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Heiress Betty Bloch Foils Kidnap Plot As Wedding Nears
Betty Bloch, heiress and fiancée of L Harris of Washington, D C, faced a week of guarded events and constant scrutiny as federal agents pursued aclaimed kidnapping plot. Thornton and Bowen denied statements. the jury disagreed on admissibility.
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Betty Bloch
King
West Virginia
L. Harris
Washington, D. C
Wheeling
Harry Rton
Thornton
Bowen
Betty
Harry Thornton
Thurman F. Bowen
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington
Thurman Bowen
Bridgeport
Wheeling Papers
Messa
Howard Apartments
Bloch
Major
Cone
Miner
Eugene McConnaughey
Harris
William E. Baker
Wilmot L. Harris
National Bank Examiner