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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1978
Page
2
Former District Attorney Jim Garrison of New Orleans seeks a runoff for an appellate judgeship after his widely publicized conspiracy claims about the 1963 Kennedy assassination. He faces a field of local contenders and awaits a decision on the contested race.
American Agriculture movement leaders in Kansas vow to push impeachment of President Carter. Lysle Davidson of Johnson asserts the government no longer serves the people and blames Carter for the defeat of the emergency farm bill at a regional farm strike meeting.
Mayor Edward Koch, nicknamed a bachelor workaholic, says he is not totally a bachelor but has no ambition beyond re election as mayor. He deflects questions about marriage and notes the topic is personal while stressing commitment to City Hall.
Truman Capote says a Towson State University incident stemmed from nerves and pills, not alcoholism. In an interview with Newsday’s LI magazine, he discusses his state during the incident and his drug use.
The subject warned his visit ended with an apparent tirade after a reporter questioned him. He recalled reading papers the next day suggesting outrage toward him, likening it to a sensationalized Lindbergh baby case.
Joan Miro, the famed surrealist painter, nears his 85th birthday on Thursday in Palma de Mallorca. He plans no ceremony, predicts he may sleep in, and continues painting vigorously in his sunlit studio. An upcoming Madrid exhibit marks his first major showing there, underscoring his influential abstract surrealism.
Two letters from J. Ervin Marsh of First National Bank of Roswell and Johnnie Manning of Home Planning of Roswell introduce the city to new residents. They recount Roswell history, population growth from 13,433 to about 47,000, and notes on local landmarks and research.
Edith Willkie 87 died Sunday in Indianapolis after a fall in Rushville. She was buried Tuesday at East Hill Cemetery in Rushville following a life of civic work and guidance during her husband Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign.
In Hopkinton Massachusetts the 82nd Boston Marathon pre race drew Frank Shorter Bill Rodgers and Jerome Drayton among a record field of over 4 000 official entrants plus thousands more hopefuls The field boasted many under 2 20 marathons while the clock would stop at three hours for finishers with officials hinting at stricter times next year.
The market surged with a powerful wave of buying in New York. The Dow Jones average rose 18.11 to 813.24 by noon after a 19.75 point jump Friday. Gainers outpaced losers about five to one on the NYSE as volume reached 29.26 million shares in two hours.
News staff and contact details for Roswell, New Mexico publication. Lists managing editor, business director, circulation manager, advertising director, production director and mailing rates for in state and out of state subscriptions. Includes AP membership statement and publication schedule.
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