Hunt Testifies Watergate Burglary Funds Not Extortion
Washington AP report on E Howard Hunt describing the more than 100000 dollars raised for him and his lawyer as not extortion but a bill collector style payment. He cites White House tapes and recounts secret cash payments, noting his credibility, past lies, and motives for speaking out.
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Washington
E. Howard
Hunt
White House
CIA
Watergate
John N. Mitchell
William G. Hundley
Nixon
Mitchell
Democratic
G. Gordon Liddy
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Marcian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Richard M. Nixon
John W. Dean III
Dorothy
Mr. Rivers
Senate Watergate Committee
Rivers
New York
Anthony Ulasewicz
Charles W. Colson
William O. Bittman
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon Relection Committee
Sugar prices rise again in Missouri shopper survey
Jefferson City AP report says sugar climbs to an average 4.14 for a 10 pound bag, up from 4.03, with southwest Missouri at 3.57 and 4.69 to 4.89 in various regions. Milk, eggs, bread, potatoes and beef show smaller shifts across 50 stores, while noting regional price swings may reflect sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
St. Louis
Kansas City-St. Joseph
Two Saigonese Positions Fall
North Vietnamese forces overran two government posts in the central highlands along a key road network, forcing 200 defenders to flee after 400 artillery rounds. In Pleiku, 200 Montagnard tribesmen led by two priests accused the district military chief of livestock theft during a military operation near their village.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Kontum
Pleiku
Gas Spill Burns Station and Restaurant in Harrisonville
A spill from underground storage tanks at Aments truck stop three miles south of Harrisonville on U.S. 71 ignited about 9:45 p.m. and burned the service station and its restaurant to the ground. Four firemen were treated and released, two for smoke inhalation and two for heat. Fire crews from Harrisonville Peculiar Garden City Belton and Richards Gebaur Air Force Base battled the blaze for two hours.
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Harrisonville
Aments
Here
U.S. 71
Peculiar
Garden City
Belton
Richards Gebaur Air Force Base
Cigarette Price Hikes Move Toward Retail Increase
New York AP reports wholesale price boosts of 70 cents per 1000 cigarettes from Lorillard and Philip Morris will raise some smokers’ costs by about two cents per pack. Reynolds to lift 50 cents per 1000, or ten cents per carton, citing a 20 percent rise in leaf tobacco costs. Liggett Myers studying.
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New York
Lorillard
Loew's Corp
Philip Morris
U.S.A
Reynolds Industries, Inc
Liggett & Myers, Inc
Reynolds
Vote Officials List Now Has 25 Changes
County Clerk Glenn M. Barnes reports 25 changes to the general election judges list announced last week. Chairmen Howard Walker and Charles H. Dickey Jr. agreed to submit primary election judges, with replacements urged for those unable to serve on November 5. Judges must arrange substitutes, as each party may name up to three judges per precinct and two clerks, with precinct committeemen aiding. Higher pay at $1.90 an hour aims to ease the 13 hour day and counting time burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn M. Barnes
Howard Walker
Charles H. Dickey Jr
Democratic
Middletown Man Suffers Head Wound
Tom Lockhart age 30 of Middletown Route 2 was admitted Saturday afternoon to Audrain Medical Center in satisfactory condition after a reported head wound from a .357 magnum shot. The bullet exited the back of his head, believed fired by a bar bartender. Deputy Fritz Woodruff aided at the hospital, and Sheriff Clarence Landrum of Montgomery County investigates.
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Tom Lockhart
Middletown
Rte. 2
Audrain Medical Center
Audrain Sheriff's Department
Lockhart
Montgomery County
Fritz Woodruff
Montgomery
Clarence Landrum
Arab Summit Endorses PLO as Future Palestinian Authority
At the Rabat summit Arab leaders endorse Yasir Arafat's PLO as the future Palestinian authority to govern liberated lands after Jordan and Egypt may negotiate peace with Israel. The move signals potential bilateral talks while reaffirming PLO leadership, though reservations from King Hussein exist. Also, Mrs. Clarence Haworth of Mexico, a patient from Audrain Medical Center, is to undergo a week of treatment at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, room 5415A.
