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Monday. AugHoldupcontinued fromdoued Ihc car and ran inlo Ihc dense woods that cover the nearby mountain ridges.As the robbers ran Into the woods, one of them dropped cr discarded one of the plastic garbage bags in which they were carrying most of the stolen money. The bag con* talned about *4,003 in small bids thnl had been part of the n!ghL deposits at the bank, From what witnesses described, the robbers apparently found themselves locked inside the bank after bonk manager, Glean Yoakum walked through the rear door and saw the robbery in progress, Yoakum locked the rear door behind him as be quickly left the building. The rear door was fired upon in the area of Ihc door knob rtkI lock and ItlL numerous times. One of lUr sheds narrowly missed Yoakum.Inside the bank, Ms. Johnston and Ms. Payne, were handcuffed lo the leg of a heavy desk. FTom the street, Brenda Day and Richard Tnylor said l1«y could hear them yelling for help after l he robbers had shot a large bole In a fronl glass panel and jumped through 11. Hie man, described as about 5'7'* nnd of mediumibuild, fell when through but the 5‘2“ and heavy through the hote a ml cleared thlt; hedge of shrubbc the bank without The by-stander bank after the ca robbers were * turned left at T Supply following ward.They lifted ihi the wopten cwhands'from aro*'legs. Ms. Payi taken to the Cla Hospital for trea the witnesses shock. “She was said Mrs. Day, Within mome deputies and si fleers had corda wooded area bet yard and called to aid in locating was over an h aircraft was in I spot the suspec In llw? event t had been used i car was abar lumber yard, rtset up on all ro of the northearea.SHIRTSLAUNDERED TO PEnFEGTlON GOOD ALL WEEK NO uMrrCOlilany wBLAIon oeo.EXPERTLY D
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Middlesboro Daily News
Middlesboro, Kentucky, US
Mon, Aug 16, 1976
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