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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1974
Page
2
UPI reports a U.S. marshal served subpoenas on Richard Nixon requiring two court appearances to explain his conduct as President. A financial adviser says Nixon faces money troubles while Ford seeks $850,000 for Nixon's pension and expenses. An aide says Nixon remains secluded but not a recluse, and not emotionally collapsed after resigning on August 9.
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew complains to the Washington Post that he has been harassed by the news media since leaving office. He cites an Aug. 23 Post article and reiterates denial of bribery and extortion charges while noting losses in profession and pension. Meanwhile Nixon aides face subpoenas in Watergate matters and Ford seeks funds for Nixon’s expenses.
President Luis Echeverria again refuses to negotiate with kidnappers holding his 83-year-old father in law Jose Guadalupe Zuno Hernandez in Guadalajara. Family says no deals policy remains. ransom reportedly demanded by Revolutionary Armed Front of the People. Zuno, a longtime political power, is diabetic with a weakened heart as authorities seek to resolve the case amid past guerrilla abductions in Mexico.
James Earl Ray believed killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would crown him as champion of the white race, according to Percy Foreman. The former attorney, quoted in a deposition, says Ray feared a local jury and expected Nixon Wallace voters to sway in his favor. Foreman also denies pressuring Ray to plead guilty for Huie royalty. He says he acted to save Ray’s life and claims personal net worth at least 4.5 million.
A federal judge ordered the FBI to destroy its files on Lori Paton a 17 year old from New Jersey who wrote a civics class letter intended for a leftist party but sent to a listed subversive group The court dismissed damages claims but ruled no ongoing need for the FBI to retain the Paton file noting it contained no useful law enforcement information and could harm her in the future
Gunmen attacked Vassos Lyssarides on a Nicosia street wounding him and killing his driver. A woman passenger and bystanders were injured. Lyssarides received a slight head wound and was treated at Nicosia General Hospital. Police suspect EOKA B links amid a turbulent Cyprus crisis.
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