Modern bandits outgrow thuggee menace in India
In New Delhi India faces a renewed bandit threat as organized dacoits with better arms operate from river jungle bases after independence in 1947 A veteran police official notes a shift to kidnapping children and a public push for stronger anti dacoity actions while recalling famous figures like Raja Man Singh and his lieutenant Roopa and the long pursuit by police and the cost of operations.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Kali
William Bentinck
Britain
Sleeman
Msas
Subcontinent
Raja
Man Singh
Robin Hood
Man — Singh
Roopa
Uttar Pradesh
Rustomji
Madhya
Campbells Lead After First Round In Bridge Marathon
Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbill top the standings in the U s Men s bridge marathon after the opening round with 3840 points. Dean Andersons pair second at 8260 and Wendell Edens third at 3200. Other top ten include Jones Berdo Mills Gillesby Weeks Elder Shalla with scores ranging from 3060 to 2200.
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Herbert Campbill
Campbells
Dean Anderson
Wendell Edens
Kermit Jones
Charles Berdo
Gilbert Mills
Bob Gillesby
Richard Weeks
Dave Elder
Larry Shalla
Mrs Rich honored on 86th birthday at Gordon home
Mrs 0 J Rich of Washington was celebrated for her 86th birthday at the Gordon home with a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Glenn Gordon and David, along with Elma Rice and Eldon Gordon and son Eddie. A cake and home made ice cream were served.
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Mrs. Rich
Gordon
Florence Augustine
Glenn Gordon
David
Morrell
Kewanee
Ill
Allen Fickling
Fickling
Waldo Fickling
George Groff
Nora Wehr
Delores
Dorothy
Lena Schmitt
Washington
Michael Augustine
Ronnie Augustine
Wehr
Iowa City
Blanche Harvey
Sting
Ray Wehr
Ing
Clarence Lynn
Joyce Martin
Janice
Joyce
James C. Bowen
Columbus Junction
Holland Bruches
D. A. Augustine
Michael
Florene May
Richard Custer
Letha Statler
Edward Zieglowsky
Debby
Keota
Virgil Bower
J. C. Bowen
Bower
Richmond
Calif
Modern spies: women as undercover theft detectors
New York dispatch reports Leonard Lowell, head of a national business investigative firm, uses more than 4,500 sleuths, over half of them women, to detect worker theft. Women blend in, work undercover as shoppers, cashiers, and employees, studying 415 known methods of stealing to outsmart dishonest staff.
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New York
UPI
Leonard Lowell
Lowell
shoppers resist after eye level reach in market study
A Progressive Grocer study of 12 000 Colonial Stores shoppers found sales fall as stretching reaching and squatting increase. The typical shopper is a 35 year old with two children, spends 29 minutes per trip, and buys 5.90 in groceries plus 3.08 in meat, with eye level displays boosting purchases. Younger shoppers 19 to 30 spend more time and money, and women buy about 3.00 more than men on weekend trips.
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Jeanne Lesem
United Press International New York
UPI
Progressive Grocer
National Association of Food Chains
Bara Cohen
New York
N.Y
Princeton
Marshall Smith
Lewis I. Dale
Daie Quautica Nis
Princeton Allows Five Coeds in All Male Ivy Setting
Princeton University welcomed five female undergraduates under a cooperative language program. Students from 32 colleges may spend a year at Old Nassau, altering the student balance and provoking mixed reactions from men and women on campus.
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Princeyon
N.J
UPI
Princeton University
Old Nassau
Lenore Paton
Bronx
N.Y
Barbara Alpern
Valley Stream
Bar
Deeds Records Listing Transfers in Multiple City Plats
A composite list of real estate transfers from Deeds records, detailing numerous parcel trades and quitclaims. Names include Letitia M Slickers, C A Larsen, Ralph A Beauchamp, Clayton Lintz, Merle H Brinning, Raymond E Meier, Edna Fern Wagenknecht, Charles W Crull, Velma E Horak, Verda Gilles, Mella Mae Picken, Gerald F Ridley, Denny’s Additions, and Smouse’s Highland Park adds. Several lots, blocks, and subdivisions across North and Washington areas are referenced with quarter sections and lot descriptions.
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Letitia M. Slickers
C. A. Larsen
J. H .Young
Washington
Ralph A. Beauchamp
Clayton Lintz
Sec
Lloyd W. Wilson
Merle H. Brinning
Donald J. Rich
Raymond E. Meier
Smouse
Highland Park
Charles W. Crull
Edna Fern Wagenknecht
Denny's
North
Mary R. Starr
Verda Gillies
North Washington
Denny’s
Margaret Mead defends American bachelors in televised outcry
Washington UPI reports anthropologist Margaret Mead spoke out against the persecution of bachelors calling it a shameful social blot. A bachelor friend, Sam Freeloader, lamented being forced to date high society women and noted bachelors’ homebound tendencies and constant social disturbances.
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Margaret Mead
Washington
Army
Navy
Merchant Marine
Sam Freeloader
Freeloader
Doan's Pills Promised Relief For Bladder Discomfort
A vintage ad recounts persistent bladder discomfort and night symptoms. It promotes Doan's Pills claiming diuretic action aids kidney function and reduces urges, touting decades of use and convenience for relief.
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Dean
Doan
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State Farm Mutual Car Finance
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West Main Dial
State Farm Metal
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United Press International
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E. Washington St
Des Moines, Iowa
Hotel Savery
He. Coff
Fourth & Locust Sts
Yory Des Moines
Mella Mae Picken
Gerald F. Ridley
Corner OL
Doig
South
Waner D. Lance
Velma E. Horak
South Half Lot
McConaughy
Add
Setitia M
C. A
Young
Cloyce C. Zieglowsky
Donald H. Maxwell
Dick West
Ted
RED Cross
Linoleum
Studebake
Bonneville
Studebaker
USAC
U.S
Brown Motors
S. Ave
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