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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1976
Page
2
U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker of Connecticut says he will disavow the Republican national platform if it endorses amendments banning forced busing and abortion. He warns the stance would alienate moderates and independents.
Turkish dancer Soraya, who claimed a 31 hour world record for continuous belly dancing, has disappeared during a July 15 trip to Istanbul with a friend. Her husband, Thomas Ravensdal, said the friend returned at month end and reported Soraya’s disappearance. he planned to fly to Istanbul to search.
Charles Manson, the convicted killer of Sharon Tate and others, received a package that prison authorities checked in Vacaville California. The incident involves ongoing security checks at the prison.
Authorities initially feared a bomb at a state hospital as a checking device indicated wires. A bomb sniffing dog reacted in a classic alert before officers opened the five by eight inch package with a Poland return address. Manson, 41, has been at Vacaville since May for psychiatric study.
First Lady Betty Ford welcomed about 160 Hadassah national board members in the White House Blue Room. She commended the Zionist group for humanitarian work and its “magnificent medical work in Israel” during a three quarter hour greeting, with each member greeted individually.
Pop singer Neil Diamond faces a misdemeanor trial in a Los Angeles Municipal Court after deputies allegedly found an ounce of marijuana at his Bel Air home. His attorney entered an innocent plea as jury trial is scheduled for September 27.
Roy Acuff plans to return to the Grand Ole Opry stage after a heart attack last April. He opened his show with Wabash Cannonball and performed his usual yoyo tricks and a fiddle bow balance on his nose.
Roswell police logged vandalism and two thefts on Thursday. A 4x4 truck tire slashing at 1 to 7 am caused over 100 dollars in damage. A tractor truck battery and cables were stolen from Apex Van Line lot at 13th Street and Virginia Avenue, over 100 dollars. Jewelry and small goods valued over 100 dollars were taken from Emilia Herrera at 804 East Alameda Street. The Poe Corn Recreation Center pool will close for summer at 6 pm after several employees resigned to return to college. Burl Best reported 98 percent of the 1975 tax bill, totaling 3.5 million dollars, has been collected since November.
An Albuquerque Tribune report on Ranchitos center tenants shows most contact Al Gonzales, Montoya staffer, for maintenance while Sen Joseph Montoya says he handles issues in New Mexico. The survey cites 11 of 13 managers naming Gonzales as local contact at Fourth and Banchites NW.
The New York stock market paused with the Dow at 985.70 down 1.42 as investors awaited next week's Republican convention in Kansas City. The transport index fell while utilities rose slightly. inventories rose 3.32 billion in June. Trading slowed with 6.07 million NYSE shares by midmorning.
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