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Man finds Ill. woman's wallet that had been stolen in 1973

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[May 10, 2008]  ALTON, Ill. (AP) -- Sandy Baumberger says she never expected to see her wallet again when it was stolen 35 years ago.

DonutsBut it has been found by a 30-year-old dental student who tracked her down and returned it.

Eric Wherley says he found the wallet in a bathroom stall at school after a water pipe broke and loosened some ceiling tiles. The thief who stole the wallet apparently had hidden it in the drop ceiling.

The dark-blue patent leather wallet contained Baumberger's driver's license, library cards and Social Security card. It also had her student ID, a grocery list, and cloth swatches from her bridesmaids' dresses.

Baumberger says she and her husband are planning to give Wherley a gift for his efforts.

[Associated Press]

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