White House Sends Significant Tapes To Jaworski
The White House delivered a significant number of presidential tapes to special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski this weekend. Jaworski's office declined to specify how many tapes or which conversations were included. A substantial number of documents requested were also delivered and assurances were given by White House counsel regarding searches.
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Washington
White House
Leon Jaworski
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Colson
Jaworski
John W. Dean II
Senate Watergate Committee
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
Gordon Strachan
Atty
John N. Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddy
Justice Department
Robert C. Marcian
Liddy
Dean
Arabs Keep Embargo On US and Venezuela Election Outcomes
Arab oil ministers vow to maintain the embargo on the United States until Israel withdraws from occupied lands and sets a timetable, while Caracas reports conflicting early results in Venezuela’s national elections with Perez leading in some tallies.
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Kuwait
United States
Israel
Organization of Arab Petroleum
Caracas
Venezuela
Democratic Action Party
Carlos Andres Perez
Lorenzo Fernandez
Social Christian Party
Social Christians
Fernandez
Perez
Congress
Defense Firms Gave Campaign $5.4 Million
Rep. Les Aspin alleges that officials from the nations top defense contractors donated over 5.4 million to President Nixon's reelection last year. He asks the Senate Watergate committee to probe possible secret gifts and corporate funds, naming Gulf Oil, IBM, Tenneco, Litton, RCA, Ford, Du Pont, Exxon, GM and others as major contributors. He calls the pattern a political patronage linked to a bloated military budget. He also notes other contractors and a separate nursing home admission in Montgomery City.
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Washington
Les Aspin
Nixon
Wisconsin Democrat
Senate Watergate Committee
Aspin
Pentagon
Gulf Oil Co
Scaife
IBM
Tenneco
Navy
Litton Industries
RCA
American Motors
Standard Oil of California
Ford
du Pont
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Exxon
General Motors
General Dynamics
McDonnell Douglas
Flying Tiger Airlines
Goodyear
General Telephone
Texaco
Hughes
Lockheed
Gulf & Western
Westinghouse
Motorola
ITT
General Electric
Shell Oil
Miss Smithey Crowned Queen of Pork Producers
Miss Beth Smithey of Mexico High School was crowned queen of the Missouri Pork Producers Association in Columbia. She will be eligible next March to compete for National Park Queen in Kansas City and promote pork statewide. Smithey is active in 4-H, junior leaders, Pep Squad, and Concert Choir, and served as pianist in a Christmas concert.
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Missouri Pork Producers Association
Columbia
Jefferson City
Joanne Kasper
William Kasper
Mexico
Missouri Rural Electric Cooperatives
San Francisco
Smithey
James F. Smithey
Rte. 4
Kansas City
Missouri
Miss Smithey
Beth Smithey
Missouri Pork Producers Assn
Richard Vance
Four Murder Appeals Are Turned Down
Missouri Supreme Court rejected appeals from four convicted murderers. James Lee Franklin of St. Louis lost his bid challenging a 1944 murder conviction in which a 3 year old girl was killed, with the court finding no new arguments and that he had effective counsel. Donnie Ray McCormick, serving a life term for a 1968 first degree murder in Ralls County, claimed inadequate representation and trial errors. Joseph L. Wallace of St. Louis had his murder conviction for the 1970 holdup killing of James Shivers upheld, with denials of claims about witness costs, juror selection, and testimony procedures. The fourth appeal was also denied.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
James Lee Franklin
St. Louis
Franklin
High Court
Donnie Ray McCormick
Ralls County
Joseph L. Wallace
James Shivers
Wallace
Shelbina Boy Among Eight Traffic Deaths
Eight people died in Missouri traffic crashes over the weekend. Raymond Sword, 23, Kansas City, struck a bridge abutment on the eastern edge of downtown. James Green, 59, and Jake Ward, 67, of Sikeston, died when Green’s car collided with a truck near Sikeston. Ward was a passenger. Tra Lee Dockins, 47, Malden, died after apparently being run over when his vehicle rolled while he tried to free it from a ditch. Harold Snider, 7, Shelbina, died in a two car crash on U.S. 36 near Hunnewell. James Tucker, 21, Lancaster, and James Davis, 31, St. Louis, died in separate crashes. Milton Wardlow, 20, Mound City, died when his car hit a utility pole near Mound City. Richard Owen Beeman, convicted of murder in Miller County in 1961, argued his prosecution was unconstitutional.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Raymond Sword
Kansas City
James T. Green
Jake Ward
Sikeston
Green
Ward
Tra Lee Dockins
Malden
Dunklin
Harold Bernard Snider
Shelbinn
U.S
Hunnewell
Noreast Missouri
James O. Tucker
Lancaster
James Davis
St. Louis
Milton Ray Wardlow
Mound City
Richard Owen Beeman
Miller County
Beeman
Californians to Discuss Nixon Tax Return Status
California Democratic official William M. Bennett says he will press for a public discussion at the Franchise Tax Board meeting Tuesday about President Nixon and potential California income tax obligations. The board’s executive officer cites a law prohibiting public discussion of individual taxes, while Bennett notes Nixon’s San Clemente residence and the White House claim that Nixon may owe about $64,000 since 1969 if California returns had been filed.
