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Earthly Instrument. In Aiken, S.C., police looked for the thief who broke into The Church of God, stole twelve folding chairs, a Sunday-school bell, a blackboard, an oil heater and several hymnals, left a note: "To Whom It May Concern: The chairs and items are not taken without just cause, but were taken as a loan and will be returned soon. This is the will...
...Critic. In Los Angeles, police looked for the thief who walked up to a movie house, poked a pistol at Theater Cashier Kay Lee Stafford, said: "I didn't like the movie. Give me everybody's money back," and walked off with...
Public Enemy No. 2. In Tokyo, Yoshio Yusawa, serving a six-year prison term for 397 robberies, asked to have his case reopened, explained that he had only committed 37, but confessed to the larger total when police asked him: "Why not be Japan's No. 1 thief...
...recent comedy roles. He plays the man with the golden arm with a new and almost cat-like power and precision. Sinatra's virtuosity also seems to have inspired the other members of the cast, for most of them give unusually fine performances. Arnold Stang, as a musy little thief, somehow manages to appear both corrupt and appealing, while Kim Novak, as a girl who loves Frankie, gives the rather routine character of "the other woman" considerable stature through an astute bit of underacting...
...England, outraged when he found four of his favorite rhododendron bushes missing, Fernley F. Parker chained the remaining five to a nearby oak tree, put up a sign in red crayon: "The person who has now stolen four of my special rhododendrons from here is a despicable coward and thief...