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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 1. 1113
Bank Robberies Continue To Mystify Police
COLLEGE QUEEN Karen Lynn Soren
son. center, a 21-year-old junior at the
University of Arizona, is suddenly sur
prised as she hears her name called out as
the winner of the 9th annual National
College Queen contest in New York. Miss
Sorenson, of, Wilmette, 111., will garner
more than $5,000 in prizes, a trip to
Europe and a tour of the nation as the
1963 College Queen. Miss Suzanne Forster,
left, of the University of Denver, and Misg
Sharon Moore, right, of the University of
Washington, appear equally surprised.
(UPI)
Famed 'Insector Maigret' Author Begins New Book
Paris-UPD-At 5 a. m. (GMT)
on the morning you read this,
one of France's most prolific
writers will have jumped out
of bed to work on a new
novel.
Georges Simenon, creator
of the famous Inspector Mai
gret, has written 185 books
under his" own name and an
estimated 300 under a nom
de plume. Most of those un
der his name are about Mai
gret. But during a stop-off iii
Paris on his way back to
Switzerland Simenon told UPI
that his next work will be
something different.
"I only have some idea at
the moment of the color of
the story, its rhythm and the
sort of smell of it," he said.
"The characters will be born
as the story progresses."
It was mostly that way
with the greater part of Sim
enon's prodigious literary out
put. The story built itself as
it went along.
Paid Dividends
But it has paid handsome
dividends. Simenon has col
lected a fortune from the
book, film and television
rights of his main character
and anything with the name
Simenon nowadays is guaran
teed a big sale.
Simenon is 60 and believes
he probably is at his peak as
a writer. "I have acquired a
very profound knowledge of
human beings in growing
old," he said. "I used, when
I was younger, to talk about
'old men of 50' in my books
but now I'm 60 myself I don't
mention the word anymore."
Simenon was on his way
to his home in Switzerland.
He was born in Belgium and
remained there until he was
20. But Simenon loves many
parts of the world.
Likes U. S.
"If I didn't have three
young children," he said, "I'd
put my wife and myself in an
airplane and fly to the United
Slates for a couple of months.
There's no place like it. Par
ticularly at Christmas time
when the atmosphere there is
like nowhere else in the
world."
His predilection for the
United States is understand
able. He spent quite a few
years living there in the
forties.
"I was talking to Roger
Vadim and some, young direc
tors last night about Arizona
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"I love the light there, the
climate and the mentality of
the people in the Far West."
While he talked about some
of his books, Simenon agreed
he had never laid a plot in
any form of present-day poli
tics. ,
"Politics is a word I hate,"
he said. "I left Belgium when
I was 20, before I was old
enough to vote, and I never
have voted in my life because
I've always been outside my
own country."
By RUDY CERNKOVIC
United Press International
Pittsburgh - CP0 - Tiie bank
teller was preparing to put
securities and cash into the
vault when his telephone
rang.
"My name is Cartwright,"
said a voice on the other end.
"I was at your counter a little
while ago and left a package
there. I'd appreciate it if you
would look for it. I'll be down
to pick it up."
The obliging teller began a
search, but it was not success
ful. He returned to hi win
dow a few minutes later. Sud
denly he noticed the currency
and securities were gone.
The teller had been vic
tim of a device used by sneak
thieves. The telephone call
had diverted his attention to a
search while an accomplice of
"Cartwright" had recoved the
securities and money.
The Federal Bureau of In
vestigation has warned this
ruse is used by bank thieves.
Bank thefts are of great
concern to the FBI. William
Alexander, agent-in-charge of
the Pittsburgh FBI office who
has specialized in investigat
ing bank robberies, reports
such crimes are on the rise.
He noted there were 1,072
banking type violations last
year, including 598 robberies
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In today's France, where murderous conspiracy
has become an accepted part of politics, the
question is not whether Le Grand Charles can
stay in power, but whether he can stay alive.
Geoffrey Bocca, veteran reporter and long-time
resident of France, provides a startling inside
account of the situation in the
JUNE 23RD Issue of
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Advice to Love
Lorn Columns
Popular in France
Br ALINE MOSBY
United Press International
Paris-IUPD - Foreigners may
think that French lovers are
wise and all-seeing. But the
popularity of advice to the
love-lorn columns in news
papers and magazines here
shows the French have their
share of the problems of
"amour."
One French "Dorothy Dix"
is Marcelle Segal who gives
out advice in the women's
magazine "Elle" w i th a
unique Gallic flavor.
A. 60-year-old grandmother,
for example, wrote that her
husband, 63, had acquired a
mistress. Although the couple
quarrelled over the other
woman, the husband contin
ued to have his household of
three, or 'menage a trois," as
they call it in this country.
The wife asked columnist
Segal, "Should I divorce
him?"
The husband is "without
strength" so "you must have
strength," Mme. Segal replied.
"Decide which you prefer:
an amiable husband, a com
fortable life, an appearance
of happiness. Or a divorce,
solitude, a broken family, the
rupture of 35 years of cher
ished habits.
"Which is the least worse?
You are too realistic not to
see that in divorcing him, you
punish yourself. Let the poor
fool go his way he can't go
far."
A letter from a 24-year-old
wife said she suspected her
husband was in love with her
best friend.
