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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1974
Page
12
Dorsie Willis, the last living member among 167 black soldiers dishonorably discharged after the 1906 Brownsville Affray, receives $25,000 from the federal government in Minneapolis. Willis, now 87, plans to fix his home and save the rest, calling the payout decades overdue.
Fredericktown Missouri AP report says authorities search for the cause of a mobile home fire that killed two children, Devonna Kay Montgomery aged 5 and 13 month old Jesse Montgomery, as the father Jesse was at work and the mother remained hospitalized in serious condition after the pre dawn blaze.
U S sources report a preliminary accord between the United States and Panama on sovereignty over the canal zone, defense, and a new larger canal. Talks led by Ellsworth Bunker and Juan Antonio Tack cover gradual U S relinquishment timelines, with Congress and agencies watching closely for reaction. Negotiations extend beyond this preliminary framework toward a formal treaty.
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