European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 11 the stars and stripes thursday january 19, 1950 armoured car service robbed of $1,500,000 continued from Page i in Cash and 5500.000 in checks. It s a gl.500.000 fallen said. It might possibly be More. But i Don t know yet the sex employees were picked up because of the ease with which the bandits had gained Entrance to the second floor vault in an Annex of the terminal garage. Two of the bandits remained As lookouts but the other seven had no trouble get Ting through five locked doors to the Money room. Limit to Loo the bandits were limited in their loot Only by the amount they could carry. Most of the Money was in Small denominations. However it was believed some $1,000 Bills were included. The gunmen wore grotesque Black arid Orange halloween masks and Navy pea jackets. Six of them wore rubber shoes. The five employees of Brink s working in the vault had no hint of their approach until seven men East reds Cut Berlin Al runs continued from Page 1 maj Gen Alexander Kotikov soviet Berlin commandant. Observers noted that the elevated trains used the same rail network As freight and passenger trains connecting Berlin with West Germany and there were fears that interference with links to the West might be in angered by the Sei Zure High soviet occupation officials bluntly informed . Berlin Headquarters today they would no attend a reception Given by the three Western High commissioners to night. A . Spokesman declared the russians gave As their reason they Are All extremely Busy with Railroad troubles ordered not to interfere it was the first time the soviets had refused to attend a High Echelon Western Allied reception since the end of the Berlin blockade last Spring the police had strict orders not to interfere with the operation of the railway administration Bab cock said. All we want Are the vacant rooms which now constitute a tremendous waste of space in this overcrowded City East German rail director Erwin Kreikemyer was quoted As saying service would not return to Normal As Long As Western police controlled the seized building. . Authorities said seizure of the building in no. Way interfered with operation of the switchboard. Which still was manned. Fifty West Berlin police Jed by two officers occupied the building under an order signed by Joseph p. Mcnulty chief of the Hico Berlin element property Branch Babcock said the building was occupied under authority of Laws on blocking and control of prop erty. Big to remains stuck in mud Bank Norfolk Jan. 18 a the . Was still without a service Able battleship tonight As the 45,000 ton Missouri remained in the Chesa Peake Bay mud Bank on which she ran aground yesterday. Tankers last n it removed 2,000, 000 Gallons of Ful Oil and some am munition in an attempt to float the big a do in tugs Are on the scene already and the Navy is sending two has by tugs is a n new York to assist i the Missouri is the Only battleship j the . Has in service at present i were Landing Ossice an Iron Gale pointing pistols at the Money was insured cashier Thomas b. Lioyd. Of brain tree ordered fellow workers a open the Gate rather than risk any lives. Each tied a. Manthe bandits streamed in each picked a Man tied him securely with previously prepared knotted sections of rope and taped his Mouth. The bandits then scooped up the Loose Cash which was being sorted and counted in preparation for Deposit. This Holdup was very Well planned Fallon said. Then he denounced tie Brink company for the manner in which it cared for such Large place is pretty wide he said. The outside door can be opened by anyone with a key. The so called vault is protected Only by a wire said the Holdup men had Little difficulty in opening the doors leading to the office and that Boston. Jan. Is up work men were Busy at brinks inc. Offices today installing new locks on All doors. A special guard station in the Cor Ridor was unmanned because it was the guard s night off. The masks prevented a in of the Brink workers from getting a look at the Holdup men. Only one of the bandits spoke above a whisper All wore chauffeur s Caps and one of these was dropped at the scene. The Cap the rope used to bind the victims and the adhesive tape used As gags were the Only clues. Fallon said a witness outside saw two men drive up in a Black shiny Sedan. Four other men walked Over to them from a playground and three others walked Down the Street to join the group. The Holdup occurred As most of Boston s detective staff was at tempting to solve another robbery at the hotel Statler. Three masked men took part in that Holdup Mon Day and escaped with s47.627. Yesterday s robbery far surpassed any previous new England crime largest of which was a jewelry Rob Bery at Magnolia in 1934 involving �327,377. The largest Cash robbery was in 1935 at fall River where five gunmen and a woman stole �129,000 from a mail truck. Company hit in robbery handles millions daily Boston Jan. 18 apr brinks inc., robbed of ,500,000 last night. Handles millions of dollars every Day in cities throughout the country. The company was organized in 1859 in Chicago. Its Money transportation service was organized late in the last Century after a crime wave had hit Chicago businessmen heavily Brink s will take an employer s Check Cash it at Banks transport the Money to a Brink s office make up payroll envelopes carry the Money to the employer and pass out the envelopes. It also collects checks and cur Rency from Branch Banks Heaters stores and offices and deposits them in customers Banks. Its employees Are thoroughly trained in handling firearms and the men who ride its armoured cars Are reputed to be crack shots. Wanted . Or Allied civilian print j ers. Experienced in make up i line Type Lullow and or Elrod. I write to the production department the stars and stripes Apo 15, . Army i giving full information inched j in background experience j marital status and present pm i 1 ploy ment. Vets groups urge Bonus Washington Jan. 18 military Posl Jand air gases Art shown. I nits and sub posts should front Metthe March of dimes i Uinn officer in their Are who Willin turn report to the stars and stripes. Only report from Liaison officers will ? accepted. officers Are requested to conduct i ctr nearest stars Stem a reporter or Call i March of dimes Eit Tor of stars an stripes franc furl 3141, Extension 16
