Word: burglars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Light. In Denver, after breaking into and ransacking the Colorado Duntile Products Co., breaking locks off tool boxes and the dial off a safe, a burglar finally gave up, penned a thoughtful note: "This night has convinced me that tomorrow I am starting to go straight. Your friend, the burglar...
...could be found who had been able to buy the $26.50 model. In another case, an upholstering firm that advertised a $69 renovating job on the air made an average sale of $160 on responses, for a total $117,000 last year. Warned Silver: "People were just inviting the burglar into their homes...
...burglar, Joseph W. Duane, also claimed that he used swimming pools and showers at the University, and once in a while would get in line for a meal at a College dining room...
...flying tackle by an M.I.T. senior last night brought down a burglar who had made off with the student's trousers and ended a month-long series of thefts at Harvard and M.I.T...
...room in Holman Hall on M.I.T.'s East Campus when he was awakened by a man in the next room. He jumped out of bed in time to see his trousers disappearing through the door. The trousers contained Wanger's wallet and 15 dollars. Wanger tackled the burglar on the stairs before he could escape and, joined by two other students, held him until police arrived...