WAR ON BANK BANDITS
SPECIAL OFFENSIVE IN AAIERICA (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel! Copyright) WASHINGTON, April 7. Air Edgar Hoover,' director of the, bureau of investigation of the Dcpai tmeiit of Justice, announced a special offensive against the nation s 5000 known hank robbers. , \ ) ' “We are making the same kind of _ drive against them, as wo did against . kidnappers”, lie said. “Since actiUont of the National Bank Rob- j 'bery let. a; year ago, the bureau has : investigated 116 xpbbcr.es, entailing the loss of £IOO,OOO. Fifty persons have been coffvicted. Two were sen-' teheed tf> life terms and the sentence's of* those convicted totalled 1155 years, while fines collected afnonntocl to £6600.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12254, 9 April 1935, Page 5
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