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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1979
Page
2
United Press International reports NBC-TV production wanted to reuse the crash gag after Eric Estrada's motorcycle mishap. NBC denies using real footage of the accident and says a stuntman will perform the crash scene for the show.
Boris Midney recalls his path from the Moscow State Orchestra to a career shaped by opposition to the saxophone as a decadent instrument. He describes practicing quietly in earlier days and how attitudes toward his craft evolved over time.
H and J Farmers Markets workers in Roswell threaten a strike over wage and benefit demands. Union Local 462 seeks talks with Retail Clerks Union representatives after employees approved joining the union in February. A Dallas holding company says a strike is unlikely and notes recent leadership changes within H and J.
President Luis Herrera named Guillermo Yepez minister of culture on taking office in March but soon shipped him to Nicaragua as ambassador. Yepez’s removal and Herrera’s denial of media control rumors accompany a reshuffle that unsettles cultural policy during regional turmoil.
Dow Jones average fell 1.95 to 884.04 around noon EDT as investors cashed in gains. Trading remained active with institutions showing interest in securities while declines edged ahead of advances 709 to 455 among 1.66 issues crossing the NYSE tape. Analysts say the market pauses after a sharp run.
The Internal Revenue Service in Los Angeles targets Sly Stone, lead singer of Sly and the Family Stone, claiming he owes $116,254 on his Form 1040 after alleged neglect of tax obligations.
Doctors removed an 8 pound 2 ounce abdominal tumor from 56 year old Russian immigrant Bronya Drapatsky at Michael Reese Hospital. The non malignant myelolipoma was described as rare by pathologist Dr Wendy M Recant.
State police figures show Roswell among the 10 largest NM cities with eighth highest 1978 crime rate at 4.41 per 100, modest overall state decline. Roswell posted a 17 percent increase from 1977 to 1978, second only to Carlsbad’s 25.7 percent rise, with 12 murders statewide and $709,701 in items reported stolen in Roswell that year.
Publisher Robert Beck and Editor Jack Swickard lead the Roswell Daily Record with managing editors and department heads listed. Subscription rates vary by delivery method, with different monthly and multi month options.
The Vern and Florence Lambert family extends sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for cards flowers food visits and expressions of sympathy during the recent death of Gary Lambert their brother and son.
A Tuesday afternoon shooting at 1103 W Mathews left Rebecca Ann Dowdy with gunshot wounds in both thighs and prompted the arrest of Carmen Hernandez 34 on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery. The incident followed an argument between the two women.
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