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Wednesday, July 1, 1981

The Sentinel-Star, Orlando, FL, 4/22/81

James Whitley spotted two men climbing a fence near his Starke, Fla., trailer and went to investigate, armed ...

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Wednesday, July 1, 1981

The Times, Tigard, OR, 4/30/81

Irv Huppin was preparing to close his Garden Home, Oreg., pharmacy when a robber approached the counter and ...

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Wednesday, July 1, 1981

The Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID, 4/21/81

Robert Lytle had come to work on Sunday and found that burglars had broken into the supply yard ...

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Wednesday, July 1, 1981

The Patriot-Ledger, Quincy, MA, 5/5/81

Robert Manusco was getting into his car in Boston when a mugger demanded his keys. When Manusco tossed ...

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Wednesday, July 1, 1981

The Peninsula Times-Tribune, Palo Alto, CA, 4/15/81

Ceferino Orque was in the rear of his Burlingame, Calif., pharmacy when he turned to see a robber ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Pacific Daily News, Agana, Guam, 3/6/81

Nine-year Navy veteran Charles Burroughs returned to his home on the island of Guam to find a burglar ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, TX, 3/9/81

Texas Tech co-ed Lisa Hensley walked into her living room to find her mother being held at gunpoint ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Post, Cincinnati, OH, 4/6/81

A holdup man didn't stop when Covington, Ky., banker Mike McCoy pointed a pistol in his direction; he ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Columbian, Vancouver, WA, 1/19/81

Mark Hadly was about to drop off to sleep in his Vancouver, Wash., home when he heard the ...

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Monday, June 1, 1981

The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, AZ, 2/25/81

A bulletproof vest wasn't sufficient protection for a stickup man who tried to rob the Tucson, Ariz., pharmacy ...

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