Word: burglars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Planned Parenthood. In Bethel, Conn., a burglar broke into Dr. Albert J. Trimpert's office, ignored valuable drugs and a safe, took two books: Childbirth Without Fear and Obstetrical Techniques...
Hobby. In Indianapolis, a burglar broke into the United States Envelope Co. for the sixth time in nine months, left behind a note: "I do not steal for money. Just for a pastime. Thank...
Professional Handicap. In New London, Conn., Alfred Mills, 26, broke into a bottling plant, tripped the burglar alarm, continued to ransack the premises, later explained to police who caught him: "I'm hard of hearing...
Solid Evidence. In Helsinki, Finland, after Burglar Olavi Veikko Horppu complained that his stomach hurt, police doctors operated, found: broken bits of a dinner plate, two salad forks, a table knife, several razor blades and a handful of nails...
...machine can hear its own racket, of course, through listening devices. When nothing is moving in the room, the reflected waves that enter its microphones are all of the same frequency-19,000 cycles a sec.-and the Alertronic holds its peace. But when a burglar creeps towards the safe, the waves reflected from his body have a slightly different frequency. The machine detects the altered waves and rings a police station alarm...