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Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

26 Feb 1974

Page 4

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Press Telegram

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Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1974

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4

Thief Demands Food for Vermeer Painting Ransom

A London caller with a West Indian accent asked a national newspaper for 1.1 million dollars in food for Grenada in exchange for the Vermeer painting Guitar Player. The 20 by 18 inch work, valued up to 4.4 million, was stolen from Kenwood House in north London. Police report the thief fled after breaking a ground floor window before the alarm activation.

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Grenada Jan Vermeer London Scotland Yard Guardian Peoce Patricia Hearst Pub Fisher, Randolph Hearst Symbionese Liberation Army California Jean Stead Hirea Highgate Britain Rinle Eric Gairy Kenwoods House Europe Vermeer New York City Robert Volpe
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FBI probes existence of kidnapping suspects army in Murphy case

In Atlanta authorities probe whether the American Revolutionary Army exists as alleged kidnappers claim. The abductor says 229 adherents. FBI and U.S. attorney officials say no probable cause yet. William and Retty Williams, Lilburn residents, face Hobbs Act charges with bonds set at 1 million and 500 thousand respectively.

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Atlanta American Revolutionary Army Atlanta Constitution Reg Murphy FBI Lea F. Conroy Asst U.S. Atty William P. Gaffney ARA Murphy Jim Minter The Constitution William August’ Haim Williams Retty Ruth Williams Lilburn Williams
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