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Neighbors Fail To Save Robber From Prison
Fergus Falls Minnesota June 22 a desperate farmer Vernon Richter 31 began a seven year sentence in federal prison for bank robbery to support his six children and 385 acre farm. He planned the crime after failed nerve test and was arrested four days after the May 24 holdup. Neighbors raised funds and helped with crops and meals but a petition for leniency by 55 residents could not halt the sentence.
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