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Rock & Rye. In Pekin, 111., Tavern Owner Julius Barnes invited the jury to drinks on the house after it acquitted him of drunkenness, even though five cops swore that Barnes had taken one too many before he tried, with a hammer, chisel and ice tongs, to steal the old City Hall's 800-lb. cornerstone, which was rumored to contain a quart of 1884 whisky...
...have 400 votes pretty solidly nailed down. Eisenhower, if he declares his candidacy soon, might count on 300 as a starting bloc. What inroads he might make on the remaining 300 loose votes depends largely on the vigor of his campaign managers who, so far, have let Taft steal a long, long march...
...tension of the opening sequence unwinds steadily in a dawdling intrigue of dishonor among thieves. Granger takes the painting to Tunis, where he meets silkenly villainous Art Dealer George Sanders ("You know I detest violence"), who has commissioned him to steal it. Granger tells Sanders that the painting was accidentally destroyed and proposes making forgeries instead for the wealthy collector's trade...
...Elis chose the latter method and met with some success at the outset. The game fell apart when the tailback started to heave regularly to ends of the calibre of John Emery. Frank McPhee, and Len Lyons, all of whom seem to be able to steal any ball thrown within ten yards of them...
Police said that the students' technique was to steal identification, such as burzar's cards, and get the checks changed on small purchases. A cashier spotted them at the Stop and Shop market...