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1959 - The Salvage from a, 400 spree on her money: Mrs. Estelle mendleson learned two things, 855 was stolen from her home. No.l It is unwise to keep money under the bed. no.2 the cost of high living in Lindon cab be 00 a day. It was eight days after the robbery that two young thieves were caught with only 94 left in cash. A lot of the rest had vanished in champagne bubbles and tobacco smoke at West End night clubs and expensive living at five-star hotels. But a lot more had been translated into the more durable accessories of a gay life; A car, clothes, jewellery. Mrs. Mendleson, 44, will not easily forget the day, three weeks after the robbery, police brought the proceeds to her house in Salford, Lancashire. The detectives said as they brought in the luggage; the lads who stole your cash bought this lot with the money. It belongs to you now and there is a car to follow. Mrs. Mendleson and her husband had the car auctioned to sell what the thieves had bought back to the shops. They got 70 for some of the clothing - making, 204 recovered so far. yesterday the two who years jail, and Michael Friend, 18, to Borstal. photo shows The unwitting and unwilling owner of all she surveys - Mrs Mendleson takes a dismayed peep at some of the tings her money was used to buy

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