AIR MAIL ROBBED
• A SURPRISED PILOT BANDITS SECURE £IO,OOO (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received April 19, 2 p.m.) CHICAGO, April 18. The first air mail robbery occurred when a piano alighted on n landing ground almost in the heart of t 11,,; l ' i( . v - The [lilol stepped mil to lift five bags ul' legist civil mail "in and found himself staring into guns held by hvo robbers who relieved' him of the entire .load. worth about CIO,OOO. and quickly escapes in a ear.
Another hold robbery occurred at Portland, where two bandits entered a bank carrying a luncli box which conmined nipes. They trusseil the employees and secured JB2OCO in banknotes, but overlooked £4OOO ill gold
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17238, 19 April 1930, Page 6
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