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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1978
Page
2
Washington AP says actor Paul Newman is expected to be named one of three non governmental members on the 10 member U S delegation to a five week United Nations General Assembly session on disarmament opening May 23. He has long pursued arms control.
Texaco asked comedian Bob Hope to lay off jokes about Anita Bryant and gay liberation amid customer complaints. Hope, who does Texaco commercials, agreed to refrain. Washington Governor Dixy Lee Ray plans to end her state's Women's Council in September, saying local handling is better.
Iron Eyes Cody, in buckskin, crowns President Carter with a feathered headdress and gives him the name Wamblee Ska meaning Great White Eagle. Cody acts for Keep America Beautiful Inc., presenting the gesture during a Friday meeting.
Arnold Schwarzenegger meets Weston crowds at J K Gill book store in Seattle autographing his book. Fans compare him to Lawrence Welk and say meeting him inspires them to lift weights more.
President Carter, seeing progress on a patched energy bill, turns to his tax plan. The House Ways and Means Committee remains wary of a net $24 billion tax cut, rejecting several revenue-raisers as talks continue.
District Judge John B. Walker gave Blaine Riddell a combined four to twenty year sentence on arson and assault by a prisoner plus a one to five year term for escape from jail, to be served consecutively with a habitual criminal term. Donald C. Rickerson received a one to five year suspended sentence for auto burglary with three years probation.
Castro and Mengistu Haile Mariam met in Havana to discuss closer cooperation and Ethiopia's conflict with Somalia. Mengistu arrived for a one week visit amid Cuban military aid and medical support to Ethiopia and broader African deployments. The Horn of Africa war includes Eritrea strife and Somali rebel activity with Cuba and the Soviet Union backing Addis Ababa.
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