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Richter, never in trouble before, decided in his desperation to rob a bank. He stole a set of license tags, bought a shotgun and sawed it off, drove 70 miles to Ulen, Minn., a town he had never seen. In raincoat and hat bought as a disguise, he tramped into the tiny Northwestern State Bank twice to case it, nervously returned a third time with the shotgun. He ordered Assistant Cashier Paul Ormbreck to stuff money into a paper sack, dashed out with $1,158, after trussing up Ormbreck and a teller with sash cord and gagging them with dirty...
...front is waffle pique in white, the back is cotton eyelet in pink. It boasts a halter neck, a bouffant skirt, and a bow in the back. If a girl chooses to lift umbrellas while waiting for a storm outside to quiet down, this beige-and-white striped raincoat (left), lined in olive-green with a pocket on the sleeve is hers for $25. Ideal for the girl (below) who wants to pet her oriental tiger or play with her orientals dolls are these black chino toreador pants for $5.98 with a black cotton classic blouse for $4.98. The black...
...having this or that, but the resouceful type knows otherwise--he can get along anyway. Take sex, for instance. Adams House, of course. A beehive with trapdoors. The Gettysburg of the war of the sexes. The Casbah. Well, if you can't dress your girl in khakis and a raincoat, or climb out a street floor window, then you don't deserve even the concessions we've been able to get for you (necking from four until seven on weekdays, until eight on Friday and Sundays, and until eleven on Saturday, except when there are house dances, when...
...theme that had been germinating in his mind since 1915. In a rapturous letter Burchfield described the final harvest: "Hardly had I set up my easel when a thunderstorm came up. I decided nothing was going to stop my painting, and hurriedly got my huge beach umbrella and my raincoat. I protected my legs with a portfolio, the wind holding it in place. And so I painted with my nose almost on the paper, with thunder crashing, boughs breaking and rain falling in torrents. A glorious few hours when I seemed to become part of the elements. When...
...undergraduate removed the bronze from the second floor of Fogg on Friday night at the private opening of the Reubens exhibition. Although the thief escaped undetected with the piece under his raincoat, an attendant noticed his "suspicious behavior" and when the piece was missed next morning, reported the student. The piece was recovered Saturday afternoon...