond after an Arizona warrant cited a letter threatening President Reagan. Thomas E. Gibson 39 of Staunton is jailed on a $10,000 bond after allegedly threatening to shoot the president in a call to a Secret Service office.
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Parole board denies freedom to Leslie Van Houten in murder case
In Frontera, California, parole board rejects setting a parole date for Leslie Van Houten, once a follower of Charles Manson, who was convicted in the 1969 LaBianca murders and conspiracy in the Tate murder after serving 11 years of a life sentence. The decision follows a high-profile bid for release.
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Rebels seize Rosario village in El Salvador six days in
Leftist guerrillas report capturing Rosario near the Honduran border and holding it for six days. They say they hid in subterranean bomb shelters built by rebels as heavy air raids targeted the area. Military sources deem the village of little strategic value.
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el Salvador
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Columbia shuttle crew hail maiden flight as flawless
NASA astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen described the Columbia mission as a dream run with every system functioning perfectly. They showed film highlights, noted fuel reserves, and reported no medical issues after landing at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Washingtons Move Into First Presidential Mansion
On this date in 1789 George Washington and his wife moved into the first presidential mansion located at the corner of Franklin and Cherry streets in New York City marking the start of the presidency in a formal residence.
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