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mlnAThe Home Daily of the Cumberland*titi*l 1976 Kan’utkr N#T%iplt;ip*r* l^t. fl'l !•©*•lt;* '*i#r\»dMIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY MONDAY AUGUST 16, 197615 CentsOne Suspect Captured Near TazewellGunfire Abundant in Bank Holdupikum.. rry in as he rifle, bulletTAZEWELL, Term, - Several key points surrounding the early Saturday morning robbery, oE the Claiborne -County bank remained confused Uils morning but it was certin that the robbery was a bold attempt at robbing thebank in daylighl, there was a great deal of shooting, and thus far one suspect remains at large.According to Claiborne County Sheriff George Malone, one man waa apprehended on US 33 early Sunday morning. According to Malotie, the man has given his name as being Clarence Wilson, 28. The sheriffs department has reason to believe he could be from Pennsylvania. Wilson had in tiia possession a large bag of money but the Sheriff'a department doesn’t know the total.The military M-IG which wb reported to have been used in the robbery has been recovered, according to Malone. He slated that it wasdropped by one of the suspects two hours before Wilson was captured. He went on to saythat there was a hand gun found near Wilson and the authorities believe that the man still at large is armed.According to two witness**, Brenda Day and Richard Taylor who watched the robbery occur from across the street, two persons, a man and a heavy set woman in their mid-205 entered the bank from the rear as bank employee* Marva Johnston, and Faye Payne entered at about 8 a.m. Sheriff Malone, stated that there were two men instead. One report stated that the masked persons were men, one In his 50b, however Day and Taylor staled that they were not wearing mask* when they left the building through a front window which they had shot out with what looked to them to be a military M -16 rifle.On* report stated that there was another weapon involved, however, that witness** statedthat Ihcy saw but the one gun.The robbers ran around to the rear of the building where they entered Mb tv* Johnslon's white iW? Barracuda automobile and drove away, headed south.Several deputies arrived andasked Day and Taylor where the robbers were, the two young people pointed out the white car as U sped past and said that a cop fired three limes al It, then ran to the courthouse one block away and obtained a patrolcar In whichhe gave chase. .Sheriff Malone, denied Ihnl any shots were fired In lown.During the Bormie and Clyde type chnsc, the rear window of the stolen car was shot out by the robbers firing at the deputies In a LrnilSng car. Whenthey encountered a road*block cjulckly set near the Springdale Community about four mile* south of Taiewell, the robbers turned onto a gravel road leading lo Riddle Lumber Company where they stance fidnued on Page 11OP Delegatesommittee Posts»te partyno-chair-*r Ken-Reagan [iddletonike Mr. es to get er.'Tam* also, for f other ho favoritourage distant rada Inn nd Park, loon and reception her of theKentucky’s vole will be IS to 18,” predicted Robert E. Gable of Frankfort, the chief spokesman for Ford’* delegates.There has been speculation Reagan backers might, after the first presidential ballot wascast, cptl for a poll of the delegation, entitling Reagan supporters to- switch frojn Ford .sine*- they had technically mad* their first vote.We have no intention of doing anything illegal -or immoral, responded Olney Owen of Lexington, an at-large delegate and Reagan's floorleader for Kentucky. We have given no thought to polling the delegation, and I dcaibt that it is feasible.u! don't envision any polling maneuver, agreed Gable, al* though you have to plan ahead on these things. I think it would be unwise to do it. The name ofthe gam* I* npt only to win the' nomination but.'to .win the '•election,“and you don’t tell the people you are going to vote one way and then vote another.I can't conceive of anyContinued on Page 11Ihatand Escape Route'ILocked inside (he Claiborne County Bank Saturday morning, two robber* Waited a large hole In a front plat* glass window Uirough which they madt their wcape. Viewing the damage ■re robbery witaeiies Brenda Day and Richard Taylor whoentered the hank after lb* robbers left and freed two bank employee* who were hand cuffed to Lhe leg of a heavy desk. On* of the robber* w*» captured Sunday morning while the other remalm at Urge.Watergate Ghosts, DividedRanks ■
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Middlesboro, Kentucky, US
Mon, Aug 16, 1976
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