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April 6, 1955
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Four gunmen robbed the Chase Manhattan Bank's Woodside branch in Queens, New York, of $350,000 in cash, believed the largest bank cash haul ever. They herded 11 employees to the rear and escaped cleanly.
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$350,000 In Cash Stolen From New York Bank
NEW YORK, (P)Four gunmen robbed a Queens bank today of $350,000 - believed the largest cash haul ever taken from a bank.
The loot earlier had been reported at $200,000 and $300,000.
The denominations of the bills were not announced. Apparently they were small because they were intended for routine transactions at the teller's windows.
The four men, one carrying a machine gun, herded 11 employes of the Chase Manhattan Bank's Woodside branch into the rear and made a clean getaway.
The branch is about five miles east of Times Square, across the East River on largely residential Long Island.
It was one of the branches involved in a merger last week of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of Manhattan Co. The Chase Manhattan is the nation's second largest bank with assets of $7,596,575,718.
NEW YORK, (P)Four gunmen robbed a Queens bank today of $350,000 - believed the largest cash haul ever taken from a bank.
The loot earlier had been reported at $200,000 and $300,000.
The denominations of the bills were not announced. Apparently they were small because they were intended for routine transactions at the teller's windows.
The four men, one carrying a machine gun, herded 11 employes of the Chase Manhattan Bank's Woodside branch into the rear and made a clean getaway.
The branch is about five miles east of Times Square, across the East River on largely residential Long Island.
It was one of the branches involved in a merger last week of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of Manhattan Co. The Chase Manhattan is the nation's second largest bank with assets of $7,596,575,718.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Bank Robbery
Queens
New York
Chase Manhattan
Gunmen
Cash Theft
Where did it happen?
Queens, New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Queens, New York
Event Date
Today
Outcome
$350,000 stolen, clean getaway by robbers
Event Details
Four gunmen, one with a machine gun, robbed the Chase Manhattan Bank's Woodside branch, herding 11 employees to the rear. Loot was small-denomination bills for routine transactions. Earlier reports estimated $200,000-$300,000. Branch involved in recent merger; bank has $7,596,575,718 in assets.