Show : - " t ' - '1 I1 I ' II ' i'' ft''' T4'0 ' :' ' it:111110N 1 (J ' '' 7 Ail? ' ' 3 ''''' f - r :' 4t - p : i I: :4:41 : ' ' '''' ' It-- ' ! ' k7 ' ' "' :qi '''''' f'"-- ' f 4' ilI'4' I : t! O' 00 4 1 ' '''' 7 of t I f : ' i 1 : 4 f L 4' - ' 4 iI BY EVAN 1VYLIE 1 1 :liI P '" ' 't '? "' entered a wooded region near Plymouth where northbound traffic is screened from the view of southbound tratlic by a series of hills and clusters of pine woods Suddenly it was ambushed Two cars blocked its path A pair of armed robbers one wearing glasses and a policeman's disguise and the other in plain clothes overpowered the two mailmen shoved them n into -- ' ! ' 01:!! '' ''' ' '4--' : : 'i' - V v 0: I '' - ' ' :i r" ' -- : - Ii- - $ '''' 3121 ' '' f' '':- - -: 4- '' 1 i ' c - :7 ' - - — '- ' - itIrl - - 3 ' ::' 1 '- - ' - c 4 ? 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