Four Gunmen Steal 3.4 Million in Coins From Paris Truck
In Paris, four armed, masked robbers hijacked a Bank of France armored truck at Bercy station. They abducted and released the driver Maurice Trottin and a guard, then fled with 10 tons of one and five franc coins valued at about $3.4 million. Police found no trace of the truck or getaway car. authorities say the cargo was listed as miscellaneous metal pieces, not money. The heist marks France’s biggest bank theft since last summer’s Nice vault break, with most of that haul later recovered.
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Paris
UPI
Bank of France
Bercy
Pantin
Maurice Trottin
Paris-Lyon
Bercy Park
Trottin
Rue de Dijon
Pantin Gate
France
Nice
IRS Error Cuts Lamb Tax Bill
The IRS revised the tax indictment against Sheriff Ralph Lamb lowering the claimed tax bill by about $12,000. The government now estimates $22,767 on $61,688 of unreported income, down from $34,399 on $79,283. Lamb's lawyers may move to drop charges after witness Vern Lynch’s testimony.
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Internal Revenue Service
Ralph Lamb
Lamb
Vern Lynch
IRS
Lynch
Horseshoe Club
Benny Binion
Sands Hotel
Peter Goin
Binion
Goin
David Beitz
Justice Department
the Sun
Vern
Girl Scouts
Reiter St
Morgan
Bruce Hochman
Sears
Broadway
Allen & Hanson
Magnius
Lusk
Lamb's
Greenspun urges CAB to break Hughes Airwest monopoly
SUN Publisher Hank Greenspun testifies at a Reno hearing on airline service between Las Vegas and Reno and Las Vegas to Phoenix. He argues the CAB should grant additional franchises to increase consumer choice and reduce Hughes Airwest dominance. Population data and Hughes land acquisitions are cited to illustrate growth and monopoly concerns.
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Las Vegas
Reno
Phoenix
Civil Aeronautics Board
SUN
Hank Greenspun
Greenspun
CAB
Hughes Airwest
Nellis Jet Crash Claims Pilot On Red Flag Run
A Texas Air National Guard F 100 Super Sabre crashed on the Nellis Range during red flag training. The lone pilot died from his injuries after transfer to Sunrise Hospital. A board of officers will investigate.
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Texas Air National Guard
Nellis
Nellis Air Force Base
Jim Dowd
Dowd
Air Force
Nab
Sunrise Hospital
Happiness Still Needed For LV Kids
A Las Vegas Sun Camp Fund appeal thanks donors and seeks funds to send 700 underprivileged southern Nevada children to SUN Camp. A grateful quirk-filled letter from a camper describes activities and bus rides, with recent donations listed including $50 in memory of Archie C. Grant.
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Nevada
Jim
SUN Camp Fund
Las Vegas
Ben van Dyke
Mercury
Nev
Jack
Genevieve Shingledecker
Agnes E. Casson
Archie C. Grant
Howard Peterson
Lovers quarrel ends in deadly backfire in Las Vegas
In North Las Vegas Richard Ross, 22, died after three .38 bullets struck his back in the Jerry's Nugget rear lot during a daylight dispute with his girlfriend Eunice L. Claxton. Police say revenge may have driven the stabbing preceding it. Claxton was arrested nearby with a .38 revolver.
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Las Vegas
Richard Ross
McGuire St
Jerry’s Nugget
Eunice L. Claxton
Ross
Metro
Jolley
Russell Davies
Claxton West
Tonopah Avenue
Sam Smith
Harvard
Yale
Smith
Claxton
Fire on takeoff run spurs evacuations at Logan Airport
Almost 200 passengers slid down bright yellow escape slides as DC10 engine caught fire on takeoff. Fire crews doused the jet with 1,800 gallons of foam while passengers reported minor cuts and injuries during orderly deplaning. No cabin fire. one passenger hospitalized with undetermined injuries.
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Boston
API
American Airlines
Logan International Airport
Los Angeles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Doris Kiley
Portland
Maine
Brinn
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Earl Morgan
N. Jones Blvd
Terry Sheedy
Clem Proctor
Corona
Hank Greenspan
Census Bureau of
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Census Bureau
Clark County
Howard R. Hughes
Hughes
Airwest
Las Vegas Strip
Charles Carter
Thunderbirds
Cheyenne
Wyo
Carter
Madison, Wis
Nanci Nelson
Madison
Jeffrey Weber
Miss Nelson
Weber
Paul Price Frrrit
Pearl
Aeeenens
Delaney
Joey Adams
NLV
Siain
Ron Brinn
Massachusetts Port Authority
Maryann Perry
Somerville
Walter
Vincent
eMardi
Gail Montecillo
U Lanes
E Fremont
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