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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1974
Page
11
Official 7:00 a.m. readings show 95 high and 72 low in last 24 hours. Forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy, very warm and humid through Friday with highs in the 90s and little rain. Local river and lake levels noted, plus hospital admissions, arrests and city court fines from the Audrain County area.
The article details wiretap disclosures involving former Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and Kissinger, with White House aides discussing countermeasures. It notes Kissinger denied authorizing interceptions and faced possible resignation. It covers grand jury testimony about the Liddy and Hunt break in and Nixon’s unfolding responses amid national security concerns.
Augusta Marie Goodman 85 of Vandalia died of a heart attack at her home 614 S Main St at 7 30 am Wednesday Funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at United Methodist Church Vandalia Rev James Holt to officiate burial in Vandalia Cemetery She was born March 12 1889 two miles south of Vandalia daughter of John W and Mary Renner Survived by two sons J T Goodman and William Renner Goodman two daughters Mary Frances McDonald and Verda Mae Deutscher six grandchildren and three great grandchildren Two brothers David and Willard Renner Also survived by a sister Elizabeth Funeral home Waters is handling arrangements.
James Royce Moore 69 died at Pike County Hospital in Louisiana after years of poor health and a stroke on June 27. Funeral services were held at Waters Funeral Home Vandalia with Rev. Ronald D. Stanislaus officiating. Burial in Curryville cemetery. Pallbearers: George Lewis Floyd Lewis Albert Phillips Paul Groves Jim Hulherin Larry Hendricks. Born April 6 1905 on a Bellflower area farm. Married Georgia Burns April 16 1938. Survived by wife, son Billy Wayne Moore, brother Les Moore, sister Lucille Trower, two nieces. Preceded by parents, son Roger Moore, granddaughter Wendy Lynn Moore.
Mrs. Cora Anderson Bitting 81 of Crawfordsville Iowa died at her son Gerald Wayne Bittings home in Centralia while visiting Services will be at 2 p m Saturday at Jones Funeral Home Washington burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Washington Meadow and Son Funeral Home handled local arrangements She was born May 24 1893 in Keota daughter of Alpheus and Minnie Anderson She was married to Pearl Bitting who died January 3 1971 Surviving are two sons Marlen Crawfordsville and Gerald Wayne Centralia a brother Arnold Anderson Salinas California a sister Blanche Grecian Washington Iowa 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren A son Daryl Owen Bitting preceded her in death She was a member of the Christian Church in Keota White Cloud Club and the Senior Citizens Club of Keota She and her husband formerly owned a farm south of Centratia.
Morro Bay California AP Don Rich lead guitarist and harmony singer for Buck Owens Buckaroos died in a motorcycle crash two miles north of Morro Bay on California 1. He was northbound when the accident occurred en route to meet his wife for a fishing trip.
Company officials joined the ribbon cutting for the Gibson Discount Center at 415 W. Jackson St. District Manager Ralph Stone and district business coordinator John Freeman led the event attended by store managers from Trenton Carrollton Chillicothe and Boonville. Jack Walker and Ralph Stone cut the ribbon marking the new store in the former A P building owned by C L Black of Mexico.
Jennie Wilhoit, 87, mother of Cass Wilhoit of Mexico, died Wednesday morning in a Marshall nursing home Illinois. Funeral services set for 2 pm Friday at First Christian Church Martinsville TH. Surviving grandchildren include Mrs. Jerry Peck of Paris and Mrs. Dan Deiter of Montgomery City.
Joseph E. Harper was honored today with a funeral at Precht Pickering Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Marvin Jones of Friendship Baptist Church. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery with Ruth Koen as organist and pallbearers including Joseph E. Harper Jr. and family members from Fulton. Correction note: an earlier ad mislisted a sofa price. the Mediterranean sofas were advertised as Going at 288.00 instead of Regular 549.95.
Defense Minister Faulkner said the inquiry into claims that New Zealand troops killed six American GIs in Vietnam is stalled due to lack of information. Saigon officials dismissed the allegations as a joke while about 3,000 New Zealand Vietnam veterans face trials. A similar Australian claim prompted a government probe, but officials questioned its credibility.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo AP a 30 day suspension without pay for Judge Richard J Brown of the St Louis Court of Criminal Corrections was recommended by the state Commission on Retirement Removal and Discipline of Judges The commission found Brown signed and approved bail bonds lacking the defendant name or bond amount violating state law and court rules The recommendation filed with the state Supreme Court allows alteration or acceptance of the punishment
Washington AP White House lawyer James St Clair released a partial transcript from a March 22 1973 Nixon Haldeman talk to show Nixon did not approve paying hush money to Watergate defendants. The briefing followed John Dean III testimony that altered his earlier hush money account.
In Nicosia and across the island the Cyprus National Guard expanded a vast crackdown on Makarios supporters. Over 1,000 arrests, house to house searches, curfews, and strict press censorship marked the new regime. Casualties reported include a rising death toll and foreign casualties, with checkpoints and gun seizures ongoing.
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