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Sacramento
Calif
Nixon
California
William M. Bennett
State Franchise Tax Board
Martin Huff
Bennett
White House
District of Columbia
Los Angeles
Dean S. Butler
San Clemente
Girls Die In Household Fire Near St. Clair Missouri
Two teen girls Dawn Marie Sheraton fourteen and Carla Anne Sheraton fifteen died when a two story farmhouse burned four miles east of St. Clair Franklin County sheriff said. Father John Sheraton thirty eight and sisters Carol Lee thirteen Shannon three were treated for second degree burns. Mother Delores Sheraton thirty four and younger brother John four escaped unharmed. Fire officials investigated the cause of the blaze which began about four in the morning. St. Clair lies about thirty five miles southwest of St. Louis.
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ST. Clair, Mo
St. Clair
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Dawn Marie Sheraton
Carla Anne
John Sheraton
Carol Lee
Shannon
St. Louis County
Delores Sheraton
John
Want Ads in The Ledger Highlight Helpful Household Items
The Ledger urges readers to watch the want ads for useful items and bargains. Listings show household goods, tools, and clothing available locally. Availability varies daily as new postings appear and outdated ads are removed.
Ex-Premier Papadopoulos Free To Choose 40 Bodyguards
Athens AP reports former president George Papadopoulos enjoys life in a seaside villa and may hire 40 bodyguards. A government spokesman says he will not face prosecution after being deposed two weeks ago following seven years of one-man rule.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Phaedon Gizikis
Vocal Concert Fills Presser Hall Sunday
Presser Hall was filled by parents and friends for the Mexico High School Christmas concert. The Concert Choir and Madrigal performed pieces including Marc-Antoine Charpentier Midnight Mass for Christmas. Former members were invited to join Handel Hallelujah. The Girls Glee Club and the Freshman Choir each sang four seasonal numbers.
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Presser Hall
Mexico
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Kien Duc Battle Advances Into Seventh Day
South Vietnamese forces pressed to recapture Kien Duc as the district capital entered its seventh day of fighting. Government troops pulled back on Sunday while bombing and artillery pounded Communist bunkers. Small government units reportedly entered the town by late Sunday.
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Saigon
Kien Duc
Party For Sr Citizens On Saturday
A Senior Citizens Christmas Party jointly sponsored by the Mexico Kiwanis Club and the Mexico High School Key Club will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Garfield Community Center. Kiwanis chairman Taylor Sewell says seniors have much to contribute and deserve attention from younger residents to feel valued and rejoin community life. He notes Kiwanis clubs nationwide emphasize enriching the lives of the aging this Christmas season and beyond.
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Mexico Kiwanis Club
Mexico High School Key Club
Garfield Community Center
Taylor Sewell
Kiwanis Senior Citizens Committee
Sewell
Kidnappers Take Fiat Executive In Rome Italy
Ettore Amerio the Fiat personnel director, 58, was seized by two men in telephone company uniforms as he left his home in Turin. They dumped him into a panel truck, lit the vehicles on fire, and fled, with Fiat following in pursuit. The ninth abduction in 10 months fuels labor dispute talk amid Fiat’s funding concerns during the oil crisis.
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Turin
Italy
Fiat
Ettore Amerio
Amelio
Madrigal Week For MHS Concert Choir At Local Events
MHS Concert Choir Madrigal schedules a busy week starting with an 8 15 p m Christmas program for St Brendan s Ladies at the Knights of Columbus. They perform for the Community Teachers Association of Mexico at 6 p m during their Christmas Dinner in the cafeteria. Wednesday brings Renaissance Era songs at 5 30 p m for Lois Illingworth s Medieval Banquet in the cafeteria. Drama II members Rob Deason Jerene Meissert Meri Reddick and Kathy Erdel join with the Madrigal for tonight s entertainment in support of St Brendan s Ladies. FELA also meets tonight at 7 p m in Room 3 of the Vo Tech Building.
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Madrigal
St. Brendan's Ladies
Knights of Columbus
Community Teachers Association of Mexico
Lois Illingworth
Drama II
Rob Deason
Jerene Meissert
Meri Reddick
Kathy Erdel
St. Brendan’s
Fela
Vo-Tech
Gas Dispute Sparks Shooting at I-55 Service Station
Hillsboro Missouri AP report says a gasoline dispute at an I-55 service station near Pevely led to a shooting. Herbert Waddell, 52, was shot in the back by one of two men unable to pay a 26 cent gas bill. He is listed in satisfactory condition at a St. Louis hospital as police search for the suspects.
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Hillsboro
Pevely
Jefferson County
Sheriff’s Department
Herbert Waddell
Waddell
St. Louis
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