Word: holdups
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Reconnaissance. In Denver, when Hotel Clerk P. C. Taylor told a would-be holdup man, "You'd better get out of here," the gunman retreated, whining: "I'll be back with someone who has more nerve than I have...
...Tell Me. In Atlanta, when Holdup Victim D. M. Strickland got so jittery that he could not identify his assailants, police put Strickland in the lineup, had the two confessed gunmen pick him from the group...
...That holdup gave the bankers pause. It gave more than that to tall, timid Leo Schramer, 41-year-old cashier. Said his uncle, Bank President William Schramer last week: "That poor cashier is a nervous wreck. Why, Leo's lost 20 pounds since the last holdup...
Stake. In St. Louis, when a holdup man took his last $40, Grocer Max Levy protested that he needed some change to continue with the day's business, got $5 back...
Family Man. In Chicago, police arrested Michael Viti, who, they charged, had taken his wife and 14-month-old baby along on a holdup...