Hearst Plans Charity Drive as Patty Hearst Kidnap Probe Continues
Randolph Hearst says he will loan 2 million dollars to a tax exempt charity approved by the California attorney general to aid the needy as a goodwill gesture toward Patty Hearst’s release. He plans to donate 500000 of his own money with 1.5 million from the Hearst Foundation, while SLA negotiates. He notes no release guarantee.
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California
Patricia Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
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Hearst
SLA
Patricia
Berkeley
William Coblentz
Oakland
Marcus Foster
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
American Indian Movement
Dennis Banks
Patty
Expert Says Gap On Nixon Tape Could Be Accident
New York Times reports an electronics expert Allan D. Bell Jr. submits a five page White House bound report claiming a 164 minute gap on a presidential tape could be accidental. The panel had found erasures likely deliberate. Bell cites a defective Woods recorder as a possible cause.
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New York Times
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Tcl Inc
Springfield
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Manila Quake Shakes City for Eleven Seconds
An AP report from Manila says a six point quake struck the capital, shaking buildings for 11 seconds but causing no major damage or injuries. The piece explains the Richter scale measures ground motion and notes that a four can cause moderate damage.
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Philippines
Hitler’s Album Sells For $2800 At Auction
A personal photograph album once owned by Adolf Hitler sold for 2800 to a London buyer in Los Angeles. The Sotheby Parke Bennet office also sold 174 loose photos of Hitler, including a signed one, believed taken by Heinrich Hoffmann. The album is among three taken from Berchtesgaden after the 1945 capture by a US paratroop unit.
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Sotheby Parke Bennet
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Berchtesgaden
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Miss Mexico contestant Miss Mary Jean Reddick profile
Miss Mary Jean Reddick 17 daughter of Maj and Mrs John E Reddick lives at 412 East Promenade St is a Mexico High School senior standing five feet two and a half inches tall weighing 104 pounds with brown hair and green eyes Her talent will be a dancing routine.
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Mary Jean Reddick
East Promenade St
John E. Reddick
Mexico High School
Calvert's Studio
Priscilla
Jane Amour Singleton
West St
Glyndon D. Singleton
Juanita Louise Lynn
Laddonia
Hurley W. Garnett
Vo- Tech School
Calvert's
Delores Lorraine Clark
S. Union St
Lewis Galbreath Jr
Virginia to Be 11th State With Odd Even Gas Plan
Virginia will join New Jersey Maryland and a Hawaii county with a mandatory Oregon style odd even gasoline distribution system. Gov Godwin announced the plan citing fuel shortages and long lines. Traffic was lighter after the three day holiday. states in the region reported normal or below normal activity.
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Associated Press
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Oregon
Vermont
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Gaseline
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Maryland
Hawaii
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Tidewater
Thomas P. Salmon
New York
Westchester County
New York City
Willigay I. Sinman
Federal Praiie
Mexico Youth Center to auction unused items
The Mexico Youth Center board announced items no longer needed by the center will be offered to the public before disposal. An upright piano, a pool table, and two bowling machines are available with set donation terms and pickup responsibilities. Proceeds help utilities and activities as plans loom for after school student programs and transport support.
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Community Chest
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Shee Vetabhe
Kathy Erden
Ron Kent
Jaycees
Moberly Cook Wins 5000 For Cake At Pillsbury Bake Off
A Minnesota farm wife Frances Jerzak won 25000 and the chocolate cherry bars entry earned the grand prize. Doris Castle of River Forest Ill won the refrigerated foods grand award. Four others won 5000 each including Ruth Emerson Oma O Bryan Edna Buckley and Susan Silvey for various cake snacks and quick meal categories.
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Frances Jerzak
Lakeside
Neb
Oma O'Bryan
Moberly
Edna Buckley
Collins
N.Y
Susan Silvey
Indianapolis
Ind
Nixon Triumphs Before Huge Huntsville Rally
President Nixon addressed a 20 000 to 30 000 strong audience in Huntsville Alabama on America Day praising American resilience while Gov George Wallace lauded the presidency. Some protesters carried placards urging impeachment as Nixon continued a six day southern swing and collected his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower in Indianapolis after surgery.
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Wallace
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Nixon daughter Julie moved to White House suite after hospital stay
Julie Nixon Eisenhower left Indiana University Hospital for a White House suite as President Nixon flew in from Huntsville to accompany the family. Doctors cited weakness after surgery for a bleeding ovarian cyst and projected at least three more weeks of recovery. The transfer followed a jet flight during which aides and family members visited and thanked White House medical staff for care.
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David
Nixon
Julie
Tricia Cox
Eisenhower
Donna Lautner
Jordan Premier says no trouble in US relations
Jordanian Premier Zeid Rifai said there was no misunderstanding or crisis in relations with the United States. He dismissed reports as figments of the imagination. He cited Zerqa army disturbances two weeks earlier as affecting ties but denied any military problems.
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Zeid Rifai
United States
al Rai
Zerqa
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Rifai
Beirut
US Holds Big Antisub Lead Over Russia in Depth War
Washington reports that US anti-submarine forces far outpace the Soviet Union in locating and tracking subs. American sonar detects surface ships hundreds of miles away and subs 15 to 20 miles off, while Soviet ASW gear lags by about a decade.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Geneva
Doctors Reassure On Reye's Disease Amid Alarm
Chicago doctors say there is no epidemic of Reye's syndrome despite 11 deaths in Wisconsin and Illinois over two weeks. Dr. Henry L. Nadler of Children’s Memorial Hospital notes the illness follows influenza or other viruses, often mild, and advises parents to seek emergency care for persistent vomiting, sleepiness, or lethargy.
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Reye’s
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Illinois
Henry L. Nadler
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Reye
Nadler
Miss Willie Edwards Found Dead in Lagoon Ambush
Fulton Missouri coroner's jury rules Miss Willie Edwards died of exposure after being found face down in mud by a lagoon. She lived in a tent for 20 years and reportedly had at least 37 000 in bonds at a local bank, with checkbooks and keys found on her body. OROVILLE California Reagan offered role as a movie reporter in a film being shot here. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton flew to the US for The Klan sman production.
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Callaway County
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Fulton
Gene Hamilton
Oroville
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California
Lillian Alexander
Bill Shiffrin
Reagan
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
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The
Four MHS students join Community Betterment meeting
Four Mexico High School students participated in a Community Betterment committee session led by the Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Dan Hagan Susan Friedberg Jayne Hartell and Ruth Ann Duncan represented student groups alongside business and civic attendees. Volunteers are sought for the Muscular Dystrophy Road Block on March 9 with one hour shifts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students sign in at the cafeteria starting March 4. The 1974 Mascot yearbooks must be ordered by 1 p.m. tomorrow in Room 106 or the cafeteria with no further orders after.
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Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Dan Hagan
Susan Friedberg
Jayne Hartell
Ruth Ann Duncan
Girl Scouts
Betsy Bailey
Mary Tribble
Scott Would Oppose Firing Jaworski
Washington AP Republican Senate Leader Hugh Scott said he would be flatly against firing special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski though he doubted such a move was being considered by the White House. He urged Jaworski not to resign amid ongoing investigations. The White House Watergate lawyer James D. St Clair denied reports that subpoenaed tapes were re recordings and pledged a DoJ inquiry if needed.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Archibald Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
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James D. St. Clair
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