27 Apr 1980
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1980
Page
1
Fifteen Roswell area city kids stay with farm families to work fields as part of a regional seminar. An Army officer discusses volunteer recruitment efforts for the service. A state program using marijuana to ease chemotherapy side effects shows strong results. Weather forecast remains fair with warmer days. highs near 70.
Iranian militants claim they removed 50 American hostages from the U S Embassy and will scatter them across the country to foil any rescue. President Bani Sadr says eight bodies found after Friday’s failed rescue will return to the United States without preconditions. Unclear if hostages remain in Tehran or are en route. fate of Bruce Laingen and two diplomats remains unresolved.
State DFA officials press Chaves County to study Western Programmers software before a 257000 dollar commitment. DFA objects include bid requirements lease versus purchase and GSA pricing. DFA warns of unproven software and lack of evaluator access.
In Michigan Kennedy wins 71 delegates to Carter's 70 with a 7,793 to 7,567 raw vote lead. Carter holds 1,186 national delegates, Kennedy 667.5, as both vie for the Democratic nomination amid post Iran hostage crisis context and upcoming May primaries.
The 2 a.m. shift forwards one hour, with clocks set ahead Saturday night, affects most of the nation though several areas do not observe daylight time. The hour is regained last Sunday in October under the 1966 Uniform Time Act, with exceptions including Arizona and Hawaii.
Tehran reports a growing zipper shortage with local suppliers unreliable and scarce. The Bourse newspaper notes prices have more than doubled from 60 cents to about 1.30 dollars as supply dwindles in recent months.
More than 50 Roswell residents in a Daily Record survey express broad support for President Carter’s hostage rescue in Iran though many say it came too late. Readers offer mixed views from calls for force to stay the course, with strong opinions from locals including a Budget Tapes manager and a 75 year old resident.
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