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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1975
Page
1
In Sacramento US District Judge Thomas J. MacBride noted Lynette Fromme’s jury sought sequestered conditions after convicting her of attempting to assassinate President Ford. The jurors requested no press interviews or photographs during the three week trial.
London police launched a massive manhunt for suspected IRA killers of Ross McWhirter co editor and compiler of the Guinness Book of World Records. The 50 year old conservative activist was shot at his Enfield home as two gunmen fled in his wife’s car. McWhirter had previously offered up to 100000 dollars for information leading to convictions of IRA bombers who have killed eight in London over three months.
Allen Zovar and Susan Shepherd survived four days adrift in a rubber raft after being blown offshore by a Santa Ana wind. They rowed toward Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands, fending off sharks, drinking urine to stay hydrated, and praying as conditions worsened. Rescued by Coast Guard helicopter, both were reported in good condition.
The Postal Service, facing a 7 million dollar daily deficit, plans to move over 9 billion pieces of mail before Christmas Eve despite new overtime limits. Officials expect heavy volume from mass mailings before rate increases, while unions push for overtime to ensure timely delivery.
London reports deep NHS crisis as thousands of hospital doctors stage a work slowdown, with emergency wards closed at 5 p.m. and nonurgent admissions rejected. By Monday 11,000 consultants join the action. private patient access inside NHS hospitals remains a disputed issue between doctors and the government.
Coretta King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr., urged reopening the 1968 assassination investigation amid claims of government conspiracy. She cited FBI CIA actions and said new inquiries are warranted, as Abernathy and Dick Gregory led a White House march calling for an independent probe.
Hull resident John J. McCauley alleges discrimination after being passed over for an assistant librarian post at Hull Public Library. He says all current staff are women and his hiring would make him the only male, with trustees voting 4-2 against him. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination is reviewing the charge.
Trenton Missouri police report John W. Sturgeon a 33 year old resident of Trenton was shot and killed just before midnight during a domestic disturbance. Charles D. Akers 31 of Trenton is held in connection with the shooting as investigators from the Grundy County Sheriff s office Trenton police and the highway patrol pursue leads. Sturgeon reportedly went to Akers home to see his ex wife and the confrontation began after he tried to force entry.
Former Texas governor and U S treasury secretary John B Connally said he might consider a third party bid if he believes neither major party is serving the nation. He spoke in an interview with Conservative Digest and did not address a Republican nomination.
Two plastic explosives with a detonator and a timer were found in a lavatory on a Bahamas air plane minutes before departure to Nassau. Police said an officer defused the bombs after moving the aircraft away from the terminal. A caller claiming to lead Cuban Power 76 claimed responsibility, linking the attack to a Bahamian law restricting Cuban lobster fishermen. In a separate event, a pipe bomb was found at a Coral Gables University of Miami apartment, failing to detonate.
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