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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1974
Page
3
A mysterious intruder leaped into the ring last night at Madison Square Garden and struck both challenger and champion, leaving them bloodied. Security separated the assailant who then forced a path through terrified spectators as authorities investigate the incident and title status remains unresolved.
Nixon flies into private life at his San Clemente estate after resigning amid Watergate. Thousands cheer as he arrives from Washington aboard Air Force One and pledges to pursue world peace while facing possible future legal action.
Washington AP reports Nixon and family removed personal belongings from the White House before Gerald Ford's swearing in. Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David stayed to supervise packing while Nixon’s files, photos, and mementos were boxed. Some furniture and wardrobe remained. future move plans for the Fords unclear.
Firefighters in Springfield Hannibal and Kansas City filed a federal suit in opposition to a state law prohibiting city employees from rejecting state workmen’s compensation. The law takes effect Tuesday, replacing the former option to join city plans. Kansas City has city coverage since 1967. others are on the state plan. Firefighters argue the change could cut pension contributions and add complex procedures, with Local 42 president Frank Shortino noting insufficiently defined terms.
A Washington County school superintendent received a letter claiming to repay a 45 year old desk theft with a message about salvation and a $10 bill enclosed. The note referenced the $3.50 taken from an office desk and identified the sender as a repentant individual.
Mrs Paul Cherches is in Boone County Hospital recovering from major surgery. She is in room 1003 and expected to be released in a few weeks.
George Dumas, head of an antiimpeachment group in Savannah, says the organization will raise money for Richard Nixon's legal fees. He says he was torn up by Nixon's resignation and will keep President's Friends of America active to support Nixon.
Nixon flew aboard Air Force One at 39,000 feet as Ford took the oath of office. Nixon did not watch the ceremony, but his daughter Tricia Cox and her husband listened by radio from the plane.
John B. Connally pleads innocent to bribery perjury and conspiracy in the milk fund case. The Watergate probe faces a pivotal trial with top attorney Edward Bennett Williams leading Connally's defense and Jake Jacobsen as a central witness amid a crowded evidentiary landscape. A new nursing education director, Marsha Ann Staats, starts August 12 at Central Methodist College in Fayette.
Jerry Lewis, famed entertainer and telethon organizer, devotes his life to muscular dystrophy work. He has helped raise hundreds of millions, heads the MD association with 177 staff, and operates through 259 chapters. He travels, telethons, and personalizes care for victims, driven by the memory of a child’s farewell.
The Portuguese military junta announced a plan to grant Angola independence within two years. Power would pass to a provisional government formed from liberation groups after a cease fire with guerrillas. UN observers could monitor the decolonization process. The move follows earlier signals on Guinea-Bissau independence, while Mozambique talks were not mentioned. Racial violence in Angola has flared, with over twenty killed in the past week amid a population of 5.5 million.
The Committee for the Re-Election of the President will pay the Democratic National Committee 775000 in settlement of a civil suit tied to the Watergate break in. The offer came after an exchange of damage suits between CREP officials and the Democrats. Maurice H. Stans had sued former Democratic Chairman Lawrence O'Brien, and the case centers on the June 17, 1972 break in at Democratic HQ.
Jefferson City officials say the Missouri Revenue Department will finalize a plan by January to avert next year's refunds delays. The obsolete computer system and 22 new programs hindered processing this year, with about 50,000 refunds remaining and roughly 52 million dollars already returned to over a million taxpayers.
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