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...Monday, a white male described to be 17 to 18 years-old entered the Bank of Boston at 1380-1382 Mass. Ave. at 2 p.m. Security cameras photographed the robber in mirrored sunglasses and a baseball cap, said Cambridge Lt. Timothy J. Lane...
...organized task force of federal, state and city agents are searching for the suspect. The task force is circulating photographs of the suspect and using witness accounts and other sources to track down the robber, said Boston FBI spokesperson Jack Cloherty...
...apparently out of line with any foreseeable benefits that the deal might bring to American industry, that they raise deep and disturbing doubts about the direction of U.S. business at a time when many firms lag badly in foreign competition. Seldom since the age of the 19th century robber barons has corporate behavior been so open to question. The battle for RJR Nabisco seems to have crossed an invisible line that separates reasonable conduct from anarchy...
That was only one of many Lipsig victories to result in new legal responsibilities for institutions, employers, manufacturers and municipalities. In a 1958 case involving Arnold Schuster, who was murdered after he had helped track down the celebrated bank robber Willie Sutton, Lipsig won a landmark ruling from the New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest court. It opened up police to liability if they fail to provide reasonable protection for a person who assists a criminal apprehension or prosecution. Schuster's police protection had been withdrawn despite his pleas to have it continued...
...police, but Bavarians have a very expensive reason to think twice before uttering any unseemly thoughts. According to a survey by the Munich newspaper Abendzeitung, Bavarians who vilify traffic officers as damischer Bullen (stupid bull) are fined an average of $1,710. Some less costly imprecations include Raubritter (robber baron) at $1,140, Depp (idiot) at $513 and Stinkstiefel (smelly boot), a relative bargain...