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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1978
Page
2
Memphis police said they closed an investigation into the theft of Dino Martin's $500 diamond stick pin that vanished while he was in custody on traffic charges. Dino Martin is the son of singer Dean Martin.
In Los Angeles a judge dismissed Hustler magazine’s countersuit after Mrs. Graham sued for 10 million dollars over a satirical version of American Gothic showing the woman nude from the waist up. The ruling ends the magazine’s bid to force payment of damages using legal and media pressure.
Frank Langella won the Drama League of New York Delia Austrian Medal on Thursday for his distinguished performance as Dracula. The award honors outstanding stage acting and is presented annually by the organization.
The league’s award has honored first winners Katherine Cornell and Helen Hayes. Subsequent recipients include Ingrid Bergman James Stewart Julie Harris John Gielgud and Tom Courtney, reflecting a mix of theater and film luminaries.
Pamela Harriman wife of Averell Harriman lists Birchgrove a 15 room mansion plus guest house and pool on 57 acres in Yorktown Heights Westchester County for 795000 through Sotheby Parke Bernet Realty built 1957 with Governor's Wing and heliport atop a hilltop location.
Brooke Astor, widow of Vincent Astor, accepted the Gold Medal of the New York Zoological Society for furthering the understanding and welfare of the natural world. The society has awarded the medal sparingly in 80 years, only to 16 individuals including Rachel Carson and Jacques Cousteau.
David A. Kennedy son of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy was admitted to the intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Thursday. He is 23 years old and reported in stable condition.
The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents met in Roswell and approved bids totaling about 3.2 million for construction projects at Roswell and Portales. Key items include a 1.017 million Airframe and Power Mechanics Building in Roswell and a 1.11 million Portales science building remodel.
Prime Minister Ian Smith defends sanctions as easing then cites recession, wartime costs, and higher import prices after Mozambique rule ended. He notes 7 to 8 percent output drop last year and income losses since 1974, with war consuming up to 40 percent of the budget. The Patriotic Front rejects the internal solution, signaling deeper economic peril.
Robert H. Beck of the Roswell Daily Record joined 29 other West editors and publishers for a presidential briefing at the White House. The session followed by top advisers included Fabian Chavez, Bob Bergland, Robert Strauss, and Dale Myers as part of a nine state delegation.
New York price action shows the Dow Jones average down 0.08 at 826.84 at noon on Friday after a Thursday drop. Through two hours on the NYSE losers edge gainers 6 to 5 with volume at 13.1 million shares, below Thursday’s 15.9 million.
The article explains how population growth drives road construction and how investors can profit by buying raw land near proposed freeways and future highway frontage. It links road plans to higher property demand and prices, urging careful use of planned routes.
Eastern New Mexico University Roswell will award two year associate degrees at 7 30 p m in the chapel with Dr Warren B Armstrong ENMU Portales president and commencement speaker among about 56 graduates Carole Anne Hendricks Route 1 Box 155 E earns an honors nursing degree her name was accidentally left off the graduates list in the Daily Record Wednesday
A man reported his dog died after finding poisoned meat in his fenced backyard on Thursday. Police logged several other Thursday incidents including vandalism on a Capitan school bus at Roswell High School, theft from a Coca-Cola machine, bicycle theft, and a stolen battery from a Tesco Signs vehicle.
Roswell Daily Record details staff positions and contact numbers. It lists subscription rates for carrier delivery in Roswell and mail rates within and out of state, with price tiers for 1 month to 1 year. The paper notes AP membership and rights to reproduce local news.
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