'Your husband is perhaps
faithful, your friend probably
loyal, the advice was. "Do
not search to make your su
spicions a certainty by play
ing detective. You will be hap
pier. Furthermore, it's a good
practice, whether they are
faithful or not."
Then there was a letter
from a young man who had
been in love with a beautiful
girl in Paris for six months.
But "one day in front of a
night club on the Rue Pigalle
1 recognized her in a photo
as a strip-tease dancer."
"This was a shock for me
. the anguished man wrote.
Mme. begal replied to go
to see the .cabaret show to
see if it is she."
"If it isn't, the incident is
closed," she wrote. "If it is
she, I will say to you only
that foolish jobs are done
often by brave people. I re'
member one nude dancer who.
when dressed, was a modest
girl, a good wife and mother
She wore her costume of Eve
with seriousness. It was her
work outfit!"
Teen-agers with love and
parent problems unburden
their hearts to "Elle" and
other publications more often
than other age groups. One
girl, 17. wrote "Elle" that
she was in love with a 19-year,
old "gadabout" and "conceit
ed fellow" and wondered how
to win "this rare pearl."
Mme. Segal snapped 1 e was
no rare pearl.
"Show him a pin but don't
stick him with It," she ad
vised. "If he is gadabout.
follow his 'race' with interest
Three Accidents
Checked by Police
Three automobile accidents
involving seven cars were in
vestigated by Medford police
Tuesday. No injuries were re
ported, and one citation was
issued by police.
Cited for improper left
turn about 4:20 p.m. was
Annette Joy Springsteen, 73,
of Oakland, Calif., after, the
vehicle she was operating
collided with a pickup truck
operated by Jim Damian Es
tremado, 23, of route 1, box
489, Gold Hill. The accident
occurred at "the intersection
of Riverside ave. and Maple
sts., according to police.
Three cars were involved
in the collision about 7:50
p.m. at the intersection of
East Main and Cottage sts.
According to police, vehicles
were operated by James Rob
ert Wolfe, 20. of Butte Falls
star route, box 88, Eagle
Point; Alethew Lee Meadows,
62. of box 187, Butte Falls,
and Joan Rector Kountz, 32,
of 805 Taylor st.
The third accident occurred
at 11 p.m. in front of 415
Newtown St., police reported,
when a vehicle operated by
Ira Lewis Jones, 76, of 207
South Orange st., hit a parked
car "registered to Jean An
drew Mills, 415 Newtown st.
and 303 burglaries.
"In 1932, there were 623
banks robbed across the coun
try," Alexander said. "The
figure was high and the crime
was made a federal offense.
The curve went down until
1953 when it began to rise
again."
Alexander said a' study of
200 bank robbers showed 50
per cent had previous records,
25 per cent had committed
minor offenses and the re
maining 25 per cent had no
criminal record.
Complicating FBI investi
gation of bank thefts is the
fact there is no set pattern,
Alexander said.
"During the past several
years we have found bank
robberies committed by old
ladies, well-paid salesmen, en
gineers, chorus girls and preg
nant housewives," he said.
The reasons for the rob
beries are varied, FBI agents
have learned in Interrogating
the suspects. One suspect told
agents:
"If you want a hat, you go
to a hat store. If you want
shoes, you go to a shoe store.
If you want money, you go to
a bank."
In New York City a would
be bandit fled after a woman
teller screamed and was nab
bed by police almost imme
diately. "I wasn't doing anything,"
the suspect said.
"You were trying to rob a
bank," police told him.
"So what! Everybody's do
ing it today," was his reply.
Alexander said success in
apprehending bank robbers
depends on teamwork. He sup
ervises teams of agents who
visit banks and talk to tellers
and other employees on the
best means of bringing rob
bers to justice.
"Bank robbers are willing
to gamble freedom for a sud
den splurge of wealth,' Alex
ander said. He said all agents
are cautioned by the words of
FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover:
"Every trigger happy bank
robber is a potential killer
and should be treated as
such."
What do robbers do with
their loot?
"Some pay their debts,"
Alexander said. "Others give
cash to friends and families.
Some even put it In a savings
bank."
OSU Grants, Gifts
Exceed $6 Million
Corvallis-flTD-Oregon State
university received grants and
gifts totaling more than $6
million this past fiscal year,
the school said today.
The amount Is 40 per cent i
over last year.
Dr. James Jensen, OSU
president, said of the $6,095,
112 total, $5.2 million came
from federal funds and $868,
905 from other sources. The
major share of the funds was
for research, he said.
Salem Doctor Given
Plaque at Meeting
Portland-l!PD-A Salem doc
tor. Dr. Ralph M. Gordon, re
ceived a plaque for philan
thropic work during the
Northwest Osteopathic Con
vention's opening session
here.
He has practiced in Salem
for 23 years and received the
plaque for his financial sup
port to osteopathic education.
One award is given in each
state by the national association.
A 7
Most New Hemes New Have Garages
new xorK -M-p- rne lamuy three quarters of all house
car is being pampered more
than ever.
John Sierks, chief architect
for Levlttt and Sons, incor
porated, reports that about
being built nowadays have at
least a one-car garage. As re
cently as 1950, he adds, less
than half of new houses had
garages.
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