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Rabat
Morocco
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Geneva
Middle East
PLO
Henry A. Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Arab Nations
Hussein
Arafat
Sadat
Clarence Haworth
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Haworth
St. Luke's
Second Man Held In Big Heist
In Chicago a second suspect is arrested in the largest cash theft from Armored Express. Peter J. Gushi, 47, of Oak Lawn, faces charges of bank larceny and burglary plus illegal use of explosives tied to an estimated $4.3 million haul on Oct 20. Ralph Marrera, a security guard for the firm, previously faced theft charges with bond set at $400,000.
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Chicago
Armored Express Corp
FBI
John W. Housley
Peter J. Gushi
Oak Lawn
Ill
Ralph Marrera
U.S
Carl B. Sussman
Kissinger Says U S Accepts Nonalignment
Kissinger declares the United States accepts nonalignment in world affairs. He credits Nehru for shaping this shift, notes a shared interest in sovereign states, and says Washington aims for partners without coercion. Chavan calls the visit a landmark. Moynihan cites Ford’s invitation in principle.
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New Delhi
India
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
America
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Indian Council of Foreign Affairs
Chavan
U.S
Daniel P. Moynihan
Ford
Chile Easing Some Policies, Sources Say
U S intelligence sources say Chile's military dictatorship has eased some domestic policies in six to seven months, but no return to democracy soon. Explanations cite regime strength, lack of organized opposition, and pressure from Congress over arms aid. Officials warn limits persist and a long democratic wait is likely. 12th Columbia rape case reported in MU student’s apartment attack.
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Washington
Chile
U.S
Salvadore Allende
United States
Junta
Peru
Taft recalls trouble addressing Ford as President
Senator Robert Taft Jr says he paused when greeting Gerald Ford after he became President. He recalls calling him Jerry, then correcting to Mr. President. A waitress reportedly labeled the President “Sweetie” three times, which helped Taft relax and adjust to the new formality.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Taft Jr
Jerry Ford
Ohio Republican
Jerry
Bob
Gerald Ford
Boaters Learn Safe Way To Do It At Local Course
Twenty six men and women enroll in the boating safety course at the Mexico evening school this fall. Instructor State Water Patrolman Charles Scrogin of Vandalia notes broad interest across ages and occupations. The five two hour sessions cover motor and sail regulations hull design registration trailering motors life saving navigation rules mooring and more. Scrogin, with the Missouri State Water Patrol for 70 years, says he chose law enforcement and found fulfillment in water patrol work along the Mississippi and nearby lakes. He cites growing interest in sail boats with several on the Thomas Hill reservoir.
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Mexico
Charles Scrogin
Vandalia
Scrogin
Missouri State Water Patrol
State Water Patrol
Mississippi River
Thomas Hill Reservoir
Hijackers Free Four Children In Dutch Prison Siege
In The Hague four armed convicts holding 16 hostages in Scheveningen penitentiary released the last of four children from the chapel where they seized control during Mass Saturday night. A prisoner had urged surrender, but the hijackers showed no sign of giving up as the appeal passed. The group includes Palestinian hijacker Adnan Ahmad Nuri an Algerian and two Dutchmen.
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Hague
Netherlands
Scheveningen
Adnan Ahmad Nuri
Radio Shack Men Missing in Florissant Mystery
In Florissant Missouri two Radio Shack employees, manager Fred Gent and worker Todd Friedman, vanished from a busy shopping center store after a bank deposit bag is found and a cash register contains funds. An earlier crank call and a lack of evidence point to a possible kidnapping, with FBI notified but not yet classed.
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Florissant
Radio Shack
St. Louis County
Ray Bernsen
Fred Gent
Todd L. Friedman
Alton
Ill
Gent
Pamela
Federal Bureau of Investigation
St. Louis
Nashville
Tenn
Friedman
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Sirica
Richard Ben-Veniste
Spparate
Ben-Veniste
Atty
Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Miami Beach
Lawrence O’brien
O'Brien
Los Angeles
Barnes
Aes MN
Pilcher
Jefferson
Tom Curtis
Tom Eagleton
Senate
Curtis
Congress
Audrain Republican Committee
Mexico, Mo
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Treas
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Mexico Ledger
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