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FINDFROMHOLDUP¥ ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ ¥¥¥ ¥Marshall Plan Termed Survival InvestmentLYING IN A COMAin a bed in Washoe General hospitals west v.wg is 18-y ear-old David Blackwell, whose blazing .38 automatic brought down and killed two Reno police officers early Saturday morning before a slug from another officer's gun caught him in the cnest. The six feet, two inch tall, ISO pound youth in expected to be charged with murder. (Journal photo)r/VTC* * ty'fTTX1 -vvryy,rUv/L_.AccompliceArnold Thomassen, 22, burly six feet, two inch, 207 pound youth from Seattle, yesterday morning was delivered from the county jail to the city hall for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of two Reno police officers, Thoma«sen was manacled at the feet and hands and was clothed only jn trousers His massive arms are liberally tat-toed. (Journal photo)FUNERALS SET FOR TWO SLAIN RENO OFFICERSCondition of Young Suspect DescribedAs ‘Fair*lt;Mcre Pictures on Page 8)By PEGGY FRAMESCriminal records of three youthful bandits held for the shooting of two Reno police officers early jesterday were revealed by local law officials jesterday.Chief of Police Clayton Phillips also said vesta day that a considerable sum of money, believed to have been taken by the three youths m two armed robberies hereWidows of Cajit. Roy Geach and Sgt. Allen Glass will receive at least $2,500 each, Karl Rro-berg. treasurer of the Reno Police Protective Association, said yesterday.The RPPA* In rough funds obtained from Its annual dance, will pay $1,000 each to the widows. Tn addition, they will receive $1,000 each from group Insurance maintained by the RPPA with the Nevada Peace Officers Association.Two Reno clubs, the Pafao* Club and Ko!o Casino, yesterday donafpd $500 each to the police association to be ghen to the widows,Friday bad been recouped in their possession Chief Phillips said nearly all1' of the money stolen ;rom U. S. Ta\crn lt;reported at $1,400-51,600) is in the hands of police.Taken Into custody following the shooting were David Black-well, lb. Arnold Thomassen, 22, and Ernest James Blake, alias Jim Brown 21, All three are said to have escaped from a reformatory at Mnnroe \Va«h, last work BlickucII, shot in the chest during the gun battle with officers, is held ftt \Va«hoe Genera! hospital His rendition uas reported as “fair” last night, The other two were booked at Washoe C oimty jail.Blackwell, described by nffirnrs as hat me fired the fata shots at Detective Sgt. Allen Gla^s and Capt, J. L * Roy) Gtdoh, has been sought at Tacoma Wash, sincelast Sunday when a former friend of bJc, David Wold, i7. was shot three times on a down*own sireet corner Lt Sherman Lrns of the Tacoma force said hrt brhr\er3 Wold was shot by Blackwell for* reverge ” Wold hawng (y^n blamed by Btakwell for a nre-vjous arrest and conviction. Wold was said to be recovering.Blackwell, who is listed in reformatory records as 22 vears old, was sentenced to a term in the reformatory following the shooting of Robert Sehroeder a Tacoma grocer, during an attempted robbery last year. With 18 months of ids sentence yet to be served, Blacku ell went 'over the walT October I'?La«l Wednesday n::ghft Thom-a«en and Blake also escaped from the reformatory. One report says that Eiackwell aided them in their break for freedom.At thlt;» time of their escapes,(See FUNERALS, P». 8, Col 1J
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Nevada State Journal
Reno, Nevada, US
Sun, Nov 09, 1947
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