Nets rise in $190,319 Long Island bank holdup case
FBI arrests two men linked to August bank robbery on Long Island with $190,319 seized. George P. McKinney was indicted for robbery and kidnapping after a Florida arrest. Clifford Oberkirch and Ronald H. Martin face charges as accomplices. Martin tied to wealth display and alleged $30,000 to $36,000 share. Authorities probe money trail and future actions.
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New York
FBI
Long Island
George P. McKinney
Jacksonville
Fla
Clifford D. Oberkirch
Floral Park
N.Y
Franklin National Bank
Ronald H. Martin
Oberkirch
Queens
White Martin
U.S
Wade Patrick Johnson
California
McKinney
McKinnes
Windels
Martin
Marfin
Art
Mar
Texan Buzzes Bridges But Won’t Shave For Love
Gene Thompson a 6 foot 3 inch Texan from Lubbock boasted of flying a light plane under and between London's Tower Bridge and London Bridge during a European tour in a bid to win Helen Frown. Helen refused the proposal citing the stunt and Thompson’s cussing and shaving demands as part of conditions for marriage. Thompson’s radio tale described the stunt as a foolish yet heartfelt gesture and he prepared to return home saying time grows short.
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London
Thames
Gene Thompson
Lubbock
Helen Frown
Hielen
Comstock Lode
Helen
Tower Bridge
London Bridge
Europe
Gene
Razor
Ida
Helen Brown
Inquest to reopen into Emilie Dicnne death in Quebec
Canadian authorities plan to reopen the inquest into Emilie Dicnne’s death at age twenty after an autopsy in Montreal. A morgue official called the reopening a formality. Dr. Rosaria Fontaine testified that Emilie likely suffocated during an epileptic seizure or possibly died after a prolonged stroke while at a Roman Catholic hostel in St Agathe Quebec.
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ST. Jerome. Que
Quintuplet
Emilie Dicnne
Montreal
Rosaria Fontaine
Emulie
Emilie
St. Agathe
Qua
Mason-Dixon Line Heist Ends With Imitation Confederate Notes
Raymond V. Hunter returned from New York City with a tale of theft then discovered his pockets emptied of a roll of counterfeit Confederate S102 notes. The Charleston Chamber of Commerce is circulating the notes as a goodwill stunt.
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Mason-Dixon Line
Charleston
Raymond V. Hunter
New York City
Hunter
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
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