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...Gdansk demonstrations quickly became a drama doubly motivated. While some protesters were setting fire to party headquarters, others were looting stores in gestures of need or greed. Men dashed to safety with looted overcoats hastily donned over their own. and women lugged bulging packages. Fleet-footed teen-agers took everything from fur coats to oranges and champagne. Some entrepreneurs stopped long enough to sell surplus loot at curbside. One boy's inventory of shirts, for only 40 zlotys (or $1) apiece, was a steal in itself...
...Sacramento, the man shoved a pistol into the ribs of the driver and ordered a passenger to go through the bus collecting wallets and purses. The haul was only $835, but it reflected a savvy knowledge of gambling odds on the part of the robber. He took his loot before the passengers had a chance to lose it to the casinos and make the return trip flat. Greyhound was, understandably, less than amused. Fads spread so virulently that the company fears bus robberies could become as routine as airline hijackings...
Government Bonds. The Marseille mob did not lavish its loot on the usual frills. They invested it in 4% to 51% government bonds, which the police found in last week's raids, prompted by tips from police informers. Said one sympathetic Marseille cab driver, who earned less than $5 for eleven hours of work the previous day: "When it's so hard to earn a living, you sometimes tempt the devil." For tempting the devil, the Marseille boys face possible prison sentences of 15 to 20 years...
...some states, snowmobiles must be registered; park officials restrict other machines to specific trails. Such rudimentary rules are virtually unenforceable, and marauders on ATVs or snowmobiles occasionally strip hunters' shacks or loot vacation homes. Says Jack Butterfield, administrator of Michigan's state parks: "About all we ever find the next morning is the tracks. It's like a man on foot trying to catch somebody on horseback...
...everything from trading stamps to a pet monkey. So imagine everyone's surprise when an unmarried 15-year-old girl won that race early one January 1. She apparently turned down all the publicity-including the traditional front page picture-and the first married mother walked off with the loot, and presumably the baby. The rules were more specific the next year...