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...Clifford Frondel, professor of Mineralogy and director of the museum, said yesterday that there have been no new leads in the case. he has "virtually" forgotten the possibility of recovering the 50 stones--among them one of the world's largest diamond crystals--which were removed from smashed display cases early in the morning of July...
...Clifford Frondel, professor of Mineralogy, has investigated the synthesis of rich minerals as tourmaline and zircon under moderate temperatures and pressures...
...have done everything within our power to recover the stones," Frondel declared, "but so far we have no developments either encouraging or discouraging...
...prevent a repetition of the July Fourth break, Frondel and his associates have conducted an intensive check of Museum security precautions, which has been completed. The new measures will be implemented if the plan is approved by the University police...
According to Frondel, "the measures are designed to obviate a recurrence of anything like the $50,000 burglary." He declined to describe specific features of the new security system, but said that "some type of alarm system will be installed, and safe-type cases will be provided for very valuable objects...