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March 13, 1961
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Los Angeles, unemployed father Douglas William Johnson finds a canvas bag with $240,000 that fell from a Brink's armored truck and returns it to the FBI, citing his honesty for his three children. He receives job offers and a college scholarship for his son from Brink's.
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$240,000 In Cash Returned to FBI By Honest Father
LOS ANGELES (AP) -A canvas bag containing $240,000 in cash fell out of a Brink's, Inc., armored truck into a street. A father out hunting a job found it and called the FBI.
"I thought if I kept that money I'd never be able to look my three kids in the face again," said Douglas William Johnson.
When he works, which has been about half the time in the last six months, the neatly dressed, Negro maintenance man washes windows and hauls away rubbish.
Friday, he drove to an apartment where he had an appointment to see about cleaning up debris. The man he was to see wasn't in.
As he drove away the canvas bag lay in the street in front of his car.
The Brink's truck had been taking it from the United California Bank to the Federal Reserve Bank. Fifteen money bags were piled high inside the truck.
One apparently slid off the pile, hit a horizontal inside handle that released the door and fell into the street. A guard inside the truck sat facing forward updating his records, and didn't notice the open door.
Scores of police and FBI agents were scouring the truck's past route when Johnson telephoned the FBI: "I've got something here you folks might be looking for."
As to a happy ending for being honest, Johnson received offers of a job for himself and a college scholarship for his son. The offers came from Brink's.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -A canvas bag containing $240,000 in cash fell out of a Brink's, Inc., armored truck into a street. A father out hunting a job found it and called the FBI.
"I thought if I kept that money I'd never be able to look my three kids in the face again," said Douglas William Johnson.
When he works, which has been about half the time in the last six months, the neatly dressed, Negro maintenance man washes windows and hauls away rubbish.
Friday, he drove to an apartment where he had an appointment to see about cleaning up debris. The man he was to see wasn't in.
As he drove away the canvas bag lay in the street in front of his car.
The Brink's truck had been taking it from the United California Bank to the Federal Reserve Bank. Fifteen money bags were piled high inside the truck.
One apparently slid off the pile, hit a horizontal inside handle that released the door and fell into the street. A guard inside the truck sat facing forward updating his records, and didn't notice the open door.
Scores of police and FBI agents were scouring the truck's past route when Johnson telephoned the FBI: "I've got something here you folks might be looking for."
As to a happy ending for being honest, Johnson received offers of a job for himself and a college scholarship for his son. The offers came from Brink's.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Honest Return
Found Money
Armored Truck
Job Offers
Scholarship
What entities or persons were involved?
Douglas William Johnson
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles
Story Details
Key Persons
Douglas William Johnson
Location
Los Angeles
Event Date
Friday
Story Details
Unemployed maintenance man Douglas William Johnson finds $240,000 in cash that fell from a Brink's armored truck while job hunting, returns it to the FBI due to honesty for his three children, and receives job offers and a scholarship for his son from Brink's.