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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1974
Page
8
Car listings note a 1969 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup with 51,000 miles, plus a 1969 Ford 1/2 ton pickup and a 1968 Ford model. Details specify model years and mileage for the Chevrolet, with the two Ford entries presented as available listings.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, 62, hospitalized for three to four days of examinations after two months of X-ray therapy for a possibly malignant bladder tumor. Dr. Edgar Berman said the tumor may be destroyed though the tests aim to gauge overall condition. Humphrey has undergone periodic bladder checks since the late 1960s.
In Belfast a 44 year old Catholic was shot after answering a door, while six armed men robbed a factory of 1,860 pounds of ammonium nitrate. Sniper fire hit British patrols in Londonderry with no injuries. a 15 pound bomb under a police car in Newcastle was neutralized. Unionists backed by militants defeated moderates on the Council of Ireland vote, jeopardizing Faulkner's coalition. Faulkner vows to stand firm despite the setback.
The National Center for Disease Control in Atlanta reports Hong Kong flu cases across several states including Missouri. Cases involve Type B in a 39 year old Atlanta girl and two San Mateo County brothers aged 9 and 10, while Type A cases appeared in Kansas North Carolina Oregon Tennessee and Texas.
Paris AP report says American sculptor Alexander Calder is named among four international arts figures to receive the Legion of Honor. Commanders in the order include Sir Georg Solti Joan Miro and Rolf Liebermann, with Napoleon era rank noted as the third highest.
Author Clifford Irving, known for the Howard Hughes hoax, has been transferred from federal prison to the Manhattan Community Treatment Center. He will be granted passes to visit family as he adjusts toward an expected release on February 14. His wife Edith faces retrial in Switzerland for her role in the $850,000 autobiography scheme, having served a Swiss sentence last March. The couple’s two children are expected to join him from Ibiza for visits during his hours of freedom.
Samuel Goldwyn, 91, former film producer and last surviving member of the Hollywood pioneer trio with Lasky and DeMille, underwent tests at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica after recent discomfort. He has been in poor health since a stroke years ago, an MGM spokesman said.
Barker Freed, a Watergate defendant, says a head cold caused temporary facial paralysis after release on bond. Officials said the ailment is a non serious side effect of a head cold. he was discharged from Eglin and flown to Washington then Miami to await appeal. He is among the three Watergate defendants freed pending appeal, with Liddy still jailed and McCord, Martinez, Gonzalez, and Sturgis awaiting parole board decisions.
A dense schedule lists How To Survive A Marriage starting at 1:30 PM on channels 5 8 and 10, with Ask The Attorney General hosted by John Danforth at 6:30 PM on channel 13. Gunsmoke wraps a two part Dirty Sally story at 7 PM on channels 4 and 7 13, and Dirty Sally debuts Friday. Growing Up Female screens at 7 PM on channel 9.
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